Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-01-10
AanicrIrrak WV n.Nicn.

Tho agricultural possibilities 81 new Mexico
ARE not prUIsflJ appreciated. There IL general
impression abrua,i that while tho TERRITORY can
prUiuce minerals aud wunl IN considerable
alnnda' ce, and L. n T,-l br,v-iins place tur
caitl-, II is ~ drhcieut IN agricultural alNAn.
tas''~ that u must always hc n~sc--ary fur u- tu
imIort all tho foOd fnT Uur.els,~ and our AMI
mails from somc mur- fa,ur~i section ~ thr
cauntry and s.nd our cattle abroad to H. tat.
tsns-i.
This l. true In n measure ., the ptusen; time.
but l, is hu, du" n want ~ power In th. -uil and
climate ~ the country; hut tu the fart TINT ~
have failci to utilih- our rc>uui"-~ AM man
Ia middle ase to-day can rcnrmi"r th" tine
~hen II vas Ecn-nlly lrlic,-i that Alif"rniH
aud Colorado would never H. able in Ir,-lu,c
nithins hut silver and gold and thnl all tie
mcn enEssci In mihins In th,-.' -'H,"- would
have to bc frd bI other l'ur,ions ~ the c"untp
but taliforniA t,-,iA, rSIs,tts murr uh,at thar,
any other state Ia u," uhiuh, ~h,ir Ter tru,t-,
fresh and canned are knrwn atpuni the wut,d
and colorado is not mnch lohind h"t older -is.
,"f un III" PHcihc, alr,~,'J she - nut "nll -"if.
sustaining. bu' has i"t .hirm"nt ahr"ni u lurR,
annual SURPLUS ~ wheat, which uuk- with tl'
l-~, Ia the mA kei ~ the world. v'i., h"r l.u,n.
whole southwest. 4, thrrr IL n",hin. IA natural
conditions iu prevent the ,IIs'fl'uy, ut tu-,
t~" stai.- fr,,m hing r"l.0t,-i IA New Nr"
to the extent at least, IL f~.,,tus byr "Nu Ian.
pl.. tho clements ~ climate aud sui, ,,r r.-ru.
,ially the same the difference. wl"r' nuy exists
.rlnR ia favor nf New Mrl,rn. ,hr ciim,lc 0.
mildrr than that ~ uluradu nnd ~ rump,r,sl
with that uf, aiifprn,a l. sulrfiut Ia n,I r.-ru.
a s...l a..
except the s.ini-trppical irnt- While tir lupri
"f the -nil ir prNct,ralb Unlimited Iir S"tk
IT cultivation IN New MrIic" has &" b" ear ic.l
on 10y irrigation It Is true but N" same i- n,-
true 10 the sam" ~utk Ia hu,t ~ ,hr -tutr-
named aud the man Who hW tuud farming ll
AN irrigation county. will ,-crils thr great
pr,,ducti'rnt~ ~ California and iulntaiu l.,
the fact that ui"ir cruI~ M" ut,-iucri ~ 'hI.
way Tor irr,n,tlun farming j. th, uny .ur,
farming ia ~" world, aud tile IMAM Whp h,,- one,
ti,~i /, can never h" induced e. piutu g." tl,
uncertain ~aj ut depending uI-nn the c.uud-.
W tu the cApah,litie- ~ the -uil ~ NrW MrA
leo, under pruper cult ,at,uu. t"r a." rt-lu,'t"r
| of all 10. leading grains. g'iaid'. hHd trtits
u" lsttrr illustration wuuid Ia IsaSci tor by auj
on- than war yre-.nlsSi an thrcNi, httiun ~ ,ucl
articles at the t"rfitofial fair, T,crutlj h"ld h
Albuuurrqu" The wheat corn, uai- aud ~,
the csbbage-, onions, Hluashrs. lntslII-, turulu
aud sw,c, pu,Atne-, IA. Apphr. pluin- i"nchv
aud RraIs~ uerr shown as snupir~ I ihr Ir,
dncis ~ New Mexico. might safely ,u,llru.r
cumpars n with the ptpiucts m Rny "lur
~-rtion ~ the slobs and sine" the "prpf ~ th
pudding 10 N the eating ~ IT, there IL Il" 9th"
| pruof ~ the pro,luctiycn,~S ~ the .uil -u g,H-
and convincing rs the pfuiuc,s Themselves.
| Not only will the agricultural lands ~ N,V
Mexico pT,zince III. cereals, vegetables an,
fruils In great abundance. and ~ -uI-fiu
quality, but III" producer hhr the certainty II to-
ccivins ag1h price f"r them. The state e.
kansas is rrolabl, un-urraS--d ia uh" matte
uf pr,siurtivcn.rs, hut agriculture constitute
Almo~t the sole industry there all the I..pplr az
fnrin"r-, and when the, have n -urpiu. ihcy hhN
no sale for II without shipping u abroad aE,
th. freight charges eat itup. Ibis is not q,
case in New MEXICO. The pruiuccr hnr s"u
hon. market risht at his d"ur for all "i III
surplus. and IN tho vcry nhtnrr of things must al
ways continue To hold. Why; liz AUS II.
mining interests and grazing interests ui n,
country are, aud must al~ay. remain fat mot
extensive than the agricultural interests, Ani al
the surplus products 81 the farm AMI garden " Il
b- nesslsi nj home, Ia feet III. MINER in IA
thsory ~ bringing the market tn th. pt,siuc,
is here reduced to practic / oIrutiuu, AMI !,
permanent continuation is guaranteed by
tariff la~" which nAtur. hAs enacted. An
which can never he rrIeal.L.