Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-29
LANDS ARE
CULTIVATED ON
CONTRACT PLAN
THOUSANDS OF ACRES TO
Be PLANTED IN MELONS
Paradise Of the Fruit and Al
falfa Grower--The Town of
bona What Former Al
buQueIqueaH Is Doing,


IHy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Las Cruces. y. NJ NOV. 21-Hl
spite of the hurry ia the money mar
kei tie Meeillh valley IL forging ahead
as fl morning had happened Strangers
are coming Ia cyeU day ana business
in an lines ~ noufishing a number
81 real estate deals have been made
within the last few days at good
prices.
Messrs. McCord and Orpin. of III
Paso. Texas. who recently ~purchasod
the OLD Wen and Shropshire ranch OF
52s acres. north Of las Cruces have
had their tract plated into small
blocks Of five and ten acres each ana
are selling them out Their plan -
a new scheme for this part OF the
country and VIII undoubtedly be a
success.
They propose to sell on part pay
meni cash, balance on easy terms and
they agree TO put the land In eultiva-
ton and Keep n IN cultivation for the
wner so long as the owner desires
This plan viii nable people To get
Il small fruit ranch In the Mesilla val
ley. while Il IL cheap. and let the IN
come from the ranch pay FOR H.
That part Of the Mesilla valley which
which Is now irrigated by the Leas-
burg diversion dam and canal tabout
20. coo aeresJ which dam has recent
Is been constructed by the rcclama-
lion service Of the federal government.
will soon become "A fine fruit ana
grape country. At one time there were
great quantities of fruit and grapes
grown IN The valley. but the trees and
vines died out on account Of tack OF
watur. Now that water has been as
sureii thousands Of trees and grape
vines viii be Put out.
Ia4A. Lima ana4a44aAKar MU4Il NTUfn me
time tho trees are set out until theN
nie "a hcurine VIII De overcome by
the planting of cantaloupeh. straw
berries and garden truck, between the
an Of which The valley can pro
duce In large quantities ANA rich qu"i-
tty.
Already the Lyon Brothers COM
pany. Of New York has contracted Iot
the 1895 crop Of c0ntaloupes. some
500 acres have been signed az WIN
about 900 acres more 10 sign W. 'hh-
tcionpes DO well here IN both guam
tlty ana quality, experts claiming thty
the Rocky Ford melons IA
hc sold in the eastern markets ahd
will start a ilttio more how OF east
rrn mOneN 90 New Mexico IL " es
thai The valley VIII sell
enough cantaloupes in b east this
coming year Go pay for the Leaspuik
thW twice over
Ne Need iltc Money.
New Mexico 1904 the Meslllu valley
eastern money and the surest
way to get it ia 90 raise something
they want 10 buy and sell u 60 them
New McNicn has always been known
throughout the east as "a health resort
aud mining country, but the valleys 81
New MoNico can ana viii produce as
line cantaioupes. fruit and grapes as
state in the union.
Another matter OF great Importance
10 the Moailla valley " ~ tuck gar
den business Nearly an of New
Mexico and western Texas have been
going 30 California for vegetables
when tho valley can produce equally
ns good stun An onur is being made
tn get vegetable ana fruit cutnmis
sion houses Geo locate I'm the valley
and supply The surrounding c"unttN
This win he handled in the same man
ucr as the ca%ntaloupes. thai r.. CON
tracing The ground planted.
NrCnrd and orpin have opened an
office BOO las cruces known as the
Mcsina valley Development company