Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-11
FARMERS OF UNION
COUNTY ARE ALL
PROSPEROUS
Crops and Broom Corn
Show Splendid Results and
Alfalfa is Yielding FabuIous
Returns.

Ispecini Correspondence to Morning JuurnaiI
clayton, y. NJ. Oct 9.-While talk
OF drouth. and bad seasons is heard
elsewhere In New Mexico, the farmers
aud ranehmen of Union county are all
feeling and looking prosperous as the
result Of Il record OF unusually satis-
factory crops. Broomcorn. which
Yields big returns this year, has taken
its place as n of the most profitable
staples of his section and alfalfa has
Teen breaking a few records, The
Clayton Citizen" in reviewing the
season says:
'While Union county lands are
increasing in values by leaps and
bounds. the products of the soil and
range arc being marketed for snug
sums. Ten thousand head of sheep
are being shipped out Of Clayton this
week. The big clip Of wool has scarce
Is moved out, and now sheep are be
ing sold Mt good prices ana in large
quantities Tor feeding purposes farther
cast.
"Practically All the homesteaders
have raised good forage crops and
large crops Of broomcorn as wel as
grains of all kinds. Garden truck
seems to have yielded prolilicly in this
section this year. and farmers have
been selling an abundance in clayton
at fair prices. Melons which have
been sold haze proven the best quail
ity and flavor, and clayton could be
made a shipping point for both cantl-
leupes and water melons
"Broomcorn of very good quality
has been selling for several weeks
here, and there ia still a large guam
tity in the country. f. NJ. Ladd moved
onto his claim east of town early in
March OF this year. lie began break
ing up the sod and building a fence
at once. and as soon as the ground
was ready planted sixty acres of
hroomcorn. This was carefully tended
and the first cutting, three weeks ago,
Welded over three tons. This cutting
was among the first brought to Clay
ton. and was sold on the market here,
There have been a number of big lots
hauled into town. ana the market is
better row than ever. The price
ranges from SIS to SIPS per ton, ac-
eording to the grade Of the product
and This is u~sually field run, few
farmers taking the trouble to grade
the cuttings. Broomcorn a well be
raised at a profit in this county.
alfalfa is yielding the most fahu-
lous returns. From the cheapest land
o. like grade in the United states
comes crops Of a hundred and fifty
dollars per acre. with almost - mini
mum OF labor. The great Cinarron
valley this year viii produce more
than three carloads OF alfalfa seed and
thousands of tons of the very best
hay.
-. N. Potter VIII market six hum
drcd bushels OF seed from sixty acres
Of alfalfa, after cutting three crops Of
hay. from land which only a short
time ago sold for five dollars an acre,
The alfalfa seed sells readily for fiji
teen cents per pound.
20. D.. Record has sold $1,l00 worth
of alfalfa seed from ten acres of land
has three cuttings OF hay. Frank
Anderson has sold q large quantity
of seed and has a bis lot OF hay. There
lre several other large ~raisers of
alfalfa in the Cimarron valley. In
addition to the big yields of alfalfa
the valley farmers of Union county
and the closely lying lands Of Okla
homu and Texas tributary to Clayton
raise mn abundance of fruit. and prac-
tically every grain crop and agricul-
tural product known to the temper
alto zone. The seasons here are much
longer han the seasons in the same
40. - ~.
and where irrigation is possible
abundant crops are raised with little
effort. In the dryer sections scientific
farming is overcoming the natural eli
matte conditions, and the exceptional
fertility Of the soil Yields abundant
returns when properly farmcd.