Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-10
THIS WEEKS NOTES ON THE: FARM

tho one and only key to this rcstora-
ton of flooded lands. Between now.
and spring the crusted ground must
be partly broken up. the rocks picked
out. fertilizer supplied, or even a few
loads of real soil hauled. Then 1t must
be given Il new start with alfalfa. No
other plant can bore thru 1t. II alfal-
| ia can be induced to grow in even n
| few scattered spots, these can In tho
| course OF years be enlarged until in
time there is n meadow which with a
little help will once more make 1t look
| like n farm.
Tho fairs arc all over except one.
and they have been the best ever.
| There is no line OF interest or activity
| they have not benefited. tho some thick
headed people can not seem to see It.
Even those who did not attend any
| derive benefit. in ways that columns
Of type could not fully describe.
It has been n favorable and fortu-
nate week. dry and bright. breezy and
| cool. with minimums around tho frost
| point but nothing to interfere with the
busy toll going on in every direction
potatoes and corn and alfalfa. with
plowing for wheat and forty kinds of
chores. Prices have boon steady tho
| grains weakened further at the end of
the week. All movements went to con-
| firm tho standing impression that the
perpetual and reliable money crops"
are dairy products and poultry prod
| ucts. These have not budgod from
| their firm footing. and will not.
/ Many interesting notes and refer
onccs arc being published in ncwspa-
pcrs all over southern Colorado in
reference to tho state fair. held at Puc-
bio last month including details of
premiums and prizes. the winning of
which brought pleasure to people of
whole counties.
! Tho Nuckolls Packing Co. being un-
able to buy enough fat cattle in the
| Denver Tho first of the week and
bought six car loads of fancy noun
tain fat cows at t3.35 per 100 pounds
ana brought them to their yards in
Pueblo.
Norwood in Montrosc county had a
| fair worthy Of n large town. The show
| ing cf livestock was extensive rnd
first clas. sporting contests were live
ly. Mayor Williamson put up n gold
com to go tp tho boy who was most
proficient in judging stock.
At tho bayfield, fair tho baseball
team from 1Gnacio defeated tho team
from Durango bv n score of ~ TO ).
before n large crowd.
Down in Interior Kansas sncd rye
Is advertised for sale nt ~ cents n
hush"l and Knnrcd seed wheat at
IS.
Hon A. n. Mcliinaic Of North Hard
scrabble was a Florence visitor today.
| He states that out of \ third of n
crop of head lettuce on three acres
his wear he received sSno.-Florcnce
Citizen.
Plns arc in progress whereby three
] hcya ~frnm san Miguel county will take
/ the irip to the state fair next year.
| The boys are entering into severn
day milking contest. The hoy who
gets the greatest amount of butter
| int in seven days will receive five
| dollar check from Swift and Company.
From Allison: La Plata county
| farmers will find II hari to boat the
| record of i. w. Briggs. lie had %
acres Of wheat that yielded ~ bushels
| to tho acre. He has n total OF 1900
| bushcls Of wheat and 1000 of oats.
| 1t was Marquis wheat
From the SIN Juan country: piunu
nuts are plentiful this fall tho first
In about acvcn years. The children.
birds ana squirrels are after them.