17 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
1
Chemists report beets in the valley running 10 to 12 per cent sugar with some fields at 13 to 14 per cent. Factory work advances day and night, machinery progressing rapidly, and harvest readiness seen as Arkansas valley soil and sun drive a highly promising crop.
The cantaloupe season brings strong demand and excellent flavor with Rocky Ford melons selling well. A. P. Wu predicts output will match last year despite half the acreage, while Coggins and Lyon expand refrigeration, cut crate rates, and invite all growers to inspect facilities.
Chas Barbour reports a clerk absconded with twenty dollars a few days ago. The suspect is described as five and a half feet tall, 160 pounds with dark hair and eyes, and a blue heart tattooed H C P on the right hand. Barbour offers an eighty five dollar reward for capture.
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