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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
2
Weather records at Rocky Ford’s Agricultural Experiment Station cover 1889 to 1902 with 1895 missing, detailing precipitation notes by Sanmeni and Footy precipitation signals. The report logs multiple years and notes periods with no data.
Historical Weather notes discuss April rainfall at 5.59 inches versus 1.49 inches normal for 11 years. Frost risks are explored with frost thresholds for cantaloupes, beets, and alfalfa, including a frost event on April 30, 1905, and a late May frost possibility. Mention of Rocky Ford programs and local civic notices follow.
The Rocky Ford area moves toward potato as a major crop with Guthrie and Hale as early leaders. Ebbert seed house reports large seed potato sales for 1906, while prospects for corn remain limited. Palace Market opens on South Main next to Arlington Cafe, and Coffman & Bowman form a new real estate firm replacing Epler & Coffman.
Arbor Day programs were held at 10:30 in all Rocky Ford buildings with speakers Hon. W. B. Ebbert and Rev. M. M. Nelson at the Liberty building. F. M. Harsin presented flower seed on behalf of the board. afternoon was devoted to planting.
The Rocky Ford Public Schools announce a May week of events with Ebbert De bate and the annual High School Literary contest for gold and silver medals on May 20, a baccalaureate sermon by W C Slocum on May 20, a class play May 21, and commencement exercises with an address by Sanford Bell on May 23 all at the Grand Opera house. Farmers warned against overplanting cantaloupes due to likely overproduction and higher handling costs. Granada Times notes hens show unusual indisposition to setting and no explanation is offered.
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