Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-08
FARM AND ORCHARD.

Santa Fes late cherries are bringing
unusually good prices this season.
There are now live self-binders in the
Vermeio valley to do the harvesting this
year.
In the valley above Espanola bee cul-
ture is attracting much attention from
farmers.
Fine specimens of wheat, oats and bar
lev from the big farm are on exhibition at
the Maxwell grant office, Ration.
The Fisher brothers bring in water
melons, muskmelons and cantaeups regu-
Iarly from their ranch down the river
Eddy Argus.
j. H. Tracey has purchased a five-acre
| tract OF land out of Judge Corhett's ranch
Immediately east of Deming, for fruit
| farm.
The fruit crop of the Mimbres valley
will be the largest this season, of any in
the territory, considering the acreage
planted.
Judge Field has growing in his house
grounds at Deming, and now in full
bloom, several very beautiful Towering
shrubs known as the bird of Paradise.
The small grain harvest is now in full
blast, and the Cunningham threshing
machine is hard at work upon it, The
yield of oats and barley this year is espec-
tally fne.-Roswell Register.
j. D. Torlina, president of an irrigation
company at Albuquerque, advertises that
bids will be received for building a water
| Il of pf ~
S0x25 feet, six-foot base, until Aug
ust 10.
William Kroenig, OF the Kroenig lakes,
Watrous, sells 10000 pounds of fish per
year. A paying crop, this. Not far from
Cerrillos is ranch, watered by springs,
where three large fish ponds could be
easily stocked and operated.
By her fruits will the beautiful Roswell
country be known, in time. Just now il
is by her magnificent crops of alfalfa, bar
ley and other small grains, and her vege'
coming.-Roswell Register.
The fruit of San Juan county is attract
ing more outside attention this year than
ever before, but it behooves us to have
the world know Of our splendid orchards
and vineyards. After a dealer has once
handled San Juan county fruit it is not q
hard matter to retain his custom, but our
yield is increasing largely each year and
it is necessary that market be chosen
before it is too late to dispose of our pro
ducts at advantageous prices,-San Juan
Index.
The German and French prunes both
do remarkably we'll in this climate, the
former being perhaps the most hardy in
the majority of instances. Prune orch
, ards will yield from nine to ten tons o.
fruit to the acre when in full bearing anC
at California prices, $50 ton, will return
J it will be seen, from $3.50 to $500 an acre
The crop ships we'll and is easily handled
Roswell Register.
Holson's ranch, situated one and one
fourth miles west of the Lone mountain
settlement, is one of the best ranches il
Grant county. 1t contains 4S0 acres-l0;
of which are under cultivation. Ninety
acres are planted in corn, three acres il
Johnson grass 200 fruit trees and few
grape vines have been planted. One
thousand additional vines will be planted
next year. A well has been sunk and {
Wln0mlll Will De Seb up u lfrlgdle tlle OF
chard and vineyard. Silver City Enter
prise.
There are Immediately tributary to Sar
Marcial, from $4,000 to 10000 acres of al
fine agricultural and fruit lands as there
are in the Rio Grande valley, capable o
producing from 500 to $500 and ever
more per acre when reclaimed and pro
perly cultivated by thrifty and indus
trous population, to say nothing of the
mesa land and little mountain valleys tina
can be made productive by the water sup
ply of the mountains and by strong res
ervoirs. Figure the possibilities for your
Y selves. 1t is only question of tim
! when these lands will be in demand an'
=. will be placed under cultivation, and will
acquire and sustain dense population.
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