El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-05
Tine MeSilla Park
Exhibit at the Carnival.

will consist of striking exhibit of
preserved fruits and grains grown on
the station farm, all varieties being
shown. with full data of growing and
cultivation.
The whole exhibit from the college
and station will be placed in the
chamber of commerce room. and will
occupy the greater part of one side of
the hall. Attendants will be in charge
during the Carnival to explain various
features of the exhibit and to answer
questions that any visitors may wish
10 ask.
A few of the more important queS-
| lions investigated by the station at
Mesilla Park during the past ten years
with conclusions arrived at. may be
of interest 1t has been conclusively
shown that the irrigating water of the
| Rio Grande is SO rich in fertiliZing
material that ii will practically. main
| tain the fertility of the land indefinite
| ly. thus making unnecessary the ap-'
| plication of artificial fertilizers, as is
required in other parts of the country.
| The sugar beets grown in New Mexico
have been shown by conclusive analy-
sis to be as rich in sugar as any in the
| United States, and it is q settled fact
that sugar beets can be grown most
successfully. A careful study Of the
| New Mexico forage plants has been
made. with their feeding values. Bull
letins have been issued on the subject
of canaigre. the new tanning agent,
which is Indigenous TO this arid re-
gion growing wild over the meSaS.
Many interesting results have been OBJ
| tanned in chronological work, and
| host of new insects, harmful and bene
fetal. have been described and inves-
tigated. In agriculture and horticul
tural lines very extensive investiga-
.; nd iole Of xx-l,n how
made. over 4SO different varieties hav
ing been grown and tested. to say
nothing of a large number of other
cereals. About all the standard vari
| cites of fruits have been similarly
| tried and the results systemized, while
vegetables have also been given much
attention.
When it is remembered that the ag
ricultural conditions about Ell Paso
are practically the same as those ex-
listing at Mesilla Park, the value to
| this city and the lower valley of the
| work done at that point is at once
evident. Railroads, mines, and man
| ufactories are all important as up
| builders of our city: but it's further
growth will aso be greatly influenced
| by the rise or decline of the agricultu
raj and horticultural interests of the
Rio Grande valley, both above and be-
| low FL Paso. The many Investigations
| being pursued by the college are bound
| to help the future of the valley, for
| they cover untried ground. and the re-
suits secured. unlike many results OBJ
| tanned by private individuals. may be
accepted as reliable. being conducted
on scientific and accurate methods. and
by men of training and special prepa
| ration for their respective lines of
work. -s.-
The exhibit and the information to
be obtained from those who will have
| it in charge will also be of interest to
! FL PaSo from another point of view.
The Agricultural college is the only
educational institution in this locality
affording higher instruction than that
to be had in the Ell Paso high school.
and the only school near Ell Paso that
affords an industrial education and in
struction in applied science. including
mineralogy and mining engineering.
Many Ell Paso people have sent their
children to the Agricultural college
during the past years. with highly
gratifying results. and the number of
students from FL Paso will naturally
increase in coming years. Many of the
people of Ell PaSo do not find it conve-
nient or practicable to visit the Agri-
cultural college and meet the corps of
instructors and investigate the meth
DDS and the results of the work done
there. Everybody in Ell Paso who is
interested in higher education for this
section of the country should, there
fore, avail himself of the opportunity
afforded by the college exhibit in the
chamber of commerce during the
Carnival to familiarize himself with
the scope and character of the work
done at the college.