Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-26
RICH EMPIRE HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED
UNION COUNTY
ASSESSED VALUATION Is
DOUBLED IN A DECADE
Magnificent Scenery Ideal
Climate Generous Crops and
Fat Herds in Favored Sec
ton of New Mexico
oB, Prof. Geo. ". GuycrJ

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Folsom. y. N. Dec. 24.-To answer
Inquiries concerning this part Of New
Mexico that are being daily received
by the various bureaus Of informa-
ton located in this section Of the
country. through the ordinary mail
would be an Immense undertaking AMI
next TO an impussibility. consequently
many such inquiries must go unan-
swered. but through the columns Of
such an excellent medium as The
Morning journal thousands OF such in
quiries may be answered in one is-
sue Win that end Va view the fol-
lowing Is offered concerning the en-
tire northwestern portion Of New Mex
leo In general and the country round
about Folsom especially. The afurc-
said part of New Mexico al not be
any longer classed as any part of the
Great American Desert. For many
years past It has supported millions
OF livestock and produced millions Of
dollars from the live stock industry.
which has been the leading Industry OF
the country. Tbs assessable property
of Union county has Increased m ten
years 70 more than double It's fig
ures at the beginning Of the decade
showing that il has passed the stage
OF probabilities. And just here It b.
not out Of place 20 state that the ship
menst Of wool from the Folsom station
IA 1895 was more than two one
half millions of pounds and hat Of
livestock three hundred and twenty
six cars. This from developed indus
tries that form u part Of the Iounda-
lions OF civilization. But the live
stock industry rs not all by any sort of
means that this part of the country
~ destined to support and make proti-
ble The precipitation for the last
three years has been sufficient to pro-
luce crops Of the cereals and the hus-
handry Of the products Of the soil ~
being launched Inv "A successful man
ncf. crops of milo-maizc. sorghum
. food stuffs Of that nature have
been raised with great success Tor seV-
erai years almost any where they have
been planted and last year for The
first time within the limits of Union
county. fan planting of wheat was be-
gun. The promise of most excellent
and abundant yield 81 FAR beyond the
expectation of the most %sanguine eX-
-psrimentors oats, wherever planted
this last spring. are IN fine condition
~ viii give a large yield Garden
vegetables an do well whore given
proper attention ana for the last three
Years could have been raised anywhere
va this section without % irrigation
whatever. Fruits of am kinds Whcr- 2
ever riven the proper attention are
kNNtNA INV n NfffA" anu ~ WV AfAfNnN hh-
ceilent flavor. OF course there has
been but little planting OF fruit trees
heretofore on iandN that are nom IT,
rigahle but with a little Watering loi
u start fruit trees for the last three
years would have done well anywhere
planted. The character OF tnc soil hero
is such tina he holds moisture 40 well
that one half 20 three fourths the pre-
,ipitation required Ia the southern and
eastern states viii support as much or
more vegetable and animal lie IN pro-
portion than the full aWount uf pre-
cipitatiuu IN those sections. For in
stance. the precipitation FOR the pres
vnt wear up 60 july Isl. Is for January
one hair inch. February. three tenths-
March. five hundrcdths; April. two and
opc-tenths MAY. two and uine-tcuths.
june. one and cight-teuths. making
q total ut seven aud thrte-fourths
Inches up 90 the first day OF July OF
the current year. In 1906 the total
precipitation was fifteen and one-half
inches distributed ln about the same
manner as for the current year and
the same may bee said OF the year 1905
except that the total Tor that year
was about twenty inches. For the Hast
three years hundreds ut tons
uf mag from the natural grasspe
have been cut aud pat up out upon
the open putirica and vegas. The
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p~srfi,p of New N,Nf., and mo north
tra.ferr r.rti,n. III Dtf.bomn ami
TcAls ON account of such coudl
tnt uhoNe mentioned portions 90
pEiah.... ana Treaa nav. b,sD ram
IHl, -.,fi.d anal Iu tb. lssf J.e4d. and
more ear. lam, within th, last three
CO.. four wears Under such eoudi-
lions fa.r. b. ns r..s.n Wbv ,u.rpy
AND rfu,l uuh small amouut I'D
,apIt.f .h,rff p.I ,rir In IN, ,,r-
forts pf Hfe fpr which the majority
,r naDrfnd ana. -.fr4vpftur I'M, b,4ffb
conditions nr ~. s.9finns mentioned
ar. u-r.1rp.-.aI 4rtUb.rf Messed
urb tH. fIs. Iu.Irnrafipr m,uutafn
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