The daily sentinel., 1914-06-06
BUMPER CROP
AI CLIFTON,
|SPR0PHECY
Diyersitication Adds Dollars to
Wise RanChman'S S Bank AC-
count; People Optimistic.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK is BRIGHT

TIBy Harold V. Aupperle. +
~ Diversified farming and the
nrospect Of one OF the best fruit
crops in the history of this section
have combined to promise a return
of the old prosperity and good
times" OF 1903 and 1906. This is
the unanimous opinion of all business
men and merchants in Clifton, and is
based upon one unfailing criterion
n general increase in business over
last year More than eight hundred
cars OF fruit are hanging on the
trees in this vicinity, and in addition
TO this bounteous crop there is now
flowing into the pockets of the ranch
ers a small but steady income from
truck gardening, small fruit and
alfalfa.
Perhaps the best sign that this
promised era of prosperity will be a
stable and tangible asset for the com
munity is the increasing growth of
alfalfa on the land tributary to Cliff
ton. More than eight hundred acres
OF alfalfa were planted this year, and
more than half this amount is for
permanent growth and for orchard
cover crops.
Bank Deposits Larger.
Nothing is more gratifying and in
dicatiye of the greater prosperity of
the community than the expression of
the business men.
Our deposits are a third larger
than last year at this time" declared
Cashier W G. Mcdonald OF the First
State Bank OF Clifton. This is due
10 the feeling of confidence which is
again pervading the public mind. 1t
is due also to the greater diversifica-
toh of crops around Clifton. Nearly
every rancher here now raises his
own hay and vegetables. Until two
or three years ago the rancher who
planted hay instead of peaches was
considered foolish. He was supposed
TO pay cash for alfalfa to feed to
his horses. He raises it now, and in
many Instances he is enabled to sell
some outside"
W. J. Shellenberger one of the
leading merchants, was equally en-
thusiastic when seen this morning.
We expected to handle enough
alfalfa seed for about 80 to so acres
this year" declared Mr.. Shellen ber-
ger but we sold in all about four
thousand pounds from our store
alone. This is sufficient for 400I
acres. | know that fully as much
more was purchased by ranchers
from other places this year The
greater part of this 500 acres of new
nay is for permanent cutting and
will not be plowed under Almost as
much hay was planted last year.
Until last year all hay used here was
Shlpped in, Last year the imported
nay was reduced greatly, and this
will l;.tl
out Another source of saving and
revenue which has been heretofore
overlooked by most orchardists is the
commercial raising of7poultry and
stock. Many cases OF eggs were
shipped out this year. the eggs aver
aging at least 20 cents a dozen to the
farmers. see good times ahead.
MY books show an increase in busi-
ness Tor my store of from % to g.
per cent over the. month of May for
last year"
Have Learned Lesson.
Iohn ID. Secor. who has been OPP
uhllstic and a booster in the valley
lof fourteen years, feels more en-
outraged now than at any previous
Ume We have learned our lesson
10 the Grand valley" he said today
mas taken good many years
10 cohvlnce.us that too much speciali-
4aIloh IN farming Is not for the
uest' The prospect of a good crop
mere this year as well as the increase
~ diversified farming means good
ZINES for us again. Mr.. Secor was
hept on the move all day yesterday
uutl nearly 8 O'Clock waiting on
Iade' aud so were w. j. Shellenber-
ser and j. Z. Hornbaker
ar Hornbaker yesterday made
ptaetleal demonstration of the good
sieets of diversified farming when
u, e assisted his son in dressing three
me hogs which have been fattened
tn t the Hornbaker corral since the
tst OF the year. They were between
Ne and six months old when killed
yesterday, and when sold to the
Cameo Mercantile Company at
Salheo today they brought a little
oetter than SIS apiece. 1t required
aoout an hour and half to kill and
uIess the three. Mr. Hornbaker has
week
bigger Postal Receipts.
ostmaster F. II. Meyers today re-
pof.ed that the postal receipts in
aseu fas 80 per cent over the receipts
or may. 1913. My own drug busi-
ness, he said, shows a net increase
year. 'ei 'his time last
As for the fruit crop. old timers