Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-14
5000 FRUIT TREES
IN SACRAMENTOS
BREAK RECORDS
1000 POUNDS OF APPLES
TAKEN OFF ONE TREE
Ninety-Seven Acre Ranch in.
0tero County One Of Most Re-
markabIe Money Makers in.
the West.


Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Alamogordo, n. NJ, Nov. Ia
There Is a remarkable property in
the sacramento mountains, sixteen
miles distant from A~lamogordo,
which is known TO only q few OF the
residents Of otero county. A good
many people know, in "a vague. haZy
sort Of way, that there is such a
property, but they do not understand
IT'S magnitude o. appreciate its pos
siblitties. Little has ben said about IT.,
and even less has been written. But
IN spite Of the present veil Of OBJ
security which is hiding il from our
view, within a few years, it viii be-
gin TO make juicy hunks of Standard
Oh stock look sick by comparison,
as an investment proposition.
The Alamogordo News has the fol-
lowing interesting information:
This property Is the Walker and
Gilbert orchard. IT is owned Jointly
by Joe NJ. Walker of Mountain Park
and DR.. j, Il. Gilbert OF Alamogordo.
Comprising some hundred and thirty
acres, II lies with the nearer edge
only W miles to the south Of Noun
tain Park ana High Rolls. While the
investment in time will prove a bon
ANA, il has not been of the class or
kind to appeal to the man without
capital. The sum of Twenty-Five
thousand dollars already has been
expended, n it win be necessary to
spend much more money before
much Of Il return on the investment
may he expected. 1t is not unlike
casting bread upon the waters.' but
when the harvest is begun 1t will
pour O golden flood into the Golfers
the owners.
The area already planted in trees
is ntnety-seven acres. It is the plan
and hope of the owners to be able to
put IN an additional thirty acres In
orchard. beginning possibly next |
to plant the addition. The sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars ex-
pended represents purchase price Of
property. clearing and %grubbing |
Of the land, construction of houses, |
ERECTION and maintenance of fences
IN fact includes all expenses up to
he present time.
The orchard, as Il stands today, has
Fix thousand trees four years old two
thousand trees three years old; one
trees two years old seven
hundred trees one year old. Thirty
trees Of winter apples that were
years old this season, produced
average OF a little over six boxes
% the tree. The lightest producer
only about q bueketful OF fruit,
While the heaviest producer yielded
hundred pounds OF choice fruit.
hundred pounds of apples
rom a single tree that is just begin
ling to bear, with apples selling for
hree cents Il poundl Rather a poor
Investment,
The trees which are now four years
Id will begin next year to bean "a lit
ic fruit, If the season should be a
God one for apples. No tree viii be
llowed to produce more than ten
pples. Ten apples from six thou
and trees will be no small item
hen the average probably will be a
tile better than half a pound to the ,
pple. 1t is expected hat this par !
.cular lot Of trees will bear a fair {
rOp in the seventh year. The varie- |
have been carefully selected with
special reference to their adaptable {
to this soil and climate. OF the !
lack Ben Davis there are seven /,
lousand, King David two thousand, ,
seven hundred, miscellan- !
)us one hundred. In size and flavor !
lese varieties canno be surpassed.
When the entire orchard of nine
lousand seven hundred trees is }
a fun crop, II viii present an g
ltcresting study for those who are :,
iterestcd in arithmetic. An estimate
HIGH is very low, allows three hun !,
red pounds to the tree. Multiply d
200 trees 10y 300 pounds TO each
.ce. and you have an amount of ap- =
les that staggers belief. Apples OF "
ny quality at an rarely if ever sell :
this market for less than three =
'nts "A pound. But allow only one =
mt a pound. and see If you do not
ave 60 contemplate an income which
princely. Then think OF the num- 4
y of cars and the number of trains =
hich viii be required to bring this
ormous crop down the mountain
You do not have TO pinch your
IL 10 come out OF il" Tor this is i,
, dream. The orchard is here In N
tero county. where you may see It r.
~ day you care to make the trip. n