Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-01
Its Magnificent Re-
sources and Great
Development
4. c. ABBOTT TELLS TALE
Coal, Timber, Agriculture
Stockraising and Mining
Solid Bases.

Hon. Horace c, Abbott, one of the
leading citizens OF the great county
or ColfaX, and one Of it's oldest, best
known and respected residents, Is in
the city and will remain until next
week on business Mr.. Abbott Is one
OF the pioneers of Colfax County and
has been prominently identified with
us interests, agricultural, stock rails
ing and business for over a quarter of
century. He Is large stockholder
In the Jarltas Land and lrriga.
tion company which has big holdings
few miles east Of Springer and
where he and his family reside in a
very comfortable and handsomely
furnished residence; he is also d.
rector and big stockholder in the
Springer Land and Irrigation Com
pany In the same vicinity and is in
terested in other enterprises in his
county. He was member of the
House of Representatives of the
Thirty-seventh Assembly, worked for
what he considered the best interests
OF his constituents and made fine
record Tor faithfulness and close at
tention to his duties.
Concerning conditions in the sheep
raising industry in his section this
season Mr.. Abbott said:
Sheep Conditions Good.
In the section of Colfax County n
which | reside considering the very
cold and stormy spring, in my opinion
we did we'll. We have an average in
crease in lambs Of seventy percent
and the sheep raiser who succeeds
that way, say for number of years
ought to be we'll satisfied. Consider
ing the number of bearing ewes the
result this season is gratifying Mutt
tons think will bring as high a price
II not higher than they did last year,
but the question Of feeding is not yet
settled and may change matters, al
though the probabilities are that
prices will continue to range high as
there will not be as large a number
OF lambs on the market as there were
last year. when the lamb crop was
remarkably great and the yield
a very favorable one for the sheep
men. Wool is likely to range as high
as last year and | can see no good
reason for reduction in figures for
New Mexico fleeces. The wool yield
promises to be very fair one
Cattle in our section have gone
through the winter and spring well
and the calf crop has been very salts
factory. The ranges for cattle and
sheep are in very good condition and
the water supply both living and still,
Is all tnat can be desired at this
time of the year and promises well
for the summer.
Crops in our part have been dam
aged by late frosts, but | believe there
win be, nevertheless, handsome
yield Of alfalfa and that the expert.
ment in raising Canadian or wild
peas for the feeding OF live
stock will come out all right.
The Jaritas Land and Irrigation
Company has $50 acres in alfalfa
and 40 acres in peas as an experiment,
the Springer Land and Irrigation
Company about the same amount and
it looks now as if the Canadian peas
growing project will come up to ex-
pectations and If so, many hundreds
Of acres in our section will be plant.
ed.
Big irrigation Project.
"The Farmers Development Com.
pany. purchasers of the Valdez tract,
is preparing to commence active work
on it's extensive reservoir and ditch
system. The dam and reservoir will
be built in the canon and valley of
the Rayado River and at least eight
thousand acres of as good agricultural
land as lies out of doors In this or any
other subdivision of the United States
will be placed under irrigation and cul'
tivation This land will raise with
proper cultivation and sufficient water
supply, abundant crops of the finest OF
cereals and vegetables and is espec-
tally adapted to the successful grow
ing Of the best sugar beets. M. M.
Mikesell, the manager, is at the home
ranch and impresses one as an ener.
getic, careful and progressive man
ager who understands his business
and who knows what he Is about
Members of the religious sect known
as the Dunkards Of whom there are
many in Pennsylvania and Ohio, are
to become the settlers, and quite a
large number Of acres have already
been disposed of to some of these peo'
pie. They are among the best farm
ers In the country, hard working, fru
gal, sober, idustrious and very ralig
ious. They believe in churches, good
schools, hard work and plain, but de-