La Junta tribune., 1912-07-27

boee missing anywhere. nor even \
wed or stray spear OF grass to
0Af the sugar beet landscape DER.
TAo beets right now are as large
~ they usually are when harvested
In the tall, and the ground II kept
moist and In fine condition through
constant cultivation. They were on
The cultiyating job that afternoon
and Keeping right at It notwithstand-
ing the fact that after close inspec-
tloA OF several rows for quite n dis
eA1co we had not been able to find
. siasle weed. 1t II estimated that
tAie field will average twenty tons
70 he acre. These beets were plant
- early and had been thinned be-
0Drs many Of the farmers In the
no1beook country had their beet
aee1 planted. Even at the mini
nun price OF IS per ton Tor sugar
bssts this will mean gross returns OF
e1oe per acre. The estimated cost
q Droducing an care OF beets IL 335.
and even at the minimum price this
Will give net returns OF sos per
acre. or $500 net profit for the one
hunlred acre bee, field. How would
you hke to be farmer. instead Of
IL Ice man. this summer
The only Objectionable thing In the
Ho1beoOk country that mars the view
Of that agricultural paradise Is the
prolific growth Of weeds along the
roaAways In some places they are
20 peolifc that II is difficult to nav
tgats m automobile through them.
anA Gong the laterals they bloom.
haoooon and go to seed In sublime
gM3cehce-slso munific ence. tt Z
enGDqb would reap great benefits
49, 1fe themselves long days OF IA
bee I'D 111>1a Soyet4 Of ease.
few Se6nuous days Of warfare upor
the vss1a. and likewise improve the
appearance Of their farms At least
3?5 per acre. Take the hunch and Il
To II
Another thing tat the Holbrook
country can be- proud Of is the uni
form excellence OF It's roads. There
are good roads everywhere. and no
bad roads. Notwithstanding the
fact that the ditch was full OF
water from the river aud farmers
were irrigating everywhere We did
not run Into a single mud puddle.and
not In single instance was the road
flooded. This is something very un-
usual or else the farmers have learn
I'D 20 conserve all the water they
are able TO get hold OF and use 1t
upon heir land instead OF the roads.
Al this time OF year It has always
been customary TO have your auto
mobile get mircd In half a dozen
place while making a tour of the
Holbruok country The dirt roads
throughout the Holbrook country
are rellly fine. and there Is no other
road better than u dirt road when II
is kept up and In good repair. All of
the roads In the Holbrook country
are bitter than the road to Swink,
especially ~ the Swink end. which
Is full Of ruts and chuck holes. It's
hard road to travel. this road to
Swink, In more ways than one.
II YOU want to see an agricultural
paradise Just take n trip through
the Ilolbrock country. and by tho
way how about that good roads
day In which all Of us were to handle
= shovel and . hoc. The road from
La Junta 70 the Holbrook country
needs fixing. and Il will be- good
Investment tor local merchants "a
see tina, the road u fixed up right
away The Holbrook people arc
worth cuitivating. not oriy this year
but every other year. They should
be. and would ~. II properly culti,a'
ed. great asset IN this communi'
~. and why act now aud all the