Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-23

noted artists who visit Taos and carry
away on their canvas scenes which
bring them thousands Of dollars viii
speak as TO our beautiful mountain
scenery.
The son In this Antrlot n a red,
sandy. thick loan and Ia extremely
productive for an kinds of fruits.
grains and vegetables. n Is very
deep IN some places averaging four
teen feet. rich IN fertility and needs
but very listie fertilizing % briag
excellent returns on the investment
Of seed and labor.
Irrigation ls successfully carried
on hy the use OF bitches az an aver
age cost OF about twenty-five cents
t0 the acre for the whole annual
season. The only reason for this
very cheap irrigation assessment IS
that Taos valley 81 ono Of the best
watorcd districts In all New Mexico.
having ton never ccasins streams
rising from springs IN the mountain
regions. They arc the Rio Pueblo.
RiO Lucero. Arroyo i{OndO. Arroyo
Scco. ~ RIO Chiansto. Isi Ilito de
gallsna. IN Rio del fsObO, III Rito dc
San Carlos. Ei Rio dc San Fernando
de Taos and El rio orande de San
Francisco. These mountain streams
are not only extremely valuable for
irrigation purposes. but have excel
lent water power sites and afford q
paradise for those who understand
the tricks and art % catching the
brook trout as they are kept we'll
stocked with this fish by our efficient
fish ana game wardet.
Good land with an excellent wa
ter right sells In the famous Taos
valley from $40 TO $50 per acre. The
one reason FOR this cheap land now Is
that we are hanpcred and handi-
capped By only having one railroad
In the whole of Taos c0uniy--and
that only "A narfow-Euagr one--the
Denver a Rio Grande railroad. This
means about thirty-mlie haul from
Taos valley. with toll bridge charge
10 pay In crossing the Rio Grandc
river. Two railroads arc now heading
towards Taos valley---thc 81. Louis,
Rocky Mountain a Pacific railway
from Ute park. which N almost sure
to commence construction work and
building this spring. Tho San Louis
Southern Railroad company. which
Is now operating south Of Blareo
Colo. through San Acasio intends ~
run It's line north aud south through
Taos valley to get the immense tom
mage which IN now hauled IN wagons
10 and from the distant railroad alta.
lions OF Servlllcta and Ute park. With
ithcse two prospective railroads Il
view. land will double and triple IA
present price ana become one Of tn
hest known fruit producing valleys
In New Mexico.
AZ the present time Taos waller
can tTuthfully boast OF some eXeer
lent fruit orchards. Alexander Gus
dorf who IL vice president OF th'
American Apple congress for Nev
Mexico. Is the leading and plonee
fruit grower OF Taos valley. ~
owns an orchard OF twenty-five acre
All IN fun bearing. Part of Il
thirty-eiRht years old and has bocl
in constant bearing for thirty-fou
years. The balance OF Il IL clghteei
years old and has been in bearinl
fourteen years and during al theH
wars has never had fruit failure
which IN "A remarkable record for al
lOrchard. Last year he shipped 100
boxes of fancy pears, psincipall
Bartlotts. Flemish Beauties and An
lous. which Melted him si.75 pc
box: 1000 boxes Of fall apples AM
1900 boxes Of winter apples. whisl
netted him about &i.O0 per box NJ
packed two grades--fancy ant
choice. He was very much handi
capped By paying twenty cents pei
box 10 set these shipments t9 th'
railroad. Mr.. 0usdorf says that lh'
only insect new IN Taos valley Is th'
cooling moth and Il Is well held down
by spraying twice season. lie did
not have ] per cenf Of wormy applri
last year and uses aFsenate OF lead N
spraying. MIR. GuEdOrf set out d
nav. ftVeutv-aere orchard last spring