The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-09-16

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the French phrase) is ,'alkai land.
Now there is more in talk, in imagi-
nations; than danger in reality. In
many portions of California, alkali
exists, yet it does not give she farm
er any special uneasiEess and it need
not here. Alkali is fertility to the
soil and where it Exist in large guam
titles, the governments plan is prop
err drainage, and where it exists to
slight detriment of crops, thorough fer
tilizing is the remedial agent. CON-
stantly planting an elkali spot we will
find some crop. that will grow and in
time with compost, the vegetation
thoroughly neutralizes h soil. until
you can most any GRIP, success
fully. We have this advantage over
the East, where only well rotted man
ure can be used, here the fresh or
unrotted manure is satisfactory. be-
cause we have an abundance of water
to neutralize it's burning qualities,
and it can be- deposited upon the soil
in profuse quantities, without detri-
ment to future crops. and greatly en-
HANGING the value of the land. Take
the land of Europe, from the first
settlements of the Romans in Gaul
and Brittany, it has never been al
lowed to im%proverish, but has been
fertilized to that high extent. that
one, two and five acres make a sup
port for a large family and frequently
a
Farmers come here and they look
upon Roswell and vicinity a perfect
Oasis, the water is abundant and the
vegetation beautiful. they conclude
water al do everything, thereby neg
lect the cultivation of the coil. You
may have an abundant supply of wa
INA Ct Xix GILL tih1Cy tuNl' hllLS up
on character Of crops) demands an
equally abundant supply of labor and
cultivation, to reach the best results.
In what section of country will you
find climatic conditions superior, in
what section water facilities SO abun-
dant. and convenient. and lanil thai
you can follow one with another
continually. There is more land
throughout the world cultivated under
the irrigation system, thar otherwise
and it certainly can be absolutely de-
pended upon. I am familiar with al
falfa in California the stalk appears
rank, but here in my opinion it makes
finer hay and should command a bet
ter price at home. Alfalfa in East
Texas, Houston and Beaumont, sells
TO- $40 per ton, some one is evident
ly making more money out of it than
the producer, possibly the railroads
come in for their shara
l notice truck farmers endeavoring
to raise tomatoes, they should follow
the system in vogue in East Texas,
where they make an acre of tomatoes
pay $3.50 to $3.50. Get on To the hot
house system OF cultivation, in order
to get them into the market early
tend" them and support the vines,
one-third of the crop is lost by not
supporting them. Alfalfa and apples
still all of us caunot raise apples and
alfalfa, therefore we must diversity
and obtain the best results, the soil
climate and ~exigeIcies of the country
demands. Roswell is well known,
her commercial men up-to-date, real
estate-men active. What Roswell
needs is to interest local eastern
capital to build a competing railroad
to market. Do lot let one railroad
control the situation or one man do
the country. Let the truck
industry be increased enough for
home consumption and market in car
lot quantities. Let the truck growers
organize themselves into An associa-
ton in order to get cheaper transpor