Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-13
SOUTHERN DREgZGs.
BY win A. Ballinger.
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Bloomfield, n NJ. Feb. 6, 1905
J. b. Sansburg and Miss Echo Ten
ney, young people Of the Hammond
settlement entered into a life compact
January S0th at Pennington.
Several new arrivals made life
more strenuous for proud Flora Vista
parents.
Aztec is rapidly forging ahead and
by the time the city dads take charge
of affairs. there will be something do.
ing
From the number Of San Juan coun.
ty ranches for sale we Judge that
many of our people are either possess.
ed of wandering foot" or an irwin
chile mortgage.
Old timers begin to admit there may
be some show of getting railroad.
Half bushel OF bets and carrots
per day give surprising increase
OF milk during the winter months and
old Bessie" looses nothing In appear
ance and health by the process.
Land holders under the Gunntson
canal must dig up &25 per acre for
water right but will value the land at
$500 to $400 per acre. Eight or ten
Thousand acres nere on the San Juan
every bit as good for fruit and veg
etable production can be watered at
a maximum cost of not over $40 per
acre and doubtless for much less Our
southern location will more than equal.
ize the thousand feet difference Of
elevation. Several DAYS spent in the
orchards Of Grand Junction and Palis-
AIDES revealed nothing better in the
fruit line than we can see here at
nome and a couple southern railroads
will give us superior transportation
advantages. The land values mention
ed would not be considered so exoq-
bitant in Mesa county although that
was about what was asked for young
bearing orchards there some two years
ago.
Our main crop was Red Top sugar
but small trial of Lanes Imperial
seemed TO place the latter In the lead
for yield. less culls and fewer woody
specimens. Mange)s and White Bel
gian carrots gave large Yields but are
of less nutritive value. Belgian car
rots seem to be closely related to the
parsnip and did not rot In the field
like the half long orange. although
both kept equally well in storage.
Weather report Of last week: inigh-
est temperature 81; lowest 20; greAt
est daily change 80: Least 8: precipi-
tation, FL inches; more precipitation
during the first four days of Febru.
airy than in January.
Some may find 1t Of interest to com
pare our January report (by govern
ment instruments) with that Of Du
range: Highest temperature 81; low
est s: greatest daily range 81: least
5: mean temperature for whole month
3O.3; total precipitation O.59 inches
AnowfaIl As inches, cleap days 8;
partly cloudy Is; cloudy s. Mucn more
snow fell at Aztec than on the Sar
Juan.
Carnaigre is spotting the mesa with
green. It has made a big growth sine
the fall rains and a big crop could b,
harvested this spring II we had I,
local tannery or market to utilize tn
| product.
! Glad to see the La Plata county I'd
ucators are working TO grade the rura
schools. We taught for three years il
graded rural schools and can hearth
Recommend the system. Work wa
outlined at monthly teachers meed
ings and examination lists furntxhe
by superintendent Chinese converts
ton should not be aimed at and du
regard made for a teachers '.perBoI
ality," but more cooperation and un
form methods in rural schools. IL
goal worthy of great effort.