The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-15

reservoir has all the water 1t car
hold and both mills ARE shut down.
Having been told that small
fruit would not do well IN New
Mexico, ] have experimental with
hlackhcrries, dewberries and red
raspbcrrics; one variety OF black.
berries two years old did vcrv we
indeed. 26 vines bore over TOO
quarts OF large delicious fruit that
sold IN the local market at 81 90
per dozen quarts. They should he
| planted CT in an orchard IN double
rows, in every other avenue or
lane: this leaves n clear avenue or
lane tor spraying OF gathering ot
the apples. DO rot prune too
heavily. The greatest obstacle to
raising small fruit IN New Mexico
is the hot dry wind; all small fruit
need shade and protection.
Red raspberricS are a decided
success. They also need a sandy
loan soil, not too rich, otherwise
they 20 to vine and bear very lit.
tie fruit; flood once 4 week and no
cultivation after they commence
bearing. This wear canes, when
tour feet high, should have the
terminal bud piuchrd Of to induce
lateral branching, rather than a
vine OF unreasonable length. The
canes should I've pruncd back in
the spring and the old canes cut
out entirely. Oar rasphcrrics bore
we'll and sold tor $500 per dozen
, plnts.
The dewbcrry should not hc run
on t%rellis, but allowed to trail on
the ground. \ little wheat, oats
or alfalfa straw thrown on the
ground around the roots OF the
plants adds greatly as a mulch to
hold the moisture and protect the
trees from soilIng. DO not put
fresh manure neat the plants but
plenty OF we'll rottcd manure IN the
rows is necessary. Dvwbcrries r..
qulres one or two lrrigatIons 4
week, while truiting. In this al.
tltude they bear on last years
wood; trim the old wood after the
irultlng season is ",r. The dew.
berries bore immense crops OF cx.
ccedlngly large delicious fruit that
readily sold tor $500 per dozen
quarts.
Peaches do not need as much
water as some other fruits, and
therefore when property handled,
with Just sufficient water, they
reach perfection under windmill
irrigation. The Champion is now
irulting and is pronounced the
finest favored and culorcd peach
ever grown IN this section. lhcS
sold IN the local market at 4octs
per box OF 4.I-2 lbs containing
eight TO ten peaches. The early
Richmond came IN unc and sold
tor Sets per ID and were the FIRST
local peach on the market. OnlN
a few should hc planted as they AZ,
frequently caught by IN" late irosts.
and tor this reason they, and Ton
that matter all early fruits, do bet,
ter on the heights than III the low
lands.
The apples are Just coming into
bearing and thu growth prophc
cies we'll tor the future. One tive
year old tree held AS apples; o
course the hall or more were r.
moved and made into vinegar
The Ben DAVIS Guano, and BiIct
Ben showed tho greatest growth
the York Imperial and thu loda.
than come next. am sorry tina
the limit ot 1900 words do not give
mc sufficient room 10 tell ot tn,
much more that a he done uu
der windmill irrigation. w
grew early rhuhlrh tplcplant) tina
sold at $1,000 per hundred pounds
and asparagus that brought SI.oC
per dozen lunches. Also OF III,
winter root crops, such as wlntc
bcets, parsnips and carrots, grow
10 the orchard and only harvcsto'
as needed, bringing acts TO act
per lb. Squash, pumpkin ant
melons are IN quantities tor tn
table and ted literally TO the hogs
givlAg us our winter supply O
!, hams, bacon and lard wIthou
material expense.
|. This spring 1885 additional az
! pie trees and two or three hundrc,
d. shade trees were planted. Fo
projections sake, a six hors
! power Gas Engine was lnstalleu
5 and so lar we have had occasion t
use it six or seven days. OF tn
two systems | very much prcie
; the windmills, and tnd them ia
less expensive TO operate.
In conclusion, let me say that
is a never ending source OF pleas
! ure and recreation TO take a han
at pruning, irrigating, and devc.
, oping a small fruit farm, and -
, pertinent with new varieties.
, Written by FRANk y. Bows,