The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-03-19
WINTER AND SPRING
IN NEW MEXICO.
Orrville (Ohio) Courier.

Roswell, N. NJ, Mar. 5, 1905.
Dear Readers of the COURIER
Since l promised, in my first letter
from Roswell to the Courier, to con.
tinue description of this locality at
some future time, l will nov attempt
to convey some idea to yo1 of the
general surrounding country. as it
thing to be mentioned is the weata-
er, as it is SO lovely now, il cannot
be ignored. We have now had a week
of spring weather-no rain, bat bean.
tiful warm, sunshiny days. Ii is
amazing what nature has done in
those few days. The weeping willows.
which form a goodly part of our shade
here, are all in leaf, and their bright
verdure is certainly pleasing to the
eye. Peach and plum trees are now
their gardens for planting.
The lawns, which have been kept
watered all winter are pretty and
green where planted in Kentucky
blue grass. The other lawns have not
as yet responded to the touch of
spring. Vines and hardy plants are
in leaf and hyacinths bloom in some
of the yards.
This is certainly al excellent eli.
mate We have had no severe wealth
er at all during the winter, with no
& NOW excepting a couple of little fur
ries not even coating the ground,
which has not frozen at all this win
ter, a novel sight to northerners.
There have been some sweeping
winds and dust storms, but those
have just lasted a part of the day,
leaving a pleasant morning and calm
evening.
Tourists are pouring in most of the
time, mostly from Illinois, Ohio. To-
wa, Kansas, Missouri and even Okla
homa and Texas land agents bring
ing parties here for permanent loca-
tion and to investigate. For the per-
son who has the money to invest in
land, with enough extra to place an
artesian well and get the land in an
improved condition, this is certainly
the place to come. and make money,
as there is plenty of land in an uncul-
tivated state yet, the country around
here being all prairie land.
The prettiest farming section lies
south and east of Roswell, where
there are some lovely country homes
and fine orchards. The big Hager-
man orchard, just six miles southeast
of apples are shipped every fall, en-
p1oys a colony of helpers in picking
time. people living out there in tents
during the season. There are some
lovely homes on the Hagerman ranch
The one occupied by Ex-Governor Ha-
german himself is especially fine
while those of the overseer and other
helpers are beautiful homes with
most all modern conveniences.
The fruit shipped from here COM
free from blemishes. Owing to late
frosts last year the entire fruit crop
was a failure in the Pecos Valley;
but if nothing interferes this year the
fruit crop will be the largest on rec
ord, owing to the BIT the trees got.
Last year was the first time there
had ever been a complete failure of
the fruit crop mere. Ranch owners
did not lose out entirely last year.
as most of them have alfalfa, and
This iS nv far the hle and
most generally raised crop of the val
ley. This produced in nearly all cases
four or five crops last year. from one
to two tons per acre from each cut
ting. Or a combined production OF
four to five tons a year per acre, sell
ing from $3.50 to $1,000 per ton
MARY A. MOHLER.
511 North Kentucky Ave.