Merino Lands Offer South Platte Valley Irrigated Acreage
2630 acres in the South Platte Valley near Merino Colorado offered in twenty acre tracts on easy terms. Rich soil with shallow water, Pawnee ditch irrigation, and proximity to sugar factories at Sterling and Brush. Crops highlighted include beets potatoes oats alfalfa wheat spelts and barley with strong yields reported for beets and wheat. Corona Cattle Company owns another tract nearby and the ad touts high altitude and rapid valley development.
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Merino
U. P
Sterling
Brush
South Platte Valley
Pawnee
Proper
Greely
Es Corona Cattle Company
Colo
Sugar beet industry thrives in South Platte Valley with rising demand
The South Platte Valley sugar beet business shows strong growth as new factories rise and Eastern capital backs the venture. Local growers report high yields with 40 acres often earning more than 10 acres of corn, including War ren and King with annual per acre tonnage and Prewitt's 30 acre field yielding 28 tons per acre. Sternmann sugar company offers a $5 per ton contract, signaling solid buyer interest.
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South Platte Valley
United States
Wheat profits and alfalfa thrive in South Platte Valley
The South Platte Valley shows wheat yielding 50 to 70 bushels per acre with strong markets. Alfalfa, touted as a long standing, high paying crop, yields multi ton per acre roots reaching 15 to 20 feet, supporting cattle, hogs, horses and poultry. A 1200 bushel wheat crop sold near Atwood, Colorado illustrates large scale farming viability.
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South Platte Valley
Land Prospect in Colorado Tract Near Merino
Advertises a Colorado land tract 10 miles east of Denver, near Merino, Logan County, with water rights, rental income, and prices from six dollars per acre. Claims strong irrigation, development, and comparative value to eastern prairie land, urging buyers to view and compare.
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South
Matte Valley
Mion Pacific
Denver
Steriing
Logan County
Colorado
Sugar Beets Cost Study At 24th Farmers Institute
At Love land Colorado on February 18 W Hf Pattbrother discussed beet production costs. He said even a poor crop can cover hand labor and provide wages and team expenses and that a well managed plot can net about 35 per acre with 3 percent interest on 1000 value. The report notes Colorado potato fame and high potato yields in the valley and cites Lehi pastor Tron Powell’s acre yields of 400 to 800 bushels.
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Barmers’ Institute
Loveland
Colorado
W. Hf. Pattbrother
Tron
Tt. d. Powell
Lehi
Pastor Sterling
Welett
South Platte Valley Livestock Ad Highlight
The livestock industry in the South Platte Valley is well known for abundant feed. Cattle horses and sheep benefit from nine months of grazing at the nearby free government ranch. Winter feed is ample within the valley.
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South Platte Valley
Poultry Market Booms in Denver and Mining Camps
A ready market for poultry at very low prices serves Denver markets and miners. The South Platte Valley offers ideal conditions for raising turkeys and other poultry with high yields and fine flavor. Residents can grow for home use and surplus for Denver and mining camps at lucrative prices.
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Denver
Pistte
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A. BE. Warren
Ss. C. King
WL. Henderson
Lee Prewitt
Prewitt
Sternnn Sugar Company
Merino, Colo
Bermudas
Sehneider
Corona Cattle Company
Atwood
Alfalfa
Mervin
eWay
Uis Point
Jared Ty
Sterting
Harvest Scene
Union Pacific
THE
Merino, Colorado
J. P. Faber
Plattsmouth
Neb
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