Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-13
Settlers Get Great
Results From Dry
Farming.
MANY IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE
Arthur E. Curren, Of Tucum.
carl Tells of the Pros
porous District.

Quay County, New Mexico, in the
heart of the dry farming region, is one
OF the most promising districts in thu
Territory, according to Arthur e. Cur.
rem, editor of the Tucumcari Times
and United States land commissioner.
Mr.. Curren was in Santa Fe last week
and attended the meeting of the Re
publican Territorial Central Commit.
tee.
Il doubt if there is another sectiOn
OF the Territory that shows greater
growth than Quay County," said Mr..
Curren. "Of course | may be preju-
diced in favor of our section, but ey.
en- making due allowances for my
weakness, | think the country around
Tucnmcari will stand comparison with
any district in the Territory and win
all the prizes.
During the past few months the
immigration into Quay County has
been great. We are securing a desir-
able class of settlers-mostly Amer:.
can farmers who have come to our
section from Indian Territory and Ok
lahoma.
Settlers Build Homes.
These homesteaders have come to
Quay County to stay. They have pur-
chased land and are erecting homes.
They will build up New Mexico just
like their fathers developed the two
great territories to the east
These homesteaders are applying
with great success, the Campbell sys.
tenn OF dry farming. The results this
year have been phenomenal and good
crops for next year have already been
assured by the heavy fall of rain dur
ing the past two weeks. Since Janu.
ary 1st Of this year up to October lst.
twenty-five inches of rain fell. Since
October 1st the rainfall in our district
has been fully three inches.
"The heavy precipitation of last fail
brought good crops. There is a dis
play at the postoffice at Tucumcari of
crops raised in Quay County. This ex
hibit consists of one pumpkin that
weighs 10 pounds; water melon
weighing IS pounds, corn stalks 13 IL
feet high and basket of cotton.
Can Grow Cotton.
"Our success with the cotton crop
was not as great as 1t might have
been, owing to the lateness of planting
the seed. 1t grew beautifully, but the
frost caught it before 1t blossomed.
However, it was demonstrated that
cotton can be grown and next spring
the farmers will plant 1t earlier, thus
assuring that it will not be destroyed
by early frosts.
"The forage crop in Quay County was
unusually heavy. We had a large
yield of oats, alfalfa and fodder corn.
1T is almost useless to say anything
about our sheep crop. 1t Is the same
story in Quay County as all over the
Territory. A great crop with big priA-
es. Kansas feeders are buying lambs
in Tucumcari, paying from $3.50 to >"
a head for them. The cattle raiseFs
are having just as great prosperity as
the sheep men.
Raises Own Feed.
Zone fact of great Importance Is
that Quay County has raised enough
corn and oats, and hay for winter
feeding this season, SO it will be un-
necessary to ship in much feed this
fall. Last year between thirty and
forty cars of feed were bought from
loutside markets to feed our stock. 1t
will be but few. years when we will
have feed to sell.
"Of course with the big immigra-
ltion to Quay County, building Is lively
lin the country. New homes and barns
are going up with great rapidity. In
Tucumcari there is not a vacant