The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-24


There was quite a difference DE
tween the first and second planting
and I could plainly see that the last
was too thick. The plants crowded
each other so much that the crop
could not grow tall.
Although this is the first year i have
tried dry farming, I believe it a be
made a uccess
Mr.. Isidoro v. Gallegos, Isidor, N. M,
Farm located SIS miles southeast of
Las Vegas on the extreme eastern
side OF the Las Vegas mesa.
During the past saaso j had good
success with sorghum, melons and
squash and will give you data on these
three crops. considering sorghum
first.
Sorghum.
A good dark loan pervails on my
farm with a subsoil of clay below.
Between May 25th and 30th I plow-
ed the ground embraced in the sor-
ghum field with an S-inch walking.
SIli ing pIOW3 1AAuS liz SAOQA0 w
a depth of about 6 incnes. The soil
was in excellent condition. Instead
of narrowing or smoothing the surface
l allowed it to remain rough just as
it had een left by the pillow. No fur
Their attention was given the land IN
til the time of planting.
On June 4th 1 planted the sorghum
by blowing a second time to a depth
of 5 or 6 inches and dropping the
see in hills 3k to 4 feet apart in ev-
cry fourth furrow which left the rows
from 3A to 4 feet apart. At the time
of seeding the soil was moist and il
excellent condition.
No cultivation whatever, was given
the crop.
The crop was moved between Oc-
tober 4th and 18th. then shocked and
later stacked the same as alfalfa.
The area embraced in the field vas
two acres which yielded approximate
ly twelve tons or six ons per acre.
sorghum grew about eight feet
nigh, and presented an excellent show
ing for dry farming. In quality it
would be classed good, and would
have sold for $500 per ton on the
farm.
The crop received no water whatev-
err except rain and no water flowed
on the field from higher ground. 1
think sorghum is a good crop for dry
farming.
Melons and Squash.
Let us now proceed to the consider
of the water melons, musk mel
ons and squash which harvested
from a field adjacent to the sorghum
field. the soil is the same as that
il the sorghum field.
The ground was plowed and other
the sorghum field except that the
blowing was done June 4th and 5tn.
The water melons, musk melons
and squash were planted or Jun 9Th
in hills 6 feet Zach way, ten to twelve
seeds in the hill. About SO per cent
8 ncnes deep with an ordinary gard
en- noe. The soil was in good condi-
ton at the time of planting.
There was one acre of water-melons
and one-half acre each of musk-melons
and squash. Although the crops were
very good many loads being hauled
from the field, 1 cannot give exact
Some of the individual
weights recorded were; One squash,
20 pounds; n water melon 50 pounds
and another AZ pounds. In quality
these crops would have been hard to
surpass. On account of the method
of harvesting am unable to tell you
the o of money realized from
my crops.
No water reached the land except
rain water.
I am of the opinion that these crops
could be grown almost every year
since the rainfall was more scanty
than usual this season even the grass
the ranges was poorer than com
mon.
NJ. NJ. Milligan, Las Vegas, N. NJ.
It IC1diCd L"O hlAlCo CooL W LNo
Vegas On the mesa
Corn.
A heavy loan from 2 to IL feet deep
underlaid by a shale constitutes the
soil and subsoil respectively on my
farm.
The ground was plowed about four
deep between April 2Stn and
May 1st. The ground was soft and
mellow, and in excellent condition.
The seeding was done between Apr.
28th and May LIST and consisted of
dropping the corn in the burrows when
blowing.
The crop was given two civilizations
one June 10th n the other about
1st. Used a 1 horse 6 SHOW
Ell pillow (Planet Jr.) running to a
1epth of about 8 inches for the first
operation and a 1-horse 10-inch stir
ing pillow running to a depth of four
inches for the second. Plenty of mois
-ure was in the ground at the time