Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-03
GREAT PROGRESS IS
MADE DURING THE
PAST YEAR BY
ROSWELL
Beautiful Little City Of PecOs
Valley Surrounded By
Wealthy Farms Has Record
That is Hard to Beat.
LARGE TRACTS OF
LAND WERE DEVELOPED

pie OF Roswell and the surrounding /
country can look hack with pride 10
what has been accomplished since |
January l. with phenomenal or
chard Yields. wonderful returns on al
fnifa fieids and very satisfactory re-
suits IN other limos OF farming actiy-
itS. development OF large tracts 81
land which heretofore have been only /
grazing grounds. progress in drain ]
age work. arid great improvement |
and progress Ia the city. Roswell can
point proudly TO her record 81 the
past twelve months.
Not only have returns on orchards
boen recorded that will attract the
attentlpn ef fruitgrowers everywhere.
bat there has been marked improve
ment n the caality 81 the fruit,
which was always good Better cub
tlvatlen, more Intelligent pruning and
more thofough spraying are respon-
sible for this. according 20 fruit ex-
peEis ~
rhat alfalfa fields have been Yield
ing tho greatest possible returns ~
years. past has been demonstrated
this year resfcct stands OF alfalfa
have been obtained By sowing only
eight pounds OF seed TO the acre while
In the past fifteen 10 twenty pounds
has bees the rule. ana heavier crops
Of better quality have been cut from
the older fields this year. This Is
merely one ~ the indications OF bet
ter ana more scientific farming.
The organization Of the iIerrendo
| Cantaloape Growers association ana
the marketing Of the superior Ros-
well cantalonpes has been another
needed step IN the right direction.
That Roswell can raise better canta-
loupes than any other section OF the
whole country was proved by the fact
that cantaioupes from Roswell
brought a better price than the far
/ famed Rocky Ford melon.
The successful culture OF grapes by
| CAPTAIN Charles de rremond and the
denomination OF their superiority IN
shipping Is another encouraging fact
for local farmers.
with these excellent results on the
older farms the fact that thousands
OF acres % new land have hcen de-
Iveloped gives the stranger some idea
az the possibilities 81 Roswell. Not
only Is more land being put under
cultivation but u Is being done IN
the very best possible way ana by
men who roailsc tie futllity Of penny
economy IN such work.
The largest or these tracts is the
Berrendo Irrigated Farms company
The changes which have been made
on this tract. which lies just az the
north edge OF the city. are almost un-
believnble. Three hundred acres that
n year ago was raw land today IL IN
the beat variety OF apple trees which
have made rapid growth in the last
nine months. Probably Twenty-Five
hundred acres more have been pillow
"a. some OF Hhich was under culu-
vation during the past season. Mucn
OF this VIII be planted 20 orchards ~
once
the owners OF farms in this tract
are men who have made good In the
central ard western states. and they
are starting work on their Berrendo
farms In a way that means success
here. Not onlt will they make 2
success for themselves but they are
dslag the kind OF developing which
counts most for the community
Flowers. shade trees, good fences, at
ttaetla,a homes---ail these and more
ore INCLUDED In the plan Of develop
ment which the Berrendo farmers
are following
! In connection with the Develop
mont 81 this tract there has been an
loshor innovation which means mueh
ta tn Rosweil country Pumping os
eiectricitg Uass started ou his trace
n March i. AL OF The wnrer is belhl
II lifted by electric Installations ana y
has proved entirely satisfactory.
/ Pumping By means OF engines
the prime factor ih the development
OF the tract known as the kosWeh
y suburban Orchards. which lies near
4 south Spring. Here again work II
\ being done Ia the very best way pos
eibie and the kind OF farming which
means success Is being practiced
While this tract Is not 80 larae i y
attracting much attention, which y
deserves.
The same means OF pumping vii
be used ri the development 81 twen-
ty-five hundred acres near south
Spring owned by the PecOs Valley
Investment company The men be-
hind this project are men Of big ideas
ana men who make success on
whatever they start The smallest 81
these projects means more pcrma-
nsnt good for the city OF Roswell
than a large factory means 10 a cry
az the central west
The reclamation 81 waste land py
drainage has been undertaken on .
i larger scale during the past year than
ever before sidney W. Cooper an
expert ON this subject, has been sta
Il toned here hy the government ana
n already has made much progress
tract Of $500 acres near Dexter an"
Hagerman viii be reclaimed by
drainage
with an this encouraging WORK IN
4 the farming country the city Of tos7
4 well has been keeping pace with the
surrounding country. la the matter
az public buildings the year has been
A Ia notable cen for Roswell Nineteen
eleven has seen the practical compile
lion Of the court house. the mbn
'school building. the Battery sun
Isheds. Lea hall al the New MeNlco
Military institute, the Allison hniio-
ma. nc citizens National bank build
lng, and lhe enlargement ot the OIL