Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-12
WATER ON TAP.
Farm Tales from the Lower Pecos-
Facts that Speak Eloquently
for New Mexico.
Correspondence New Mexican.

? Correspondence New Mexican.
3 EDDY, N. NJ, July 9.-Mr. Ed. Scrog
9 gins, of this place, cut his first crop of al
falfa, eight acres, on the 2Sth OF May
and his second crop on the Both of June
The yield OF the first cutting was a ton
J and quarter to the acre, and OF the sec.
ond cutting ton and half. He sold il
readily at $lS ton, without bailing, the
total output netting him $l6l for the first
crop and $2lG for the second. He will
get three more cuttings before the end of
the season and the later cuttings will give
larger yields than the first. Several other
farmers have made their first and second
cuttings with equally good results.
Small grain harvest was finished three
weeks ago. All the early sown grain is
good, but many fields that were planted
in April or May have not yielded salts.
factorlly. 1t has been demonstrated that
spring wheat, oats and barley must be
planted in February or not later than the
first week in March. The reason that so
much grain was sown late this year is
that many settlers came in here in Dec.
ember, January and February and having
all their Improvements to make, their
seeding was necessarily delayed. Those
already here will, however, be in good
time for next year, and those to come will
profit by the experience of the past year.
1t has also been found that oats sown in
the fall do even better than those sown
in February. Some fields that were sown
in September and October last have made
fine yields this year.
Fruit is doing well. George ,Blanken-
ship, W. R. Anderson, Henry Paddle
ford and Witt Bros, of Eddy, have peach,
apple, apricot, plum and other trees, as
we'll as grapevines, that are bending un-
der their loads of fruit. The early peaches
are ripe, are large and OF delicious flavor.
Mr.. G. W. Green has, in his 600 acre
vineyard, nearly 100 vines that have one
or two punches of grapes on each. When
it is remembered that these vines were
planted last spring-rooted cuttings, less
than foot long-this fact will 60 long
way in proving the wonderful fertility Of
Pecos valley soil. the efficiency of Pecos
river water and the adaptability of our
sunshine, coil and water" to the growth
of fruits.
James Hartigan, Of Eddy, has, in his
orchard, some 5-year old olive and al
mond trees that are loaded with fruit.
His peach trees are also well filled Many
farmers about Roswell report their orch
ards as doing well and their trees bearing
all the fruit that their branches can sup
port.
Some wonderful growths of fruit trees,
vines, etc, have been noted. measured
a raisin grapevine, in Witt Bros. vine
yard, that had already grown seven feet
and two inches this spring; an apricot
.ree in Mr.. G. B. Eddy's orchard that has
grown four feet and seven inches, and
peach tree in Mr.. Maynard Sharp's
orchard that has grown two feet aud
eight inches.
We are still having our regular brand
II sunshine. Have not had cloudy day
!" six months and only two showers of
ain this year. We have no need of rain,
however, for we have water on tap and
urn it on the fields whenever needed
g. O. Shields