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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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16,000 Acres
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MILES WEST OF GREELEY, AND ONLY' 5 MJLES NORTH OF FORT COLLINS, IN NORTHERN COLORADO.
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the area from which it receives the drainage,
question of successful irrigation is answered.
I The home of the famous Greeley Potato., The. best "place" on .earth, to produce sugar beets; easy railroad connections
with four beet sugar factories, the farthest not over, twenty mites. All. of; the land supplied with, perpetual right to water for ir
rigation from storage reservoirs in quantity sufficient for ;'all . crops The water once paid for becomes yours to use forever. A
crop every year. No danger from drought. No floods, no-burning winds. Purchase ;price of lands includes purchase of
water. We want settlers more than we want money,-and have mad the PRICES LOW and TERMS EASY.
We have ; visited these lands and carefully investigated every. detail as to location, climate, soil, water supply and market facilities, and
guarantee that no better opportunity is offered the home-seeker anywhere. There is no doubt that under the system of irrigation which is
practiced in Colorado one of the uncertainties which farmers elsewhere have to'meet the question of water for making the crop is re
moved. Given a fertile soil, bright, sunny summer days and a certainty of moisture just when the growing crop requires it, and you may
figure with certainty upon a rich harvest; For nearly forty years irrigation has been successfully practiced in the valley of the Cache La
Poudre River in Colorado. All of the cereal grains. yield abundantly, t Small fruits of all kinds produce almost fabulous crops. Alfalfa and
other forage plants flourish under irrigation, yielding from two to four crops a year. The great yield of potatoes has made this valley world
famous and analysis made by govemmentchemists"show that the sugar beets of this sectionof Colorado are richer in sugar than are the
beets of 'any. other-part of America. ; V -' -
For many years after irrigation was begun in Colorado, the farmers depended upon the application of water to the lands through ditches
taking water directly from the river. Experience has shown that ' the rivers of the state receive the greater part of their waters in the first
six months of the year. .The warm days of spring and early summer melting the snows which have accumulated in the mountains during the
winter, send, the waters down and from thirty to fifty days in May and June the rivers are at flood stage. During this period the supply of
water far exceeds the immediate demands for irrigation; but in the later days of June, and from then on through the season, the rivers fall
rapidly and before August 1st there is little water left for wetting crops. Right here is where the farmer whose ditch opens directly from the
river finds his right to the use of water is of little service to him- he has the right but the ditch "never rims with the water, that is passed."
If when such large volumes of water were running by he had drawn off and stored in a reservoir sufficient of that waste to wet his land from
the time - the river practically goes dry he could snap his fingers at the weather forecaster as from week to " week he smiles grimly and repeats.
"Continuing dry and hot in Northern Colorado." Non just this is what the North Poudre Irrigation Company, the owners of the sixteen
thousand acres of land above described, have done. At the cost of oyer a million dollars they have constructed the largest single system of
ditches ; and - reservoirs ever built in America. - Their, reservoirs, fourteen in number, have a storage capacity of "over three billion cubic feet
of water, or water enough to irrigate sixty thousand acres of land. .Their ditches carry the water from the river to the reservoirs when the,
river is in flood and distribute it to the lands when needed for wetting crops. The amount of water which a river will furnish depends upon
The Cache la Poudre river has a water shed of more than one thousand square miles of mountains and hence in the aggregate , furnishes a very large supply of water.
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By saving in time of flood and using when needed the final
Near Good Markets.
' The lands of the North Poudre Irri
gation Company lie favorably with
reference to the markets and to the
centers of social life. By an easy and
pleasant drive over good roads, vary
ing in length from five to fourteen
miles, Fort Collins may be reached.
Fort Collins is pleasantly situated on
the south bank of the Cache la Poudre
River. It has a population of 3,500,
and is progressive in every respect.
It is the seat of the Colorado Agricul
tural College which gives free instruc
tion to all who may attend it. This
institution is especially strong in its
departments of agriculture, horticul
ture, irrigation, engineering, etc., and
in fact all those branches calculated to
fit the student for a practical farm life.
Fort Collins also has a high school,
churches, clubs, lodges, and social or
ganizations. It is well supplied with
stores, shops, railroads, flouring mills,
elevators, etc., as well as commission
houses that pay the highest ruling
prices for farm produce. It has an
extensive electric light plant, an up-to-date
telephone system, and a rural
mail delivery, the last two of which
are pushing out into the country on all
sides, and the North Poudre country is
now enjoying their full benefit. The ,
rural - mail delivery extends within
, two miles of the - company 'sv lands.
The heed of primary r- education has
not been, lost sight of , and district'
schools have . been established in - ev
ery neighborhood where $hey were
warranted by population. Twenty
five -. miles to the . north is the
thriving city of Cheyenne,' Wyoming.
Neither of these places is surrounded
by a strictly agricultural country. And
therefore the products of the farm, the
garden and the orchard rule high in
their respective markets. Many farm
ers and gardeners of the Cache la
Poudre valley make a regular practice
of hauling products to these -markets
during, the slack days of winter, the ,
roads nearly always being good and
the weather mild.
Farm Work Easy in Colorado.
Farm labor in Colorado is easy, of
performing. Nothing more difficult
than sod is encountered even" in re
claiming the land from its primeval
CQ&dition. Some sod is so light that
it may be broken by a pair of horses
and a common turning plow. The sod
once broken, the soil is found very
tillable. It is composed' principally of
sandy loam that mellows up beautiful
ly by a process of irrigation and cul
tivation. Nearly all the work is done
by machinery. "Ridmg plows are many
times used even in breaking the sod.
The grain is drilled in by machinery,
and the potatoes t are planted; and dug
by the same means. - All-the latest In
ventions in harvesting machinery 1 are
in use in Colorado thus ' removing
from husbandry much of its ancient
toil arid hardship. The process of ir
rigation is much simpler 'than ' many
suppose. The main, canals are oper
ated by the company owning them, and
the water turned out to each farmer:in
proportion to his rights. The farmers-
have all. the laterals in shape, and
the water flowing through them finds ;
its level, and is worked;: over all the
cultivated surface with but: little ;trou
ble. The laterals, of course, . lead
around upon the higher, levels thus
permitting all 'parts of' the land lying
thereunder to be irrigated. The farm-:
er, when he is ready, to irrigate, sup
plies himself with a pair of high rub
ber boots and a longrhandled . spade;
With the latter1 he guides the water
carefully over his land until every part
has been soaked. One man can irri
gate forty acres of ordinary farm-
crop for an entire season, with but lit
tle trouble. Crops are irrigated from
two to six times each season, i accord
ing; to the kinds of crops and the dry
ness of the-season. , . ; :
What Can be Raised on a Colorado Farm.
Farming in Colorado" is largely di
versified. Nearly all of the -cereals,
fruits and vegetables known"; to the
temperate zone flourish; It is not a
great corn , state,- although "some very
fin fields of corn are grown within its
boundaries. : There are two reasons
why corn is not raised more' extensive
ly in Colorado the nights are rather
too , cool, and the great corn . belt of
Kansas and Nebraska in too- -close
proximity to render the crop- as- profit
able as would be wished by the Colo
rado farmer. ; Wheat was- originally
the leading crop'in Colorado; now it
holds about even place with alfalfa ;
oats, barley and potatoes on an equal
footing. Wheat and potatoes, alter
nated with alfalfa make excellent
crops. Wheat frequently yields over
60 bushels to the acre and potatoes
,o,ver 200 sacks to the acre, with 115
pounds to. the sack. Oats,' barley and
.rye -show a constant increase among
Colorado . cereals. No "better climate
can be' found for small fruits and vege
table culture, and many are engaged In
that pursuit. The Colorado climate
and soil have been found to be the
best in the world for sugar beets.
Larimer county In 1901 raised nearly
60,000 tons of this class of beets, which
they sold' .-to.-, the sugar factories at
$4.50 per ton. Three crops of alfalfa
are cut each year from the same
ground, the annual yield of hay per
acre being from four to eight tons.
This is a most excellent product for
cattle, sheep and horses. The North
Poudre country has proven a very fav
orable locality- for the production of
alfalfa hay. ' The North Poudre Irri
gation Company having not less than
2,500 acres seeded down to it. .
Live Stock Business a Leading industry.
The live stock business holds an Im
portant place among Larimer county
industries. The old range business is
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dying out and live stock men are con
ducting their affairs upon more con
servative . lines. " The - better breeds -
of cattle, sheep and horses are being
Introduced. The Herefords, Short
horns, Polled ; Angus, Holstein, Red
Polled, and other pure breeds are tak
ing the place of the Texas steer and
1 scrub range animals. The lamb feed
ing business has also developed to
large proportions., In the season of
1900 and 1901, not less than 351,000
head were fed for the eastern markets
In Larimer county. These lambs come
come from the' ranges of the south
west, , west and northwest, and are
bought in the early fall by the farmers
to be shipped in and fed in transit
upon alfalfa hay supplemented by a
ration of corn. As fast as fattened they
are shipped to the markets of South
Omaha, St. Joe and Chicago. In this
way the farmers turn vast quantities
of alfalfa Into ready cash, and In
the majority of years make handsome
profits. Alfalfa in fact makes an ex
cellent general product. It is especially
adapted to calves and dairy cows, and
as the dairy business promises to be
one of great profit in Colorado, the
raising of alfalfa is given an added im
portance. Alfalfa does not sap the
soil as some crops do. When the Colo
rado farmer desires to fertilize his land
he plows under a crop of growing al
falfa. . :' ;
We shall establish ourselves at the approaching state fair at" Lincoln where we shall be pleased to meet all -persons desiring further information regarding these lands. We shall
irrigation, will be pleased to give all required information on that subject. Do not fail to call at our office if possible, but if you cannot call, write, and your letter will receive the most
References!
First National Bank and The Inde
pendent. .
have with us at the state fair a gentleman from Colorado who, being an expert in matters of
careful attention. Ask all the questions you wish. v
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Burr Block,
Lincoln, Neb.
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WE ARE THE LARGEST
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' Be sure and see our stallions at the Nebraska State Fair where we will show in all classes. We will have FORTY
head of new ones arrive in our Lincoln stables on Sept 10; 40 head, the largest importation ever made west of the Mis
souri river. We imported 125 head direct from France and England last season. Don't think of buying without seeing
our horsejs and getting our prices.
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