Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-19

only as a matter OF enjoyment. but
of economy as we'll, :
We need object lessons, here and
there over the plains that plainsmen
may actually see that with wells ant
windmills. they may have small saI
dens producing ~abundantly, so that
instead OF living on " jerked beet"
and beans. they may have In abnnd'
ance and variety. vegetables OF all
kinds thereby both reducing family
expenses and contributing TO the Ell
j0yment 0f home. There Ia room for
Improvement In the methods Of oar
country people. which will contribcte
TO their happiness and prosperity.
do not believe that irrigation IN
any large scale can be carried on by
pumps and windmills. but II Is already
demonstrated that they al be s.c.
cessfully used for small irrigation, SO
an to become an important factor In
the home life OF the country.
On the Staked Plains M man HIS
placed four wells supplied with wind.
mills. 40 that the water theretrom Is
continually pumped into a small reser.
voir and with these a most ey"c'lent
garden Ia supplied, together with
water for fifteen acres OF alfalfa.
Az the big red barn Is the tirst eui
dence Of prosperity among the Penn.
sylvania Dutch. SO should big wind.
mills be among u country people.
The range Is being rapidly occupied
and 0ver-stOcked.
Smaller ranges, better stock. i'm.
proved methods. II we as a people
are to be self.supporting, must DC the
new order Of things.
The day OF range cattle Is about
gone. The day Of large herds and
flocks is passing and nearing Its cad.
What. then. Is the question. This
inquiry must be solved by careful
study and actual experiment.
We must produce more. But how
can that be done? BY better me-h Wis
for the conservation Of Unite
water supply, by an increased exD4'
imentation. In the use OF wells and
river and better methods Of farming
II we would be prosperous, We must
raise more at home and buy leg
abroad. and to that end all infornia
tion as to the means Of home pro1uc
ton IL able.
A spirit Of progress should bt
aroused.
Sheep and wool in this region a,e
all the talk.
Many who have struggled. almost
hopeless In the past against the tid'
have under the beneficial influence!
OF high prices landed safely. Sheer
are becoming almost as priceless al
diamonds. Make hay while the SUI
Shines" now seems the shiboleth G
the sheep raiser.
To him his flock is like 'the appl.
!of the eye"
At the Rock Island stations buyer.
are numerous and cars and inspector!
are in demand. Not only are 9TH,
melancholy days. OF autumn here, bu
the bleat Of the sheep is abroad in n.
land, and mahy a shining shiekel II
value, Of the coin Of the realm will
be rid away in the old stocking for 1
rainy day.
How long will present prices con
tinue?
That is a question often asked ant
on it's answer rests the hope Of man,
a sheep raiser.
The general impression Is that an
other year at least will see wool a. q
cents a pound and lambs at tire,
dollars a head.
A prominent merchant remarked I,
me MANY natives are now depositin,
money with US In small quantities o
q few hundred dollars" It Is we'll
Cattlemen are hopeful and holdln,
their stock in many instances. whcr,
they can. for higher prices.
Judging from conditions l have see,
left home October 9Th, the courtr,
Is In good condition and the poop,
prosperous. This may not include tn,
professional politician. For him Their
Is always trouble. Uneasy lies tn
head that wears a crown" is as tru
today as ever. and It matters it'll
whether It be a big or a little GROVE
The outs are always mixing ba
medicine for the "dns," while III
"ins" are trying to stay there and Ii
outs" to get there, and so the stru.
gle goes. but the stockmen with the:
sheep and cattle on a thousand h,,l.
do not much care. They are SAT-.
fled with big prices and like c,
southern brethren in the early sixtle.
only want to be left alone"
With them. whether II be Otero q
Rodey or a dark horse is a matter {
indifference 80 long as prices rul
high and the market remains good.
Perhaps Il were better for all of !,
% DC nor SO. E. v. LONG