Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-18

every needed convenience for SANTA
ton and comfort. There is room in
the NOV for 40 tons of alfalfa hay. On
this farm were found concrete tanks.
plenty of good water supplied by pipe
from we'll near the house from which
the water is pumped by modern
windmill.
Mr.. Yost says he depends on a ra-
tion for his stock of silage and a small
portion of cotton seed meal. He now
has 30 head OF cattle, Is of which arc
mixers. He prefers the Red Poll stock
and says he loses nothing by culling as
those not desirable for dairy purposes
make good beef stock"
Another bold homesteader was w.
p. Russell who instead of seeking low
irrigated land filed on ono of the high
est tracts between the Huerfano and
the Apache. There he has S20 smooth
level acres which have produced good
crops amid which seven Holstein milk
ers, seven ycarling heifers and nine
registered Holsteins are busily eating
day and night including one of the fin
est sucking calves in the state.
Turkey Ridge is one of the new sec
tions of the county. The Turkey Ridge
embraces the territory lying between
the Huerfano and Cucharas rivers.
north OF walsenburg about 16 miles.
This is community settled up by
homesteaders about five years ago.
Many of the settlers are from Missouri.
men who know good land and who are
both entcrprising and Industrious. They
came to Colorado because they found
government land and their Judgment
told them they had found land and
soil from which they could get satis-
factory results. The lay of the land
in this region is charming to the eye.
lies higher than Walsenburg. rolls gent
ly north and south with ridges running
east and west from the Huerfano to
the Cucharas. Most of the soil is a
brown sandy loan with limestone sub
soil. It is unusually easy to cultivate.
Just enough sand to work nicely, but
heavy enough not to blow. except In
small areas. Tho soil holds moisture
exceptionally well. and many crops
mature without rain. A community
fair will be held the coming summer.
1t is good for the eyes to see the great
pixies of corn all over the community"
BETTER TAa. Missouri
Among farms visited In that locality
was that OF ]. s. Hunter who came
from western Missouri four years ago
and filed on c40 acres as homestead.
Mr.. Hunter says he raises as much
corn on his dry land. that cost him
nothing but proving up. as no did on
tho 500 per acre land In Missouri. and
no mas nVtbE OI inc
tors. such as drouth and foods. that
he had to deal with there. When
asked II no had any notion of return
ing to Old Missouri he cmphatically
said, NO" that no Is quite well salts
fed.
In tho garden OF ]. 6. Hunter may
be seen alfalfa growing on land that
summer season. He says he cut three
crops from this patch last year and
expects to SOW more OF this crop.
Mr.. Hunter says his last years corn
crop averaged 30 bushels to the acre.
He grows tho best corn he can get,
and intends to conhnc himself this
year principally to the Minnesota No.
f,rst premium on his corn Mt the coun-
ty fair. He has plenty OF good seed
corn which he will sell at 81 per hun
dr-d.
He raises a splendid grade of Du-
roc hogs. good cattle. turkeys and other |
stock to cat up his corn crops. The |
buildings on his place arc comfortable |
and conveniently arranged. The fam
lily ia living in n frame house which |
he Will In the near future use as n
barn, as he has stonc on the ground |
for stone house. lie gets good soft |
water at from Is TO so feet.
"one thing We think should be cm-
nhasizcd is MT. hunters 3 idea OF plow- l
ing dry land. Hc does not skim the |
surface. but says he piows all his land |
from eight to ten inches deep
A o. Scott came from St. Joseph |
i've years ago ano took up half sec- |
ion on tho west portion OF the ssmc
-ldgc. and has turned the raw prairie |
INTO a profitable farm. Ho raises corn
~ principal crop but also alfalfa. oats. |
wheat and cane. and feeds many Duroc
hogs. also many turkeys Ito had 1000
bushels OF corn last year. lie sold S35
worth OF onion sets from n small piece
or ground. Plenty or good water is
at 10 10 10 foot.
The Illustrations show several of tho
country schoolhouscs In the region Wis
cd including that OF Turkey ridge.
\ pretty cut is the portrait of p. c.
cnrvcrs s-wceks Ola baby Holstcin
with it's dark soulful Dyes and graceful
tail. Another shows a flock of chill
dren and n flock OF rabbits. Several
fnc pictures and interesting dcscrip- |
ton arc from tho ]. W. Knrst ranch
Of 1.2i0 acres in Apache valley.
Next II will bc our turn to begin |
giving sketches and pictures of farms |
IN Pueblo county. which has not only
high land ranches like those above |
noted but thousands OF acres of the
finest irrigated lands where system, |
labor. plan and execution arc az dif- |
tcrcnt from dry farming as can bc
imagined. We can only say, these
writa-ups will begin when VIC get
around TO it,