Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-07-22

who has had many and varied experien-
ces in the mining camps, and on the
ranches Of this region for the past 30
years sometime being in the food
tide Of prosperity and again by some
sudden turn of furtune brought in an
instant to the foot of the ladder where
with the true German grit he would
each time lay hold bravely and again
begin to climb, and we found him nice
ly situated on a good fruit and vege-
table ranch and prospering very well
regardless of the loss Of all his crops
in the food Of last August, while here
we visited the store and gardens Of
Hon. E. j. Swarts, assessor Of Grant
county, who keeps a store, and meat
market and runs large vegetable
garden, from which he make a good in
come selling mostly at Santa Rita 16
miles distant. While there we walked
over the greater part Of the place with
Mr.. Swarts and found his fields of cab
bage, tomatoes, Melon, in fine scondi-
tion and saw fine patch of early ce-
lery which was well advanced for the
time of year and should bring him a
handsome sum Of money. From Mr..
Swarts' place we went to the ranch of
Edward Kimmick, a professional gard
ner and florist who received his educa-
tion at Honheim Germany, graduating
in what is known as the merit course
working his own way through the
school in the four year scientific horti-
cultural course; after leaving college
Mr.. Kimmick followed his chosen pro-
fession in the old country and in Penn
sylvania, believing with Washington
that. Agriculture is the most noble,
most healthful ond most useful Occupa
ton of man" Some IL years ago he
came to New Mexico and chose the
Mimbres valley as his home, finding
climatic and other conditions here en-
tirely different from where he had
been, he set to work at once to find
what fruits were best adapted to the
soil and climate of his new homo and
what crops would be most profitable to
raise for market here and as is always
the case with a man who loves his
business and gives his entire
energy to the work he has made
a success Of it. During the IL years
that Mr.. Kimmick has been farming
and gardening here he has tested many
varieties of fruits which were failures
in this climate and has proven others
which are prfectly reliable and good
money makers and his experience
stands as a guide for those who may
begin farming in this valley as he is
ever ready and willing to give others
the benefit of his knowledge. He said
that the greatest disadvantage here
was the distace farmers have to haul
their fruit to market and that when
this is over come, it will be an ioeal
spot in every respect. He stated that
among his experiments and investiga-
tions, he had made special tests in can
ming fruits and tomatoes and that he
is convinced that small canning fact
ory could be built and owned by the
farmers Of the valley, Independent of
outsipe capital, which would finnish
a home market for all fruit raised and
bring hundreds of dollars into the valley
each year. He believes this would solve
the question more easily and surely
than anything else and that It is in
immediate reach If the people viii
work together. When the question of
a creamery was brought up he said he
believed one should be built and that he
was sure it would be paying invest
ment but he thinks this also should be
owned and controlled by the farmers
themselves.
The next place we visited was that
of ]. GofOrth here we found everything
fixed up in a comfortable hOmelike
manner and a nice orchard although he
gives more attention TO corn and alfalfa
than to fruit and garden crops. From
here we visited the farms of Mr.. Entz-
minger and George A. Perrault both of
which were in fine condition and had
thrifty fields Of corn and many varieties
of fruit well kept and in full bearing.
Just above George Perrault's place is
the old Perrault home one of the first
places in the valley to be improved, it
was one which caught the full force Of
the food last year and of the old or
chard Of about 5000 trees nearly half
were torn out by the water.