Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-30
CASSAvA ROOTS TO
FEED HOGS
Important Experiments With
Root Crop-tO Be Made in
Mimbres Valley; Water.
works Contract Let.

Especial Correspouaenea 60 ths Essraid)
Deming, y. NJ. March 27.'-W. r.
Manghum has received from his old
home In Mississippi some cassava
roots, which he proposes to expert
ment In the Mimbres valley. Mr.
ManGhum states that he In satisfied
that this magnificent root crop will
do we'll IN this valley. The cassava
grows iuxurlantiy In the south. II
Is a many branched shrub or plant
and grows TO a height of Eve or six
feet The leaves are palmately d.
vided and are OF a dark green redish
color The stalk and branches con-
tain a pith and externally have nodes,
or eyes. from which the next crop
OF plants are raised. They are kept
housed or buried through the winter
months. In the sptlng the stalks are
cut into pieces about four inches long
and then are planted. one or two In
hill, four feet apart, like corn or
potatoes
The severest and most thorough
tests have been made from time 10
time In various places and compare
tive ways, and II has been proven that
cassaye fed pork can be made for
about one cent per pound from the
Pis - tisv Ps-~ists1s nUusvi esd bvvt
at one and a half cents per pound,
from the slaughter pen. Chickens.
ducks and turkeys when fattened on
cassava, gain as much In three weeks
as II fed on corn four weeks. The
reason Is that cassava, being 50 near.
~ predigested, 10 assimilated and goes
into the fattening process al once,
while Il takes corn, wheat or oats
longer 10 change into fat
The root, which IS the part used
for food. grows out from the stalk
and spreads near the surface Of the
ground. These roots attain a size OF
from one to three inches IN diameter,
and from one 10 three feet long. one
hill when matured weighing from ten
TO 30 pounds. One acre OF cassava Is
equil 20 four acres of corn for fat
tening purposes, and the same ratio
applies to the manufacture OF starch,
as compared to corn or potatoes.
NJ. l. Mcbride has Just received a
40 horsepower gasoline engine. which
he will use In operating a pumping
plant on his desert claim SIX miles
south OF Deming
Messrs, Ely and Dymond have been
awarded a contract for installing the
/ new water works we'll They have
sublet the contract for the boring OF
the we'll 20 Meesrs Sidey and Childs,
who began the same this morning,
The well Is TO be inches In diameter
through the iirstratratum, % incnes
through the second and 20 inches
through tho third 81 Is proposed that
this well shall fuguiGh enough water
for a city Of 2n.010 people. and the
pumping machinery 10 be installed
will be able TO take care OF THIS
amount OF water Since the water
has 90 be lifted AZ times to the top
OF the stand pipe, i-slage American
Well Works turbine pump Is 70 pc
Installed and Is already on the ground.
POrcher screen will be used The
pump will be operated by a 90 horse
power General Electric motor. This
plant viii be completed within the
next two months
J. II. Crosby and family os Anthony,
n. a.. have moved 20 Deming end
are now occupying the Pennington
place a mile northwest of town. Mr.
Crosby has purchased $50 acres OF
land since his arrival here and sever
al city lots The acreage property
which he purchased lies Ia Lewis fiat.