Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-08

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The question was argued warmly
'"-d finally put to vote. when the
T..o.! I.sa..s sosistyy picking picking. UNANIMOUSLY
p. X. Blinn of the local Expert
ment Station gave valuable talk on
the importance OF proper seed selec-
tion. a point that can never be over
emphasized in view of the mainten-
ance of the reputation of Rocky
Ford's famed product.
Wednesday Evening.
This session was sweet one
sweet potatoes and flowers.
d. d. Wiley led of with paper
| on General Trucking" which re-
solved itself into an essay on the or
igin. the growth and the final end OF
the sweet potato. He told where we
got ii, what its worth, how to raise
| il in this vicinity and what II was
worth after IL was raised. and his con-
clusion of the whole matter was not
to grow any more sweet optatocs in
this locality than the local market de-
manded.
Prof. Bennett OF the State Agri-
cultural College gave talk on plant
diseases which was OF interest to the
meeting.
Mrs. J. NJ. Kelsey talked on "Flow
ers". and Mrs. =. X. Blinn told what
might, could. would and should be
done TO have n good Floral Exhibit
n, our Arkansas Valley Fair next
fall.
Thursday Morning.
Thursday morning was the "poul-
try" session and the lady hcn-cultur-
lists OF this vicinity were present.
Mr.. Stokes. representing a chicken
food and incubator house said poul-
try was the great industry OF the
country and Colorado was good
section for poultry. Great is the
American Hen" was the topic OF Mr..
Stokes paper. and he lived up to his
theme. making very useful talk on
the subject.
Chester Johnson supplemented Mr..
Stokes with paper from Editor
Coggeshcil of the Western Poultry
World. who couldn't be present in
person. The point OF the paper was
tho superior advantage Of standard
breeds over mongrel stock. and fig
urcs and statistics were given in sup
port of the argument.
Prof. cottrcii having gone back to
Fl. Collins his talk on poultry didn't
como in. so after this the session was
a sort OF go-as-you-please and free.
for-all talk on poultry. II served
mainly to show how utterly uncertain
arc the doinHs Of the average hen
whether standard or mongrei.
| r. NJ. Harsin said he didn't know
h. Oh hsss in a
as he did abou, sheep. He had heard
his wife say good deal about
'mouiting"-if that was the word
and he noticed tina. a hen always took
a notion to moult when eggs were
scarce and high priced. He wanted
to know II something couldn't be
done by the chicken experts to
change hens mind about the time
she should moult.
The meeting enjoyed the suggcs-
, tion. and Mr.. Kouns told Of down
south woman whose old hen took too
much time to moulf so she caught
her and pulled all her feathers out.
1 w. r. Cline also came to Mr.. Har-
sins assistance by telling Of fcath-
jcrless hen raised in Cuba and sug-
gcstcd he import some.
Incubation was the last topic on
the chicken program but il only got
an incidental innings in the general
fun before the session closed.
Thursday Afternoon.
| Thursday afternoon was given up
&c that universal favoritc among
farm animals. "Thc Horse"
DR.. Glover. the horse enthusiast"
of our former institutes. could not
keep his engagement 20 be present
this year. having been called to Cali
fornia. In his place. however. came
DR.. Z. ]. Foreman. the chief vctcr-
mary OF the c. +. & l.. Trinidad.
An exhibition stand was erected on
the new depot grounds and on invi-
| fine animals were brought on the
stand and used in demonstration OF
the horse talk made by DR.. Foreman.
The pupils of the High School and
the Eighth Grade were present on
invitation and learned many import
ant things about the horse.
The Closing Session.
The evening program made for the
closing session Of the Institute did
not materiaiize. Senator Tully Scott
Legislators we have convened in Den
yer these days, and didn't get here.
Hon. J. II. Crowley must have been
keeping an eye on Tully, for he too,
failed to put in an appearance.
Col. Lockhart forgot his engage
mcnt to give a reading. and explained
afterward to the committee that it
was his wife's birthday that had di-
vertcd him. He has been forgiven
on promise not to do it again.
This left the floor to Hon. w. B.
Ebbcrt who told ,ntertainingly of