Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-04-14
ARE PROSPEROUS
AND INDEPENDENT
FL Paso Business Farmer
Says so About Mimbres
Valley People
EDITOR EDWARDS HERE
Goes Home and Writes an
Interesting and Instruct
i've Story.
EDITOR EDWARDS HERE


Paso Business-Farmer. was in Dem
ing a few days ago. and when he
returned he wrote the following as
an expression Of his opinion:
"Deming and the Mimbres Val.
ley have many things to commend
them as very desirable places IA
live and thrive. and grow fat, pros.
porous and independent. One OF
the foremost things TO recommend
the town and country is two of the
best weekly papers published in
New Mexico the GRAPHIC and the
Headlight. To make a good paper
requires two things. good editor
and good support. Deming papers
have both.
The water and the climate are so
nearly ideal that It is waste Of
time talking about either.
For many years 1t has been known
that the soil of the Mimbres Valley
was very rich and fertile. and with
water would grow practically any
thing.
But II didn't rain enough to
raise crops and the early settlers
were very much like the Mexican
peon-i II God had intended this for
a farming country he would have
sent the rain, but as he did not,
there was no use of trying TO farm.
This theory passed current until
two or three years ago. But about
that time some fellow concluded
that IL God didn't send the rain
from above he did furnish water in
prongate abundance just beneath
the surface and It might not be a
bad Idea to pump up that water 10
make the crops grow. So he pro-
ceeded to experiment. The result
Of that experimentation has been
marvellous.
II has raised the price of land
which up to that time was consid-
cred practically worthless up to SIS,
$40 and $25 per acre. II has rejuv-
enated and reinvigorated even the
"old timers" II has doubled the
volume Of business done by the
Deming merchants during the past
year. II has brought in many prac-
tical, level-headed business farmers
who are sinking wells. building
homes, opening up farms and are
preparing to live off the fat Of the
land, And the story has just start
ed,
About a year ago the Deming
lee n Electric Co. installed a power
pumping plant to furnish power to
surrounding farms. AT the present
time they are furnishing power for
twelve plants. ranging from 10 hip
to 40 h-p. This is the full capacity
Of their plant. This company is
now making arrangements to add a
$4,000 addition to their plant
which will increase their power ca
pacity by 1000 k. W. giving them
enough power to irrigate $4,000
acres,
In every case where this company
has furnished power the cost per
acre per annum has been under $5.
One of their customers had in
last year 20 acres Of alfalfa. From
this he made five cuttings which
made an average Of seven and a
half tons per acre. This he sold in
the field at from $l4 to $l6 per ton,
or say an average Of SIS, making a
total per acre Of $ll2.5O gross.
The expense Of cutting hauling
and marketing at the very most
was not over "a per ton or $sl.5O.
10 this add the maximum water ex-
penss of S. per acre. would make
total expense for the year per acre
Of $3.50. Leaving a neat little
profit Of $76 per acre, or profit Of
1880 from 30 acres. Where can
you beat IT.
H. B. Strickler will get In lc0|
acres this year In beans and feed
stuff and plant out 700 fruit trees.
w. j. Clevenger left the lower