The Monte Vista journal., 1914-11-21
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northwest of Monte Vista that
weighed S6A pounds.
Hog Raising.
There are very few irrigated sec
tions of the West where the hog can
be profitably grown and finished for
the markets. owing to the fact that
the fat-producing and finishing crop,
such as peas or corn, can only be
raised in very few agricultural dis
tricts of the West.
The San Luis valley is the most
favored agricultural district of the
entire Rocky Mountain region for
the raising and fattening of hogs,
because of the healthful climate;
continual sunshine; dry weather.
good markets; splendid fields of al
falfa. and the unusual productive
ness of the field pea crop. The pea
crop is to the San Luis valley farmer
the same as the corn crop is to the
Eastern farmer, and this enormous
field crop fattens and finishes the hog
for the markets, producing the very
highest quality of meat and with a
small expense for the grower and
feeder.
1t is known that 500 pounds of
pork can be produced from an acre
OF field peas, and that the acre of
peas can be grown for less than half
the cost of growing an acre of corn.
That the people of this locality
and others in search OF new farm
homes may know of the magnitude
of the hog industry in the Monte
Vista agricultural district, will say
that the firm of Chase & Bond of
Monte Vista purchased from the
farmers of this district during the
period from November l, 1918, to
August 4, 1914. $3.50 head OF hogs.
and those were shipped to the differ
ent live stock markets. Also that
this firm paid our farmers the sum
OF $163,967 for these hogs, and that
In addition to Chase & Bonds pur-
chases, other shipments OF hogs
from the Monte Vista district will
make the total receipts from the sale
OF hogs amount to more than $780,
600 during the past year.
1t Is conservatively estimated that
this season there will be more than
twice as many hogs shipped from
this same district as were shipped
last season and that the total
amount to be paid to our farmers
VIII exceed the enormous sum of
100000
Feeding Lambs.
Probably one OF the most profit
able industries in this district at the
present time is the feeding OF lambs.
More than 25O.oOO lambs are being
fed by our farmers at the present
time. and owing to the many ad
vantages this locality has in fatten-
ing this stock for market. the profits
in feeding have been unusually at
tractive
The feeding season begins about
October IL and most of the lambs
are shipped by January 1.
In an interview with Mr.. G.. w
Gates, president OF the First Nation
al Bank OF Monte Vista. he stated
that owing to the field pea cron
which alone prepares the sheen for
market, the lambs can he finished n,
about half the expense required I'm
any other section OF the United
States.
The first shipment OF lambs this
year from the Monte Vista district
sold Nov. II in Kansas CITY n,
$3.50 a hundred. topping the mar
ket.
Sixty Silos Constructed.
During the past few years there
has been constructed In the Monte
Vista agricultural district more than
sixty silos. The splendid results at
tanned by all who have erected theso
silos, will result In many moro be-
Ing contracted for during the next
twelve months.
In an interview with Mr.. O W
Sylvester who lives two miles eos,
OF Monte Vista. he stated TINT be
now has hve silos. each with N
capacity Of 500 tons. Also that the
silos are now filled with peas and