Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-08-19

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| more at London than that of any 9TH
er grade. These Boer generals rode
over land IS miles in different direc-
tions from Santa Fe and they declared
the land around this city as simply
magnificent for stock raising purposes
and expressed their astonishment that
SO little use was being made of it and
that cattle, goats and sheep were of
such inferior grade when so much
more profit could be made out of bet
ter grades AS they put it: 1T takes
no more to feed high grade animal
than it does scrub.
TOBACCO EXPERIMENT FARM.
you ask, why do go to Albuquer-
que?' Well am going there to look af-
ter the tobacco experiment farm that is
established north of that town and
this is one Of the things that I hope
to see listed among the industries Of
Santa Fe. Now you may know the
history of the farm and what a sue
cess the experiment has proved. This
year we expect to harvest 10000 pounds
of good tobacco off the place. OF
course the grade will vary, but the
price that we will receive for the crop
will run from Is cents to 81 per pound
and it has been demonstrated that as
fine a grade of tobacco can be raised
in New Mexico as anywhere in the
country. What would like to see is,
Santa Fe people take hold OF this in
dustry and I am sure that it could be
made a success. The farm in the
valley has done all that we, in our.
fondest hopes, had expected and there
Is an opportunity for the people of
Santa Fe to take up the culture of to-
bacco. The Santa Fe is of course in
terested and will do what it can to aid
Just as it has done in the farm on the
Rio Grande. We sent experts to go
over the ground and to take the mat
ter in charge. In this work we are CO.
operating with the department of
agriculture and with local interests
and you can see for yourself the sue
cess that has attended the work. What
the people of this city should do is to
arouse interest in tobacco growing and
forded.
II am going from Albuquerque to
Colorado to look after some matters
there that demand my attention. 1t Is
probable that arrangements will be
made for the erection of another sugar
beet factory in the Arkansas valley.
Sugar beet culture has become great
in that valley and the pros
poets are bright. Speaking of raising
sugar beets in the Santa Fe valley, I
think it could be successfully done.
But you have the possible disadvan-
tage of short season. 1 certainly
would like to see thorough test of
the proposition made, however.
INvIGoRATING CLIMATE.
Speaking Of the climate of Santa
Fe-how delightful it is! The air is so
fresh cool and pure that one at once
Is conscious of the invigorating ef-
fects. The days are pleasant and the |
nights are most delightfully."- cool and
1 have enjoyed every min
ute of my visit here as have all of u.s."
Wesley and w. Eaton Merritt are
nephews of Major-General Wesley
Merritt. The first named was formerly
with the freight department of the
Santa Fe and was located in Kansas.
This is not his first visit to the New
Mexican capital. but all is new for
Mrs. Merritt, who is with him, and his
brother who are for the first time see
ng the sights of the territory. Mr..
Merritt says that he was surprised at
he greenness of the grass in this Sec
ion of the territory and particularly
ikt hot ~, l