Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13


froiI the Mesllla valley Flo also stated
that there are now about 1900 coi1.
nioa Of bees IN that locality and n
there we're a sufficient quantity Of wa.
ter 90 produce a fun number 90 cut
tlngs Of alfalfa each year. about three
times az many could be raised A.
ialfa b. the principal plant upon which
the bees work In that section.
The second paper was By Fabian
Garcia on Growing Irish Potatoes. '
uo gave the results OF preliminary OK.
porImonts made at tho Experiment
Stallion during the past season. These
Indicated that boy the early planting
oi early varieties on ridges. potatoes
can probably Boz grown with profit On
the Mesllla valley There were about
100000 pounds of potatoes consumed
in that Vicinity last year.
Professor j Vernon presented the
third paper. which was on cooper.
alive PUMPING" TIE pointed out sew.
oral plans and discussed the advan.
tages and Disadvantages OF each.
Among them were. A we'll. engine and
pump. owned and uaod by two or more
farmers 90 common. separate wells
ana pumps driven by electric motors.
mo electricity being furnished from
q central power station. A plant OF
This kind % water 10000 acres cosld
be- installed. AZ cost for the plant ~
about % per acre Water could be
pumped much more choaply IN this
way than with Individual plants.
Professor McIallon discussed this
paper and gave figures on the cost
Of pumping for nlfGlfa a. the Expert
meut station last year There was
some further discussion which brought
out the opinion that the depth of
water used az an irrigation lies gcner-
ally botwoeh three and -ix inches.
lu the absence OF o. G.. Shaw. Wr
QuInsonborry opened the discussion
on Winter Irrigation" and was FOL.
lowed by Professor Tiuslcy The fol.
owing OF winter irrigation wore pre-.
'nied n enables ore to wet bis land
no time when wator % abundant. 40
ha, much less will be- required later.
whom water ia scarce. because the
majority of people are thcn giving
.hClr nrst Irrigation where the soil
Do light, with a stratum o. clay an Ter.
meath, % is possible 90 store up the
water by winter Irrigation Tor the use
1f plants late 90 the summer.
Before adioummout. resolution
was adopted requesting Delegate y.
$ ROdry 90 use bis Influence 90 secure
lho passage OF a bin now pending ia
congress. which gives an additional
$4,000 90 the Experiment stations ~
each OF the statc5 and territories
Professor Hadlcy spoke OF the i'm.
portuIse Of cooperation among farm.
orB. Tie emphasized especially the
advantages 90 be- gained by co-opera.
ton IN the selling Of alfalfa. aud said
that AZ least $4,000 had bee" 'ost 90
The farmers IN the Mesllia .ey IN
the selling OF their alfalfa during the
pass season. by the lack o. such 80
operation
T. L. Young discussed "lnoorpora.
ton and pointed Oui the nature 81
the existing ditch interpretations In
the hcaIlla valley lie also explained
40 some length the necessity Tor the
formation OF a corporation controlling
the lands Of the valley 20 deal with
Tho government Ia securing q storage
reservoir
Mrs. Thomas l.. nannigan read a
worry iateroatiES paper showing the.
influence OF omameatci home grounds
and natural gcenery ln uplifting the
people
Professor Wooion read a paper on
Native Plants Suitable for Orna.
monts." ne called attention % a
number Of native plants whoGe beauty
10 cultivation would compare favor.
ably with many imported plants. He
showed the influence OF New Mexico's
peculiar climatic conditions on plant
lie, which explains why one would
expect 20 be more successful IN Guilt.
waiting the native plants than those in.
reduced from humid rprioua