The Ordway new era., 1908-10-09
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A good time now to select our can
taloupe sced-immediately after "a
frost. Only the perfectly netted ones
are lit. A shallow-ribbed smooth
melon will produce its like-at least
has strong tendency TO do so. Melon
growers who are making success OF
the business at Rocky Ford and
Lamar are aware OF these facts and
will plant only seed from selected
melons. Indiscrlminate buying OF
seed, even from seed houses, will soon
deteriorate the quality OF our crop.
a Three cars OF Ordway melons in our
city on same day, How long must we
farmers continue to rob ourselves,
because OF lack CT system in market
ing? Another thing, l would like to
inquire why Florida and all the coast
states can sell all their produce at
their own platform and receive the
cash before the car starts:
Commission men may be honest but
the very system leads to bankruptcy
They would not be 50 anxious to cut
and slash the prices II their own gold
coin was invested. One time a com
mission man in Colorado Springs sent
me a check for sixteen cents smallest
check | ever read On returns from
: barrels uf cants. lwent t. see him
- became irate-he smiled at my
threat to discontinue business with
him, ralmly said that there was some
-- fool born every day in kansa>
who would ship him melons some
time un commission.
Would you SOW winter wheat with
our prospect Of water: Well, you
must.be the Judge. Ny experience i,
that the successful farmer dues ne
SOW in the noon or in the clouds
Certain IL i that those who SOW MOI.
will reap not. II We should have q
good old soaking equInocfial-ufc cuur-'
delayed but equinOctidl ale th !
samee," one OF these days, how foolish
VT suNulu ltCI duout Tue Nhtht /
business
Winter wheat sowed fairly deer.
this month, sometime, would certain
Is stand long dry spell before perish
ing even the sproutcd grains would
live till mid-wintcr, and then what FL
tIne condition the ground would he Ia
for an early crop OF oats, II the wheat
should die.
Wasn't that frost rather early: VIII
answer your question by giving you
the Government Experiment Station
repOrt-made from over twenty years
observations. First killing frost
October 9th. October rain should Lc
- inches. November. ~ inches:
yearly average 1899, December OF
inches. So We may reasonably expect
one and one-fOurth inches Of water
before Christmas. Last year wa
wctter than usual a. We had 7s inch
es Of rain fall in the last three months
NJ the year.
Last year our slight frost October
ith did Us no damage and the first
real killing frost came October 2lst.
So says Uncle sam While our aver
age time for killing frost is October
9Th. Some fifteen years ago it came
September 18th. Horrors and four
inch snow with IL. Only time for 80
years so 1t need not scare US.
Yes, this is the time to fix up the
hnps tn hnr
moved by October lst and a good |
tight cover weighted on, but ! would |
not contract the entrance until the .
cold weather comes; then about inch .
by inches is good opening, but II |
your colony is very strong inches /
across whole front is not excessive.
No, would not move them an inch /
from summer stand Don't house. or
bundle them up too much. Don't
clear snow away-no danger OF smoth.
erIng.
Why wait to plow? Thought you
would wait until after beet pulling?
Why not plow up that cant patch
now and that oat stubble, etc? May
be the only time you can plow before
Spring. Have patch to wet up and
freeze and thaw and be so mellow
next Spring that you won't know the
Ordway soil. Now you can turn the
stubble or weeds or melons all under.
Next Spring you can only push them
around.
d. c. ROBERTS.