, 1908-07-17
Climate of Laramie Valley.

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mate, but this Is not the case, as YOU
records show here at the university
that the average temperature of thu
winter months, December, January ant
February, is ten degrees warmer thar
at Des Moines, Iowa. Winters are
very open, as evidenced by the fact
that sheep Craze on the range practi
cally all the year round.
Time for Harvest.
Eastern men coming here at this
time OF the year Ounce notice that the
crops are very much behind those OF
Illinois, Iowa, or similar climates, and
at once make up their minds that this
is a disadvantage. However, there is nc
disadvantage in this, as it makes nc
difference whether you harvest your
grain in July or September. You can
get II crop in either case, and that Il
all.
Quality of Soil.
The quality and appearance of the
soil is very deceiving, and unless an
investor from the east takes the neces.
sary time to investigate he will be.
come Disguised with the first appear.
ance and leave with a poor opinion, az
soil of apparently the same quality and
appearance in his country would be
considered practically worthless. AT
Greeley and Fort Collins, Colorado.
where the soil is almost exactly the
same in quality and appearance as that
We have here, land. sells from $500
to 100000 an acre, and even more.
Any investor who will take the trouble
to investigate can be easily satisfied
that the soil here is very productive
and lasting, and he must take the time
to do this If he wants to realize the
advantages of the country.
Crops that Can Be Grown.
The intelligent investor at once re.
alizes that cor cannot be raised on
account OF the cool nights and short
seasons. However. We have the field
pea to take its place. The field pea
has about the same value for feeding
purposes as corn, and can be raised
with much less expense. The eastern
corn farmer must pillow the ground,
plant the corn, cultivate at least three
times, and finally husk it, which is the
most dreaded job to the farmer. In
raising field peas the ground is plowed
and planted, then the peas are irrigat-
ed not to exceed twice, then left on
the ground to be gathered by hogs and
sheep during the fall and winter. On
account of. the dry, open winter, no
thing rots that is left on the ground,
and grain can be left in the shock or
stack for an indefinite period.
On the National Highway.
If You will take a map and study
the situation of Laramie, it will at
once become apparent that it is destin.
ed to become an important point on
the national highway from the great
plains S of the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific coast, and the time Is
not far distant when large quantities
of grain will 10Y into the mountains
west, the same as it now move into
the mountains east from the agricul-
tural districts of Iowa or Illinois and
other states similarly situated. Also
the Laramie Valley being situated
among the mountains where there, will
always be a very large grazing dis
trict, the farmer, if he wishes to sell
his crops, will always be assured of 9
high price. On the other hand, If he
wishes to feed his crops he can drive
the cattle from the grazing district
to the feed lot and 1t will not be neces
sary for him to ray freight.
Season for. Planting.
The spring season for planting crops
here is much longer than in the east.
Flowing usually begins here the first
of March and grain can be sown con
%tinuously from the first of March to
about the Goth OF May, and 1t will all
stand about the same chances for max
ing a crop. This as against only the
month of April in which the eastern
farmer has to plant his small grain.
Under any ordinary conditions a far
mer here a put out double the acre
age that he can in Illinois or Iowa
with the same amount of horses and
help. On account of the dry, open win
tiers, building on the farm and the or
binary repair work can be carried on
without interruption. The past winter
the farm hand could have worked out
doors every day from the first of De
cember to the first Of March, and build
ing operations. were carried on on
ranches without stop or. hindrance
during all that time. Also, the roads
never get bad In the winter and haul
ing can be carried on continuously,
No Crop Failures.
A very great advantage We have
over the eastern farmer is the prac
teal certainty Of . crop TOR such farm
products as are suitable to this local
ity. After the crop is planted and the
farmer has made necessary provi.dor
for water for i~reigating, he gives nc
further thought as to whether. or mo-
he will raise a crop. He figures thai
1t is certain, and SO far at least expert
ence has proved that the crop Is almos
absolutely certain.
Irrigation Of Farm Lands.
The eastern farmer, when his grair
is ready for harvest. is very uneas,
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