The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-08

Not In Ave ycars has there been
-, fsv.r.Ae an outlook for . bump
or harvest In Weld co0A1Y u tlns
season of the year ~ af the present
tir.e. Under normal conditions for
the remainder Of tho season the crop
Yields will easily reach AA ou4put of
~, ,OOO, 900. With the returns ON
eh.ar beet crop alone faxmess are
expected 70 Lift their msrteac'~'
where there are SUCH end with the
bie stacks Of alfalfa hay alreAdy put
away, see ADDED pru0ts o. their
crops this season IN fat GeAeep and
cattle to BE- fattened for market ny
them tho coming winter. GRAINS u
Al kinds have dom exceedingly well
and the fall wheat crop = heang ont
this week. Some Of tie wheat
stands shoulder high With well fiu-
ed heads four inclles loa4.
There Is no indication at pres
ent Of the prevalence OF the fusar-
ium disease among potatoes. AS is
common In normal years blight has
touched q few fields, but 1t 10 OF The
ordinary kind and will not cut down
the crop to any extent. Potato bugs
were taken we'll in hand from the
start and the vines are making a
rapid growth.
Tomatoes. peas. cucumbers, beans
and other crops are netting the
farmers a nice income.
Kersey. Aug. Newer before
have Kersey fats had such pros
poets for a banner crop. Because OF
the soil in this district the crops are
ahead OF all others in Weld county.
The beet crop will be . big item in
the farmers pockets this year over
1000 acres OF the sugar plant are
contracted for by the farmers. Some
Of the fields are now getting their
second water and with the 60 more
days yet to mature, the beets will
reach cup bringing size. The per-
centage of sugar will run high from
all indications. Frank Boulter says
that his beets will run from l. to
10 tons to the acre. Johnny War
rem, near Sublet, who has the big
gest acreage Of anyone in this reg
ion, will realize II tons per acre.
The average field Of beets In this
district does not run over"50 acres.
The potato cropsis nearly all in
blossom with no sign Of fusarium.
1t was reported two weeks ago that
rhizoc, the root disease. had appear
ed. but the report was not verified
and farmers say that the tubers
have not shown any bad effects Of
the disease.
Fall wheat is being cut this week
and the yields are tremendous.
Chris Thorkilson and Barney Madi-
Vr,;11 or
bushels to the acre. The small grain
is fast maturing and in thFee weeks
the harvesters will be In the tields.
At Auburn H. d. Parker is DEM
onstrating that corn can ~ grown
in Weld county with - big yields
as in eastern states. Over ten tons
to the acre will be cut from the
crop. The corn will be cut when
1t is in the milk" and placed In the
large silos on his place. The silo 10
merely a great can that holds from
so to $50 tons of the canned green
feed.
Keota, Aug. with the winter
wheat breast high and fax four feet
in the air farmers on homesteads
near here are beginning TO see their
way clear out OF the hard times
| which have prevailed the last two
years. Plenty of water this winter
and spring has been the reason for
the prospects Of the bumper crops.
Where cattle roamed % years ago
there are now waving fields Of
wheat. Here and there a neat farm
home dots the plains.
Fort Lupton. Aug. Fort Lup-
ton will send its sons and daugh-
ters away to colleges and schools Of
higher learning this year because
their pockets will be full of money.
Crop prospects have never been bet
ter. Tomatoes are larger and bet
ter shaped than ever and the can
ming factory can not meet the orders
from the east. The farmers are
raising a variety of crops August
Schmidt has 30 acres of beets, 45
acres OF alfalfa and 80 acres Of oats.
X. w. Haynes believes that garden
truck nets a nice income. He has
ten acres OF Defiance wheat. three
acres Of cabbage. three acres of Gu
cum Ders, six acres of late beans and
10 acres OF alfalfa. F. A Arnold,
a new arrival from Kansas. has
equipped his farm with a fine dairy
and poultry yard Last season's
Matching netted him 1000 chicks.
rms year he has six acres Of beets
nine acres of cabbage, FIVE acres of
cucumbers and ten acres of alfalfa.
The recent high water ON the
Platte which inundated a few farms
ala not damage the wheat to any
great extent.
Auit, Aug BESIDES looking af-
ter their routine crops of rain and
potatoes the farmers have h.d time
to harvest a great pea ron Tho
second run is now being made at
the pea muller. George Gabler has
realized more than any one from the
pea crop. His four acres returned
MN s2aS.24. or an average Of 363.-
- an acre. AS net profit Mr.. Cab
Ter will realize Srn n,