The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-05

argument is that since lew calam
ity howlrrs have advertised that
the crops oi the county are almost
n total failure. aud that the people
are approaching destitution, they
believe that OF all tn wars we
may hold county FAIR, this one
- the most important, as It will
show to the people that Quay coun.
" generally, Notwithstanding that
It has been the dricst year in our
history, is making n splendid aver.
age ot crops, and that thirty to Tor.
" bushels OF Indian corn, and
everything else IN proportion, has
been grown, with eighty to ninety
days OF drought, wherever crops
have been properly cultivated.
The News has investigated Tar
enough, the crop conditions OF the
county, to assure the people that
absolutely fine exhibits NAV be-
collected.
Crawford, oil near ordan,
brought samples OF Indian corn to
this office today, that NAV be seen
hv any one who desires, that equal
anything We have seen ~ the terri.
tory, grown without irrigation.
His corn will average forty bushels
per acre, and all his other crops
are good. In explanation 10 the
News as to how he produced these
crops, he said; II worked my
crops all summer, stayed in the
field instead oi town, to busy to
cuss the government.
J. l., House, OF House. y. NJ. =,
in the southeastern portion OF the
county, l.. ). Commissioner out
there, brought in this week the
largest ears OF Indian corn the edi.
tor OF this paper has ever seen in
New Mexico, and We have been
noticing the crops in different coun
ties OF the territory Tor the past
seventeen years. The statement
we made last year to party OF
homcserkers, that any man who
will take the bulletins from the
Territorial Agricultural college;
who will learn something OF the
Campbell system OF drv farming
aud who will work his land accord.
lngly, will one year with another,
no matter what the rainfall, so
long as IL runs twelve To fifteen
inches, tthg facts are that We care.
" ever have gar in which the
precipitation is less than twenty.
will produce crops without irriga.
CATION, in eastern New Mexico, on
seven tcnths OF the farming area.
The list OF premiums offered
Ivy the business men OF rucumc tri
for the collection OF exhibits, Tor
Albuquerque and Tor county Fair,
are as follows:
Premium LIST FOR FAIR Exmnr
News office, $500, best exhibit
Of cotton.
Legal Tender Saloon, s.. 90, best
exhibit oi watcrmclons.
{. II. Chenault, $500, best cx-
hlhit OF wheat.
William Troup, $500, best cx-
hihii OF kalhr corn.
Gross, Kelly * Co., $500, best
dXhibit'o tomatoes.
W. \, Jackson, $500, best cx-
hihit oi cabbage.
w. +. buchanan, best exhibit ii
sorghum.
Elk Drug Store, $500, best cX.
hiblt oi sweet potatoes.
&. &. Davidson, $. 90, best cx.
hibr oi garden truck.
Thomas Flat, $500, best cN'
hibit oi garden beets.
SiIas May, s.. best exhibit oi
COW peas.
DR., Il. !. Thompson, s. 90, best
exhibition OF pumpkins,
NJ. B. Goldenherg Co., 500
best exhibit OF Mexican beans.
Jas, X. Daughtry, s.. 90 hest cx'
hihit oi one dozen stalks oi maize
Joseph Israel, s. 90, best eXhih
II OF Irish potatoes.
Reed Holloman, $500, best eX
hlblt oi peck OF peanuts.
Il, l.. Patterson, s., 90, best eX
hibit OF broom corn.
+. +. Saxon, s. 90, best exhibi
OF peck OF onions.
Judge V. w. Moore, $500, hes
exhibit dozen ears OF Indian corn
! T. 4. Muirhead * Co., $500
best exhibit, doz. cantaloupes,
w. B, farrell, $500, hest ex
hlblt OF green alfalfa.
Frank Record, $500, best ex
hibit OF dozen turnips.
&. {, Chapman, $500, best ex
hibit OF three bundles sheai oats
las. Lanigan, $500, best eNhib
it OF one dozen stalks OF une corn
We will continue this list mex
week, and try to cover every agrl
cultural product ol the county, an,
remember that the conditions ar
that ST. will he paid ior the col
lection oi an exhibit oi eacI
OF the products named; the exhibit
m ha delivered nj this office no