Alfalfa Growth Prospects in Colorado So Far
A Colorado farmer chronicles his long trial with alfalfa Luzerne starting in 1875. After initial setbacks from improper irrigation and winter kill, he reports multi crop yields reaching five tons per acre, notes the crop’s high water needs, and outlines best practices for sowing, irrigation, and harvesting to maximize yield and forage quality. The piece discusses climate suitability, soil requirements, and comparisons with eastern grasses and other forages, emphasizing alfalfa as a promising drought-tolerant, high-yield crop for Colorado uplands.
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Colorado
Tiowa
Timothy
California
Acre
Europe
South America
Mexico
City of
Commissioner of Agriculture
California climate and irrigation prospects for settlers
A Greeley Tribune correspondent extols California’s diverse climate from cold coastal winds to hot interiors, praising irrigation via wells and windmills at National Ranch near St Helena. He promotes fruit trees and crops as quick income sources while awaiting bearing age, urging settlers to move to National Ranch for rapid returns and affordable housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Greeley Tribune
California
Pacific Coast
San Diego
National City
United States Signal Office
Ocean
New Hampshire
Pacific Ocean
A Black Hills Adventure With a Bear and Indians
A St Louis man Montgomery Smith narrowly escapes a brown bear in the Black Hills after losing the trail while delivering letters. He takes refuge in a vertical crevice as the bear paces nearby and Indians appear on the trail. The bear is driven off by the Indians, and Smith emerges exhausted. The incident ends with a Deadwood report and a verse about ladies and gentlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Smith
St. Louis
Smith
Lilith
America
Deadwood
Cincinnatd Enquirer
Mining in Winter on Revenue Mountain in Summit County
Stephen Decatur recounts life at the Revenue mine high on Rev enue mountain at 13009 feet, where W N Hutchinson Joseph A Love and John Thompson built a stone house for miners. The piece describes a harsh Christmas 1873 storm, enduring miners, ore dumps, and a healthy winter campaign with no injuries.
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Colorado
Loveland
Hallowell
A. P. Dickey
Messrs
Richardson and Webster
Geo. Krousk
W. B. Osborn
Collins
John Buchanan
U. P
James Buchanan
Boston
Harvey Palmer
Little Thompson
Erie
Isaac Halléiell
Taylor
Winona
Stephen Decatur
Summit County
Snake River District
Georgetown
Revenue Mountain
W. N. Hutchinson
Joseph A. Love
John Thompson
Oliver Milner & Co
Cloud Land
Hutchinson
Acre
Peru
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J. M. Wareman
J. Vv. Koexumy
Union Colony
Parreman & Buckley
Canon City and
Boulder Valley
Maple Street
Joseph Moore
W. H. Bennett
Emerson & West’s Bank
E. Marsh
M.D. Honenpatti
Supe
Kalsominer
Exchange Hotel
Hotel DE Comfort
Main and
Jefferson Streets
Greeley
Graham
A Bennett E
Daves
POR’ RT
Jefferson and
Pine Streets
S K. Thompson
Main Street
Rebley
F. L. Childs
Main Steet
Golorado
H. ¥. Rogerson
M. Freeman
J. D. Buckley
Sec’s & Engineer of
Freeman & Buckley
Mave
Desirable Farms
Denver Pacific Railway
Union Bank
Masonic Block Qreeley
Greeley House
Greeley, Weld County
D. L. Dawley
Luzerne
J. Max. Clark
St. Helena
National Ranch
H. M. Higgins
San Francisco
Sam
J. E. Ampnose
St.elena
Napa Co
Cat
Johnson
Joe Wages
Geo. Crem
Big Thompson Grange
W. W. Taylor
T. M. Cotto
May Wo
Black Hills
Sweet
Rach
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