The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

ern limit of the area of flow south OF
Roswell a line of levels was surveyed
under the direction of Nh. w. NJ
Reed, district engineer, from the head
of North Spring River as far souti
as Engle Draw. From there to Seven
Rivers the western boundary of the
artesian basin was a-scertained mainly
from evidence of wells IN the adjoin.
ing Iowlands. 1t is possible that the
artesia1 head increases to the west
and that flows might be obtained high
er up the slope than is indicated on
the water sheet, especially in the val
leys of Felix River, Cottonwood Creek
and Penasco River, but there appears
to be no definite evidence of this.
The eastern limits of the artesian area
are indicated by moderately high
bluffs, which follow the general course
of eco River acros the entire dis
trict."
Mr.. w. NJ. Reed, consulting engineer
of the Reclamation Service, writes
in 1903:
The flow of these wells varies from
a few gallons to 1900 gallons a min
ute. depending principally on the To-
cality. At Roswell the flow of an av
erage well has been v~ariously estimat-
ed at from 500 to 700 gallons a minute
while near Artesia the highest flow
recorded exceeds LOO gallons"
The discovery of artesian water was
made 10 years ago, and there has
been no diminution of flow since the
first well was bored. The water is
used for irrigation and for domestic
and municipal purposes. 1t flows ma
turally into the first story of a house,
and a hydraulic ram sends it higher.
So here we have one-haf million
acres of land, IN round numbers.
which lie within reach of water from
rivers or artesian wells. Outside OF
that are the lands which sooner or
later will be irrigated by pumping the
shallow sheet water beneath them.
and which Mr.. Graham, of the Roswell
Commercial Club estimates to be n
million acres more. Added to this
is a vast range OF gramma grass for
cattle, and so, altogether Pecos Valley
irrigable lands and range is an invit-
ing field, not only for farmers, but
for all Industrious men h go to
make up town and country
And it is not a frontier country.
Advanced civilization already has
come-free and parochial schools and
the higher educational institutions,
churches, public libraries, handsome
homes, waterworks, electric lights,
pavements, and all of the other Things
that go to make life attractive Carls-
bad population $500 the county seat
of Eddy county, at the lower end OF
the valley, and Roswell population T.
900, the county seat of Chaves coun,
ty, at the upper. with Hagerman and
Artesia, and other thrifty towns be
tween. keep pace with towns of like
size in the eastern states; n the
smaller villages are up and coming.
Connecting the entire valley with the
markets of the world is the great At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
system.
OF the productive quality of the soil
fabulous tales are told-and proved;
of a years crop of Hagerma1's 600
acres of apple orchard, selling for
more than $780, 900; of Parker Earle's
ten acres of pears, selling Zone CROP
for $4,000; of five cuttings a year OF
alfalfa. selling for $40 a1d sometimes
S12 and SIS a ton These are some
of the miracles performed by soil,
sunshine, water and Intelligent indus
try in the Pecos Valley.
For fruit the Pecos Valley is ideal.
account, il addition to climate, SOIL
and just enough water n no more
of the long growing season, which en-
ables the trees to recover he'll
strength for the succeeding crop 1t
is 40 unusual for an apple orchard
to pear a full crop in the fourth year
it's growth. Pecos Valley apples
are known from Texas to London, and
thew always take the worlds prize
offered. Besides apples and
pears, prunes, grapes, plums, cherries.
and peaches are produced in abund-
ance and of superior quality in the
PecOS Valley.
Alfalfa is the mainstay. 1t is not
to cut five o in a season
and the yield is six tons to the acre in
a. zeal Indeed, less than five cuttings
is the exception. 1t not only is fed
to cattle and horses in the valley, but
it is shipped to Texas, where h de-
mand is neavy, both for local consump
ton and for export.
Indian corn, milo maize. kafir corn
and millet grow well. Wheat, barley |
and oats, if sow1 in the fall, yield
fine crops. They are ready for har-
vest by June 10. This gives time for
a forage crop in the fall, Or for a nj
trogen plant which may be plowed IN
der to fertilize the soil. This may be
done in time to SOW grain in the fall
for the next crop.
Cotton produces a bale to the acre
under the Carlsbad project. There are
gins at Carlsbad and Florence
only two in New Mexico.
Irish potatoes cannot be depended
il the PecoS Valley, kept in
a few places. Hondo lands raise good
potatoes. But sweet potatoes and all
the rest of the garden vegetables are
grown to perfection. Celery is anoth-
great product, aid it is so fine that
it is shipped all over the country. II
is a AND of flowers, too, and of orna-
shrubs and of vines and trees. |
There is a great profit in hogs, cat-i