Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-12
AGRICULTURAL
EXHIBIT
Of New Mexico at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Varied,
Extensive and CreditabIe.
.HACERMAN APPLES
Grown Near Roswell Beat Anything in
That Line at the Fair Magnificent
Pecos Valley Display.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 10, 1904.


Special Correspondence New Mexican.
New Mexico is up to date in the Hor-
ticultural and Agricultural exhibits at
the Worlds Fair. In the Horticultural
exhibit the fruit shown has that
smooth, perfect form without any
blemishes, for which New Mexico fruit
is SO widely known. Among the many
varieties is one table containing plates
of Wine Sap apples that have been
here out of cold storage 54 days and
are in perfect condition to date, and
from present appearances will last at
| least two or three weeks longer. This
is very extraordinary for SO late in the
season, and especially considering the
hot climate of St. Louis.
In this years fruit, New Mexico is
far ahead of any other exhibit here.
Five plates of very large Maiden Blush
and Mammoth Pippin are shown ripe.
and grown this year. These apples
were grown from the large orchard of
j. J. Hagerman near Roswell on June
10th, 1904. There are no other apples
grown this year nearly so large in the
other exhibits. One hundred and forty
four plates of cold storage apples are
on exhibition, embracing the we'll
known varieties of Mammouth, Black
Twig, Genatin, Wine Sap Missouri
Pippin, Gano, Arkansas Black, Shock
| ley, Shackelford York Imperial, Ben
Davis and others.
A unique attraction of the exhibit
has been a stand in the center of the
display containing apples grown this
year, on display every day tf the ex-
position. On the opening day, April
30th, a large jar filled with different
varieties of apples showing their size
at that date was on exhibition, and
shipments have been received every
ten days demonstrating their fast
growth, until today two of the varieties
are ripe. This display has attracted
great deal of attention, not only of
sight-seers, but also of the judges.
Peaches, pears and plums from the
Pecos Valley are now coming in, and
are superior to any yet on exhibition.
In the Agricultural display, New
Mexico's exhibit is also different from
the others, as there are in 1t many
products that have been grown this
year. A quantity of alfalfa over 80 in
ches high from the second cutting OF
this year, having been cut on May 20,
1904; Indian corn that can compare
favorably with any of the great corn
growing states; oats, 20 inches high,
harvested May 24,1904; 4S varieties of
wheat and oats; big pile of Irish po-
tatoes, planted March 18th and dug
June Sd, producing three-fourths of
ton per acre: and fine display OF
honey in the comb, also strained and
candied honey. Among vegetables are
exhibited beets, onions, tomatoes, etc.
Several large signs calling attention
to the great irrigated country of New
Mexico are conspicuously placed. The
farmers of the cast seem to be very
much interested in the success of irri-
cation.
A good display of Canaigre roots
is made, showing that large amount,
over 100000 acres of this product is
grown in New Mexico, which is so ex-
tensively used and is worth about $50
per ton.
A great many other products are in
the exhibit which add to the appear
ance and interest of agricultural dis
play,