Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-03-28
BEST METHODS
Of farm WORK
Topic at Last Meeting of Ag.
ricultural Club
SCIENTIFIC FARM
MANAGEMENT
VIII Eliminate Great Deal Of Ex-
pense the Opinion of Most
of the Speakers

pense the Opinion of Most
of the Speakers
At well-attcnded meeting of the
Otero CountyA Agricultural associa-
ton held last Saturday afternoon the
subject for discussion was on the best
methods of farm management.
Henry Ball opened the subject and
in very entertaining and instructive
manner told of the lost motion"
which every farmer encountered in
his work and the speaker believed
that if more attention was paid to
keeping every tool and farm imple-
ment in the best of shape and where
it could always be found and if strict
attention was paid and study made
OF the best manner in which to do all
kinds of farm work with the least lost
motion, there would be great saving
in time and money.
p. X. Blinn followed the first speak
er with a most instructive talk in
which he said that he believed that
the two principal points of successful
farming were crop rotation and sys-
TEN in doing the farm work. The
speaker believes that one-half of the
land on the farm should be- in alfalfa
in order to keep the rest of the land
in the best condition and in balanced
fertility. He advised dividing the
farm into six sections for rotation
work, always having three of the sec
tions in alfalfa of one, two and three
year growth and the other three sec
tions in other crops. The speaker
outlined very interesting method of
farm system which he believed every
farmer should adopt, never allowing
his work to be behind and always
knowing just what to do at all times,
which would not be the case unless
some system was adopted and lived
up to.
Ralph Collins believed that the beet
crop is handled by the farmer too
many times and that more attention
should be given to the scientific man
agement OF farm labor as is being
done by the great manufacturing con-
Germs all over the country.
John Edagr was of the opinion that
il he could handle his farm help as
Beet Sugar Co. He could make more
money raising beets. The speaker
told of his experience with what is
called the Swedish harrow and is
firm believer in this method of treat
ing land that has been plowed the
season before.
During the afternoon there were re-
marks by DIR. Larimer, who has re-
Gently moved to the valley from Ohio
and who is believer, after his several
visits here and his study of condi-
tons, that this valley is an empire of
itself and destined to be the very best
place in all the west an dhei bases his
idea on the fact that Pueblo is sure
to be the gateway for the great trade
that will go to the gulf and thence to
the canal and will become great city
and this valley will be called upon to
feed it and that everything will grow
in value and prosperity.
Mayor G.. NJ. Coffman is of the be-
lief that there is too much OF ten
dency on the part ofthe farmers to
see how much they can borrow rath-
cr than how little they can get along
with and he spoke very interestingly
along this line.
1t was voted to select debating
team from the members OF the asso-
citation who will meet the team repre-
scnting the high school the matter
being left in. the hands of Ralph Coll
Inns. =.
1t is expected tat Prof. Gillette Of
the State Agricultural College will
deliver his lecture on breeding be-
fore the club at an early date, the ar
| rangcment being left i'll the hands OF
| ]. Fl. Crowley.
The membership cards will soon be
issued to all those who have paid
their dues.
The subject for the next meeting.
which will be held next Saturday, will
be Scientific Management of Farm
Labor" and paper will be by gen.
tleman who is without doubt one OF
the best posted and most successful
handlers OF men on the farm in the
state and as it is subject in which
every farmer should be interested
large crowd is expected.