Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-12
MES|LLA VALLEY
CROPS BRING
MONEY
Big Yield Of Truck But Prices
Are Excellent Extensive
Study of Cooling Moths I'm
dertaken by College,

t~uftfbI nffthpouifHtt 10 NOTHING bbhin att
Agriculture College, N. NJ, June II.
-Mesilla Valley farmers are happy.
Plenty Of water and favorable
weather combine to create good crop
conditions. etc. The price of hay Is
increasing.
Owing to plenty Of water and in
general warm and MINDLESS days, the
crops OF Mesilla Valley, especially
cantaloupcs ana water melons, have
all gotten an carly ana satisfactory
start and the farmers are correspond
ingly elated. The Il. G.. Baker Farm
Produce company has made a great
many shipments of cabbage TO north
ern and eastern points which netted
several thousand pounds.
Alfalfa a few days ago dropped to
$3.50, but the demand for the first
cutting which Is the best on account
Of less weeds, improved the price
which has climbed to $11, Mr.. Hager
of Mesilla Park has completed his
new hay barn with a capacity of 500
tons and Is buying extensively of al
talfa.
A representative of Il company
from tho middle west Is in Las Cruces
at present %endenvoring to erect mn
alfalfa mill to produce alfaIfa meal
for stock.
William Graves. agent at san Mar
ctal has taken temporary charge of
MeSilla Park railroad station for the
regular agent, Mr.. +. II. Burke, who
Ia unable to attend to his work on &C.
count of sickness.
Peculiar Habits of the Mcsilla Valley
Cooling Moth.
The latest experiments of the Agri-
cultural College station corroborates
the observation of Professor Fabian
Garcia, head of the horticultural de-
pattmcnt, who believes that the
larvae of the cooling moth in Mesilla
valley in most eases, enters the side
of the fruit instead of the calyx, or
core. At least rs per cent of the fruit
Is entered through the side. This fact
seems u"nacrountable since at other
stations c~NpCrimontcrs find that at
least 40 per Ccnt of the larvae enter
through the calyx to get the seed
which is their food. Assistant J. w.
iighey Is carrying on the expert
mcnt this summer and Is working in
the college pea orchard n Henry
ID. BowmAn's apple orchard. Among
the Information sought regarding the
codling moth is the length of life
cycle, habit of animal in larvae stage
which so far is indicated 10 be noe
turnal, similar to the moth stage, and
the ability of the larvae TO exist on a
leaf diet. Regarding the latter point,
Georgia cNpcrlmcntcr says that the
codling moth win exist on a leaf diet,
but the observations OF the college
workers opposed thai belief since a
freeze ear before last killed all the
applies. resulting in the disappear
ance of the moth for a season. The
experiments at the college this sum
.4A. 49,. -L..-.afaa ~. I'LL "a. go.
sivc, but valuable information will
doubtless be the reward, Frames Of
all descriptions have been rugged to
catch the moth in its three stages OF
development, the larvae. the pupal
and the moth, in order that life cycle
may be thoroughly studied. To de-
stroy this pest arsenate of lead spray
is being applied to the fruit. This
kills the moth IN the larvae stage.
Extensive Advertising by College.
experimenting a lecture tour of
last week and the week preceding,
President w. r.. Garrison of the Agri-
cultural College has undertaken an
other advertising trip in the interest
OF the institution. He. with the regis
trar and N'cc-presidcnt. Mr.. J. O.
Miller, left on Monday. June Q, in the
thirty-iiVc horsepower touring Carter
car. Tor Tularosa. where Or Garri-
son made an address that night. The
following day found the party in
Catrizozo and their next stop was at
-Tucumcari Before returning from
this tour the president expected TO
cover all tho important points along
tho Rock Island railroad.
This trip, together with large artis-
tic circulars constitutes the first i'm
portant advertising that the Agricul-
tural College has yer undertaken
Previous TO now tho equipment and
buildings has not been sufficient 10
handle n larger enrolment.