The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-24

lie Is reasonably prosperous. he is
building up the country and minding
his own business.
But since have been accused of be-
ing an enthusiast, let u appeal to
facts which are readily and easily sub.
stantiated.
Raymer Is one Of seven towns along
the Sterling Cheyenne branch Of the
Burlington in Weld county. Assume
that this station does an average busi-
ness and you will have q fair idea Of
what the entire section Is doing.
From the crop Of l0l4, there has been
marketed at Raymer the following:
"a cars Of wheat, or $1,000 bushels.
4 cars Of cattle.
! car Of live hogs.
The Boulder creamery has paid out
at this station $2. 200 for cream during
l0l4, and some has gone to other
creamaries.
Some wheat ID being held by the
farmers. They are also holding their
stock and increasing their herda Corn
made . good crop last year. Various
Yields are reported, but ~ this crop is
usually fed on the place it is mostly
guess work. However, one man who
sold his corn and weighed the product.
averaged 30 bushels to the acre for
ls-acres. This was Joseph Gringras.
Some wheat made better than 80
bushels to the acre. and from that
down. The sversgs vs would think
was better than Is bushels to the acre.
The acreage Of winter wheat for
next year will be ssarly double and is
looking fine at present
Alfalfa 10 bsing experimental with.
Several have tried small patches. We
do not know Of failure under con-
ditions thst were favorable. That is,
X the land he'd been reasonably well
subdued, sad the crop was put in at
the proper time.
One man took I thousand dollars
worth of alfalfs seed from shout go
acres The past summer. The row
method Of planting with cultivation is
considered the better method Of hand
ling alfalfa. The experiments already
tried will result in much more being
put out the coming year. Time will
tell Of its value.
The silo has not come to any ext mt
80 far, bat few have heen built The
past season, and others are watching
the results.
improvements Of . substantial kind
are being built In one neighborhood
q short distance from Raymer. four
substantial barns may be seen within
sight Of each other. that have cost
their owners $500. or better.
The above are only a few Of the
things that have been done, and they
have been done by people Of very lim-
tied means and without help from the
outside. Other sections Of Colorado
received help to get seed for the seas
on Of 1912. This section did not get
any OF that air. In short, the influ-
ence Of the wealthy men Of the irrigat-
ed sections has always been to discour-
age the development Of this country.
An ominous shake of the head, or a
simulated doubtful word, If not direct
encouragement has greeted the home
seeksr, IL he happened to stop at the
MONEY centcrs.
The dry lands Of Weld county have
been developed in spite of the advise of
the successful business men of the
larger towns. We think the files of
the Tribune. Republican will show that
not longer ago than this last summer
its industrial editor, while expressing
admiration for what we had done, sill
showed unmistaken evidence of q
doubling Thomas attitude towari our
ultiinats success. In any community
the character Of its people have much
to do with it, development. Our lin
its will not allow much space upon this,
but people Of this section seldom fig
ure in court procedure at Greeley, or
in their own few justice courts.
The development Of their schools
testify To their character batter per-
hsps than anything else. Raymer is
situated IN school distriet No. 81.
That distgict 10 now maintaining seven
schools. sias months h the year. teach.
ing I'll ths grades in an. snd 10 one
maintain the first year Of high school.
In money expended and quality ofwork
done thess schools after five years Of
ssttlsmsntvill compare fsvorably with
the schools Of country districts in Iowa
sitter more than half century Of de-
vslopment. snd Iowa is supposed to be
smong ths best in this line. Nor are
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