Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-08-01

Descriptions Of certain definite places.
sketches of agricultural growth In
known localities. afford the most read
able contributions that can be obtained
for this Chieftain Farm page. Coun-
try people Will turn quick attention
to accounts OF what is going on in
their line In this or that section not
far away. when they might devote only
cursory glance at the usual pedantic
effort of the agricultural publications
to give out instruction in things they
already know.
A most Interesting half page describ-
ing a wonderful present prosperity at
Rattlesnaks Buttes was contained in
the Sunday Chieftaln of yesterday, and
tho reader would like to have Mr. Full
Ter crank up his machine and give sim
liar story about Beulah valley. Vine
land. Highland. Burnt Mil Avondale
the upper Fountain, and dozen other
attractive spots in our own county. TO
say nothing of the hundred fine farm
ing communities In adjoining counties.
The special point to he emphasized
In the Rattle~nake Buttes ragion ts
that II ia all new thing, creation Of
4 very few years. where for unnum-
bsred centuries that good soil in the
thousands OF acres had lain idle eN-
cept for the pit-patter of the little
split hoofs OF sheep.
But now for fve dollar bill, paid
out TO a railroad which will change
hands today. ono can ride a hundred
mlles along a winding and ascending
trail viewing ground which has been
.samped over daily for the last SIXTY
years. and try to figure out what has
been accomplished since the time OF the
. FIRST rush to ORC City.
II Is an Interesting journey, up 70
Sallda this summer. IN one who i,
aware Of the local peculisrities along
the way.
For inrance. tho flood region"
which practically is all below the
mouth of Beaver creek. a distance OF
thirty miles. II was that stream and
the other creeks flowing into the Ar
kansas below Canon city that made
the phenomenal inundation OF June ]
and & AZ dozen places the long
train OF n dozen crowded coaches slows
up and crnwls carefully over stretches
OF new track while hattalions OF Mcx-
lean lahorers stand aside. Every train
loses an hour In Il, running time in
that thirty miles. But the amount OF
aonstruction that has been accoV-
plished in seven weeks has bcen mar
velou. proving that this section OF
the new transcontin@ntal system is in
vigorous hsndg.
Even within Sigh, Of Pueblo the old
farming tracts show the wides. con-
trasts Here Is Geld that has always
been a choice and we'll cultivated pro-
Queer but Is NOW utterly barren and
idle Evidently IL was not only swept
bare by the torrent hut left with a
hard crust.
\ little way on In \ good field that
was similarly stripped hut its surface
VAS not spoiled therefore 1t has since
June grown tremendous crop Oh
weeds which now stand four feet high.
In a few weeks II will present n vast
Hre menace. yet n the mass OF vcgo.
tation IL burned on after frost there
will be loft plenty OF. weed seeds ID
make trlhulstion for tho cultivators
next year
hut every now and then we pa" a
auo piece OF ground where corn had
hecn planted IN May and IL lay there
unhsrmSd under eight feet OF swif,
water. IN" grains duly terminated,
and now tho corn Is four feet high and
growing finely.
This IL an unusually good yonr for
corn, with 10 prolonged steady heat
and frequent rains. consequently the
great American maize may b. expected
In break records Between Canon and
Florence and between tho railroad and
the river may now be secn field OF