The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-06-15

mass Of dark green leaves, with 1900 gnl.
den halls Of fruits half covering its surface
he viii he at loss To NJ me another vegetable
product OF equal beauty and ornamentatioh
The value OF she product Of such tree il
found by multiplying the fruits by from ono
tn tIrn cents each. The first ef<t Aas not
equaled haif as many days labor as the tree
is years old, time and soil has made the
whole. In this LEGALITY the certainty Of a
crop uf fruit is nearly as great as 90
to 100. The fruit needs no description.
Under these trees may be grown the pine
apple, at the rate Of soto the square rod, and
they do sll the better for the shade and pro
iection os the trees The ma~t delicious Of
the eustsrd apples, the sugar spple, (some
Of your Mexican readers may know this an
der the name eAiriascga) the gnayA, fg, and
l.omegranate.
The lemon, lime and citron are bushes,
more resembling in growth the ounce with
yput tioA hONS. AhE atr All uhsCu Will
ihefHs, assd tntist be Supported with tn
work 10 prevent taking root in all the bran
ches. Tie truit Of the lemon is tOo well
known to require any description The lime
is smaller than the lemon, and more acid.
and is used for the same purpose, except the
aavoring ot the trIit is not as pleasant, and
the acid u much stronger The citron Is n
fruit whaee sole use lies in the rind, as con
serve. nSilea weighs sin and seven pounsls
each. The navoring is one of the most ex-
quisite Of perfumes. These trees are aIwass
Dlocming and iearing fruits in all stages oi
maturity. Consequently, they are more lla.
bic to suffer fpm cold than the oranges,
whics, l,lnom yearly.
The banana also dnes we'll here, and i,0oC
launches may br cut from an acre yearly,
worth half dollar bunch, on the ground
There Is aadangef of one to four Of loss in
the crnp from cold. There are man,
other fruits which can be successfully groun
here, smong which nsay 10 named the ia
msripd and fig. These last are found here,
l.st ne care has been taken to grow them
as yst.S TeaPiaut would undoubtedly groW
here successfully, If 0nce introduced. as veil
rs the olive.
Hitl,erto, nothing has been done 10 South
eru Florida ut grape raising A few scupper
nongs, avery cnarss, t"ugh, skinned variety
Of tl.e fixes, have been planned; and soine
persons who havs no knowi.age a. the let.
ler sor;s, claim for that grepe vine. nsNkinS
qualities. Your giape groWeFs viii smile
At msting vine frcm grape tthfat rrTuirrs-
its juice 10 lie diluted with water il,rte to
enc and sweetened with sugar, ana taally
four t,aIiaBs Of l,Fasdy er high Wines aildsd
10 the barrels 10 give it strength; apples and
peaches can leat thar.
Speaking ~ grapes, the writer would like
to learn what has been the fate Of the new
grapes he planted in Mesilis. Have they
lived ausi pra,uce,l fruit, which cqualled or
was superi.r 10 the Ell Paso, or n.uscatelt
A he has faith that sllis reginn viii produce
the choicest varieties, he j. casting abuui
III varieties.
Lands here are being fast taken up as
honesteaiis, and State isnd purchased by
inti1vi'iuals ! and prices for lands suitable
| for lrult CULTURE asc rapidly rising.
Those are now living who viii see lands
planted With the citric family Of trees bring
1900 sn acre, uli account Of the fruit alone,
There Is much more to vriteof this strang
climate and soi-of country that will niak
meD richer than the mines Of the mountains,