Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-26
DRY. FARMING
PROPOSITION
WELL ASSURED
4. { n. College Ready 70 Co.
operate in Making Thorough
Series Of Tests IN Las
Vegas.
President Donahue oi Campbell Assoda.
ten Enthu "a Over Outlook los
This Sector.

Dry farming for Las Vegas Is get
ting to be more and more Of an as.
sured thing. Through the Las Vegas
Commercial club, not only the Camp
bell System Farming association,
but the Territorial Agricultural and
Mechanical college has been interested
In the movement that has been set
on foot to secure a thorough test ol
the method as applied to the soil II
the mesas stretching many miles from
this city.
President ]. L. Donahue. Of the
Campbell Dry Farming association,
has written to the secretary OF the
Commercial club with regard to the
matter Of Campbell farm for Las
Vegas. President F. HI. Pierce Of the
Commercial club left today for Denver
and he will take occasion to call at
the company headquarters and go
over. the matter thoroughly with
president and other officials Of the
company.
In the letter received Saturday even
ing, Mr.. Donahue says II Las Vegas
can raise from $4,000 to $4,000 to as
sure the necessary equipment Camp
bell demonstration farm can be esrab.
lished here, and the Campbell asso-
citation will bind Itself to pay back
the money within three years from
date and to do it by the sale Of pro-
ducts raised on the soil IN the vicini-
fy by dry farming methods. Under
/ the plan proposed BY Mr.. Donahna
the Campbell association will. says the
president, stand back Of the enterprise
and furnish the expert supervision as
we'll as the men to do the work II de-
siref I'm other words says the
writer" the association asks the pe''-
pie Of Las Vegas to put up their own
money to MAKE the demonstrations nn-
der expert supervision under q guar
antee that they have the money re-
turned to them from the income real
ICED from the sale Of crops produced
on the farm Of the association. The
association Of course will ask to have
the land decided to them in fee sim
pie"
Mr.. Donahue suggests that the
standing Of his company and Of the
individuals composing It be investi-
gated through Dun's and Bradstreet's !
agencies.
The writer's continues: There are
twelve men associated with me In
the board Of directors who are de-
termined to prove the proposition that
ali sections or the so-called semi-arid
desert, where there b twelve.inch
rainfall, with q clay subsoil, can pro-
duce AZ good crops as the average Of
the states Of the middle west.
''The company has . model farm on
q body Of $4,000 acres Of land near
Greeley that has excited the wonder
and admiration Of every man who has
visited It.
Las Vegas has possibilities be-
yOnd the dreams Of avarice. ! have
spent some time lately at the Office
OF the weather bureau. looking into
the precipitation question in your To-
cality, and have acquired from peo-
pie who know what the character Of
the soil Is about Las Vegas. II al the
Information have had Is correct, the
business men Of Las Vegas ought not
postpone q day the decision to estab-
lish 1 demonstration farm. II desired
i will come to Las Vegas and investi-
Rate the conditions. The ground II In
excellent condition now and the plOws
should be at work within two weeks.
II Is my idea that steam outfit should
be put at work"
Fully a. important to the people
OF Las Vegas a. the interest being
taken in the dry farming enterprise
in this section Il the cooperation
promised by the territorial Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical college. At al
meeting held ten days ago the board
Of directors Of the Commercial club
Instructed the secretary to write to|
the president Of the institution with
i view 10 securing aid In series oil
experiments designed to test the sue
cess OF dry farming. President Foe
ter responded promptly and gives thel
welcome news that Prof. Vernon, head
of the agricultural department, and
Professor Tinsley. head Of the soils
department. will gladly cooperate. The
two experts are willing 10 come to|
les Vegas at once. make tests Of tneI
soil. determine on what land the ex-l