Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-11
FARM AND ORCHARD.

Mimbres valley peaches sold in Demlng
on July at Is cents a pound.
The grape and melon crop of the Mesila
valley is now coming money for the
farmers of that region.
socorro county boasts of many magni-
Hcent fruit orchards just now coming into
bearing for the first time.
No section of New Mexico has made
more rapid strides in few years In the
line of modern farming than has San
Juan county.
Who would have thought it a few years
ago-Texas towns making demand up
on New Mexico for fruits and vegetables.
Santa Fe truck gardeners are wisely
making big preparations for the celery
crop this year. The soil and climate here
are superbly adapted to the production
of this paying crop.
Ten acres of land in New Mexico de.
voted to fruits, alfalfa, celery and onions
will pay better annual return than the
average one hundred and sixty acre farm
in the eastern and middle states.
The well watered valleys of Taos and
Rio Arriba counties show marked i'm
provement in agricultural methods this
year, and large areas have lately been set
out in orchards.
The farmers of Johnson's Mesa have
every assurance of splendid crops this
year. They have had plenty of rain
Raton Range.
The foods in the lower Rio Grande
have proved blessing in disguise. Peo-
In tho nf MI no
and oats turned in after the waters sub
sided and planted thousands of acres to
beans. Sheriff Luna, of Los Lunas, says
the bean crop will pay bigger profits than
their first crops.
Lincoln county's fruit farms are forging
rapidly to the front. Five years ago it
yssse thought Lincoln could produce moth,
"ooi' "A'"" .--'"- a. - -->r-J - l,rohnr and
over the great southwest!
Hon. A. L. Branch is here from Mora
to-day and reports the best crops ever
known in that valley this season. Fruit
hay and small grain products will be suf.
ticlent to supply all home demands and
leave fine surplus for shipment to those
unfortunate sections of the southwest
who, % reside the non-producers.
Hon M. w. Mills extensive fruit
ranch on the Red river, Colfax county, is
a hnsv Mace lust now. Peaches, apricots,
etc. Are being gathered by the
ton and twentvk four-horse teams are en-
gagged in haulingN the luscious products to
Springer for distripS utlen to points along
The A. r, & i + road. There is an
army Of box makers an d fruit pickers en-
ployed.
All the fruit growers of this section with |
q few exceptions report that last years
yield will be nearly if not quite doubled
this year. This speaks volumes when it
is taken into consideration that last year
San Juan county supplied northern New
Mexico and most of southern Colorado
with choice fruits. Junction City Times.
In no particular has greater advance
nent been made in few years than in
he production of forage. In many local
ties the second crop of alfalfa is now be-
ng harvested and three to four cuttings
more are assured before the season closes.
Alfalfa fed beef will henceforth be the
ule rather than the exception in New
Mexico
Says the Denver News A Santa Fe,
New Mexico, subscriber to the News in
luired few days ago as to the number
If acres and the yield of alfalfa in this
state. At that time We had no data on
which to answer the question. The re-
BORT OF the state engineer now supplies
he facts. According to the statistics
gathered by that official there are l6l 1854
lcres of alfalfa under the irrigation bitches
If the state. The three cuttings year
will not average less than tons to an
lcre, which would give a total yield Of
|47 ,416 tons, the value OF whice at So per
on would be 1884, 496.
The commission merchants are rushed
With outside orders for Santa Fe fruits,
md are doing lively business, shipping
IS far as Ell Paso on the south, Durango t
IN the west, Trinidad, Pueblo and Denver {
IN the east and north. Straw berries are t
bout all gone, until the second crop
ONES in, and shipments now are chiefly
# cherries, white, black and red cur.
ants, gooseberries and raspberries. The |
after is wonderful crop for the Santa !
e valley. Beginning with the 1st of +
uly they come into bearing and never
ease till the fall frosts stop them. To the
tranger, ever those accustomed to fruit {
rowing in the eastern and northern G
tates, 1t is novel sight to see Santa Fe !
rchardists' raspberry patches in three
istinct stages at the same time-blos-
oms, green fruit and the luscious ripe o
errles on the same bushes.
The valley Of the upper Rio Grande
! the vicinity of Espanola Is
arden spot that is beginning to be dot .
ID with prosperous farms. Mr.. Phil +