The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-14

mcr III tons OF sorgum hay on less than two
acres Of new ground. which product he sold at
SIS a ton the cash yield being over Ss3 an acre.
Julian Smith, whose address Is Lookout, Eddy
County has sold, within the past nine months,
over $500 worth of garden produce from half
an acre Of ground, aud has 400 pounds Of pO-
tatoes left. r. VI. Gilbert, whose address Is
Seven Rivers, Eddy County, planted, last
Spring, one acre of Irish potatoes and gave
them no further attention whatever except 10
iTigate them occasionally during the Summer
lie has just dug them, and the yield Is over
1000 pounds. They are now selling az two
cents pound; so that the cash yield, from this
one acre is over 5000 Mr.. Gilbert claims that
be can raise twice this quantity of potatoes 10
the acre with proper cultivation.
w. w. Paul, Of Lower Penasco, raised 2ll
bushels OF oats on two and fifth acres Of
ground. Oats are selling here at 20 cents a
bushel Cash yield, S67 an acre. q. w. Blank
cnship, Of Eddy sowed - acres of rye on Sept.
is 1890; cut il i'm May; sOwed millet on the
same ground aud cut two crops, the last on
Sept II, making three crops within the -
months. The total product yielded, in cash,
S6i an acre. Col. John w. Poe, OF Roswell. cut
600 tons of alfalfa from 10 acres Value at
SIS ton $4,000: cash yield per acre. $50.
Maynard Sharpe, Of Eddy, sold SO worth Of
watCrmelOns from one-eighth OF an acre Of
ground An acre at this rate would have
same ground, but being pressed with other
work, and short of help, did not market any Of
these. L. w. Holt, Of Seven Rivers, Eddy
County, raised u tons Of sOrgum on one and
a half acres and $50 tons Of alfalfa on 80 acres.
The alfalfa could DO sold to-day ut SIS a ton,
making a cash yield Of SO an acre. The sor-
gum could be sold at SO ton, making the
cash yield Sll25O an acre.
&. w. Greene, ir., and Sam Hughes Of Eddy,
rgiG - haf Y cd fnflg
"a the acre respectively. Samples OF these beots
have been analyZed AT the Agricultural Depart
meut in Washington, and Prof. III. w. Wiley,
the Chemist Of the Department, estimates tho
probable yield Of sugar, from an acre Of such
bccts, at 1000 pounds and 400 pounds respect
lively. Negotiations are now in progress for
the building Of a beet-sugaT factory az Eddy,
and it will undoubtedly be put in next year.
The Northern Indiana Editorial Association
recently visited tho PccOs Valley, in order TO
learn the truth as 10 IFS resources and ad van
tages. that they might advise their readers in
diligently. They were so strongly impressed
with the richness Of the soil, the abundance Of
water, the fine climate and the future Of tho
country, that seven Of them bought property
there and several OF them announced their de-
termination to 60 there 10 live. Others say
they will buy there in tho near future. When
a newspaper man is strongly convinced Of the
merits Of a country as 10 invest his hard earned
dollars in it, you may rest assured il is grand
country.
over 100000 pounds Of wool have been
shipped from Eddy since June, and IL is esti-
mated that more than 100000 pounds will DO
shipped from here next year. George Blank
enshp and Edward Scroggns, Of Eddy, have
both raised fine fields of cotton during the past
season. Many Of the stalks bore 60 to 30 bolls
each. Such results can be obtained only under
irTigatiOn-neyer in any portion of the rain
belt.
The following table shows growths made by
various fruit trees shade trees, grape vines,
etc, the past summer: