Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-09-29

twenty to forty acres and which cos
from $500 to 81, 200. II Is probable
that the future development Of thil
valley will be in forty-a.se tracts
Just now, while land Is cheap, In
vestors who have sufficient money
install the larger plants. However
there are many more smaller planti
costing from $500 to 81. 200 and irri.
eating small tracts Of land.
There are several questions which
will naturally present themselves u
an investor. First, the character
and the supply of water. Analysis
Of the water here shows from 80 Ia
35 parts Of total solids In 100000
parts Of water. 1t Is free from
alkali, gypsum or lime salts. lts
temporary hardness is about IL; lis
permanent hardness is about 0. II
is the purest water In the South
west. That II exists in an mex
haustible quantity is demonstrated.
IL Is safe TO say that 400, 900 acre
feet of water sink into the under
ground system annually. This would
allow at least 3 acre feet per acre
for l25. 900 acres, granting that all
of this amount of land were under
actual cultivation. Other questions
that arise are: Will the soil produce?
That has been demonstrated beyond
question. Next, is there a market
for the products raised? Alfalfa,
Mexican beans, forage crops, pota-
toes, onions and fruits are legal
tender" Again, is there sufficient
margin of profit left to the farmer
after the expense of watering his
land is paid?
Alfalfa yields five cuttings per
season, a ton and a half per cutting.
The price ranges from from SIP TO
$l7 per ton, giving an average gross
yield Of 500 per acre. The watering
cost for this crop ranges from $l2
to SIS per acre per year.
Mexican beans yield from |, 200 to
900 pounds per acre. The price
varies from al 10 6I cents per
pound-a fair average gross yield
being $40 per acre. The watering
cost Of this crop varies from $3.75
to $3.50 per acre.
Onions yield as high as 10000
pounds per acre. The price varies
from / to 2 cents per pound. The
watering cost Of this crop varies
from 81 to $40 per acre.
Potatoes yield as high as 10000
pounds per acre. The price ranges
from " to 81 cents per pound. de-
pending on the season. The cost Of
watering this crop varies from $5 to
81 per acre.
There is no question as to the
margin of profit above the watering
cost. The labor item in this COM
munity is about the same as in all
the other irrigating valleys in the
Southwest.
The possibilities here are shown in
the following conservatives figures:
Land for $40 per acre; the water
right at not TO exceed $50 per acre;
improvements. stock, tools, etc, $50;
leveling and preparing the land from
S. to $40 per acre the ultimate cost
being not far from 800 per acre for
a completely improved farm with
water right. Measuring profits along
side of this cost, the possibilities of
land in this valley are easily calcu-
lated. This is the opportunity the
Mimbres valley offers to home
seekers.
Each forty or eighty acres requires
a well, casing and screen, n pump
and power, either gasoline or crude
oil engine, or electricity. A central
power plant is a feasible proposition
If electricity can be produced to
compete with gasoline at IL cents
per gallon or crude oil at . cents. |
am informed that this can be done.
This is the opportunity the Mimbres
valley offers to industrial enterprises
of that kind.
have endeavored to give you
above n brief, impersonal and accu-
rate description of irrigating condi-
tions and opportunities existing in
the Mimbres valley.
have been interested in mining,
and cattle, and the commercial en-
terprises in this country for the past
thirty years. The real prosperity of
the valley is but just CONNIE need, and
| unhesitatingly recommend it toyour
firm for your personal investigation.
trust you will feel free to call
upon me for any specific informa-
ton you may desire, and it will
please me greatly to be able to COM
ply with any request you may desire
to make. Very respectfully yours,
JOHN CoRBETr, Mayor.
Attest:
r. III. CASE. Civil Engineer.