Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-08-14
SOME FRUIT IS
BEING RAISED
San Juan County
Will Have Half
Crop
APPLES BRING FANCY PRICES
Navajo Indians Share in
General Prosperity of
Northern New Mexico.

An early spring followed by late
frosts caused the destruction in the
bud Of orchard fruit the length and
breadth Of the United States with the
exception of in a few favored sections
Of the country. In most localities the
fruit crop this season is d total loss
and in other places only about nalf
a crop will be raised. San Juan Coun-
ty New Mexico, is placed in this lat
| ter category and the fruit growers
| there will derive more revenue from
| their half crop this season than they
| did last year with fun crop
Arthur NJ. Edwards, an attorney of
Pennington, who is also a member of
the Bureau of immigration, has been
a visitor the past few days in the
Capital, Mr.. Edwards is identified
with large canning factory in his
home town and naturally he is deep.
| ly interested in the fruit outlook. The
left for canning as there is a healthy
demand for the fresh fruit which is
growing as the season advances. Mr.
Edwards in an interview last evening
stated that summer apples which
year ago We're fed 10 the hogs or
rotted on the ground are now being
sold at one dollar and half per box
in Pennington. He said.
San Juan County farmers and fruit
growers are this year experiencing
the most prosperous season in the
| history Of the county. While some
OF the growing orchard fruit was dam
jagged by the spring frosts the almost
total failure of the fruit crops else.
where has resulted in great demand
and high prices for the San Juan
product.
THE apple crop this year is especi-
ally abundant and of superior quail
ity. Summer apples which were fed
last year 10 the hogs on account of
the immense crop are now bringing
one dollar and a half per box at Farm
ington. Near Cedar Hill in the north
ern part of the county good peach and
pear crops are being raised. 1t seems
that the peaches and pears were not
far enough advanced in this section
to be destroyed by the frost as was
the case in the southern portion.
Crops Bring High Prices.
Vegetables and cereals of all
kinds have done we'll this season,
thanks to the abundant rains which
furnished plenty of moisture for the
growing crops. The alfalfa crop has
been unusually abundant. Altogeth-
er 1t will be seen that the agricul.
turists and the horticulturists have
every reason to be happy and con-
tented. The fruit growers will re.
ceive more for their half crop of ap.
pies this year than they did for full
crop last year,
| HC A>dNuJO dlc Ill
the general prosperity of that section
of the Territory. They are entirely
selfsupporting and raise good crops
of corn and other products by their
own dry farming methods. They
possess large herds of sheep and are
now investing in spring wagons, top
buggies and other luxuries of the sue
cessful farmer.
"The restoration to entry Of over
100000 acres of land adjacent to
Pennington, Fruitland and La Plata
means great increase in population.
These lands are open to selection on
September 8 and to entry on October
10. They comprise some of the best
land in the county. Surveys are now
being made for ditch to cover these
lands, including the famous mead
ows," which are embraced in the re-
storation order
Want New Bridge.
| "The county commissioners, 1t is
hoped, will soon build bridge across
| the San Juan River, which will divert
large trade that now goes to Thor
eau and Gallup and will open up for
easy settlement an immense area Of
the finest land in the county
Pennington has raised $4,000 for
the fencing of the fair grounds and
the erection thereon of a grandstand.
The Pennington fair, to be held Sep
tember IS to q, will be the largest
and best ever held in San Juan
County.