The Ordway new era., 1913-07-25
Crop Conditions
All Over Valley
Very Encouraging
A Resume of Present Condition
Indicates That Growers
Will Harvest Biggest
Crops in History


A resume of the crop conditions
throughout the entire valley indicates
now that boumper yield of all kinde
of melons, fruit and grain will be
harvested. Some Of the exchanges
from which we CLEAN an idea of condi-
tions in the different sections COM
plain of scarcity of rain and water,
but since th.ss papers were published
a general and goodly rain has fallen,
measuring from threequarters of an
inch to one and one half inches at
Ordway, and it is presumed that if
rain was all that was needed to insure
a good crop in all lines, the question
is now settled. Falling steadily for
six or seven hours Friday night, the
rain was given an opportunity to do as
much good as possible, very lite sun
shine and wind following it for two
days.
About Ordway reports are to the
effect that everything is in first-class
condition, and all the farmers are
optimistio. Delayed somewhat with
the beet thinning. the work is now
about completed and labor used in
that work is being retained in the can
taloupe patches pending the maturing
of both crops. Very few farmers had
gone into the second cutting of alfalfa
when the rain of last week came and
very little damage was done along
that line.
Altogether the farmers over the en-
tire valley are in an optimistic frame
of mind, If reports count for anything /;
the sugar factories are making prepar-
ations for long run through the
winter, and posperity with capital P
is on its way to southeastern Coloado.
The following extracts from differ.
ent exchanges tell the story, and it
all makes mighty interesting reading !:
Thinning Of the greatest of all crops
of beets ever raised iu the Swink terri
tory was completed this week.
The general sepoIt is that the crop
is in most excellent condition and
that the final outcome will be perfectly
satisfactory to all concerned.
The hundreds Of Mexicans who have
been doing the thinning will remain
in this part of the valley, taking up
the hoeing OF cautaloupes and cucum-
bers, after which they will he held
here for topping beets and other work
in connection with the beet harvest
and melon BUSINESS.
All will be in readiness at the
factory for the handling of the i'm
mense beet crop, and it is stated that
operations may be actively begun the
latter part of September.
Crop conditions generally are as
good as could BIZ hoped for. More rain
would be Of great benefit.
While the beet crop is not more
than half way along, unless some uu
foreseen disaster develops, it will be
in almost perfect condition when hat-
vest comes. .N.
Melons are in the pink of condition
and this crop also bids fair to be the
greatest ever raised here.
The second cutting of alfalfa is in
progress in some sections and the yield
is reported to be highly satisfactory.
There are hundreds of mouths water
ing for the cantaloupes for which this
section of the Arkansas valley is
famous. They are reported to be doing
we'll, considering the dry and exces-
sively hot weather.
1t is stated by growers and dealers
that good rain would mean many
thousand dollars worth Of good to the
crop just now.
In the opinion of the leading grow
ers three more weeks will see cants on
the market, aud from then on the
activity in the melon business will be
more pronounced than last year.
Swink Advocate.
In conversation with Harry Palmer
this week, we learn the cantaloupe
crop seems we'll advanced for this time
of season. The melons are of good
size and may be ripe by the first of
August. Mr.. Palmer, who is accepted
as good authority on cantaioupes,
states, however, you can never tell
what the outcome will be. Sometimes
melons are advanced in size just as
they are this season, and yet are un-
usually slow to ripen. Mr.. Palmer is
taking care of perhaps $500 hills, and
looks for a good seasons business.