Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-25
Apple Crop This Season
Promises to Break all RECORDS
in Yield and Quality of the
Fruit.
DIVERSION OF BONlTO
SERIOUSLY OPPOSED
General Range Conditions East
of Mountains Causing
thoughtful Men to Make
Careful Study of Problem of
Range Control.

Range Control,
Especial Correspondence Morning journal
ROSWELL n. M, July ga long
steady downpour which began last
night and has continued for the mas.
ten hours has delighted the people of
this section-farmer, fruit raiser md
stockman. Coming, as it has, after n
a series of local showers and couId
bursts. which during the last two
weeks have given reHef to particular
sections of the valley ana to the range
country, east and west of the Pecos.
the people feel that the danger
threatened by the long continued
draught, has past. There has baor
as always, at this time of year, con-
siderable apprehension on the part
OF the farmers, lest the rains be ac-
companied by hail. to the injury OF
the apple crop, but while there have
Deen, here and there, local hail storms
which have done little narm at points
south OF Roswell, there has been but
very littIe permanent injury, and it
Is pretty certain from now on there
VIII De no nail. The prospects are
that the apple crop in the valley viii
be the banner crop in its history
careful spraying during the past four
years has apparently effectuaily elm
mated the coddling moth. and. at tbo
present writing, it is difficult to find
d Wormy apple in this vicinity. Very
rev rover have shown any i%ncIin-
nation to avoid their duty in regard |
70 spraying in spite of the trouble and t
~eNPe"st' ana those who were inclined :
TO neglect it have been nromntIv [
brought IN hnpL H.. 49, /
ana the authorities. The outcome ie |
most gratifying and it now annears +
mat the results will fully demonstrate u
from a business point of view. the "
wisdom OF thorough spraying. a.
Besides freedom from worms tbe II
apples here are in better condition Il
IMAM they have been at this time % y
year for several seasons. The cool -
nights of the past two weeks have Il
brought out the color rapidly. the an Vi
pies are well grown and remarkabrv ~
Tree from blemishes and the stems 10
arc strohg. The trees as a rule are ~
heavily laden-some or them over :.
laden'so that they have to be thinned %
MANY mature trees of Ben Davis, Mis- ~
aoutI Flppln' Black Twig and other ~,
di!elies VIII run eight to ten bushels -.
10 the tree and there are few trees t'
old enough TO haar a. an res jul
~ btdi 1T all, t1dt Will O..
not run from one and a half to two wy
bushels to the tree. The excellent mol go
Ivy OF the apples will make the ner- en-
centage of culls very small and con ne
seauently the expense of packing will uls
De very much less thar has been tho an
ease IN some past years. Owing 70 uel
'He iact mat the apple crops in the y
middle west-in Missouri. Arkansas uei
hahsds' Colorado. and in fact. in "
nearly all the apple states, except in ne
me far east, and far west. are far res
oeioW par. the apple r~aisers here look 'lol
with confidence to q aoa1 iooh rat
sun prices. A conservative estimat, 10
OF the crop in the acknowledgements Tor
uIstrlct Is 10000 bushels of first class Coi
apples' that is. $4,000 barrels or $50 Jun
Uoo boxes. This means 27O carloads. me
accidents, the crops should 'ns
run overthis. ~ tor
III the Hagerman-Felix district VA
- ny me Northern Canal, there are 4
= great many young orchard some Of , 1
which are just coming into hearing mil 7
some of which will not hear for ., "
RAJ years. When all the orchards in ,
ne valley, now set out. are hearing |
ms VIII be enc of the greatest ann,a
uuucIns sections in the United States
hr'csH'n Flow Receivers Strength.
l"ere nas been no dimution of -vat
" 'He northern Canal in splte Of Rri-
J., "hs continued draught in the ~
,a'reinento and White mountains anil G
"c farms IN the Hagerman-Felix dis -
Va nave not suffered FOR water. AL +
'ii' mas been lower in price t~han.us-
,u.L ! Ho" coming up again Aau n
Is now being moved from Rms
Ia g 'ut spring Greenfield and my
,'Se'mah' The springs and volts -in u,
U'Ouhu Roswell have shown sou,, -.
"Huuoh IN flow. 1t is apparent that
9uIee OF their supply is in he "''
where there has been =, OF p
usually long continued lack of raid put
ress. Ndtloh shows a material in. hece'
.oase in both the springs and +ro nativ
Ois since the rains bepan t,yo - ed.
7'' Now that the rains bsv. - and
Underground reservoirs which sur The
n az wells and springs Will ranidlv ment
~ ana II is confidently exprer.I tn
.'I How viii soon ha ~. ~, to de-
'rmal strength " ""eA 20 us lax.
~ g'9ect TO Diversion of Bonito who
considerable feeling among ~ "'
sion 'p'e OF Roswell against the de- c"ais
hirb 'Wc Reclamation Servicsl p.s
the "iLted the use Of the water a -
40 Bonito in Lincoln county -.
81 Nortbv.s, -". q inc Fl Paso Old
ring 10 from rHiF I'D thus ai- T.. w.
80 OF the neutral watershed south
m'untaiHS 10 tho western
tent 'hrs feel That 10 is incon- -
.fagf o., Reclamation Service 10 9wxnu
,, lAe use OF water In y,y,t,tn 49,.
tb. % ihe Rio Gr.nie far ausv MA
and ... counties NeU Mex titti
f., Morn coloraIs or scroYnt ~.
ham p.,,. 'uiure effect o.. tbs b. Etvt
q .b. Project and then to per- p
ust.r p. 'n of a iatrr ~a.launt -
u.ot., i.'niia 40 inhu4n af vnu
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