Rocky Ford's Beet Sugar Boom Drives Valley Growth
Rocky Ford thrives as a beet sugar hub with a large factory, touring mill, canning plant, creamery, ice plant, and electric light works. About 4,500 farmers grow beets, 450 workers are employed, and plans aim to raise acreage to 9,000 with 1,700 to 1,800 beet growers next year. The climate and soil boost crops from fruits to alfalfa, while marketing stays local.
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Rocky Ford
United States
American Beet Sugar Company
Arkansas Valley
Igoo
J. H. Avard
Fenlason & Cretcher
Beets and Fruit Show Big Yields in Arkansas Valley Contest
The Orange Judd Prize through the American Beet Sugar Co. offered cash awards to farmers testing soil capacity with beets. Reported top beets yields include D. V. Burrell 41 tons 6 pounds and J. W. Bell 37 tons. Various growers advertise high per acre income from cantaloupes, peaches, raspberries, and beets, noting profits and land values near Rocky Ford and Swink.
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Orange Judd Varuyr
American Beet Sugar Co
D. V. Burrell
J. W. Bell
Chas, Kouns
M. G. Anderson
I. D. Hate
Rocky Ford Tribune
E. N. Berry
Rocky Ford
Palmer & Sanders
Hon
J. H. Crowley
P. J. Willis
Arkansas Valley
Mocky Ford
United States
C. J. Samples
J. D. Hale
The Santa Fe Route Promises Loyal Support for Regional Farmers
The Santa Fe Route, described as the greatest railroad in the world for building the territory it serves, runs through the Arkansas Valley center. Located on the main line between Denver California and points east and south, it offers farmers access to top markets in the United States. The line’s liberal policy toward growers and shippers in recent years is cited as a strong advantage over other Western regions.
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Santa Fe
Arkansas Valley
Denver
California
United States
About Our Climate and Local Farmers
The county averages around 4000 feet in elevation and hosts many rugged, successful farmers who settled here years ago, contributing to the region’s agrarian character and landscape.
Burrell Promotes Mail Order Garden Seeds with Quality First
D W Burrell markets garden seeds after seasons in market gardening, shipping to Colorado towns and beyond. He emphasizes soil, climate, and personal cultivation, offering a quality seed line including cantaloupes and beets under his own motto and inviting readers to request a catalogue by postal card.
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Colorado Rings
Denver
Cripple Creek
Leadville
Trinidad
D. W. Burrell
United States
Fenlason and Cretcher Report Swink's Park Buildings
Fenlason and Cretcher list seven room and smaller homes under construction in Swink's Park addition with prices from 600 to 1,400 dollars. They also record several town wide projects and real estate sales including 20 acre tracts east of town and in the northeast part of town.
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Fenlason & Cretcher
Swink’s Park Addition
Minerva Craighead
M. Z. Tuttle
Dannat
Philip T. Huber
Bertie Byrum
Sarah M. Morris
Bo Albert L. McMullen
Mark P. Roe
Mill
Coral Wink
Lou W. K. Murray
N. Too
R. R. Morris
S. Que
Wm. McKinley
Geo. R. Loring
N. E
Petre Bros
Swink
James H. Ayler
R. C. Maltby
Park Addition
Rocky Ford Enterprise
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Porky Horn Enterprise
Chas. Kouns
J. C. Kain
Mr. Layton
C. W. Fenlason
T. P. Allison
Fowler
Seth Roby
Towler
Rocky Ford Seed House
Fenlason & Cretcher's
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