Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-25

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8 tions, such as draughtsmen, clerks, boob
. keepers, etc. The agricultural machlner
3 in use is the very best in the market; n
, new invention or machine can be put o
3 the market adapted to the use OF this SEE
, ton but what it ls purchased at once an
used upon these farms and lands. Dul
t ing the present year have been informe
that over 500, 900 have been paid out fo
farm implements and machinery. Withil
few days of our arrival 13.horse powe
traction engine with the most improve
grain separator of the second size used
has been received at Eddy for employ
, ment on the Greene farms. BY means c
, it, thrashing, road making, and othe
operations, will be carried on rapidly.
MR.. GREENE's IDEA OF ORGANIZING Pre-
DUCrIoN
in this manner extends to the creation
facilities for shipment to markets and t.
the growing of crops which will matur
rapidly and thereby command the high
est prices. The orchards are yet in thei
infancy, all planting having been dont
within the last eighteen months, bu
when grapes and fruit are maturing it IL
certain that the season will prove to be
earlier than elsewhere along the new fruit
belt of the continent. The same thing
will be true also in the raising of fine
vegetables and garden products generally.
1t would take too much space to describe
all the details Of these operations, but one
of the most ingenious in relation to the
water supply is that by which the water
of his farm bitches is lifted onto land
higher than that covered by them or the
main canal. 1t is very simple and yet
very ingenious. By means of an ordinary
undershot wheel, put into the main ditch,
series of buckets on endless chain is
raised and lowered 80 that when filed
they are emptied into flume or wooden
pipe which laid partially under ground,
conveys the water thus lifted to bitches
above the canal, thereby enabling the
higher lands to be watefed. On land
adjacent to the town of Eddy, by means
OF the same arrangement and simple
t1ume and trestle work, water is lifted
some twenty feet from a secondary ditch
and distributed over part of the adjacent
high land. This application OF the bucket
obt "hCCl oy5bClu SOluDluOu Wltb blpO VI
f1ume, is one that will ultimately come
into large use and prove to be OF great
benefit in reclaiming land above the high
line bitches. 1t is not only simple, but
quite economical in cost.
SUBURBAN ARBoRCULTURE AND HORTICuL-
TURE.
A visit to the great farm was one of
pleasure, alloyed only by the clouds of
dust which whired about us as we drove
back to Eddy. We then paid visit to
even more interesting field OF operation.
Mr.. Greene has not only shown his faith
by his works in reclaiming the large areas
already named, but he is creating home
farm OF $40 acres; has planned AMI
plated town addition of 240 acres, also
making laterals, roadways and sidewalks,
planting shade and fruit trees, 80 that
streets as we'll as lots, will soon show the
beauty and possess the advantages OF
both ornamental and useful trees and
shrubbery. In addition to these, there
has been planned and planted villa ad-
dition, laid out in park fashion, covering
240 acres, with fifteen miles of good road.
way already constructed, planted with
fruit trees appropriate to the region, and
with shade and ornamental trees of many
varieties. This addition is to be sold IN
lots of from one to five acres each, each
one of which, according to general plan,
will be laid out in grass, flowers and orna-
mental shrubbery. There is also being
planted trees for profit to the extent of
two-thirds of the whole, the remaining
one-third being Of shade and ornamental
varieties. 1t is quite striking thing to
come into what is yet almost wilderness
and find work of this character being
pushed and pursued on such large scale,
with such comprehensivenes of detail,
and with q conception OF future possbili-
ties that almost takes the breath away of
an ordinary person. Several residences
are already being prepared tor the addi-
tions referred to. Mr.. Greene's home is
here and his family are resident, his
representative and general manager be-
ing his son, Charles, quite young man to
have 30 great re possibility, as he has
but just entered his twenty-second year.
The extent Of the tree planting may be
conceived Of when it is stated that more
than 100000 trees, vines and cuttings
have been purchased the past season. In
every case the best, even the rarest, vare-
ties have been sought for. 1 know per.
sonally OF Mr.. Greene's inquiries OF ex-
perts like William Saunders, of the De.
partment of Agriculture. An account OF
the planting, the character of grass and
stock, with all particulars necessary, is
carefully and systematically kept in the
plat books describing the property, so
that at any time the relative value and re-
lations OF the several trees, vines and
plants may be carefully ascertained. Out
side of public work, / know Of no such
thoroughness of experimental record
keeping in this country, as that which
under Mr.. Greene's direction is now be.
ing maintained at Eddy and on the farms
nearby. have no special data by which
to accurately state the amount Of cash in
vestment made in these enterprises and
under these projects, but rapidly going
over the cost of labor, of machinery, OF
stock and Of buildings, find there must
have been an expenditure of not much
less than $l50, 900. Among the improve
ments and plant, have failed to mention
the fact that upon the home place we'll
equipped series Of hot and glass houses
have been constructed, 160 feet in length,
with 40 acres OF nurseries attached
thereto.
ASSAYING THE MAN.
In this, my second visit to the Pecos
valley, investigating the results Of lrriga.
ton, it will be seen that l have dwelt
more upon the work Of one individual