Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-03
PRIZE PUMPKINS At
THE ESTANC|A
FAIR
Farmers Across the Mountains
Have Splendid ShowingS of
What Can be Done With New
Mexico SoiI-Big Crowd At
tends.

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal. ]
Estancia, N. NJ, Oct. 2.-The Tor
rance county fair Is on here in full
force with lots of people in attendance
and the promise of success financially
and from the standpoint of satisfae-
tory displays. Farmers are in town
from every section Of the valley.
bringing their products for exhibition
and some very fine displays have
been made. A large crowd attended
the opening day yesterday. and today
many lev faces are to be seen in the
throngs. Some of the displays are
worth the long trip to Estancia to see
and will attract a lot of attention at
the territorial fair next week, where
most of the better displays here will
be taken when the fair closes tomor-
row.
Among some of the fine displays is
that by Mrs. o.. II. Scott, formerly of
Albuquerque. who has cast her lot in
the Estancia valley She has on ex-
hibition some corn that can not be
beat, and severa squashes of mann
moth proportions. n of them weigh
ing sixty-two pounds. Cabbage, mill
let and beans complete her display.
which Is from a tract of fifty-fiVe
acres, all new soil. Thirty acres are
in corn, which will produce this year
some thirty-five bushels to the acre.
Sugar beets from the Kiser farm
are on display, many of them weigh
ing more tina ten pounds, while the
Hightower ranch has on display so:ne
Of the finest potatoes, the result OF 4
planting on June Is, and also some
splendid squashes and c%antaloupes
j. j. Brown has a display of pump
the prize one of which weighs
s~eventy-five pounds. George Hanna,
living near Willard, is here with a dis
play Of watermelons. the largest of
which tips the beam at forty-three
pounds. This exhibit is a pretty con-
argument Of the results to be
had by industrious farming i'm this
valley. for practically everything here
has been raised without irrigation.
The display taken through the eastern
would serve to correct many
wrong impressions about arid" New
Mexico.
For instance there Is the case of
the Dustin farm near willard. Mr..
Dustin. the owner. shucked and meas
the corn from one acre of mis-
n the result was forty
three bushels to the acre. He has
from thirty to forty acres that will
that. and all grown without
irrigation.
II. e. Ludwig, a health-seeker, is
here with a display of ~cornstalks
standing nine feet high. with ears
twelve and one-half inches long. all
grown without irrigation. His neigh
oors say Ii is merely an evidence that
Providence will take care of the
Dutch" At least this is what appear
on the exhibit card.
IL does not take the county fair to
convince the visitor that Torrance
county and this great valley are in
prosperous condition. There are five
pr six new business houses here since
my last visit four months ago, and
are In prospect. Homeseekers
to pour into the valley and
while the number is not so great as
Turing the summer months, there are
of them.
Work Is TO be resumed soon on the
t~rtesian well. The machinery for a
lew well has just come in. and the
are confident that artesian
is a probability Of the near flu
ure. Artesian water would turn this
ALLEY into a paradise.
The Estancia Savings bank Is now
'pen and doing a nice business. It's
business alone is convincing evidence
II the prosperity Of the people. The
has a canital of $4,000. A. ].
hittH - RitHiutHNt w d. ftltlSoH vice
PRESIDENT and c. H.. Hittson cashier.
rhe directors are $. A. Goldsmith,
Walker. DIR. +. b. Romero, for
nerly of Albuquerque; w. c. Asher,
R. j. Nesbitt.
Judge Moriarty, of Moriarty. is here
or the fair. with his wife and daugh-
and with him is a large contin-
-ent of the Moriarty neighborhood.
n fact. the whole valley Is centered
n Estancia for the fair.
The AMOUNT OF feed which has been
In me valley this veal will end
brewer the shipping OF large quanti-
les Of Kansas feed into his district,
nd a few more seasons will see this
alley supplying feed to the rest OF
New Mexico. The farmers
e this year will ave feed to sell
instead Of having to buy at winter
Irices. and there will be considerable
took feeding here during the winter.
The Albuquerque-Estan automo-
lie line will file its articles of incor-
at once. and the machines
Or the new line across the mountains
expected daily. II was hoped they
-ouid arrive before the local fair. but
low freight disappointed the promot-
r. n Is expected. however. that they T.
i'm be In service by the first OF next
eek.
The i-ncorporators OF the line are
M~cGilivray. John and Allan {,
IcGillivray. william Mcintosh. +. NJ.
IcClosky and A. II. Garnett. OF Es-
incia. aud y. $. Jackson. OF Willard.
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