Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-23
A MODEL ORCHARD.


Choice Fruits and Pure Milk as they Come
from Hon. Trinidad 3larid's Farm.
\ New MEXICAN man wandered into
Hon. Trinidad Alarids homestead yes
terday afternoon and was shown over his
splendid farm and orchard in the western
suburbs of the city At his home there
are five acres in orchard, most of it con-
sisting of bottom land. His trees are
from six TO twelve years old and are in a
fairly healthy condition, despite the short
age of water. Apples, pears, cherries,
peaches and plums Of many choice varl-
cites are literally breaking down the trees.
His Alexander peach, Red Bietighemer
apple, large pink-tinged early autumn
fruit, and his egg plums, are such as
would make the average Michigan fruit
grower vince with envy. Certainly no.
where in New Mexico can fruit superior
to this be grown. while as for pears his
orchard is marvel. What shame it is
that such fruit as this must be placed
even temporarily in jeapordy because Of
general failure on the part of our people
to store the abundant waste waters here
and save it till required to produce such
grand results. But Mr. Alarid has a rem
edy of his own at hand which he proposes
to resort to this fall. He can secure
plenty of water by sinking wells from six
to ten feet deep, and this is to be done,
when two windmilIs will be erected to
raise the life-givng fluid to the surface.
Just across the Rio Santa Fe from his
home place this progressive son of New
Mexico has another fruit orchard OF $50
5-year-old trees which comprise the
choicest classes of fruits indigenous to
this climate. Here also he has four or
five acres in alfalfa, from which he has
already made three cuttings, and fourth
is coming ready October l. This with
only limited water supply. With plenty
of water Mr.. Alarid thinks that five cut
tings of alfalfa per year can be as readily
secured in the Santa Fe as in the Mesilla
valley. True tits little cooler here, but on
the other hand it is hotter in the Mesilla
country, which about evens up the cut
tings when water in sufficient quantities
is obtainable.
And speaking of alfalfa brings the
writer around to Mr.. Alarid's barn,
where is to be seen, without eX-
ception, the model dairy plant
in New Mexico. The barn is under tin
roof with two floors, and it is built un-
der hill so that the upper floor ON one
side is only little above the grounds
surface. Here is large door in the side
of the building through which the afaIfg
is housed. On the ground floor is the
COW stable, as neat and clearly as 6
kitchen floor, and totally devoid OF any
offensive odor. The man in charge says
his orders are to sweep the floor twice /:
day. There are on either side seven COW
stalls-eight COWS were feeding therein
Yesterday. The animals have their necks
between two wooden Stats which work
OH pivot, and at first glance one would
think they had got tangled up in the
wood work and were in trouble, but {
closer inspection reveals the facts tina
these Stats are "built that way" anC
serve to keep the COW in her stall, afford
ing an easy and comfortable "halter'
without any of the evil consequences o
| Tie Oltl ldSllOueu IOtc. Alcoc IldllClS
are an ingenious Yankees patent and art
called Smiths self adjusting stanchior
They can be opened with slight twis
OF the wrist, and when the cows neck il
in snapped back into place again ant
Mrs. Cow is dead sure of staying there
and enjoying herself over the alfalfa
which comes down into her NOW from
hole in the floor above. The dairy is il
charge of Mr.. Alarid's sons. They alst
have in use system of glass jars for de
livery of milk which every householder
especially the mothers of Santa Fe, vii
be interested in. These jars have attached
a simple device in the shape of meta
top, and paper mache cap is placed owe
each jar as it is filled and the top sprun(
into place, thus keeping the milk abso
lutely pure. These jars are in pints ant
quarts, and are brought to market il
wooden cases similar to the boxes useC
for the delivery OF beer or soda pop. TIL,
paper mache cap is very Inexpensive
thing, and when once used IS thrown
away to make room for another fresh on,
each time the bottle is filed
In every respect this dairy is credit t.
Santa Fe, and it was real pleasure t.
visit so well kept an institution. Mr.
Alarid takes just pride in maintaining
these premises, for he is in every sense
man of progressive ideas and patron o
modern methods, which other New Mex
leans would do well to emulate.
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