Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-12
SIXTY THOUSAND
BALES Of HAY IN
TWO WEEKS
Et3Hr -
IMMENSE SHIPMENTS FROM
VALLEY NEAR LOS LUNAS
Interesting Results From First
Years Working of Armijo
Farm AT Ranches de AIbu-
querque North of City,
Especial correspondence Morning Journal.I

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal.
Los Lunas. n. M, Dec. ll.-More
than so, 600 bales of fine fall hay and
thousands of pounds of fall wheat
have been shipped in the last two
weeks from Los Lunas. Los Lentes.
Peralta, Valencia, and other places in
this part of the Rio Grande valley.
Simon Neustadt and Fred Huning OF
this place, and Man Pau Kempenich,
of Peralta, are the biggest shippers,
their teams bringing in hundreds o
bales and hundreds of sacks Of wheat
every day.
Simon N%eustadt, who is also post
master here, said, THE outlook for
bumper wheat and hay crops next
year Is very good at present. The ia
cilities for properly ~irrigating the
farming lands in this part Of the
county have never been better. | ex-
pect with good luck to ship twice as
much hay and wheat next year as
this year.
Despite the heavy frost which
killed practically all of the fruit in
New Mexico last summer. Mr.. Pedro
Salazar. of Los Lunas, who owns a
fine fruit farm at Peralta. secured over
two hundred barrels of fine eating
apples from the trees which he plant
ed several years ago
According to Mr., Salazar he ex-
poets to secure "A large. quantity of
peaches, pears, apricots and grapes
this coming summer. providing the
frost does not kin the buds. He says
that with the proper use a the irri-
CATION facilities almost n old fruit
can be raised in the eastern portion OF
the Rio Grande valley, where his
property Is situated.
Besides owning the fruit orchard,
Mr.. Salazar has several thousand
acres of land available for sheep and
cattle grazing and for farming pur-
poses. On the latter two crops of fine
corn were raised this year., and three
crops of wheat and alfalfa hay.
J.. G.. Stewart, of Albuquerque, in
spected the land owned by Salazar
this week. He is considering buying
enough land for a fruit orchard and
farm near Peralta.
Mr.. Salazar's farm is only one ex-
ample of what a be dom with the
large tracts Of fertile farming land in
the Rio Grande- valley in Valencia
county, and especially on he west
side of the river around Peralta.
Properly irrigated, a farm anywhere
in this part of the valley would make
its owner rich In a few years. The
agricultural opportunities are unpar-
arelled.
Working on the Roads.
With the approach of the rea win
ter season the farmers of Peralta and
Valencia n the adjoining country
are giving the county surveyor mate
rial assistance in getting the roads in
splendid condition, work which has
been much needed. as numerous
chuck holes now being filled up with
rock and cinders have been the grief
OF travellers.
J. @. Stewart. of Albuquerque, n.
M. formerly of Kentucky, and r. l..
Wootton, also of Albuquerque, spent
days in Los Lunas and vicin-
lily This week inspecting fine pacture,
and farming lands. Mr.. Stewart
to engage quite extensively In
sheep and farming business in
the ne%ighborhood of Los Lunas.
Fixing the Bridge.
The much needed Improvements
upon the Los Lunas bridge across the
Rio Grande, which the county CONF
m~issioners started a number of
ago, have been practically fin
shed. The workmen are now busily
in rip-rapping the shore line
placing piles to prevent the river
eating away the approaches to
bridge.
Walter Connell. junior member Of
he firm of Huning and Connell. Of
los Lunas, general merchants. trans
icted business i'm Belen Tuesday. re-
home today.