Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Eneoursee The Canning Fsetery.

raise thut Si.ioO ana StVo more.
Encourage The Canning Fsetery.
The enlargement and Improvement
Of the Rocky Ford Canning Factory
and the efforts Of the Barlow Company
to build up u valuable industry IN de-
serving encouragement by the farmers
and fruit growers. II may not be real
Ixed by many. what u well equipped
canning factory might mean to the
small farmers ana fruit growers
II would open u market for many
fruits and Vegetables that would 9TH
srwiss 20 to waste when the market
II over supplied and when the pro-
ducts have paused . marketable stage.
yet are still suitable for canning pur.
pos@s- Il would protect the markets.
from murh inferior. over.rips stoeb
and thus better prices would b. real
ised for prime stock. to say nothing
os the labor employment the industry
would develop. The desire for u well
equipped canning factory In often -x-
pr~ss~d and without n public sentiment
among the farmers to encourage such
an Industry there would b. little to
induce capital to invest In such an ~n.
terpriSe. The development Of the can
ming factory business In doubtless
progressing na fnat as the sentiment In
favor of II In manifest by the farmers
and fruit growers. A few years ago
canning in the Arkansas Valley was
confined to tomatoes. beans and pump
kins. Today appl~s. piums. ch~rrisa
and other fruits aa well ns vegetables
are successfully canned. and II II only
= question Of thou8htful co-"p~rntion
between the factory and the farmers to
make possible a long. continuous can
ming season. aa well mn nffordinx en-
pioymcnt for many families Co con-
duct the factory. and aiso the sams
q -. ~. .ls,..
season In the beet iiclds and other In
dustrics. Thus several Of our enter
priaea would be encouraged.
Therr In no argument that npr~al
40 strong to a farmer ms the results
that he secures from his efforts Pos
sibiy there has been mistakes when
the factory management has reduced
the price on raw material of fruit a.
vegetables. II va. there seems to be-
n disposition To remedy the error by
advancing the price the coming H.n-
~on. The factory people should not
expect to purchnsc crop for lees thnr
a profitable cost Of Its production. On
the other hnnd the turner's should rot
expect n price too high for profitable
shovod be concessions on the pnrt Of
both.
There seems to be- tendency for
the average farmer to be governed To"
much by exceptional results. II tn"
crop makes phenomenal return he
unconrriousiy expects that as an nver-
ngr. while II n failure II his lot he for
gets the years Of success. Each year
witnesses the Increase and decrease
of certain crops which seemingly is ef-
fcctcd entirely by the previous years
returns. ARnin farming becomes one
sided. Too much dependence is placed
on one or two crops. Bccis. while un.
limited for market. are over done. from
point OF farm economy In reducing
the average state Of fertility that
should be maintained on the small
farms In the Arkansas Valley. Cantn-
ioupcs arc ov"rdonc each year from
over production. Mt some point In tn"
season. Encouraging neglected crops
and more systematic crop rotation
seems to b" the means of retaining and
kansas Valley. Alfalfa In rndonbted-
~ the bnsis Of our soil fertility and
sooner or later Its proper place In cror
rotation will he appreciated nnd nr
b.ets are not well suited to grow on
alfalfa Ho,l on account OF the roots and
crowns TINT interfere with cultivRtinE
the cnn;a'oupn has proven satisfnr-
tory crop In order OF rotation hut owing
to Its over production the tomato ard
awcct potnto arc equally suited In sub
DUNG alfalfa sod and the most Hat
tc-ing results have always attended
the use OF alfalfa sod with these crops.
n more attention was paid to the
soil conditions for the crops that we
plant and less reflection OF last years
failures except from the lessons they
taught there would be more uniform
returns from our crops.
PH1LO X. BL1SN.