The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-02
PROSPEROUS LITTLE TOWN
IN FINE SECTION
Fine Crops of Beets, Cabbage,
Onions and Garden Truck
Grown There-Manu-
featuring

It is one of the live towns OF Weld
county, and at the present time is
enjoying the life and hustle OF other
towns OF this county. Surrounded
by an excellent agricultural country,
titled by thrifty farmers who are
finding ready sale at good prices for
their products this year. and the
mechanics and tradesmen as we'll as
the farmers are enjoying the fruits
of bountiful harvest.
While the soil here is not SO we'll
adapted for the raising of potatoes as
In the middle and northern portion
of the county, the farmers pay more
attention to other crops which prove
quite as profitable. Quite a large
acreage within hauling distance to
the dump is given to sugar beets
which is now in the midst OF the
harvest. Another, and no small
portion of the farms are given to the
raising Of cabbage and other garden
truck. The cabbage crop is one of
the most profitable the farmer can
raise, where large acreage can be
cultivated, bringing from 5000 to
$3.50 per acre, requiring but little
labor, after the crop is once in, to
mature it. In speaking of it as
profitable crop, one instance will
suffice to show the profits derived
from that product. Charles Alex
ander, living two miles south of
here, had in seven acres this year
from which he realized, clear of ex-
penses, 81, $50. Other. farmers with
less acreage have done proportion
ately we'll.
Ninety-fve car loads, or more
than 1000 tons of this years crop
have been shipped from here within
the last couple of weeks, besides
much that has been buried, holding
for later market.
Pumpkins, squash, onions, toma-
toes, pickles and other garden truck
are quite extensively raised, the soil
being so we'll adapted for that kind
of crops and all proving profitable to
the farmers. Pumpkins and squash
average fifteen tons to the acre and
sell for a a ton. Tomatoes, OF
which there is large acreage
planted every year, run from tifteeI
to sixteen tons to the acre. j. FL
Haws from three acres of tomatoes
realized s439.l4 Mr.. Haws says that
horseradish is very profitable croK
as it requires but very little cultiva
tion to produce 1t. From three
fourths of an acre, he says, at foul
cents pound, he cleared 1886. .s5.
Onions, where properly attended
is another profitable crop in thi.
section. James Wyman, living ont
and half miles north, this veal
had in one-ffth of an acre which he
watered but twice from his nevel
falling we'll. from which he realized
$40 for the small patch. At that
rate one acre cultivated in the same
manner would have produced S70t
worth of onions.
Beans, when successfully growI
and gathered, is another profitable
crop, although, as a rule, there i:
more risk in the production of this
than with other crops. One acre
and half raised by z. w. Wallace
brought S307.69.
But little land in this section is
sown to. wheat, but where sowr
yields all the way from nineteen to
thirty-four bushels to the acre. The
former where sown upon dry land.
The soil here is we'll adapted fol
the raising Of melons and cantaloups,
producing the finest quality. The
fine flavor of the cantaloup raised
here compares favorably with that ol
the Rocky Ford district, and in Den.
yer and other places are sold as
Rocky Ford melons. Seventeen car
loads of these melons-watermelo
and cantaloups together were sole
from the Monger ranch this year.
All these products are eagerly
sought for each year, buyers being
sent from Denver and other points
who receive the crops as fast as
brought in,. where not previously
contracted for.
The entire crop Of tomatoes,
pumpkins, squash and beans is con.
sumed by the canning factories 10.
Gated in Lupton, the Silver State
canning factory putting up over IS.
900 cases this season, 10, 600 Of pump
kin. 5000 Of beans, some corn and
the remainder OF tomatoes. A branch
of the Empson canning factory is
also located here, and does its share