Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-14
THIS Weeks NOTES ON The FARM

Wheat has gained IA cents since
week ago. The hopeful feeling fore
tshadowed in this column has been
borne out. and there are other farm
products will soon feel the push. eggs
are up in plutocrat figures but as tne
Colorado farmer must feed his flocks
three months with no returns We must
pay transportation on cggs from Ran
sas, and II the railroads had quit run.
ming we would not have any eggs at
all. Butter has struggled several cents
above the 40 mar X. Alfalfa retalis
at s. to IS in the city. Meats continue
cheap and even dressed chickens have
been slightly affected by the fierce
grocery war. But such low figures on
meats can surely not last much longer.
II is already a sure thing that turkeys
are up In frightful figures. The eastern
milk war is not entirely unknown
in Pueblo.
Seventeen deeds for transfer of land
with a valuation OF $4l ZOE were filed
! in the office OF the county clerk Thurs
day. Tho largest transfer was 90 acres
of land on the st. Charles Mesa by W.
+. Soliee to f. w. Sollee for S1s.ooo.
Two OF the transfers were patents on
homestead land.
| Frank Wride has a sugar beet which
! he grew on his La Plata county ranch,
which measures As inches longitudinal
circumference and weighs 20 pounds.
In the Pierce windows are shown two
five pound table bects grown by Mrs.
Martha /. Davis at upper end OF the
city. This is pretty good Tor adoue
ground and for red pects. Our north
side lands call for much labor and
care but they do carry the everlasting
supply of mineral constituents.
|. The bondholders OF the Orchard
Mesa district In the Grand valley. near
Grand Junction. are vo be paid $lbo,VoV
for cancellation OF their bonds by Hie
resulted from the recent visit OF a. u.
Fail. secretary of the interior.
The Rose Cattle company has shipped
500 head OF cattle to stone City and
500 head will be shipped there from
Wyoming and Arizona this week.
From westcliff: Notwithstanding the
low prices lots of hay, grain and pota-
toes are being shipped from Wet Noun
tain valley. Our farmers have made
up their minds that half a loaf is better
than no bread.
Dovcrs' Finance corporation, OF
Carlsbad. has filed articles Of incor-
poration. The authorized capital stock
Is 100000. which has been fully sub
scribed.
Some kinds of potatoes arc said TO
be good keepers" We have known OF
human people same way.
Eads Press: Powell Higginbottom
purchased and shipped two ears or
wheat from Galatca. The wheat was
raised by j. Il. Sncdccor, I. p. Grant
and Bryan Buck.
Fine alfalfa hay is quoted in Mont
rose papers at So per ton.
Much interest il taken in the trial
at Saguachc on November II OF seven
Gunnison stockmen accused by u. n
Noaud and the Got.nelf Investment
company OF driving their stock off the
range southwest of Gunnison and ca,is-
inv much financial loss to these big
cattlcmcn OF Saguache.
From Towner, Kiowa county; The
elevator at Towner has done n good
business during the short time 1t has
been running and has been great
help to tho farmers.
Fact develops that at the meeting
last week of Arkansas Valley Fair as
sociaton at Rocky Ford there were
some exciting moments when the direc-
torato that has been managing affairs