Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-27
The Value Of Nea,ness on the Farm.

We hold Our institutes for proht
and pleasure. We have professors
and progressive farmers conc to tell
us how to do this and now TO do that.
that in tho end We may profit ~
these talks and Investigations. The
ladies' tell us of the boy on the farm.
and the education OF Our children
while at home. Is il not n fact that
the home surroundings has good
deal to do in keeping the boy or girl
eontcn;ed on the farm.
Is is no, n pleasure to recall the old
home and can you no, rccollcet when
you took jus, pride in going along
the road picking up stones. hauling
1sway logs. burning s;uuips cutting
weeds. sticking mp around the house.
barn aud yard. so that the old farm
might not be ashamed OF itself:
All farmers should take more in-
tercst in cStcrminating weeds along
the road. fences. bitches aud corners
OF fields. for when weeds grow moth
Sjns for pleasure or profit is produced.
l. IL not a fact that when you are
driving and you come to \ farm wEsrc
the weeds along the road arc nicely
cut down. the fence and bitches free
oi weeds, nice green lawn, the gar
uCU ClclU. 1Uc lEhlN SNAbNh HSNS So
TO strawberries. raspbcrrics, goose
berries. curranis. grapes. etc. the lit
tic orchard in trim. the tools in their
piaecs-,hat at once You say. Here
i. a progressive. number one farmer.
Is |, no, fac, that when strangers
come to Our town and arc taken by
friends for ride in the country. that
they take the road tha, leads by the
bcs, and most neatly kcp, farms! o.
l. /, not a fact that i, is most dis
couraging to tidy farmers to have the
weeds from their ncighbors blowing
all over their farms. And does il
speak well for the farmer who lets
the weeds grow along the fence and
in the road. so tall that you have to
stand up in the buggy to see what he
has growing in his field.
Some will say they have not tho
time to keep the weeds down. etc. II
~[aken in time while weeds are young.
a hoe or cultivator will clean out lots
of weeds in a short time. A moving
machine run along the side of the road
will do the work in few minutes.
The ground is yours-you paid for
II to the center OF the road. you pay
= taxes on il. you can plant trees 4
<fcet from the fence for side walk or
foot path.
Plant trees along the road at least
near the house. ii not outside of the
fence, Just inside. Then whcr posts
become scarce you can nail board
or sxI to your tree, fastcn the wire
to IL and you have neat fence.
Don't let them grow ungainly, but
keep them cut back in nice shape.
They will not hurt the ground and
will enhance the valuc of your home.
Farmers. try this plan, and your
neighbor may catch the inspiration
and do likewise. Then you will be
doing a good deed for yourself, Rocky
Ford and Colorado. Disgusting sur
roundings breed discomfort; but "a
little house well filled, little wife.
well willcd, and lite farm well till
CD brings content.
would suggest that the Farmers
Institute or the Rocky Ford Fair as
give a prize. IL nothing more than
blue and rcd ribbons. for the best kept
farms of different sizes, best general
garden and best country lawn. They
say (outsidcrs do). that Rocky Ford
Is progressive. Let us make the as
ociation take this matter up and
sertion good.
1.-THE above was prepared for the
recent Farmers Institute, but Mr..
vandcnbcrg was not able to be pres
ent. We gladly give the paper. a
place in the Enterprise, as II contains
much good advice.