Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-14

hay on his new purchase, the former
Genright place at Glacier siding.
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Falling from a high hay derrick TO
the ground, Frank Buzzard, IS, was
instantly killed at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, while working on the T. A.
Mostyn ranch at Ridgway.
Seventy-five cents q pound for but
ter before Christmas, was the predic-
ton made to E. NJ. Collins by a well
posted travelling man a few days ago
Where then, may We expect milk and
eggs TO land?
Frank Dunn motored from Powder
horn Tuesday on business. His own
hay is out Of the way, but Mr.. Dunn
states that copious rains have inter
ferred with completing the crop or
many of the Powderhorn ranches.
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Flour is on the decline, because Of
the fixing Of prices BY the government.
1t IS quoted 40c less hundred pounds
in Denver already, but one should
not bank on very heavy reduction.
However, 40c is something to b.
thankful for.
Otis Moore and Herman Eilebrecht
are cutting the hay on the vanTuyl
ranch. which adjoins their place.
on Ohio creek. Although Sanford
Zcigler bought the place, rumor has
It that these two ranchmen will soon
be owners OF record.
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Clyde Stokes has purchased Of A.
o. Brooke the Apperson touring car
formerly owned by C. w. Winslow.
Mr.. Stokes moved his family this
week to the Walter Mergelman ranch
at Jacks Cabin where he expects 10
remain. He has been for a year at
Dos Rios ranch.
The poor farmer" who is guaran-
teed S2.20 for his wheat will not have
to worry nights this winter, provided
he was wise enough to have any wheat
for sale. With eggs selling at so cent
a dozen right now, he won't have to
haul to town to get the price. Just
feed it to the hens and the crop is
marketed at profit.
Final proof on his pre-emption claim
on Antelope creek was made Saturday
before U. S. Commissioner Nourse by
G. l.. Hoyt. Chester A. Peterson and
N. j. Anderson of that valley, were his (
witnesses. Mr.. Hoyt has 100 acres I
above the old Head place, and says il
is fine land, and raises excellent crops
without irrigation. He has four acres /
in spuds and ten to twelve in oats,
rye and barley. I
A. c. Matthews went to Montrose
Monday. Said he was going to pick
fruit in that valley. We observe, how
ever, that lots of folks from Montrose
and Delta counties are going TO Grand /
junction and vicinity, as the Junction /
and Palisades crop is ripe, while it will
take a week or two yet for the upper
valley fruit to mature. Indeed there
is lots of uneasiess about whether .
lot of it can get by the early frosts ct /
all.
In speaking of the alfalfa weevil
which has just shown up in Delta
county, the government agricultural
ist says that comprehensive bul-
letin will soon be issued giving meth
DDS of preventing the spread Of the
disease. He also says that this pest
is serious to the live stock industry
as it affects the first cutting Of All
alfa greatly. Every precaution should
be taken locally to prevent its spread
into this section. One of the WAYS
of spreading that we are concerned
with is the practice of movers and
peddlers hauling horse feed in their
wagons from place to place. Transit
laborers can carry it in rolls Of bed
ding from place to place. 1t is not
possible to exterminate the pest %
far as is now known SO that crest
care need be taken by local farmers
in an attempt to keep the trouble
from spreading. An article will BEL
published in a few days explaining
this pest in detail as to its effect on
alfalfa.