Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-21

Cantalouae growing Is now an as
sured and stable Industry for this
valley. The POrtales Cantalonpc ana
Produce association has decided to
incorporate, and Judge Reese has
been obtained 80 draw M the proper
papers for Incorporating the POrtales
ICanta!oupe and Produce association.
With an incorporated company the
farmers will be able 70 handle crops
cn y business baais, ana contract
has been already closed @lih Crutch.
field and Voolfolk Of Pittsburg. Pa
for tho handling OF the can,aOupe
crop for term OF ten years. liy the
making OF contract covering a term
OF ten years, the farmers are guaran-
iced n prolt IN that should one DO
bad as might happen In growing can
taluupcs. the good years viii Onses the
bad History In cantaloupe growing
shows that single good year has
returned sufficient 10 more than pay
for the original Land on which the
canialoupes were grown Il h az.
pected that at least $50 and possibly
300 acres Of oautalcupes will be
srown IA this valley, and with an OF
binary market this means turning
IN the neighborhood OF $4,000 cash
TO the farmers during the month OF
August
Any farmer in the valley whether
he Is on a dry farm or under the a.
risatlon project Is eligible 20 mem.
bershlp In the growers association.
and the association wishes as many
/ farmers as possibly can do so 10 be-
come members Of the association hy
becoming stockholders in the incor-
poratcd company The directors oi
the company, viz: Mossrs A. A. Rog
ers, wall Fageard. G c. Reeves. W
II. Ball and y q. Mcdonald held a
meeting "Wednesday for the purpose
Of closing the details IN regard 10 the
incorporation. and full Information
can be- obtained by any farmer on ap.
plicatlon TO any one OF the directors
i OF the company or by applying 10
Judge Reese, the company attorney
lnasmuch rs the season IL growing
short Ia which the ground ought to
De prepared for the crop planting. W
would urge that every man who can
raise some cantaloupos and wishes
to avail himself OF this marketing ar
rangoment signify his intention at
once end become member OF the as
ISOLATION and stakeholder IN the
incorporated company.
The seed win be furnished b.
MessrB Crurchnold and voolfolk
so that applications should be
made for seed 90 the company
for the number OF acfea each
farmer intends to put In, so
that the company may notify
Crutchfiold ana Voolfolk as 10 the
amount ~ seed required n ~ dosir-
able that an seed be ~ the same
character and al planted az the same
time.
II ESQ acres arc planted this year
Messrs Crutthfiegd und Woolfolk wlil
Furnish an expert c0niuioape man
who viii advise with the farmers and
lasslst them in planting and directlne
them as 10 tho method Ut wnterlna
and proper care 81 the vines durlnn
the growing season. In addition {,
this they VIII also place one or more
inspectors in Portules during the ship.
ping season.
Arrangements are being made Con
the Importation Of some labor for th'
handling OF the growing crops. nno
Mr. Rogers. 81 She Porinlea irrien'
ton company, wishes every man wh'
desires any labor to leave word as "a
the number of men hc VIII want i
n the present intention Of the grow.
ors of canialoupes 40 bring Ia Mex
lean labor. which Gao he obieined al
Ia worry raaHonnble price, and ia view
81 the labor market conditions wil
probably be- the best that can be- 81.
icurCd. There may bo "a number OF