The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-27

tened for the market. While the hogs
were at pasture on this ground it was
plowed, packed, narrowed and sown
with winter wheat. The hogs wers al
lowed to feed over this ground for
nearly three months after it was sown
for the wheat
When the hogs were sold the net
profit per acre realized on the half sec
ton wEG S17.66.
That the roofing about of hogs was
in no way detrimental to the wheat
crop. is shown by a return OF between
thirty and thirty-five bushels an acre
Acting upon the suggestion of Prof
Olin of the State Agricultural College
the wheat was sown lightly, only
thirty pounds to the acre.
Leaving Denver at 3:15 O'Clock in
the afternoon in Donohue's automo-
bile, the run to Bennett was made in
less than one and one-half hours. and
the party was shown about the farm
lands, where the winter wheat is now
being headed preparatory to being
threshed. Many of the details of dry
farming, unknown to those in the car
farming were explained by Donohue
and Superintendent Palmer.
Besides the wheat, fields which are
known to be successful, several tracts
of land, ranging in size from two to
twenty-five acres each. have been
sown with various grains and roots
with view to ascertaining just which
have the greatest drouth-resistant
qualities, and which produce the larg
est crops with the least possible ex-
penditure of seed and labor.
Under suggestions advanced by Pro
fessor Olin, Superintendent Palmer
has seeded macaroni wheats (of which
there are more than 100 varieties)
prose-, emmer, kherson oats, dwarf
milo maize, millet, potatoes, pumpkins
watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers
cabbage, beans, peas and barley. All
these are bing grown along expert
mental lines and strictly according to
directions from the State Agricultural
College.
Along these experimental lines is
being tried the plan of having plow,
packer and narrower follow closely in
the wake of the headers as they har-
vest the grain. Thus the crop is
hardly taken from the ground before
the sod is turned, packed and har-
rowed. This is done for the purpose of
destroying the capillary action of the
earth, so that as much as possible of
the moisture in the ground may be con-
served and the ground be in the best
possible condition for the planting of
winter wheat two or three months
later on.
Will Build New Siding.
The town of Bennett itself has ta-
ken quite boom since it became the
center of a farming community. The
fifty-seven families which have moved
into the community of the
town-to engage in farming. have ne
cessitated the building of postofice,
another general store, restaurant and
several like buildings. The freight re-
ceipts of the railroad have increased
to such an extent that a new siding
is to be put in and a grain elevator
constructed within the next month.
In discussing the marvellous growth
of the community from a mere water
ing place for the Union Pacific to its
present proportions in so short
space of time, Donohue said: "The
whole secret of it is the fact that we
had faith in Colorado soil, and that
we coupled intelligent and painstaking
cultivation processes with that faith.
with little plowing. trifle more
packing with corrugated iron roller
ana great zeal OF HdrToWlnS, ury
farming is bound to be a success, all
other things being ordinary. The
proper preparation of the land before
the seed is planted. and after it is
planted but before it begins to stool,
is most essential in this line of farm
ing. In this way only can the natu-
raj moisture of the ground be con-
served in such manner as to enable
the crODS to mature and Weld q good
profit.