The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-02-17

the. same care that IS given a per-
sons finger nails.
]. C. Hamilton gave a valuable pa
per on Horses" which will be pub
lished in full.
Dairy Cattle" was the subject
treated by E. B. Evans. He spoke
from experience and showed that
good cows are valuable adjunct to
the farm. His paper was followed By
lively discussion. Capt. J. w. James
spoke Of his belief that dairy1ns
could be made a great success, espe-
cially on the cooperative plaa w.
R. Oliver. gentleman from Dearborn
Mo-, who has dad much experience
in the dairy business, believes this
could be made one Of the most Inn.
portant industries of the valley. E.
B. Evans expressed his belief In the
success of a cooperative dairy. Col
1. H. Elliott did not believe this coun.
try adapted to dairying on account
of the lack of natural pasture. He said
there were not enough cows between
Carlsbad and Fort Sumner to run a
successful dairy. E. B. Evans said
that alfalfa alone was enough to keep
a COW in fine condition and give
splendid results If the right care was
given. He said that by feeding our
alfalfa we could save the freight on
it east and the freight on butter
from the east, and the commissions
and profits as well. He said that
enough alfalfa was raised here to
supply cows to furnish the butter
in Roswell. enormous as
the amount is, and that in this way
the manure could be returned to the
soil and the land will not become inn.
povertshed. In this way two blades
Of grass could be made to grow
where now is found but one
The discussion of dairJd1g brought
on another discussion of pasture
grasses. President Bremond spoke of
his success in pastuFing English rye
grass. r. S. Hamilton spoke OF his
success il raising Kentucky blue
grass without Shade, and said people
ought to try it for pasture. Captain
James had tried English bluegrass
and raised fine twofoot hay on 1t. r.
c. Nisbet has made $1Oe to the acre
On rye grass. Col. Baker believed that
the valley is alfalfa drunk and should
try something else. Prof. Tinsley
thought rye grass Is the nearest ap-
proach to a good pasture grass for
the Pecos valley, but that bluegrass
1oes much better here than In any
other part of the territory. Col. Ell
lott believed 1t impossible to raise
bluegrass for pasture. He said that
ground could be shaded and fertiliz-
ed enough for small lawn. but for
a hundred acres, 1t would be impos-
sible. He had been unsuccessful with
)ne acre. r. S. Hamilton believed
two or three trials of different meth
DDS should be made before giving up
the test President Bremond believed
that bluegrass would grow with oats
as a shade. He knows that English
rye grass will grow well. either in
good or very bad land. in the Pecos
Valley. Prof. Tfnsley showed that
on pasturage but profit In changing
feeds into the milk pail. Prof. Tins
ley admits that with alfalfa at present
prices it will be hard to induce farm :
ers to go to dairying, but believes
that alfalfa will not always hold its
present price. AS long as alfalfa
brings as much as % per ton It win
be hard to interest farmers Ia any
thing else, except apples He said
that farm products bring more in
Union. and that now IS the time for
them to reap their harvest.
Col. Parker Earle made a talk for
Bermuda grass as a pasture. He said
it was good, harmless. nutritious
feed and is green seven months n
the year. just at the time pasture Is
needed. He admitted that 1t was hard
to lose. once started. but made good
argument in favor of 1t. He stirred
up a general TRADE against this
from past experience. to get II start
ed on their farms.
After this discussion came the bu-
siness meeting. Prof. J. d. Ti1sley
was elected the first honorary mem
ber of the society. The president, Mr.
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