Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-13

value were determined ana those to-
gcthcr with The general principles 81
stock feeding were given To the Farm
crs through The publication OF the
station bulletins.
The waters from almost an or the
streams % the state have been ana.
lNzed iu dutcrmine their suitability for
irritation purposes. and aiso the wa
tiers ~ numerous springs, wells and
city water supplies. 60 determine their
fitness for domestic pufpostA on me-
dtclnal use. investigations have been
made that show tlsc chemical COM
position OF our native uact their
value 49, stock food, the value Of
their fruits as q food for man aud
also the Feasibility Of their use in the
production 81 alcohol. and the uae OF
their cuioring matter IS confeclion-
ers There is scarcely AN agricultural
disiflrt ninihs camp, city or village
Ia tho state in which assistance or
advice has not been called for. which
has proven ~ much kaluc Co ne IN
dividual or the whole community
The Information which the public
asks the experiment station covers
wider scope than ordinarily supposed.
not being wholly confined to nrricul-
turu.
Examples Of Inquiries Docs "a SAM
pio Of PORK contain tTiohMa. are The
stock on certain ranch dying he-
cause OF noispnoes plpnts on their
range, Is an orchard OF un alfalfa
field. dying bcradsc Of Some diaeasr.
or from over or under irrigation or
from lack OF available plant food or
nom something injurious Ia the soil.
what is the most economical ration
FOR New Mexico dairy COWS. by what
method OF handllng cnn hog raising
be made profitable with the general
high price OF grulnss how can incu-
batOrs be mndu 20 hatch "a higher per.
cenDEo of the eggs at this altitude
and ia this aSS climate, what crops
are best suited 80 certain conditions,
and how should they be- handled for
BEST results Inquiries urc received
as 10 the quantitN 0f water q takes 90
grow certain crops; az tu the cost ~
pumping plants for q definite acreage
the kind or pumping plant 10 install
and the cost Of pumping; inquiries re-
hitting O. the breeding and care 80 all
CLASSES Of livestock, feeding problems
and In regard 10 the treatment OF ali
discusses 60 which the farm animals
of t.sa state brc subject Advice ~
this latter line has often prevented
the spreading Of u contagious disease.
In the station orchard cNpcrime ais
thc Following succession 81 peach "a
ricties has been established tina. fur
nishes peaches for market during the
entire seas0n, lasting from June Until
November The Alyxander. Hynes
Surprise. Texas King, Mamie Ross.
Elheris, Late Crawford. Crothcrs Cos
lumhia and subway
II has been shown that tho early
fipenlng peach varieties are Tho latest
bi0Omers and make the surs'st bearers
on that account; that the best results
come from heading the peach Tree low
down. cutting "a back evere yeur.
that peach blossoms VIII receive prac-
tlcally NJ injury from "a temperature
as low as 2e degrees Fahrenheit. that
by the Use of smudge pots the pench
crop may bc saved it tho temperature
dues not go below 90 degrees Fahrcn-
helt. that apricots blooms too early Co
escape spring Irosts and gre therefore
not recommended as commercial
CROP that SOUR cherries are better
adapted 20 southern New Mexico than
the sweet ones. that. as whole. the
European plums are better adopted
Go sUuthern Now Mexico than the jap
anese or even the native plums. be-
cause ~ the greater certainty Of al
crop that the pear "a onc OF the
hardest fruits and grows particularly
Well ~ the farmer parts pf the state
aud Is not subject Go stcrililS and thr
diseascg common 20 other PARTS ~
the United States. that the European
grape b better adapted a. the tower
valleys than the American grape The
latter doing better Ia the higher. cool-
or portions.
u has been shown that the apple
is we'll adapted to ali parts Of the
state aud the following varieties have
been found particularly sven suited
40 New Mexican conditions fof com
meroiai orchards. Reds June. yellow
Transparent Maiden's Blush, DOM