Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
MR.. HARSIN'S PAPER
Some "reminiscences.

Some "reminiscences.
Thity years ago this state was
though, fl only for mining and cattle
ranehing. bu, in no other state In the
union have so many different indus
tries been developed in as short
time. and today in resources VIC stand
in the lead. II \ second Chinese wall
weer built around Colorado and we
were shut of from the rest OF the
world. We would be self supporting.
Our mining industry is getting IN
the lead al a fast rate. Our agrieul-
tuSai and horticultural industries lead
the whole union. Stock raising u
second 10 none. Our horticultural
industry Is charging in area every
year. and today VIC can produce the
finest fruit In the world. AgTieul-
fufai pursuits are taking the lead oi
all the many industries in the state.
There Is more money bein. made.
from this ono industry. than from all
others put together since the sugar
bee, came to the front. The eanta-
ioupe has been. taking !; ono year
with another. safcr paying crop
than ever before. although |; IL a
risky erop TO raise for several rcas-
ons. I; has to run tho .auniic; Of
hail storms. rust. and insects by the
Thousands. which make !, the risk
lest crop farmers can raise.
Sugar Beets.
bee; raising l. tho only industry
known to the farmer. that he knows
the price Of before he plants his crop.
You know just what. or how many
dollars per ton. you are going TO get.
whether /, he one or twenty tons
per acre. Even this crop can be a
failure. but this has been the snrcs;
crop VIC have tried in this valley.
You will hear farmers. well. /. I
have a good crop" This Is non
sense. There arc more drawbacks
in the farming business than all the
rest pu, together. hut beet factories
arc springing up like mushrooms IN
hot bed. and Il will he said of Colo.
RADIO az Il is Of Iowa. ",hcrc Is a
sehooihousc in every valley and a
church ON every hill"
Sugar Manufacturing.
Don't you suppose there Is good
money in the sugar manufacturing
busincssS I think Il just like the
ran;aioupc commission business. II
there was not. there would not he so
many after IL. But VIC must confess
;ha; the sugar bccts arc what have
done more than all the rest put To.
gc,hcr. for the farmer. II is a busi.
ness here TO stay. ! was reading an
article in Ranch and Range. purpori-
ing to he copy from the Denver
Post. which article iishcd IN some
figures that look kind Of hshy to
INC. will not undertake to give a
full aecpun; bu; enough to answer the
purpose. Colorado leads the union
in beet sugar production. The value
Of tho output for 1000. raugcd at tic
wholesale price of four cents a
pound. is sis.its.6sooo. while in 1905
tho value at same price was s7.i3s.-
5000. The increase over 1905 is ST.
g77, ,io4.oo.
Preparing Bee, Land.
Right here as to preparing the beet
land for CROP This preparation
means IL all a rcld well prepared
before planting lessons the work ever
af,cr on that crop. ] do not figure as
big beet raiser in these days, but
the first year We contracted with tho
American Beet Sugar Co. contract
cd to grow sixty acres OF bccts,
which I did. a, ,ha, time VIC had
to 10 something in this country he
sides raising ean;aIonpcs. as this
business was ovcrdonc and farmers
1s rule were getting poorer every
wear. Had Il bccu necessary ] would
have contracted to raise ono hundred
aces. before VIC should have missed
getting the factory. I did not know
bit more how to raise bects than
= Chinsman knows how to feed
sheen. but nowadays a tenderfoot
can heat the oid.timers. This Is easy.
They eaR get instructions from any