The Glenwood post., 1906-08-11
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The recent. rains have put tho range
in splendid shape for cattle grasing,
and one can almost SEQ the cattle
growing fat. The stockman will have
profitable year, for rapid and con-
tinued growth makes the best bess.
I-Yampa Leader.
Homer 0off reports fine stand Of
alfalfa and wild hay on the Goff Sui
phur creek ranch. Homer has been
rushing his hay work preparatory to
taking a bunch Of eastern tourists
into the hills.-Meeker Herald.
The potato business is beginning to
loosen up little The association
is sending out two or three cars daily.
They are now paying $1.10 per hum
dred. A few cars are also being
shipped by other parties. as to their
prices and number Of shipments. we
are. uninformed -Fruita Telegram.
The Rifle Fruit and Roduce associ-
alton during the week made shipments
of apples. apricots, onions, beets and
cabbages to the Leadville, Colorado
Springs and Aspen markets. Potatoes
for the retail trade seem to be scarce
at this point. the price ruling at
81. 25. The outside market for april
cots and apples is fair the former at 80
cents. ard the latter at rs cents per
box. Rite Telegram.
Capt. Myrick tells us that while at
his camp on the reserve few davs
ago couple of big hull elk strolled
up and inspected his camp, and seeing
nothing to cause alarm, lay down and
took siesta nearby. Fortunately
these big fellows are now protected
the year round by law and
severe penalty fixed for its violation.
In dozen years we may expect to see
the forest reserves fairly we'll restocked
with big game Plateau Voice
DIR. A F. Mckay, the publicity ex-
pert, was here the first of the week
and made trip to Divide creek
neighborhood. He is procuring illus
tlations and data for an article deal
ing with dry farming in this section
of the state, which will shortly ap-
pear in the magazine, The Tourist and
Homemaker. This is splendid illus
trated monthly which the doctor has
just launched at Colorado Springs -
Rifle Reveille.
There will be meeting at Eagle on
the afternoon Of August II of the
Eagle Stock Growers association to
attend to some important business. A
good attendance of members Is urgently
requested. The association like many
others has been operating without a
set of bylaws and in order to place
themselves in a position to be 1ecog-
nized by the forestry service it Is neces-
sary to complete the organization.
wnich will be done at this meeting.
Other business Of Importance will be
transacted Eagle Valley Enterprise.
Probably the finest large body Of
land in Plateau valley is that en-
braced in Joe Bogue's big ranch. As
the writer rode across its broad,
smooth fields of several hundred acres.
few days ago be pictured a day when
that one ranch would produce several
times as much marketable fruit as the
whole Of Plateau valley now produces,
and support a colony Of one hundred
people or more. Mr.. Bogue hi a
beautiful farm; but 1t is entirely too
fine piece of land to be growing
grain and alfalfa. Plateau Voice.
Barring accidents, the total value
of the crops raised in Prowers county
should considerably exceed q. 600, 900
at conservative estimate. Added to
this will be the amounts realized by
feeders and stockmen for their seasons
work. Deducting all expenses will
leave comfortable surplus to be spent
or invested and most Of It should re.
main in the county. The judicious ad-
vertiser, who is not afraid to tell the
people what he has to sell. will get his
share of this years earnings, and IF
the right kind Of Advertising is done
very little of the money will go to the
foreign catalogue houses. Lamar
Sparks.
Glenwood is delightful place to
spend quiet Sunday or q longer
period IL you have the time and
money. For the tired, heart sick and
discouraged there is solace in the