Show advantages OF DIVERSITY denver field and farm we have had much to say during abw alx last ten days regarding the importance of crop diversity in our colorado farm ing operations but it looks at times as if the advice had been wasted thero there is just as much need as ever for cu ve ratty and field and farm will jd fed that is work to is not halt half completed ull til the custom of diversification be J comes quite general all over the henl our most scientific and studious agri culturists understand the benefits OV ot diversity and crop rotating but ft great majority are heedless in regard to mothese these matters and are inclined to t treat the subject lightly much to their own disadvantage it is past the thaoe that we can plant one crop and eg X hect to come out whole in fact the 04 period has reached us when we al compelled to raise at least our necee gities at home T I 1 there is one fundamental condit lott for a diversified crop and this to fit climate and soil favorably adapted ted for of a variety no one can deny that in ast ir state we are peculiarly favored wha on once ce the farmers really believe aba much of the hard times in colorado Colo raflo speedily come to an end there tie Is owr oitay I 1 one thing lacking an effort on theeart the wd of the farmers themselves but before betoff this effort will be made we must bealim realise that time spent in the production of 0 crops other then than wheat or alfalfa alone is not time wasted and is not too much trouble diversity of crop requires more pro than one crop aone it to is UM bot likely that the class clasa known as renters will be suitably equipped hence ariada the necessity for the people to make vigorous efforts to own their farms and this does not mean th the ownership of a section a half or even a quarter section of land the renting class must be willing to begin with the ownership of ten acres it I 1 at a great mistake to suppose that the colorado farmer is not as good as aay other farmer he is above the avera average and can produce as much as any other farmer and he can and will diversify provided he can see a market for his hl products he has learned enough about farming to answer his present needs needa what he has to learn is how to sell to ta best advantage what he makes as we can see we will have to 90 slow and work out by degrees but we ought to have some definite aim asal try to work up to it some men will always keep on in the te old did way it is difficult to change one onea 0 habits but there are many men of sense and nerve berke that will lead out in new directions and when they happen to hit a new thing others will take after them this has been in the lamb feeding operations of larimer county our advice to a mancho man who wants to plant a single crop would be to arrange as fast as as possible for raising more hoofed stock cows cowa he sheep and colts and poultry chic turkeys geese and ducks in arr for this one might maxi mark off IL a ofhie f land tor for growing small graan grain such as oats barley millet kaffir kaffar corn and sorghum sorg num then plant a little more corn than commonly and in this way into the custom of producing more and better things than is con talked in the one crop idea A little 4 gumption and some elbow grease will do 40 the business |