Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-03

Los isdfldS. NpIll TINS town, tn'
ancicn, capital ~ Valencia county. Is
looking forward 10 one of the most
wears.
Today. ms I walked through It's ram
bling streets. ! saw the peach trees IN
iull blossom and the apple trees
jus, beginning To leaf The warm
weather of the past ten days has ad
vanc-d ana developed vegetation won
derfuily IN this SECTION an5 It II con
tinues for another week all vogctativo
nature hcr"abouts viii he aroused
from rs winter slumb.r. This early lie.
V,lupmont OF vegetation Ia the neigh
bnrhood of Los Lunns and other PARTS
"f this valley should scry" 60 warn
farmers of the danger that may hc
accustomed by frost during this month.
aud hence they should take all pre-
cautions To- prevent injury 10 the bud
ding fruit crop from this source
Prospects Briaht for This Season.
A. have said. the farmers and
sockmon who reside Ia and about Los
i.unas are congratulnting each other
over the bright prospects that are NOW
presented to- them for this season In
both lines OF Effort There have been
copious rains here during the winter
and spring: In fact. mare moisture
has fallen here this year thus far
than Ter many preceding years. Thet
~ one reason. ana u very good reason
II is. too. why the people Of Los l.un ~
are smiling into the face of the in-
mediate future. and another reason
for their optimistic spirit ~ this tiiu"
~ the larg" flow of water now In the
RIO Grandc Tho old timers here"
ana there are some residents of this
town whu viii remember when Los
i.unas was fun of the glitter and ~"
or a frontier army post say that IN .
index OF a prosperous season ~ the
condition OF the river at this season
provided the weather ~ balmN and
spring-likc certainly the weather in
roccn, days has Indicated an oarly
sprine for planting and the flow 10
water In The river illustrates thai ne
suns RAYS are beating down With
WI ifAi W. AAA' Hl'NlNNiH f'liT NNAff
the SHOWS that feed tho Rio Grand
lie many feet deep.
Fruit Growing INCREASING AT los I.unas
The farmers about here are yearly
increasing their orchard acreage tn
principal fruits raised hcre are apples
and peaches. In recent years more
attention has bern given To- fruit cul-
nrr than heretofore. Land owners
ar. beginning To- realize that IL this
valley. including the Los !.unas sec
ton of II. can be- developed intu a
trait country. real estate values win
enhance wonderfully. Land devoted
To- frait culture has tho highest Vnlu-
alton -. any farm hand Ia tn. world
Fruit land in the nplghbo,hnod oi
Grand Junction. Colo. has sold within
few Years as high as $1,000 an acre
Men who were over there Ia that sec
ton during It's development period
looking over the roCk-Coyer.d surface
of tn. land. never dreamed that u
would reach an extraordinary ynlua
ton II required the expenditure oi
much energy To prepare that land fpI
cultivation. Concentrated and iutclli.
gent effort has made the countr,
antlt 'tfNUM INif lifilF ' NllHAfN'F INV
other towns in that immediate Vicinit,
of western Colorado one of IN" rich
est. IL not the richest. iruit growing
sections OF America. Ia time the Me
Granda valley win surpass In trait
cultur. western Colorado. and when
that time comes. aud II is not far dis
tart. ten acres OF fruit land here an
der cultivation VIII constitute ahso'
late independence for ans citizen al
this country The climate ~ favor
able To- fiui, culture In the Rio Grand.
valley The cost of preparation %
hand iu this valley for orchard pur
poses. and particularly In this inir"
diar ncighborhpod. Is mere baga
telle as compared Ia the cost for th'
tame purpose In western Colorado.
As,UN. Los lWnas Crops
Aside from fruit culture, the Lo
I.unas farmer cultiVatcs alfalfa on
constantly increasing scale. He ais
gioNs wheat extensively IN fact
may he said that wheat and alfGlf'
are the staple agricultural crops -
this section. Los Lunas claims Tn
proud distinction OF being the sccon
largest shipping point tor alfalfa 90
IN. III Paso division of the 4. T. a :
y This IL certainty much Ia he
credit when one considers that affair
is tho principal crop Of this valley
The large amount OF wheat grow
here is evidenced 10y the modern an
up-tG.datc flour mill operated ny \
A. Romero a llro, \ flour mill /
u community tells the stranger. mute
~ bu, forcibly, tina, he is In the mids
oi a wheat growing country.
The Southwestern Irrigation an
Power company has 1000 acres sou'
al III. town upon which they has
now about twenty miles in ma
bitches and lHterals This year tlii
companN will have under cuIiivatio
alfalfa. wheat. corn. oats and othc
kindred crops. This land has fia
improvements on Il The local man
aver Is John v stevens, ana the are
idunt OF the company n Thomas !
Harlan. one of - Louis leading cal
italists.
Nn Interview With mn Odd tttISc".
simon NcIstadt. postmaster an
general merchant. In a conversaiio
with the Herald correspondent. Sa'd
'Iusiness ~ much better nov IN d