The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-02-12

SOMETHING ABOUT LAKE
WooDrNEM MEXICO.
Editor Of The Earth CChicago9
Lakewood. occupying the most
beautiful natural location In the
tire Pecos Valley. is situated on a
gently undulating SLOPE, 5000 feet
above sea level, presenting to view
on the east Lake Mcmillan, a large
body of fresh water, affording an
ideal place for bathing, boating, n
fishing, and in autumn and winter the
home of countless focks of water
fowl. And stretching out to the south
west lies the beautiful Inc fertile val
ley of the famous sever Rivers
The town is surrounded by land of
almost inexhaustible fertility; some
lof its Vel farms being among
the oldest cultivated lands in Eastern
New Mexico, being the homes of the
well-to-do stock men who have held
this country for many years.
Lakewood is a new town, being
llIIO CIIdd1 tWo yOdIo OId Oily
a progressive development OF the old
Mcmillan trading post, consisting
chiefly of the Holt farm and store.
1t is noted for its substantial and
comfortable homes, it's progressive
business men, its fine school, its pure
artesian water, improved waterworks
system, and local and long distance
telephone service.
Good flowing wells west of towa
are obtained at from $50 to 500 feet.
one being recently brought in about
400 feet in depth, flowing 1,4OO gal
Ions per minute. The fiow of nearly
Jail the wells in this district has ma
teria1ly increased during the past
few months.
HOLLYWOOD" the home farm of Col.
be taken as an illustration of the ma
ny beautiful and productive farms of
this section. This property, compris-
ing as it does some 1900 acres of
very fertile irrigable a surround
ing the townsite on three sides, has,
LII duulLIoh " Oiio Nv Sh
tire control of the water of North
Seven Rivers, giving it one Of the
best natural and artificial irrigation
plants in the Pec Valley owned by
one individual. Co. Holt is one of
the old time cattlemen of the Pecos
in 1886 in connection with extensive
cattle interests. Here have been
grown for more than twenty years as
fine feed crops as the world can pro
lduce of alfalfa, Indian corn, Kafhr
| corn, milo maize, cane, oats, stock
beets, as we'll as fine apples, peaches,
plums, apricots (twenty year old april
cot trees at HOLLYWOOD" produced, in
1906, their banner crop of excellent
size and ~f1avor), grapes, strawberries.
and raspberries. Canta1oupes of ma
tio1al fame nave been grown by Col.
Holt and shipped TO all the eastern
markets and the City of Mexico. Veg
Ietables and small fruits of most kinds
do well. Celery, satisfy, asparagus,
tomatoes, sweet and Irish potatoes
lido well.
Col. Holt is a firm believer in di-
versiied farming and is developing
HOLLYWOOD and his other farms along
the line of fruit, forage, and thorough
lbred stock of all kinds. His herd OF
Jerseys and dairy, equipped with mo-
dern machinery, is an Interesting and
profitable feature, and to consume
the separated milk and other by-prod
lucts of the dairy, Poland China hogs
are kept in alfalfa pastures and or
chards where they thrive wonderfully
at nominal cost until they receive
their finishing course of corn and NIL
10 maize and are ready for the mar
Iket. Hereford cattle are kept II pas
lures and On the range. Col. Holt Is
in close connection with some of the
best breeders and importers Oh
horses in Kentucky and expects to
make the raising of fine horses anoth-
er feature of this farm.
One field of corn at Lakewood, cul-
jtivated in ORR for seventeen consec-
lutive years, has produced annually
an average of more than 40 bushels
per acre, and a never been fertll
lied.
Alfalfa yelling fv crops a year,
each crop averaging about n ton
per acre, is a never failing source OF
revenue, besides a%ffording rich win
ter pasture equally fine for hogs.
horses, dairy cows, or beef cattle,
and quite necessary, too, for poultry
as well, which, by the way is another
profitable department on Col Hoft's