Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-05

one-half miles west Of town and u tho
most beautiful place anywhere near
portales.
Mr. Hicks first began Irrigation n'ith
small Windmill and now has wind
breaks All around inc iand that he has
Ia orchard and cultiyation. He has
made immense ponds out Of dirt 20
catch water from the windmills and
IL not handicapped by not having a
reservoir one OF his windmills a
situated on a little high place Just
north Of HIS house and the water IA
caught IN pond which irFigates the
orchard, yard and garden near tho
house. The other mill Is located east
OF the residence on place Just high
enough "a. run over the finc little or
ehard that Was planted Two years age,
on tho place flowers or moet all
kinds are IN bloom and garden truck
Is large enough 70 eat. His fruit trees
are large and IN fine order.
This place shows that farming after
the WAYS Of the nester who first set
tied this country IN a thing OF the past
The farmer Is alive 60 the advantages
OF proper field work and irrigation
ia every quarter and from every
source the great Importance OF lrri.
CATION IL being heard IN the valley
where farmers are unable 10 put in
plants TO irrlsalc ON large scale
windmillE are being put In ase 20 ir-
rigate garden and small orchards.
Since every industry and profession ~
dependent on the farmer for raw mar
terial the steady Increase Of nopula
tlon neccssitatcs a larger average Of
/. production. which can only be accom-
plished by modern irrigation methods
under the leadership of trained mani
ayers
After ono has seer the Hicks place
Il seems strange that az much land az
there n in the shallow water belt
should lie idle or be used for pasture.
Tnis country has an abundant supply
of water that can be- easily pumped
with electricity. private pumping
ing plants ~ windmills The water
supply IL unlimited az the larger wells
which pump from 1900 20 1900 gall
ions 81 water per minute have never
run dry or showed the least weakness
although they hsfe been ran a. iora
az fourteen days without stopping.
AnNt tNA HNA ~ NfltilN Alk the climatic
suitable for raising any Kind ~ fruit,
vegetables or farm product Is not 10
be questioned az an that has 10 be
done "a % go look az the ofons that
the farmers have raised.
Within the next twelve months
there Is no doubt but that there will
be forty or nifty private punplRa
plants Installed and practically every
acre Of the central mower plant pus
IN active Irrigation,
This week. Livingston Brothers are
cutting and baling their alfalfa on tho
several places belonging to them. with
one cutting this early, FIVE cr0ps of al.
faifa should be harvested this year.
Alfalfa IL now selling for about twenty
dollars per ton delivered In town.
This land when properly cultivated
Yields frem between twelve 10 ffteen
dollars per ton. The price this wear
VIII average, very likely. about twelve
dollars per ton. II q readily seen
that Alfalfa II paying Investment. ~
iact man can pay for hla work and
land within two years after X IA
bought BY putting IN alfalfa. nr veg
etabies when placed in fruit trees
land Will not nay for itself withm
two years as u takes three years be-
fore the fruit crop IL Abundant enough
20 gather.