The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-09-08
LARGE CROP OF APPLES.
About 10000 Boxes Will be Shipped
From Chaves County This
Season.

Season.
From the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Herbert J. Hagerman, a leading citi
zen and a member of the New Mexico
Board of Managers of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, spent lyester1
day and today in the Capitol on bust
ness connected with the board. Mr..
Hagerman, who is an exceptionally
keen observer and a great traveller,
having travelled considerably through
out the United States and Mexico and
spent several years in Europe, as we'll
as serving for some years as secre-
tary of the American legation at st.
Petersburg, when %accosted by a :ep
resentative of the New Mexican said:
The lower Pecos River section Of
the Territory has done well this year.,
although during the early spring there
were some losses in cattle and in
sheep; cereals and fruit in some sec
tions were injured by late frosts and
also by dryness. Since then a great
ShoAASS IoI Tx DOSIO1 los LdhC1 D1dS
and today everything is smiling and
prosperous in u country. The range
Is in fine condition and there is an
abundance of water, o only for irri-
cation purposes, but also for live stock
on the ranges. Cattle are in prime
condition n those shipped to mar
ket have brought very satisfactory
prices. The sheepmen are happy as
they found market for their lambs
and wethers at the highest price ver
attained by them since they went in
to sheep raising, and as wool brought
almost unexpected figures. There is
considerable of the sheep industry
there n cattlemen and sheep ow-
ners get along amicably. So far there
has been but little friction and 1 see
no good cause for any.
Our Corn Crop, in which we include
American corn, Kaffir corn, Egyptian
corn and milo maize, is very salts
factory, and the harvests of alfalfa
are very good, although some of the
alfalfa vas , injured during the early
spring. Vegetables have suffered
some from bugs and worms but upon
the whole the vegetable crop has also
been good. Apples in Chaves Coun-
ty, especially will yield a bountiful
crop and in my estimation, this will
amount to between 10000 and 120.-
very least. From the J. J.. Hagerman
orchard alone it is expected that ut
least 10000 boxes will be shipped. In
deed, the crop nay reach 100000 box
The apples are of a very superior
grade and ready market is found for
them in the larger Texas Towns east
OF Roswell, as in Fort Worth, Dallas,
Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc. At
wholesale figures obtained for the ap-
pies var from 2 to 2k cents per lb.
The peach crop in Eddy county
has also been quite good. although
the fruit suffered somewhat during
the spring. Many thousands of boxes
OF peaches have been sent out and
sod in Texas and Oklahoma. There
are several new towns in the river
valley n they are growing and in
creasing in population right along. |
Weekly newspapers are being start
ed in them, which is strong proof that
new settlers are progressive and
The artesia belt is spreading and
more flowing wells are being brought
IN almost daily. Real estate in Ros-
we'll and other towns is active. but
lear that some people are commenc-
ng to hold it at speculative figures.
If continued. will naturally
investors from buying. We have