Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-24

/ Eatcd lnnd aud under cultivation.
ranges Ia price from $50 io sfaa ne
acre. depending nn Che nature OF I'm
pfofemeni and cultivation nni ihF
dimculiy 90 30 purchase irrigated
iahd at any price. for the ruHHon Thai
che major part of It is owned hY iht
Moxicaas. who have inherited lt. ana
DO not wish lo soil.
Perhaps one OF the host ways ln
which 60 gnuro Irrigated land vslu
d by noting the net cash results front
g under different Mnds of cultivation
ihhc. Tor example. wheat. which viii
Yield on on average about nfiv bush
elg Co the acre. and win sen at from
tiNV 90 $3.50 por bushul. uf a iolW
~ ifom 800 % $50 uur aero pof OBJ
mum, then there iH alfalfa. Nhi01
VIII yici- from eiHhi lo ien toss rrr
acre per annum, and The lowest sale
price ia $500 per ion. making h1nf
some returns OF lho Investment fiuf
thc greatest returns from irrigltrl
land are in truck farming and frulf
n ~ matter of record that truck
FARMING, or the raising OF aii k.ads nf
vegetables for market. wiz produce
from $500 20 $500 por acre Per annum
net. 10 nd uncommon thing 90
feaiite from $500 io $500 per fclr
IRON az orchard or vineyard. 0f even
from small irult OF different varieties
These statements may seem cxageef
ltod, nui they can be- verified hy writ
ing 20 any person Of Eu0d business
standing "a Albuquerque.
The Home Of Fine Flasored Fruit.
Regarding this favored locality. W.
quote from hotter written b. hir
w n hycris. OF SOC1uo. Nov Mex
leo, rocoEnized authority on ibn
SUBJECT.
This question has heon asked. both
seer and tlr. Why ia central Nnn
hoxico Tho Ideal place for hight flavor
ed. good quality fruitf'--a flavor fhai
sticks 60 yon and ono you can't for.
Fei. in the hrsi place. che elevation
% about rlght for both man and beast.
and it eoomg 20 De iual what ere funt
wants. secoad, tho whole Of Soe0rrl
county ia richly imprcmnied with nii
.ho different kinds of mineral and
sails that are so essential 10 give fruit ,
a peculiar rich. high flavor
And again around socorro has hora
Tor many years the homo 0f large
herds of cattle and thousands af
sheep which have caused the soil to
lo $50 richly lmnrognatnd that one
can scarcely believe hla own owes
WHEN be- sees tho quantity af frni,
mat a tree viii bear. aud Of 1l4iUv
There are thousands OF 1anilc
with capital who would IKE o. lowest
IN a good paving business. uf hasi-
iosa mat would bring eooa income
every year. and what could beat
rult orchard in Sorurfo conntf whore
pear trees are over 100 yosrs oi1.
peaches and apples over sixty years
DID, aad an hearlng ioday9
After watching the fruii husinrm
iere for over CON years ! concluded
90 Invest ! bought q iuraa tract OF
and, perfect fltlo for 81 per acre toad
here is plenty more here Just us sood
lear hyf I Hct Be- tn trees of csrc-
ul selection FROM nursery Ihif
81 now tlr seventh rfar and. iO bn
loncai with YOU o. haa anfnassei
No ms expectations Some ui ID will
rl2g ever si00 per acro this year 10
ruIt las, year took efi worth on
u one trees ihia year. 1905. glg FROM
'no tree, and have plainly of trees
hni hrlnE 81 Ser tree, Whit more
.ould I askY have 10000 trees 600
ne of my orchards and when ] com
ncncea hnsiacW iu socorro county
iad Tess than $40 in my pocket.
'oie lhai my ns and olive trees hnvo
nado One sl1Rih ibis year teuif
cel good over my lnYestmen, here.
Water end climate and natural na
.antagea--it doesn't seem possible
or huotutr place on earth 20 have be-
'1ual' ihorH are moro CndoYclupcd
natural resources ln socorro county
han any county west 0l the Missouri
liver Capital lnioll9cnny invested
icre has newer failed 20 bring nls
eHulta New Southwest.