The Ordway new era., 1913-05-02
Alfalfa Mill ofCreat
Benefit to Farmers
Local Company Reviews Work
of Year and Shows How
Growers Make Profit

Thursday, April "A, closed the most
successful season of the alfalfa mill
since its erection In Ordway. This
has been prosperous season for all
concerned. The farmers have had a
steady, reliable market for their hay
and In delivering it to the mill they
have at all times been assured OF
courteous treatment, prompt pay
ment and price equal to any market
that could be secured.
In a season covering period OF
eight months large crew Of men
we're constantly provided with labor
and the merchants of Ordway were
directly benf1ted by that fact rs they
had customers with ready money who
were able to meet their debts. The
mill paid out $4,000 this year for
labor alone. But the great benefit
was that which fovored the farmers.
During The season just ended, 1880
tons NDf hay were ground. The mill
provided convenient market for the
able, and which, during It's five years
operation In this valley has proven Its
Intentions OF giving the farmers u
square deal.
From past experience any farmer
can tell OF the great risk he takes In
shipping his hay out OF the country.
The chances are when it arrives In
the eastern market some scheming
commission merchant will declare the
hay below grade and the farmer is
helpless to protect his property. 1t
has gone beyond his reach and he
must accept any price the agents are
disposed to pay.
In dealing with the alfalfa mill
each man can act for himself. He
can be right Al, hand when the hay Is
being weighed and graded and II he
is In the least dissatisfied he has
every opportunity to submit the mat.
ter to men competent to judge
whether or not, he is being paid for
value received.
By actual investigation 1t has been
learned that sixty per cent Of the hay
bought by the balers is paid for AS
second grade, netting the farmers not
over 81 on board cars, while only
twelve per cent OF hay received by
the mill was turned In as second
grade, and for every ton OF such hay
the owner received s.. BY such
authority as Fred Bass, W. II. Chester
and Edd. Skinner the weights at the
mill are said to exceed those Of the
balers on account Of the loss OF leaves
and fine stems in baling.
1t does not require an expert to
pick out the field IN which the baling
machines have been in operation.
They are striking contrast to those
In which the farmers have been en-
couraged to clean up carefully and
a good price. Balers reject all but
the best hay and the rest is scattered
over the ground TO be trampled under
the hOOfs OF cattle or blown far and
wide by the wind. The waste
wrought by balers is almost equal to
the profits derived from the best hay.
Observation and much experiment.
ing in the raising OF alfalfa have
shown that IT. is the most profitable
crop for Colorado. The expense OF
starting such crop is very slight and
the hardy nature OF the alfalfa plant
makes its abundant growth a sure
income for the cultivator.
Working together for the best
interests OF both, the raising OF alfalfa
hay and the grinding OF meal should
develop into an industry surpassed by
none in this country. The mill and
the farmers are necessary to each
other. their interests are the same
and they have dealt together long
enough to prove that the great desire
and aim OF all IL for satisfaction.
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