Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-27
Suggestions on Wheat and
Other Grains i'm Rio
Crande Valley

late frost. Wheat is destroyed by frost
at blooming time.
From the data now at hand, the
soft wheat OF this valley is as good
as the soft spring wheats elsewhere.
Other Small Grains.
J. w. Taylor, Of Dona Ana, followed
with discussion of "Other Small
Grains" He brought out the value of
growing small grains until the land
was i'm fit condition to receive alfalfa;
pointing out as wen, that the average
yield of alfalfa as now grown on many
farms does not compare favorably
with the returns TO be had from grain.
His experience has been that it is best
to leave off the nurse-crop when SOW
ing alfalfa for the reason that when
the nurse crop does we'll, the alfalfa
suffers. II is the best plan to grow
the nurse-crop the first year and then
the alfalfa after the land is well
leveled.
Careful Preparation.
He cited the case with which the
Dairy farm of FL Paso prepared the
land to receive alfalfa, pointing out
that whereas their land varied only
about fourth of an inch between the
borders, two inches would be very
close leveling for the average farmer.
Seven tons OF alfalfa per acre was
raised on this land so carefully pre-
pared.
1t is necessary to grow grain for
the horses and other livestock on the
farm eBardless barley has yielded
as much as so bushels on the farm
of Mr.. O'Hara. and the speaker has
raised 100 bushels of oats by sowing
good seed and preparing the land in
the fall
Must Raise Car Lots.
What Other Crops Shall the Small
Farmer Crow" was then taken up by
F. b. Hoagland manager of the pro-
duce exchange. A good point made
was that farmers should not try to
grow other crops If they are going to
specialize in truck raising. because the
proper attention cannot very we'll be
given to both. To make profit IN
trucking, it is necessary to be inde-
pendent of the limited local market
and raise produce in carload lots 1t
is essential, too, not TO depend solely
upon q high market price for the
profit. but to strive to reduce the cost
of production as well. He read a
schedule comparing the prices paic
the farmer in Colorado and the prices
charged the consumer, showing that
there as in other states, the mldule
man makes more than the one who
raises the crops. yi
A Newcomers experience.
C. e. Locke gave an account of the
successes and failures he has had in
raising vegetables. It was a valua BILE
report in that it was practically the
experience of all newcomers in the
Rio Grande valley. BY persevering,
he has succeeded in raising as much
as $4,000 pounds of Denia onions per
acre. and this year the returns on
cantaloupes brought $3.50 an acre
above the actual cost of production.
He made failures growing celery,
cauliflower and lettuce, but was able
to raise large quantities of cabbage
In setting out onion seedlings. Mr.
Locke got best results by having the
ground loose and dry. marking off
shallow furrows and spacing the on
ions In them, then irrigating thor
oughly
IT was voted by the institute to
hold an early session at the agricul-
tural college at which an opportunity
will be given the station staff and the
domestic science department to DEM
onstrate the nature of the work being
done to further the interests of rural
life AS soon as funds are available, it
is the intention of the college to again
take up institute work in all parts of
New Mexico.