El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-30
DEMONsTRlTIONAT
A. {. N. COLLEGE
Many Guests Entertained
and Instructed at New
Mexico Institute.

Las Cruces. N. NJ, Jan. S0.-Saturday
was the biggest day ever seen at the
agricultural department of ths New
Mexico Agricultural college, the occa-
sion being the demonstration day, held
in cooperation with the Dona Ana
county farmers institute.
On account of the special low rate
made BY the Santa Fe, quite number
Of FL Pasoans came up on the MORN
ing train and spent the day at the col
lege and Las Cruces. There was pres
ent an unusually large crowd Of ranch
ers and farmers from up and down
the valley, all Of whom stayed at the
college for the entire day.
The day was opened by professor
Luther Foster, director Of the expert
ment station. with speech at the seed
house in which he briefly explained
the purpose of the demonstration and
gave an outline of what would be
shown during the day. The balance Of
the morning was devoted to the animal
husbandry department, exhibiting and
explaining the good points of the va
rious breeds of livestock, showing how
a modern and sanitary dairy is operat-
ed and explaining and showing the
operation of incubators.
Lunch Served BY Students
AT noon lunch was served in the
domestic science department, prepared
entirely by the students of that de-
partment under the personal super
VISION Of Miss Miller, head of the de-
partment, and Miss Thompson The
lunnch was appreciated. If the amount
of viands that was consumed is any
criterion of. appreciation.
After lunch all of the departments
of the college were inspected, special
addresses of information being given
in each department by the professors
and assistants in charge. The grain
and alfalfa experiments and the pump
ing plant seemed to be the big draw
ing card for most Of the visitors, the
pumping plant being run continuously
during the day and data given out as
TO cost Of installing and pumping. and
amount Of water required for various
crops
Practical Demonstrations.
Professor Garcia, head of the horti-
cultural department, and his assistants.
were kept busy all day explaining
about orchards how to plant the trees.
how to prepare the ground and the
possible ard probable profits to be de-
rived from fruit In this valley. This
department also gave a practical
demonstration of spraying fruit trees
by machinery, Illustrating the expert
and insidious pests in an orchard and
how best to get rid Of and avoid them.
Altogether, the day was one of unusual
merit and interest, not only to the
farmers and their wives but to the
business men, many of whom were
present from the surrounding towns.
Complete Equipment.
A most noticeable feature was the
interest taken by the people in the
entire equipment Of the college, many
Of them expressing surprise at its COM
pleteness. It would seem that but few
people know or appreciate what the
size of this Institution is or what IA
cilities 1t has for carrying on Its
courses. In the machine shops there
were various machines of which there
IS no general knowledge and which viii
rank with the equipment Of the oldest
institutions OF learning in the country.
The library, also, was a source of Won
der to many, the number of books both
technical, scientific and popular, sur
passing even the expectations of those
who have kept pace with the advance
ment of this colIegs
Every professor and every assistant
in each department was kept busy
throughout the day answering ques-
lions.