El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01

cheap under present conditions With
a straight line to Ell PasO any PecOS
valley product shipped from here at
u1snl1- would reach I'll PasO next morn
ing, and Fl PasO wholesalers could get
{ Lnelr goods into this market Just as
easily and quickly.
Some Big Peaches and Apples.
Peaches that weigh u and IS ounces
are not uncommon here at Artesia and
9 Mauermelons that weigh from so to
20 pounds are no more scarce, while
apples that weigh a pound are often
encountered In the orchards Only re-
Gently s s Patterson was exhibiting
I I'VE apples that weighed a total Of
i've and a quarter pounds.
reaches begin to ripen the middle
OF Nay and are plentiful until well
along IN October J. D. H Reed, presi-
Z dent OF the chamber Of commerce, had
peaches IN his orchard in Artesia from
the 10th OF Nay this year until the
present time. There are several late
varieties of apples that also keep the
people IN this fruit until Christmas,
unless the orchardists are forced to
gather them to prevent freezing prior
to that time
H. w. Schuster, a resident OF Artesia,
raised large quantities of Mammoth
Heath cltngstone peaches this year
that ran over y ounces in weight
q. J. Allen raised some just as good.
These peaches are so clear and white
that It Is almost possible to see through
the skin into the juicy meat
Mrs. Margaret 1lcCabe has produced
some big red checked peaches that are
Just as large and just as sweet as
these prize white ones, only difference
being In variety.
RaiBin Grapes Grow Well
J. B. Angel is the pioneer grape man
OF the section and this year he pro-
duced over two and a half tons of
grapes an acre Of land, on his ranch
right in the city limits south Of town.
He grew the Thompson seedless va
riety and made some Of them into rails
ms that are pronounced far superior
to any imported from California. He
Is going into the raisin business next
year.
D. S. Bray, residing north Of town
but outside the limits Of the city, this
Investigation, the product Of an apple
tree that was only six feet tall and
an inch and three f0urths in diameter
at the bottom. He picked 26 fully de-
velOped apples from Il and they weigh
ed ten pounds The tree was not even
irrigated. Mr.. Bray has some other
splendid crops, and has no trouble In
finding ears OF corn IN his field that
weigh a pound and half. He has corn
stalks u feet high, but others have
them just as big and they are not, all
stalk. either, but are loaded with good,
healthy ears Of well developed grain.
twenty-five feet is the record Artesia
claims for cornstalks.
Mr.. Kishbaugh, residing three miles
southeast Of town, has sweet peppers,
not merely for show but for market
that weigh half pound a piece and
one Of them, If filled with meat, would
make enough stuffed pepper for fam
ily. He has beets that weigh over 20
pounds. not sugar beets, but the Ordi-
nary table beetsi his prize beet weighed
% pounds, as much as small sack
Of flour Mrs. J. NJ Weatherman raised /
tomatoes in her yard in town that
weighed a pound.
Big Farm Products.
Bob Ramsey, who lives near town.
had two so pound. long green water
melons on exhibition this year as
proof Of what his farm produced. Mr.
Taylor. farming three miles east Of
town had q 81 pound. long. striDed
melon on exhibition in town and l. Y.
Whitesides showed melons OF the long
green variety Of equal size, raised
three miles north Of town. Pumpkins,
squash and other articles, including
great Cucumbers. were grown In cor
responding giant proportions on farms
around Artesia-
In apple production, Artesia can com
pete with the best OF them R. N Love
who grows such beautiful flowers. Is
also one Of the leading apple men Of
the section. For fine flavor, beauty OF
color and size, the apples OF Artesia
rank with the best Mr.. Love also
grows some very fine peaches Of the
Mammoth Heath clingstone variety and
the Kummel October freestone variety
(red), and has peaches from May to No !
vember for the market. He grew some
peaches that weighed 16 ounces this
year.
Some Apple Varieties.
The King David is about the pref I
test apple he grows. It is beautiful /
red in color and is described as the /
ideal Christmas apple, both because it 4
keeps well until Christmas and after I
and also because it makes splendid 1