The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-17
Morrison Bros.
Roswell, New Mexico

mostly live about Rochester, or
around Boston. And this royal NV
ing "a be had in New Mexico. It
is coming. But it AXE a few years
1t is estimated that there are about
one hundred apple trees growing in
the United States to one pear tree. I
exclude the Keiffer and LIE Conte from
this estimate, as the fruits of these
trees do not class with the excellent
table luxuries l ave been suggest
ing. If his estimate is any where
near correct, then the disparity in the
supply Of these two essential ruits
is far too great and much money will
be made in correcting it. "A hundred
apples to n pear. Surely this should
not be SO. But the facts are ever
worse than this for the winter season.
Because fully nine enths of all the
good a we have ripen during
about two months of the seasan, and
at a time when peaches, plums and
other fruits of summer are in abun
dance.
This all being so, how poorly are
We supplied during te autumn and
winter with this choicest of table
fruits? We have, perhaps, n bush
ell of good late, or winter pears, to
one thousand bushels of winter apples |
We all know how that fine delicious
winter pears are rarely seen in the
markets, and that they sell for prices
u,hioh or1r tho rio6 M XJhu orc
there not more of them? Here seems
to be an waste of opportuni-
ty. 1t cannot be wholly credited 20 the
oversight of orchard men. The only
answer that has been made to my oft
ask question is THE BLIGHT. The
blight is certainly the unconquerable
terror O orchard growers. l know it
well. I have cen it run through my
own orchards like an ineXtinguishable
fire. 1t drove me out of the good old
state of Illinois, through the purga-
tory of Mississippi, into the celectial
uplands of New Mexico. l deeply sym
pathize with all those who remain in
the stricken territory. But l bring
you a word of hope THERE IS NO
BLIGHT IN NEW MEXICO. 1t has
had a chance for tweney years. But
not the least germ of this virile poi
son has ever been seen in our orchard
a twig. or a leaf. or a blossom has
been blackened by this deadly kiss,
far as 1 have seen or heard in all
our Territory. Again the climate.
is it our alkali soil? 1 know not;
But 1 do know that we have no blight.
And this demon stands not in the path
Of the New Mexico pear grower.
Now if it be true. as I believe, that
American people appreciate good
pears, and will always buy them when
hey can get them; and that they
would nave an equal relish for them
N the winter as well as the summer:
and that they would pay quite rs
much more for them at that season,
rs they do in summer when our fruits
ire plentiful, then it seems to me GER
ain that more than one bushel of win
.er pears to ten of summer pears
hould find a good market. And that
more than one bushel of winter
,ears to one thousand bushels Of win
er apples would sell at a profit III
/ believe that the growing of late
all pears and winter pears is an excel
business proposition. But as the
Nemesis of blight stands threatening
IL peal planters il the old states, :
nd is desolating many districts on .
Pacific slope there seem to be but
ew well fortified and tranquil spots
n the planet which produce. with a
reat deal of security. that highest +
and most delightful luxury OF 6
nodern tables, the high class winter r
ear and that the best Of these is in ].
he happy territory l a been COM 7
nending to your favor.
We can grow as many tons Of ap-
les to the acre in New Mexico as S
can in Missouri or Massachusetts,
r New York; we can grow as good
we can grow more crops in a