El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
Buy Several Acres and Town Lots in Uncle Sam City,
Near La Joya on A. 7. & S. F. R. r, N. NJ,
Before They Are All Sold.
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I truck grower and market gardener
could not be found, as there Is ALWAYS
ready demand from the local market
and surrounding towns. Perfect soil
and climatic conditions with local
markets, and splendid Transportation
facilities give the vegetable-grower an
/ advantage not obtained elsewhere.
While all vegetables, alfalfa and ee-
reals are grown here. it is as a fruit
country that this valley is destined
10 become famous, as there is no other
| spot in the United States so favored
| by nature for perfect fruit growing.
The following are some OF the impor-
tant fruits grown here Apples. peach
es. pears. ounces. apricots. prunes.
plums. cherries, grapes, figs. soft
/ sneled almonds. English walnuts. per-
simmons. pomegranates, Strawberries.
oiaek6erries. raspberries and blueber-
ries
| The climatic conditions necessary for
| successful poultry raising are better
here than in any other part of tha
United States Chickens. frxers and
oroilers, command fabulous prices and
\ 1t is a matter of impessibilfty to sun
ply the demand with the present sup
4 N-S- -65S COniIudIQ prices the year
around double those of the Kansas and
Missouri markets TURKEYS do excah-
tionally well, and the demand is evf-
deneed by the fact that hundreds Of
cnoice birds are imported for the hou-
days each year at prices prohibitive to
the person accustomed TO Eastern and
central prices Small flOcks of hens
pay an enormous profit and often pro-
vide for all the necessities Of life. and
many people are making. a speciality of
the business, owing to the large re-
munerative returns to be had When
one considers the fact that chickens.
eggs. ETC., have to be shipped here at
! present from distant Eastern points.
| cost of heavy transporta ton charges
this is easily understood 1t is a mat
ter OF impossibility TO supply the local
demand at present and this will be
the case for several years 10 come
STOCK RAISING.
Cattle grown in Socorro county
bring good prices on the markets of
Kansas City. ST Louis and Chicago.
One would have no difficulty in trac-
ing the beef raised in Socorr0 county to
the tables OF the better. well-to-do
class of people in the North and East
who demand the best to be had The
why and wherefore are very easily ex-
planned When one considers the fact
that there are more than so varieties
Of succulent native grasses growing in
Socorro county in abundance, never in
jured by frOsts. as fattening as alfal-
IA, together with the mild climate and
cool pleasant nights and days, with
an entire absence Of all insects. ticks.
etc, so Injurious TO cattle-raising in
other parts OF the United States, il is
very easily understood Socorro coun-
" is an ideal stock-raising country,
as evidenced by its many wealthy cat
tlemen
Sheep do we'll In fact. since the
passage of the recent tariff laws. the
sheep industry has taken a decided
move upward. and ranches are being
stocked as rapidly as sheep can be OBJ
tanned
Profits from sheep raising are as
great, and in some instances. for quick
profits. greater than cattle raising.
Goats. especially Angoras. which re-
quire high attitudes. give fine returns
There are several large ranches de-
voted to Angora goat raising in this
county. All branches of stock raising
give good returns. and to the man who
devotes his time and means in a sys-
tematic manner, 1t offers better oppor-
tunities than in any other part OF the
united states.
AGRICULTURE.
No part of New Mexico, and. we be-
lieve, no part of the United States. has
a soil better adapted to practical and
diversified intensive farming than that
part of Socorro county near the cities
Of Albuquerque and Ell 4Paso. With
the abundance of water for irrigation
purposes easily obtained at a shallow
depth. farming of all kinds is at once
practicable and highly profitable Con-
servation of soil moisture from SHOWS
and rainfall. as practiced under modi-
fications Of the Campbell system Of dry
farming. has demonstrated to a GER
tainty that forage crops OF many kinds.
as well as grain, may be. grown to a
great advantage. Milo maize Indian
corn. Kaffir corn. sorghum. oats. rye.
barley and wheat do exceptionally we'll
and bring large returns TO the grower.
Beans. cOwpeaS, pumpkins and pota-
toes also do well under this system
Stock-raising. poultry keeping and
dairying in connection with dry farm
ing. either or ALL offer opportunities
as great as any portion OF the Union.
and they are being rapidly developed
by our people Under irrigation, crops
of any variety grown in the world. ex-
cept extreme tropical varieties, are
grown with great success, with finan-
cial returns equal to any portion of
the United States No preparation OF
the land for the pillow. in the way Of
clearing land of trees, underbrush. etc,
is necessary in this valley, as prac-
tically the entire valley is free from
distractions of any kind to the plow.
This one point alone represents a saw
ing of at least sic per acre in prepar-
ing land for crops, and 10 the East
ern man this is an important point
Free from distressing heat of the sum-
mer months and the extreme cold of
the winter months, so common to other
localities. farm life in this valley is an
ideal existence, with none of the druid
gerry usually consequent With the
present home market and transporta-
ton facilities farm lands in this sec
ton are increasing m price and will
soon be at a premium