Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1910-04-08

4, II, Dixon has been putting out
a fine patch Of strawberries.
j. W. Jackson Is home from Ph@-
nix to put further improvements on
his ranch.
Messrs, H. Lesbos and E. Solig-
nae are increasing their alfalfa
acreage this year. They have at
present one Of the best alfalfa farms
in the valley.
Shull Bros have received a ship
ment Of fine seed potatoes from
Wisconsin. They have planted al
ready about rs acres of early pota-
toes. There will be about SO acres
in all in potatoes on this ranch this
year.
Mr.. 4. w. Bauman came in from
Douglas, Arizona, today. He is
setting about improving his land
two miles southeast of here. He
will put in forty acres this year in
garden truck and feed stuff.
David MCGEE of Toronto, Canada,
has been making an extensive tour
Of the Canadian Northwest and the
Pacific coast, and after giving the
matter grave consideration, has de-
cided wisely that the Mimbres Val
ley is the right place to locate.
Frank 0'Brien, the Nebraska
school man, who has been spending
the winter here, has decided to To-
cate so acres south of the city. They
all get the land habit" after they
have been here n few weeks.
We're great on native hay rails
ing remarked Arthur j. Brice of
Lewis Flats Saturday morning. It
has been n good proposition in that
section of the valley to raise native
hay without any irrigation what
ever.
Sam Schwing figures that his elec-
trio pumping outfit is a perfect sue
cess. The Deming Ice & Electric
Co. has other immediate prospects
of ranch pumping motors.
The rush of business compels
Bowler Bros. TO put in another we'll
boring machine and equipment.
There are about dozen operating
in the valley now.
DR.. c. l.. Belts is putting $500
apple and pear trees on the p. ID.
Bowler ranch east of town. He is
setting them 25 feet apart, although
he considers 20 feet enough for
pears. DIR. Belts makes a speciality
of furnishing trees and setting out
commercial orchards.
DIR. Williams and j. NJ. Young
are planting lot of apple and pear
trees on their ranches this week.
The foundation is already in for
DR.. Williams fine cement block
house an Young's foundation will
be put in as soon as workmen can
get around to do it.
Harry V. Whitehill, one of the
big ranchmen up the river, was
here Tuesday and said things are
coming finer than silk" up his way.
He said that the light frosts had in
jured nothing and that everybody
was happy.
w. b. Colt, one of the Hondale
boosters. told the GRAPHIC reporter
Tuesday, that his well at a depth of
only fifty feet is furnishing $4,000
gallons of water every ten hours at
an expense of four gallons of nap
tina, and the whole outfit, engine
and all, cost only 500.
c. E. Hicks was in from his big
ranch Monday and told the GRAPHIC
that he is just now setting out 100
apple trees, 100 cherry trees, 100
grape vines, 100 raspberries and a
whole bunch of catalpa trees for
shade. The big pumping plant is
now in operation throwing 1900 gall
Ions of the 99.9S aqua pura. C. E
says: Whenever YOU want to see
any water moving, come out"
W. 7, German, the We teran
orchardist Of the Upper Mimbres
was in town Monday. He reports
that the injuries to the orchards in
his vicinity from the late frost, are
very slight. He says that his peaches
have failed just twice in the last
twenty-six years a fairly good re-
cord. Mr.. Germans orchards pro-
duced some of the prize winning
apples at the FL Paso fair last fall.
Speaking of the great influx of
strangers who are coming to the
Mimbres Valley from Texas, is an
indication that the Lone Star people
know a good thing when they see it.
So many are coming from the re-
gion of Big Springs that the powers
that be, will soon he petitioned TO
name a township Big Springs, in
honor of the great influx Of settlers
from that particular region. This
seems rather significant when we
know of the train loads of home
seekers who are coming from the
north to the Big Springs region.
Just wait a few weeks until DEM
ings lively C. of C. gets into the
game.
A. B. Quantrell of Michigan, who
has been spending the winter here
on account of tho unnlaaaant oeth.