The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-01-18

few counties in Vermont aud New jersey,
the remsinderof the United States I,sly more
than they produce, The entire South i
supplied from New Yofk ciiy and the West.
The statistical information FURNISHED by
the Secretary IS Het less interesting The
value Of tic land aud cexs, l,e says 10 the
United States employed in furnishing milk,
latter and cheese IL not ltss than : 900 661.
ESQ or the sum Of neaIiy bait the na4idhal
debit Is al Its highest point over three
tiiousa,id faeiories ~ engassiis tlie manu-
facturr of these articles. and tens u thouS-
aud. Of private daries besides. One n,anu-
iactufer il Western New York state La.
over iorty factories Dthers in dllFrrenr see
tions have fron nye to thirty EACH Different
firms ia the city Of New York, i is sais,
handle fr,an $2.oo0Ooo 10 s8.oaloo9 warrh
q cheese annually.
The production RI cheese is estimated At
S59,o00,001 si,s. per annum, and uf butter
aDaat 500 600, ,0oO ihs: of the former l;s0.
0eo.0o0 lbs @ilI le exf@ft-,l this gear, and
al,e,it a5,0o0.g00 lis OF tie latter The
Talue Vi tie two Is about $3.50, 0,000.9 900, or
I $4,000. 900 nlure than the wheat crop Of
iIr. country, tllr-- Times morr- than llie ost,
crop four iinls, mare than tie potato crol,.
ohr seventa mere than tI,e hay crop: obe
ih.rd more than the enslnn crop, and hut
oae ;ift'. les tl,ap tl.y earrcrop. The NUN
i,er ii eaw. in lie United states Is ayer ~
o00001; ahielI Is six ,lsnes the aumirer 10
1real Britain, eyer taire Tie number ii
France, tso and half ,i.nes more than IN
Prussia, aha nllIfe tnsn IN tie; countries oi
Eugand, Ireland, seotssns., .Naies. Bcu.
marx, Serwsy, Swgtlrn. Russia, Finland
Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland combined
sllhaugh these rnnmlrius logethrf contain
ftna times the population 81 iAe United
states The prnporfian q tows 70 the in
l,ai4tan,s hele Is tNrnis .tllree to each ons
launslrsi leFsia-. The pf,sGiiucsions n cIsvese
and .ultsg have increased thirty three peqi
esa; tl.is se4r, al.a ll,e export, have been ia
Ike IiFsiIr'FtifIiT.7-
3ITheasayese an,i htsses expprfesi THIS vest
I asxe pqii freight TO the sm.unt Of ovel
sl,0no0o0. ,oetIe ocean commerce Il New
1 Yufk. os a sum almost sufficient To suplon
Aurskly line q steamers, These articles
p.y 10 the railroad campAnies Ret $4,000,
Utsl aannsIiy tor trAnsl,orsa,ios. and the sr.
,ieie of milk pays nearly =. much n'oFe
Loaded an runway cars. teu tons 70 eael
sat. the batlsssss, ei,etse produced ia tlns
country in one year wousl nil ss,oe9 cars
ami make n eai,sp ...4s liae f45 mites iang
What 4onderfal possibilities the future still
hasls Issf,b fAr tie Development Of these in
4le&tFie4., rht easeage Greer.
The a!,ase article sllows tlla, the ,laify<fn.
tercst Is second % noae in the Cnite.l State
La former aurnbcr oi tie IxDErySnExT We
attempted to show that ne teg,;oa ii ;he ea-
tire Union is 80 weil s,taplyd % tAat business
as the Aesilln Valley. III Is true tha, = ie~
spots II small exIeHs1n LIS Angeles Ce1Iy,
eAlifornia, agc Unsurpassed anywhery, hit
ao, equal ia ,Sfient To more than square
mile VI apl one place, aad all summcd up
would'6ot exceed one-;salh Of the aie, ot
this Valley and especiaity Tor cooperative
yflairying, 10 which the milk oI hundreds an'i
thousands Of COWS are breagiit Ia one prop
erly fitted up es,sblishJncn', to Ike converted
inta cheese and butter rhc advantages II
such establishments are that by combinsti'ai
they can he gntten mp at small expense in
the aggregate, the lass, complete u al them