Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

one how to prepare and cultivate.
and make !; 4 success. When We
see the good these factories have
done for our country. VIC ought TO
feel proud that there was someone
who had the capital to build aud
handle this industry. which makes
land treble in value. build up nice
homes. and enables us to have schools
that arc second to none. While you
hear criticisms every day about
these sugar factories, and few may
be correct. but in the main VIC have
fairer treatment than VIC sometimes
arc willing to give them for poor
men coming here. who have teams.
harness. and feed. can rent land
the factory people have furnished
tools to work with. seed. and money
to do the thinning. hoeing and top
ping. ] have farmed all my life and
such opportunities As these never
were offered in this country before.
Why should we not have q warm
spot in our makeup for sugar factor
les?
Preparing the land. Lands should
not be plowed too wet. but deep
piowiug should be commenced now
or any time in January. February and
March. Plant any time the last OF
March until April iS,h. Harrow the
ground as fast as IL is plowed. aud
II 1, breaks eioddy run y eloima shcr
over |, TO puivefiser all eiods. MI
this must be done jus; as ias; as !, -
plowcd. After you have your land
piowcd. run the icvcicr over u and
dom, he afraid you will pack the
ground too hard. II ono tine running
tho lcycicr over Is not sufficient 20
make the land level enough. then put
the harrow 80 work. Pu, on plenty
OF seams: get on and ride: set the
harrow so I; will run deep: then fuf,
over |, with tho ievclcr. Don't he
afraid Of packing tho land too much.
Then before planting run the harrow
over two or ;hrcc times. the laA;
time harrow eFosswisc OF the plant
ing. I may be criticized by some:
thinking IL possible to get the land
packed too hard. Last year ] work
cd ono piece of land to get II level.
! until the horses did not make a track
deeper than II they had been on the
public highway. but narrowed IN
al there was plenty OF loose soil for
seed hcCi. have never had n
better stand OF bcc;s since ] have
been raising them.
The cultivation of bccis should be
g,n as soon as you can sec ihc row.
II you sec your bcCis arc not, coming
.p good. irrigatc them up. Young
bcs,s like young corn. do not need
much water. Three irriga;iuns arc
enough to insure a god crop. and
good crops have been raised with bn'
two. Do the thinning as soon as the
young bcc,s arc high enough 10 get
hold of with your fingers. The dts
,ancc apart plants should he left Dc
pcnds on your land: rich soil vii
sand 3 to 10 inches at least.
Dry Lsfi Tffu'inI.
I am not certain ! can do this top.
ie j.,sticC. However, ] do not feel
that I should let this pass by without
saving something. | may be the
the means OF discnuraginE some poor
soul from trying to do something he
can't.
Twenty years ago in March came
% Colorado with flying colors, set
tied in eastern Nrarahoc county
about one hundred and eight rni'e'
cast Of Denver. There were about
twenty in the crowd. women and
children not counting. Hogs. chick.
cns. cows. and dogs. We camc nn
tho n. & NJ. X. r to Yuma. Colo.
Our claims were forty miles south
of Yuma on the Arickarcc. The
country around Yuma was mostly
taken up. Jus, the REIMBURSEMENT.
nf claims were then selling ftofh
$4,000 to Sisoooo quarter: so We
came down in iha, country. got our
land for nothing as VIC called IL, gov
crnmcnt price.
Ny brother and had three care.
We aoorcd our cars for about tw',
feet deep with lumber: boxed OF
| each end of the car: put our house
hold goods in each end. and filled IN
each end with corn and oats. We
had plenty to cat and wear. II took