Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-05

dance of water in the Rio Grande for
irrigation. The heads are very large and
well filled, but they don't SOW it thick
enough, and it is doubtful if there will be
over an average OF fifteen bushels of
wheat to the acre. Oats will probably 90
thirty bushels to the acre, and corn about
the same.
Roasting-ears have been plentiful ever
since the 4th OF July, and can be had for
l5 cents dozen in any quantity. Peas
were splendid crop this year and are
mostly harvested.
All of the crops are much better than
an average here this season, and will ag-
gregate at least one fifth better than last
season.
The finest red wild plums to be seen
anywhere are grown in this valley and
they were never known to be an entire
failure. The apricot season is about over
and peaches are just beginningto get ripe.
There has not been much fruit shipped
from this valley in past years on account
Of the high railroad rates. 1t has cost
more to ship fruit to Alamosa, Silver City
and Durango from Espanola than from
Denver to the same points, but the rate
has been modified within the last year
and good deal of fruit will be shipped
this season. The Espanola valley is as
good fruit region as the far-famed Me-
silla valley and has the advantage over
that of never failing supply of water.
Experts say that the fruit grown here is
better favored than than that grown in
the Mesilla valley. There would be
splendid opening here for colony of live
Yankee fruit growers who had an aggre-
gate capital of 1000 or more. The mesa
lands which are not farmed by the Mexi-
cans or Indians could be bought at very
reasonable figure, and there would be no
more trouble to give them an unfalling
supply Of water than there is in the upper
Arkansas or Platte valleys. The abund-
ance Of cheap labor that could always be
had during the picking and canning sea-
son, taken in connection with the fact
that there is growing market in the San
Luis valley for our fruits will eventually
make this paradise for fruit growers.
FARMINGToN.
This noted fruit country of San Juan
county, New Mexico, comes to the front
again this year with splendid reports.
The apple crop last year within a radius
of one and one-half miles at one place
there was estimated at 10000 pounds,
and the yield this year will be about the
same, but Of finer quality, as the trees are
larger and in better condition. The early
apples are now ripening and are being
marketed at this place. Quality fine and
well favored
Peaches-The crop this year will be at
least ten times the yield of last year, and
in quality much larger.
Pums-About the same as last year.
Apricots-Small yield, caused by con-
tinued wet and warm weather last fall
Pears-Light. Cherry and berry crops
very heavy of all varieties. Grapes about
double. Water supply uniform.
LAS CRUCES.
The principal products OF the valley are
wheat, alfalfa and fruit. The average
alfalfa yield is four cuttings. Two cut
tings have already been made. Both cut
tings were full crop. The third cutting
will be little short of the average on ac-
count of there being no water in tie irri-
CATION dtchs at the time when it was
most needed. Wheat has been nearly all
harvested, and will be about half crop.
The peach crop is 90 per cent short OF
average, and apples 3318 per cent short.
Plums and apricots both failure. The
grape crop will be nearly 25 per cent over
the average.
RATION.
Agriculture as yet is in its infancy in
this section. At least three times as much
acreage has been planted this year as in
any former year. The yield has been thus
far beyond expectations.
In vegetables everything is plentiful and
cheap. The heavy crops of beets, cab
bage, onions, radishes, lettuce and turuips
give the farmer handsome revenue on
small profit.
Potatoes and the cereals promise we'll.
The indications are that the product will
be from two to three times greater than
ever before in one year.
Fruit will be fair crop. An immense
number of fruit trees were set out this
spring.
Alfalfa is doing exceedingly well. The
rains of the past few days have assured
plenty Of winter feed on the range.
LAS VEGAS.
All the crops in this section of the terri
tory are looking well and promise better
yield than for several years past. Of
wheat, oats, meal and corn, larger acre
age than usual has been planted this sea-
son, and the crop promises to be away
above the average.
Potatoes, beans and all kinds OF vege-
tables are abundant.
The apple crop will be the largest ever
harvested in this section of the territory.
Grass is also doing nicely, and the crop
will be unusually large.
Try that family tripe at Emmerts.