Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-08-12
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seetlemeats near Gaanssoa and ca
the Cachetopa la th>-eariy SIS a
good Acreage wss IN hay. ~hsct fed
teams sa the freaThters and pro-pcc-
sors and ~as shipped ever the range
where II commanded hi9h price as
the Rnest native produc, t. be had
In 1854 q, the Deyievilie station IN,
cars of hay and sheep we're shipped
out during winter and sprln months.
The land under water has steadily
ncressed aud at the present time
many hundred acres Il bottom are be
ing cleared Of willows while adjacent
uplands are sewed in grain and tlmo-
thy as improved
Iasvlng Razor creek and ranches
below the Doyieyllle lane for descrlp-
tion next week We hrst take cur
readers up the left bank Of the
stream, beginning with the home af
" l. Bennett
In partnership with his son John.
Mr. Bennett has his $50 acre ranch
IN high state of cultivation. About
4u of bottom land are reeulsrlv
producing a ton and hall each. or
above 500 tons a year. Half Of tins
is baled TO ship and the rest fed DO
large herd of Shorthorns and Here
fords. Last fall Mr. Bennett
purchased IS head of Here
fords in Montrose. 30 Of them regis
tered cows, and has this spring
added four hne Hereford bulls
He has good buildings equipped
for winter feeding and Mr. Bennett
is especially proud Of a fine barn.
6OxlW feet, with basement where
water does not freeze IN dead of Win
ter Six acres Of barley look well
and a field of alfalfa is making ex-
cellent stand He is experimenting
with alfalfa and with Meadow Fes
cue, grass which originated in
England in the same region as did
timothy and which requires less ir-
rigation Mr. Bennett has recently
put up two miles of new barbed wire
fencing and added much modern ma
chinery to his ranch. On Monson
creek running from the Dome John
Bennett has 10 acres of desert land
under a reservoir site that promises
TO be ideal for grain crops
Mr. Bennett - water commissioner
for district No. . hy appointment
of the governor and y thoroughly
familiar with anch conditions in The
valley He generously hItched up
his light buggy team aud drove the
News-C Champion repoOer ound the
circle from this poin,
G. A. De- Jmnes has 100 acres
A. acres OF when are "A hay aud ne
expec,s a verv good crop, say 30 ,3ns
or bet s lJsi wear be- ba et laur
cars Of hay and shipped tuem 90
eastern marke.-. He : I.v'ng some
potatoes and : -siu Tu> raaca was
taken a. a homestead i've Yea ago.
and Mr. Descomoes has ye. many
improvements in view lie ra ses
shouhorns and ranges hem on j am-
ichi Dome and i'm Hot Springs ra K.
Late rains have revived tfe range
and cattle are dong well
d. A. McConne we did not see
personally. but learned De d. = 81 ais
handsomely improved homes cad
from his son Ed He has 100 acres
about lj0 of which are in hay and
pasture. Mr.. Mcconnell is not sal
isfed with cutting what hay grows
by ordinary irrigation, but studies
the matter of watering knOlls ami
letting the low places take care of
themse 'ves aud a great deal of us
land GUS two tons to the acre. He
believes most bottom land can by
pr0per care be made to cut even
more than this amount \ half acre
of barley and a garden lie near the
house Seyea large evergreen trees
adon the va They were set 20
wears ago and the largest is 80 feet
high
l.. l.. Bush has Just built a new
house 32xi0 feet which j. an orna-
ment to the valley. SIX rooms are
down stairs and three above. Tae
house is built Of logs daubed inside
and out, ceiled, cau,assed and pa
pered and vet 70 be covered outside
with drop siding The lawn has
been graded ready for grass and
trees next spring. A new barn to
match is contemplated. Mr. Bush has
lG0 acres. all agricultural except -.
He expects to cut l25 tons Of good
timothy and native hay tins season,
and will feed nearly all Of II to a herd
Of red polled cattle \ four wire
fence has been lately put around the
entire ranch
Riding up the valley we pass
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