Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-25

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning IournaIl
Roswell, n. NJ, Sept. 23.-An eX-
hibit in the window Of the Roswell
Title and Trust company shows what
the fancy New York apple market
wants and is willing to pay for. The
fruit is of the new variety known as
the Stark Delicious and come from
l.. u. SouthWorth's Sunset Ranch at
Picacho.
Mr.. Southworth acquired the sunset
ranch in the autumn Of 1909. IL cons
sists Of $50 acres, of which 140 is now
under the pillow. Thirty-five acres are
now i'm orchard. The twenty-five acres
IN bearing is of nine year old trees,
and twenty more acres VIII be plant
ed the coming season. The ranch was
in a very poor condition when Mr..
Southworth took possession, but is
now in good shape. In the orchard
are $40 of the Stark Delicious. The
balance OF the 1000 bearing trees is
divided equally between Gano. Champ
ion and Commerce. Water for the
ranch comes from the Rio Hondo. the
right calling for seven second feet.
and the land is sheltered ON all Sides
by the Hondo canyon, the walls OF
which rise perpendicularly from the
floor OF the valley.
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dem of the Agricultural Experts as
American authority on apple growing
said the other day that the soil on
this ranch was the most fertile he ever
examined, richer even than the black
soil Of the Nile. Professor Powell ale
So said that the apples were the fin
est In quality he had seen anywhere
in the United states, and not only at
tributed the fine quality to the soil
and the rapid change from night TO
day temperature. but also To the clean
cultivation. Mr.. Southworth says that
in the Hondo valley, while the trees
are young, il is possible and profitable
to plant corn between the roWs.
Mr.. q. N. Copeland, representing
Lyons Brothers Of New York. who
have bought the apples this year. Says
that his firm has never before recetN-
ed apples of such fine quality and
flavor as he has seen on the Sunset
ranch.
This year the smudgiug was done
successfully with waste hay mixed
with stable waste. which was baled
tightly during. the winter and allowed
60 stand out IN the weather n rot.
These bales were distributed through
the orchard. and wheu the tcmpera-
uurc fell they were splashcd with
krosenc and lighted, They We're set
afirr at ten O'Clock az night. ami
were still burning at noon the follow
ing day. The total cost of sniudginE
was about so an acre.
Mr.. Southworth says that there is q
mistaken idea that mountain orchards
are free from the cooling moth. Thus
far. no great damage has been
wrought by insect pests mt sunset
hut nevertheless the trees were
SPRAYED this year. and viii continue
10 be- sprayed three times % year. q
of arsenic of lead is used.
Mr.. Southworth believes that the
or~chardists Of the Pecos valley have
not realized the great value of thor
oughly sorting and packing their mar
ket alples. using The three ana a haii,
f0ur. and four n a half tier packs
il costs five cents O. % 20 ptck these
apples. hut n makes the box worth
fifty cents 10 one dollar more ia the
market. Sunset ranch guarantee
every box sold 10 the New York mar
kct to De free from worms n dam
age. THE method OF tier packing in
snres the apples from damage by
shaking in n box during transit Tho
APPLES bring from $3.50 20 $500 on
the New York wholesale market, and
net above an expenses. $500 "a box "a
the ranch. There are 5000 boxes oi
first quality apples and enough cuiis
pay for packing the crop
MT. chris Scherz an urchardlst OF
Gears IT experience. n a. man OF
very keen observation and great prac-'
ticnl ability. has charge oi the orchard