Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-08

Year. which was probably the drlcst
100 the recorded history OF New Mex.
leo me wells Of the Mimhres valley
were not affected In the least This
NOT With landing The TACT thar far
greater quantity OF water was pumped
irom tho underground strata than
ever before
A. matter OF fact We believe it
b. only q question ~ time until all
uf the western mountain streams ~
any consequence viii be- under the III.
rect supervision OF the state or ma.
tional governments their flow safely
Guarded and conserved in order 10
accommodate the great demands
made upon ihom by HE numerous ~.
riPators
Another advantage to bee derived
from pumping for irrigation rs The
fact that each irrigation Is practically
master OF his own crop destiny ia
that he controls his own PLAN aud
may pm the water onto his craving
crops lust when They need d and ~
the proper amount luc pump irri
lator never has to worry about The
supply giving on, before u reaches
| him tie does not have 90 wait his
turn non is he limited to the amount
/ ho may usc 80 dependence On the
surface flow of a stream no care
about floods or drought. no dnms TO
build or rebuild. no bitches 40 break.
no cumpulsipn ~ taking water or be-
| iug charged Tor % just The Same as
thought YOU used 10 no question of
prior water rights sometimes causing
long drawn ont and expensive law
suits no quaircle with the man above
you on ditch on stream. Every aert
culurist. whether he ue farming I'M
der some one OF the government prof
cCts The Carey act or private rccla
Imatiun scheme knows the Importance
| ul being aba 90 irrigatc az will AZ
| The proper time. Ia th, proper man
ner, ana with the proper amount.
| Hence these facts oil appeal tu him Ia
| IA intelligent manner as being heaN.
ly Laden with truth ana reason
Again he pumping process does
not mean the isRling uf bonds on tho
itrigators land. only in exceptional la.
| stances W stands tor Individuality
| The man of small nean- has the same
| proportional oppoUWuit, as he one
ol large estate l'eginnine in a small
| way the poor farmer may gradually
| Increase his acreage uutl he atiaius
| his satisfied amount without burden.
ing his land with one cent %. indrhr
| Cdncss
Furthermore the pump irilator IN.
lvariably has 70 purer wat.I tu apply
to hi- crops than mo surface ditch
man Especially &. This true iu the
/ Mmbres valley Her, the farmer
| D.. L. O
| tine purest vet discovered in the Unit
ed states containing only sixty parts
OF mineral substance 10 every one
/ hundred thousand parts oft water
| Thus mo- detcrioratiug minerals are
spread ont over tho neids. no alkali.
! gypsum. ur other harmful salts which
stcriizo the soil ana reduce the crop
I production are 10 be- contendpd wth
Weeds are the farmers banc. And
| every rigator knows hat the SUI.
| face ditch o. Que of the most potent
agents IN spreadlug obnoxious soels
! ever the fields VI, also SHOWS tho cN.
| INA labor they entail aud he effect
! they have upon the crops. the Yield
ana the prices The man who pumps
! his Irritating water from the bosom
a. Mother earth Is uu. troubled In
| this wise Neither must he contend
| with me silt deposit carried b, man,
muddy gravity bitches which hll W
the laterals aud muds much of his
| vegetation that should be- Kept clean
! This later consideration Us especially
! very vital when applied 20 the irr.
cation of alfalfa which must ho flood.
ed For Il is invariably true that the
! surface iryigator finds his alfalfa
| stems mrddcd from fuur 10 eight
inches above the ground This means
thar the hay must b. eat ahoy, The
silt line which causes quite "a loss In
tonnage rom the fields production or
| il cut through the sill line means q
bale OF dirty hay, which brings low
crpriCe on the market Il Is also "a
known fact that wher9 this silt de-.
posit adheres 30 the alfalfa stems ln
any considerable quantity II causes
| them 90 become woody ana unfit for
| feed has tendency 10 stunt the
| plant growth, resulting IN decreased
production OF foliage, In which is the
major amount of the untritiNe value
o. the hay
And last but not least, IN connec.
ton with the above given facts when
! n Is further considered that the cost
OF preparing the land for irrigation hy
| pumping Is no greater than that OF the
gravity system, the farmer who Is
| wise enough to look into tho future