The Greeley tribune., 1907-06-27

shlre iarm' lsO-acre ranch three
miles north of Lupton. This in.
cludea sixty acres pasture. He has
varieo crops Tanned, mostly with
reference TO stock on the place. He
Is growing mangel wurzel, beets,
rutapases' wheat, spelt, peas, al.
faiia' potatoes, canteloupes and
watermelons. He has seventy head
OF Berkshire swine and will build a
sOx52 hog house with yards for each
pen ana plank flooring with water
running through the building. He
has . dairy of twenty-five COWS, sell.
ing the product at Lupton. He is
improving the place right along,
has set out 2l0 trees this spring.
There are valuable water rights,
s5, 900 . share, connected with the
place.
Mr.. Trask is a city man but is 60
Ing at ranching in a scientific way
that VIII get results. He is hopeful
OF seeing an electric line and a sugar
factory In the vicinity soon and the
ideas do not seem far fetched either.
Chas. Kunzman, of the vicinity,
bought quarter.se section a year ago
and Is farming it. He has wheat,
oats, tomatoes, cabbage, ten acres
baets and twenty-five of navy beans.
Mr.. Kunzman is ditch rider for the
Fort Lupton Short line.
Philip Rafferty,, north of town,
came Into the state of Colorado in
1885 and settled on his present place
IN 1873. He homesteaded, sold and
bought his present home of sixty
acres. He has twenty acres of beets
in charge of the Japs and the balance
is In alfalfa.
A. Schwab came from Hooper,
Neb.. and this is his first year OH a
Weld county ranch. He has ll5
acres nortt and little east of town
under the Fulton ditch. He has one
of the finest pieces of wheat In the
He has oats also under
two acres of tomatoes,
one each of beans and potatoes aud
ten actes Of beets. Mr.. Schwab
shows evidence on the place
Of thrift and good management in
gates, fences and other improve
menta. Rhl. gon,t al tha tArmers
see tiis MISS Or 'kesping rp' theil
nome places? It's money In theil
pockets whether they keep or sell
property.
T. W. Kinder is in his fifth year
here. He has twenty acres Of beets,
twenty eight of fall wheat, two OF
tomatoes and tract of alfalfa.
There Is q good orchard on this
place. A few cattle are Kept ON the
range and fed In winter.
F. B. Harringt ton, who bought In
January, has one of the best i'm
proved eighties In the district. His
ranch has forty acres garden crops,
beets and tomatoes, fifteen acres
small grain and the balance in al
falfa. The residence here and the
grounds are ideal for q country home.
Mrs. Harrington is not strong and it
Is hoped residence here will be gain
for her.
W. N. Davis and T. A. Bennett
are Interested in the 240-acre farm
across from Harrington's. They
have forty acres wheat, twenty-five
If beets, some tomatoes, ten acres
twenty-five o< barley, some
alfalfa and ten acres pumpkin and
squash.
Over south of Lupton there is fine
farming country. Enough garden
stuff is grown here to supply COM
and the dairy is COM
non Institution, some of the ranches
up to sixty head of dairy
stock. This part of Weld county
distributes it's products through the
.snnIng factories, condensing plant
md creamery all over the country.
70 the person unfamiliar with the
hardening done here it would seem
hat whole farms are set out with
,rops that are ordinarily sufficient In
/. little patch of q back garden. 1t
s revelation to see the wholesome
manner in which such crops as toma-
oes, cabbage, beans, peas, ETC., are
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