Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-05
SOUTHERN 6REEZES.
By Will A. Ballinger. g
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q. Bloomfield, N. NJ, Aug 29, 1904.
Showers still continue and the range
is promising well for winter pasture.
The Aztec and Pennington fairs are
| both promising attractions. This will
be good time for those who have
I never visited the lower country" to
come and view the garden spot of
New Mexico"
Do you notice the harmony existing
between Chairman Hubbard Of the
Democratic Central committee and
his lieutenants? Deputy Sheriff Frank
l.. Hoff is hustling for the nomination
on the Republican ticket as candidate
for assessor
San Juan Democracy has donned Its
Mother Hubbard" but we fail to see
| what 1t has conceived except social
istic principles.
Prof. Wyatt has sold the Maple
Leaf ranch for $6.25O and left for his
old home in Texas
San Juan fruit growers should at
once answer Mr. Graham's appeal and
| dig up some of their fine fruit for the
St Louis fair.
With three restaurants in operation
in Aztec people visiting that berg
should not go hungry.
Loaded -!th fruit, onions and other
vegetables from the San Juan and
Animas valleys, several freighters
have hit the road for Gallup.
The lower part of the Animas and
the San Juan valley by It's water. eli
mate and soil advantages is fitted to
be one big garden and orchard. and
such 1t will be with new markets and
cheap freight rates.
A new meat market has been open
felt the need OF for some time and
predict the success of the new insti
tuition II handled properly.
bitches are gradually being brought
into use after the recent washouts.
There is something that needs to be
changed when San Juan county has tc
be supplied with imported creamery
butter and case eggs.
Our Legislature should put up part
OF fund to bridge the San Juan river
The overland travel makes 1t more
than local, need, and the recent Sc
rious accident but emphasizes how
much of need 1t is, too. A railroad
, will not stop the overland travel b,
considerable.
The Aztec Index calls attention
to the big start this county has made
in the Angora goat business. 1t is al
industry which means much for the
country and one for which this place
, is well fitted. Mr.. Salmon. who Is thu
leading goat raiser here. has a fine
large herd now grazing in the noun
tains
, This spring our pessimists were
bowling that this was no potato
, year" that there'd be no water anC
little use to try to farm. Those pro
phets of evil are now as mute a,
clans.
Practically all crops are extra good
Third crop of alfalfa is coming OF
with a hustle. Honey will be some
! thing of luxury. and grapes, plumi
, and some other fruit was cut short b!
spring frosts. at least in the uppel
part of the Animas fruit belt. but al
OF tneSe count out little Ill tne BeneT
. al crops
: Several of the Auimas young peo
pie were over to Bloomfield to take
part in the hop at VIM. Swiers
Saturday evening.
Our ranchmen do not pay enough at
, tention to the needs of the local mar
, kets. An intelligent study of the mar
ket is as essential to successful farm
| ing as is good plowing and good cult
: vation. The products Of our loca
fiocks. herds and poultry yards SHOULD
: take the place of the great wads o
: salt pork and packing house products
that are now freighted down the Ami
mas. 1t would give more nutritious
/ and palateable diet and be big finan
, cial gain to the county.
: The crying demand in the fruit bus
mess now is for appearance and quail
ity. Much fruit put on the marke
could more proftably be converted in
to vinegar or ham, bacon and lard.
r A man looking for profitable fal
, Job would do well to consider the mat
ter of putting in = power cider mil
and vinegar factory somewhere on tht
, Animas.
Don't forget our fall fairs.