40 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
JUST PUBLISHED. 
AS AN 
AGRICULTURAL STATE 
ITS 
Fans, Fields, and Garden Lands. 
By WILLIAM E. PABOR. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
A Volume of Great Value and Interest to 
Those Seeking Farms and Homes 
in tl»e Far West. 
In his preface to this work the author says: 
In preparing this volume I have aimed to keep 
strictly witnin the border line of facts. Twelve 
years of careful observation, a personal acquaint¬ 
ance with nearly all the valleys described herein, 
an earnest desire to make public the agricultural 
resources of a State whose remarkable growth has 
no parallel in American history,—these have been 
impelling motives in the preparation of this truth¬ 
ful account of the valleys, plains, and parks of 
Colorado. 
People generally will be very greatly surprised 
to learn from this volume that a very large tract of 
territory in the new State of Colorado is adapted 
to agricultural purposes. 
The impression has generally been, that Colora¬ 
do is mainly a mining State ; but here readers will 
discover that they can have beautiful farms, by 
pleasant streams, in quiet valleys, and where there 
is not a sufficiency of rainfall irrigation furnishes 
all the water that is required. 
There is no person in the United States so well 
adapted to describe the agricultural resources of 
this State, as the author. 
Mr. Pabor has travelled from one end of the 
State to the other, and is familiar with every mile 
of territory in Colorado, not excepting the Ute 
country. 
The book abounds in statements and facts of 
great interest. Indeed, we may safely say that all of 
the various articles hitherto published regarding 
Colorado, do not together give such a clear, con¬ 
cise, and valuable presentation of the various re¬ 
sources of the State. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Chapter I.—Introductory. 
Chapter II.—Historical and Geographical. 
Chapter III.—Colonization in Colorado. 
Chapter IV.—Irrigation—Measurement of Water. 
Chapter V.—Area Susceptible of Irrigation. 
Chapter VI.—How Farming Pays. 
Chapter VII.—Cache-la-Poudre Valley. 
Chapter VIII.—Big Thompson, Little Thompson, St. 
Vrain. 
Chapter IX.—Boulder and Clear Creek Valleys. 
Chapter X.—South Platte Valley. 
Chapter XI.—Southern Colorado. 
Chapter XII.--San Lnis Park. 
Chapter XIII.—Southwestern Colorado. 
Chapter XIV.—Artesian Wells—Reservoir#. 
Chapter XV.—Apiculture. 
Chapter XVI — Fruit Growing. 
Chapter XVII.—Questions and Answers. 
Chapter XVni.—Colorado Agricultural College. 
Chapter XIX.—Farming Journals. 
Chapter XX.—Cattle and Sheep. 
Chapter XXI.—The Railway System of the State. 
Chapter XXIX—Garden Culture by Irrigation. 
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SOMETHING I 
FOR EVERY SUBSCRIBER to the AMERICAN 
AGRICU L T U RIST. 
A Great Work of Art, making a most Be&ntiful Ornament 
for the Home of every Dweller in Fity, Town, or Country. 
“IN THE MEADOW.” ' 
A perfect Plate Copy of the Great Painting by Julien Duprtf, 
worth $5,000. 
ZW* OPINION OF AN EMINENT ARTIST. 
I was delighted this morning, in passing the window of the American Agricul¬ 
turist, to see offered as a Premium a reproduction of a very beautiful Picture, 
“ IN THE MEADOW,” by Dupre. This Picture is an Educator, and I am 
glad to see the American Agriculturist the first to take hold of it. 
October 27, 1882. F. S. CHURCH. 
Julien Dupre, one of the most famous artists of the French School, was born 
in Paris, where for many years his magnificent works of art, in the Salons of that 
city, have attracted the attention of people of all nations; he is a pupil of the ar¬ 
tists Pils, Langee and H. Lehmann. 
In 1880 he received a medal from the French Salon, for one of his great works. 
Again in 1881 he received another medal, as a mark of distinction for his rare 
ability. This last and greatest of his productions, “IN THE MEADOW,” 
(Dans la Prairie,) reached this country about the first of October, and is pronounced 
by our American Artists one of the grandest, if not the grandest of the remarkable 
pictures produced this year. It has been on exhibition in the gallery of 
paintings adjoining the office of the American Agriculturist, where it was daily visited 
by large numbers of people. Our plate copy is large, but not too large to be framed. 
It is 171 inches long and 12 inches wile. Even though it be not framed, it makes 
a beautiful ornament for any room. 
This picture is now being reproduced by our artists, especially for the readers 
of the American Agriculturist. There is no other reproduction in the United States. 
As above stated, the original painting is offered at $5,000. 
“IN THE MEADOW” represents a farm scene of great beauty. 
In the distance are seen the farmer’s dwelling and outbuildings nestling quietly in a 
dense mass of rich foliage; near by are a group of cattle, standing or lying down in the 
shade. In the direct foreground is presented perhaps the finest engraving of a cow 
ever executed. 
The marvelous outlining of the animal is alike the wonder and admiration of our 
American artists who call to examine the picture. She has broken away from a 
stake (Pfahl), to which she was tied, and is moving off to join the other cattle. The 
peasant woman, to whom the cow belongs, has caught up the broken strands of the 
rope, and is endeavoring to bring back the wayward animal. The outlines of the 
woman’s face, the whole expression of her countenance, and her attitude are those 
of strength and determination, fully equal to that displayed by the unruly animal in 
her efforts to release herself from the vigorous grasp. Taken all in all, the farm 
picture is one of surpassing loveliness and beauty. 
This picture is given to every subscriber to the American Agriculturist 
for 1883, new or old, whether coming singly at $1.50 each, or in clubs. Subscribers in 
Premium Clubs will also he entitled to it. The Picture will be delivered at this Of¬ 
fice free, or if sent by mail, 10c. must be sent to pay cost of postage, packing, etc. 
It will be reproduced on heavy plate paper, and securely packed in a suitable tube 
for mailing. REMEMBER, this powerful picture will be delivered 
TREE, to every subscriber to the American Agriculturist (English or German 
Edition). It will be'sent to a subscriber at ary Post Office in the United States or 
Canada, on receipt of 10c. for packing, postage, etc. 
Address American Agriculturist, 751 Broadway, New York. 
