Deming graphic., 1912-04-26
IRRIGATION As JOHN Huyp s,s.,
IT IN THE MIMBREs yaI,s'.' s'S

The first question to he cons,.
in an irrigation problem ia -"
that can be procured In ahnna,
and ut cost that II can he an.,
to crops with a profit. In tho sa."
place the land must have a gr.s
slope of from five to ten feet 70 !.
mile with no high or low places. ~, ~
water as 1t flows over the sor,.
and cover every foot OF the lana -.
have no water left standing in noss'
and the drainage must he nsr,a'.
In the frat instance I find a.,
water can he had In abundanc. A,
rccily under the land To be irr,..,
by putting down wells aud lns,,n.
pumps driven either by gas on.,.
ar electric motors. by This ma.
water can be delivered To tho .as
face for from two In three dou..
per acre-foot. depending somewh.,
on the economical installation of n.
plant. The water from the lsry.,
plants IL delivered from the num,
directly into the bitches and ds,,.
cred on the land to be irrigated ~.
smaller plants deliver the wa,.r =,
In reservoirs or tanks from which
The water Is taken and IA good hs.,
for irrigating can he had In TIM, w..
Irnm smaller plants and with pooa
results. One ~ the ideal fentur.s a.,
irrigation H. that the operator on,
always keep up with his rnltiya,Io,
which Is an important factor in farm.
ing. The moisture must bc retained
b! cultivation. The more cul,lv,.
iinn Is practiced the better tho Pa
suits. ~ cultivation IL fertilization
by oft repeated cultivation We cause
to be liberated In the soil the ola.
mcnts of plant food In which II IA
deficient and at the same time weeds
N" destroyed and your soil Is in n,
ideal condition for plants to grow
and they surely do grow. This il
a condition that can only he had
under system OF irrigation no, by
rainfall.
Now comes the important ques.
ton that concerns the investor or tho
person looking for home; IT looks
good, hut will II pay?"
Value of land can only be- based
on its actual producing value.
My experience in this valley for
the past two wears under our irri.
eating system by actual tilage of
the soil and of which | have kept an
aNpcnse account. the average OF two
years has paid n net profit on alfalfa
ana beans. which have been my prin.
cipal crops. of fifteen per cent on
tWo hundred dollar acre value
There are other crops, such rs
onions. cabbage. celery. tomatoes aud
melons. that produced ia 1911 att
the way from % To 20 per cent on
same values The figures are placed
nn low aud conservative estimate.
with nu intention of making any mis-
leading statements that cannot he
verified ana can be- repeated hl any
good and intelligent farmer who
KNOWS how tu handle his soil on mp.
tn-d1to lines and ON scientific lIrm-
ius principles and 10 meet the prob
l'us tha, come up under thc changed
conditions from which hr has pre-
NiDusN been operating.
In conclusion can safely state
from actual experience in this val
ley that the proposition is all right
as an irrigation proposition. Water
can hc had in abundance and ol tho
purcsl quality, AT a cost that yuu can
afford lo use it. The land ia the
lralion Of the earth has been made
tu order and the job could not have
been done amy better as an irrigation
field,
Climate is good enough for any
body; sunshine every day in the
Year railroad facilities are the best
In New Mexico. Churches of almost
all denominations. society as good as
In fact We are up-to-datc In all
departments. and nothing exists that
wc are ashamed of.