Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-10
MODEL FARM FOR
EXPER|MEN1SW|TH
THE SUGAR BEET
THINKS SUCCULENT
VEGETABLE Is A MINT
Most Profitable Industry That
Can Ever Be Started in the
Rio Grande Valley, Says
Beet Sugar Man

II have read with great interest the
Morning Journal on beet culture
Morning Journal on bet culture
said Carl b. Stow, secretary of the
Business. Mems association. Of 20S1a
East Central venue yesterday. Mr..
STOW recently came here from the Big
Horn basin country of Wyoming,
where he was engaged In promoting
the beet sugar industry. Mr.. Stow
is thoroughly familiar with the sub
jeet of raising sugar heets and man.
ufacturing the sugar and his opinion
is valuable.
The development of this industry
is of the greatest Importance to eY-
cry business interest in Albuquerque,
continued Mr.. Stow. The irrigated
land in the vicinity of Albuquerque
will some day be divided into small
farms of 10, 20. 40 and so acres each,
but this will not be done until beet
culture has become the leading IN
dustry. The raising of sugar beets
is one of the most profitable ana
safest industries in the arid region,
and they can be successfully raised
in any locality where alfalfa grows,
providing there is an OF
sunshine and the grower has absolute
control of the water supply. This To-
eality having everything that is es-
sential to the successful raising OF SUI
gar beets, ii behooves every resident
of this valley to do all in his power
10 u the raising of this crop
and to make a splendid showing next
season. Not only must beet culture
be made the leading industry by the
farmers of this valley, but diversified
farming with ar understanding or the
proper methods of rotating the crops,
70 agantfa1 IN the success of tho de-
velopment of the agricultural possl-
bilities of the country.
The art of scientific farming and
proper diversity of crops should be
taught TO the m of this valley.
for the raising of blu n KIND OF
crop, or the growing of several crops
when not properly rotated viii re-
suit unprofitably. Land continually
cropped in alfalfa that produces live
IONS to the acre each season VIII not
increase the value of the farm, fof
the reason that its value IS based
upon the amount received from the
sale of crops; but the same farm
handled in a scientific manner by
properly rotating alfalfa, sugar beets
and grain and the feeding of sheep
will nearly double its producing
value.
''The establishing of a model farm
near this city under the management
l EOiIlt " sun =
tihe farming by irrigation would MAKE
q splendid school of instruction fol
the farmers, and be of great helF
to the colonization OF the land in thi'
valley. The model farm would also
be an experiment station where al
kinds of agricultural and horticultu
raj products could be raised. and IN
results of the experiments given u
the m who will succeed by rais
ing only the crops found to be hes
adapted to this locality.
''if forty acres of good alfalfa lan'
could be purchased by the bushes
men of Albuquerque for a model a
and the farm put under the manage
ment of a good a the sale of pure
bred seeds and plants from the plac'
would paw a splendid proft to all wh'
contributed towards the establishmen
OF the enterprise. Besides. a mode
farm and experiment station or TN
agricultural possibilities of this vale!
than any other one thing, and the sal
of pure pred seeds and plants 10 IN
farmers will result in every mar re
ceiving more than double the presen
Weld OF all crops raised"