The Glenwood post., 1909-04-24

The following interesting 1nforma-
tion was recently sent out from the
Colorado Agricultural College, at Fort
Collins:
Much is done in the Colorado Agri-
cultural College in other lines, but the
strong feature is the work in agricul-
ture. Every effort possible with the
available men, equipment and funds,
is made TO develop Colorado agriculture
the most important industry in the
state.
There are fifteen buildings, valued at
S4s,600, exclusive of the use of the
Farm department. -Four professors,
three assistants, farm superintendent
and four foremen. for live stock, com
prise the regular staff. -Four hundred
and sixteen acres of irrigated land,
and fourteen hundred acres of noun
tain pasture, are used by this depart
ment. alone.
The equipment of the agricultural
department is valued at $37 ,297, and
the expenditures for the two years end
ing November 30, 1908, were $97 800.
The sales for the same period were
$2l ,s9S, leaving the net cost, $1o,467
for this department for the two years.
This does not include expenses for fuel
light, insurance, janitor nor student la
Dor, as these are charged against the
general funds, nor the money furnished
by the government for horse breeding
The influence of even a single branch
of this work is often far reaching,
Many years ago, Professor A. Z. Blount
while at the head of the agricultural
department. of the Colorado Agricultur-
al college, introduced the Defiance
Spring wheat. Fifty thousand acres of
this variety. are now grown each year
in Colorado and it yields from three
to eight bushels an acre more than the
other kinds, making an annual. increas3
in the proiD.s of Colorado farmers of
over $3.50, 900 sufficient to cover the
expenscs of the farm department for
four years.
During the past year, the members Of
he farm department have answered
letters from over $500 correspondent.
mana senAnt of soils, farm crops, live
mana cement of sai.. farm crops, live
helping them ic th,lr difficulties in tie
seek and f.rm machinery.
rrL.-f Gnyoup ,pnnt Horse Brood in n
Station is located on the satm of the
Colorado Agricultural College, and is
planned to develop an American type
timeof carriage horse. Thehe are' 63
animals in this experiment ut the pre-
sent time, valued at $40 $40. Qua of
the important show:ngs. already made
in this experiment Is the growth made
| by colts when givcl Colorado feeds.
| Carriage bred colts at Two .rcars old
weigh, l,O25 to l, l45 pounds each.
Experiments have beea carrieh on
to determine the difference in gains
an6 in quality Of Ies' etwcen b ef
cattle winternd ON the range and those
| kept il comfortable fe"' Irts The
feeding value for beef production of
beets, beet pulp, alfalfa and corn has
been tested with several hundred am
mails.
About so hogs were fattened each
year on the farm, to ascertain tile pork
| producing values of Colorado feeds and
shacp are fattened each winter in car
| Load lots to determine the value of the
| different feeds and methods of feed
ing.
For three years animals fattened on
tho college farm have won leading
prizes in the Fat Stock show, Denver.
against strong competition, and first
prize, in a hotly contested class, was
won in the International Live Stock
sldw, Chicago, on an animal grown and
fattened by the college. The winning
of ithese prizes has been a strong dem
onStration of the high value of Colo
RADIO feeds.
There are 4l6 acres under irrigation
on Tho college farm. Experts from tn
us. department of agriculture stat
tha. the clay of the land,' on wlicl
the testing plots are. situated, is th
best for the purpose in the Unite
States. Pla. tests are made of iars
number of varieties of grains, grasses
forage plants and roots.
Wherever variety shows specia
promise when grown on a small pat
is tested on larger ones. Some lalg
Yields have been secured on the farm
from specially bred seed. Ninetee
c acres of Newmarket oats yielded 2,4l
r bushcls-127 bushels per acre Ie
acres Of Defiance whea,. produced 60
bushels. This strain was devclope