The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
HUMANITARIAN


mld TeHionh, Dechure th'Ie " molHtuIo
enough 10 mature just 50 many plants,
aud II this moisture IN divided among
double the number Of plants there will
not he enough TO fully mature them.
The amount Of seed should be proper.
toned 20 the rainfall ~ the locality.
CROPS AND YIELDS
The following are the principal crops
grown by dry farming In New Mexico
II has proved almost impossible To get
accurate data on the yields of the var
ious crops for the different lornlities,
and the figures given are only csti
mates for average land under favorable
conditions.
Corcals.-Wheat. Both winter and
spring wheat have been sown to n con
siderable extent, but have not proved
az satisfactory In all cases as
msny expected. This IL probably due
to lack OF thorough preparation Of the
soil. Summer tillaRe seems To be a
necessity for successful wheat grow.
ing. The yields have becn more sat
isfactory at the higher attitudes than
nj the lower. The principal, varieties
sown are Turkey Red for winter and
Durum tMaecaroni) for spring. Fiji.
teen bushels per acre may be consider
ed a fair yield aud considerably lsrg
er yields have been obtained under
favorable conditions.
Oats. Oats are most extensively
grown At attitudes above 5000 feet.
They are frequently cut for hay, yield
ing about W tons per acre. The
grain yield runs about 40 bushels per
acre and much higher yields have been
reported. Among good varieties for
New Mexico may be mentioned, Khsr.
son, New Market, Texas Red and ~
day.
Rye and Barley These are grown
more for hay than for grain and have
been sown most In the higher attitudes.
Rye deserves more attention than ii
has received rs n spring pasture. Bar.
ley, especially the Beardless variety,
should receive more attention ~ q
grain crop as 1t is quite resistant and
Yields well.
Indian Corn. Corn has been grown
to u large extent In all Of the local..
ties below 1000 feet. The variety
grown depends on the longth of the
season and this In turn is controlled
principally by tho altitude.
Below 5000 feet, which includes the
greater part Of the southern two.third-
Of the territory, the 100 to l20 day
varieties have proved successful. Very
little high grade seed Of these varieties
nas been planted and the best vsri
cites have not been determined. The
corn worm has proved quite n pest, ~
usually the case with newly broken
prairie land, and the Mexican June
variety OF strains in which II Is pres
ent have been least affected by th,
worms. Many aseribe this immunity
TO the closs-dtting shuck. Mexican
June is not y specially desirable yer
lety from the standpoint oil yiold A.
Tho grain Is small and tho cob very
large.
The so-called " day varieties have
proved best Tor attitudes above J,vuU
ieet and have given good results al
the lower elevations when planted
late. They should not be planted early
al the lower ole, atious. Among w
day varieties may DO mentioned n
small, yellow dent which Is grown o \
tensiyely IN tho Estansia valley
Swadley and Australian White Flint.
The Mexiean blue or squaw corn has
been planted by the Mexieans and In
dians IN New Mexico for many yesIu
and is n safe growing variety although
the quality N not very desirable.
An average yield vi 80 to " bushels
per acre may be expected and Yields
of ~ " w bushels have been report
cd.
Sorghums.-At the lower attitudes
the sorghums, both saeehArines and
non ~saecharine, are extensively grown
called cant or sorghum, are valuable
chiefly Tor forage.
The non.saccharine varieties sucl
10 Milo maize and kaaar corn are
grown most extensively In Now Mex
leo because they are valuable Tor both