Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-28
San JUAN CROP
VERY BIGGEST
Grower Emphasizes Need Of
Elaborate Preparations if
Big Yield of Fruit is to be
Properly Handled.

Pennington. II NJ. June GA
representative OF the Pennington en-
terprise interviewed p. u. McAtee
this week and found him bubbling
over with enthusiasm over the OUT
look for San Juan county this fall.
Mr.. McAtee says that people do not
realize what an enoi NOUS crop they
will have. for It Is bigger BY far than
any proceeding year. Many acres OF
new orchard are just coming into
bearing this year and the increase
win be greatly noticeable from. now
on.
So great Is Mr.. Actao's faith In tho
county that he had made up his
mind. II there had been failure OF
fruit this year or any other occur
sence which would tend 90 lower
the price OF land. no would invest al
hts SPARE cash here, and he Is al
ready Interested here 10 quit On es-
tent. However,. Il e. believed that
the days Of the fruit failure arc past
Growers learned this spring thnt
smudglng win protect their fruit and
Il Is not likely that enough Of them
VIII ever be caught mapping again 20
make complete failure The Enter
prise says;
Mr. McAtee has been all over the
county making an estimate OF the
probable number OF ears which will
be needed 10 move the crop and
while he has not yet completed this
work he has gone FAR enough TO
make rough estimate. lie finds
conditions an over the county on the
nj 80 A.
IN excellent shape, but grain ana hay
and All other crops are doing excesd-
ingly we'll and II Will be a huYnmer
year all around Up In tine mining
country new strikes and renewed nc
tlvitles In mining circles viii have q
aalutary effect on this section.
MIR. MeAtee emphasizes the neces-
sity Of the growers Ia making prepa.
rations TO handle the big crops this
fail Every grower should know be-
fore the first OF July who is going
To handle his fruit for him and
should also have made arrangements
for the necessary box material and
the labor TO handle the crop the
railroad, said MIR. MoAtee, will haul
the fruit ont all right SO that II tina
growers are wideawake az this end
they viii come ont an right on tho
other MIR. McAtee anticipates q
good price for peaches this year due
10 tho failure Of the crop in other
sections Apples may not bring a.
good q price as usual. but she SUI
perior quality Of our fruit will in
sure the growers good net returns
anyway.
Mr.. McAtee also sounds a note Of
warning against speculation. For
speculation our land values are un-
doubtedly too high. Too often men
oOme here and invest an their money
In land ana then wait for rise IN
values In order 20 realize q hnne-
some profit. Had they commenced
"a once an Intense cultivation Of that
same land their hopes would have
been realized and the country would
have been gseatiy benefited. This Ia
AN changing. however. A few years
ago the newcomer was cited the
George Alien ranch as an instance
of what could be done with land
here, Now there are dozens OF places
which can be pointed out our poo-
pie are coming 60 realize the neces-
sity Of making the land produce the
profit instead ~ specializing on q rise
Ia values and the quicker an are
working along the same line that
much quicker will our section reach
that goal toward which 4 II travel
Ing. We must az least produce "a
home what r. consumed here aud
having accomplished this an the
other good things win speedily fol-