Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-09
TINSLEY TALKS TO
CANTALOUPERS
Santa Fe Expert Has Interest
ing Address for Faremrs of
the Portales District; Don't
Live Out of a Can, He Says.


| Especial Correspondence 10 IIcTRld.)
Portalas. \. NJ, April S.--Prof. J..
ID. Tinsley, agricultural domOnstrator
for the Santa re, addressed some 40
farmers at a meeting held in the
Commercial club rooms here on Satur-
day afternoon. most OF the experts
auditors belonging to the Cantaloupe
and Fruit Growers association. whic
has been organized here Prof Tins
lcy's talk was OF the most practical
Kind and he showed plainly that ne
Is an expert Of the practical and not
of the theoretical variety Part of
his address as published in local
raper follows
The ORGANIZATION 10 sci Is one OF
The important fact rs OF farming. Tn
less the farmers association has a
good man AT selling end OF the or
ganizatiOn the organization viii not
be a success. There win be an over
abundance OF farm products without
any market There are plenty OF
markets but the salesman must devote
a good deal Of time IN looking for
them so as to have market at any
time there Is anything to sell. II a
man Is worth ten thousand dollars 90
q big wholesale firm OF any kind 10
sell goods for them surely he is worth
The same amount to a farmers organ
izatiOn or TO any one else that has
things TO sell You can not be 700
particular In getting "A good salesman
and do not kick at The price YOU will
have to pay him.
You should be very careful II YOU
expect to flood yoar land. Alfalfa
Is about the only crop you can raise
that VIII need flooding. | would ad-
Wise you To plant your land In some
kind OF a crop other than alfalfa the
FIRST year so that you may get ac-
qualnled with It and learn where the
high places are that have TO be taken
on,
would advise you, too. to plant
crops that you have been used 20
planting such as maize and kafnr
corn. BE sure 10 plant you a garden
FIRST. DO not begin by planning some
thing 10 sell and then have TO buy
what you eat. Quit living out OF cans
and raise some garden truck. Be
sides being more healthful. Il Is more
nalatable. Next. raise all of the grain
hat you need 90 feed your stock Re
member, raise your own food first and
then food for your stock, then turn
your attention 20 market products.
Cotton Is good crop TO raise. as u
takes but about two light flOodingB 10
raise Il. As Il is raised cheap Il gives
a nice profit as Il sells usually nt a
good price
There is one crop that wish aspe-
cially TO urge you not TO plant. DO
not plant Irish potatoes as they are
more often a failure than a success IN
this altitude. You may raise any 9TH
er kind OF a crop YOU are familiar
with
Fruit trees do well here and make
good money. However, be sure not
to waste too much water on them.
| Apples, peaches, pears, and. In fact,
any Kind OF fruits do we'll
Professor Tinsley also throw a few
bouquets "a the farmers for orpaniz.
ing ni the start OF the season rather
than waiting for q few years after an
Of them were disguised with trying TO
sell their products themselves.
In speaking of the Rocky Ford ar
rlsntlon district, ar. Tinsley made tho
statement that the soil there 81 worn
out. 90 great extent and that climatic
conditions are no better there than
here. The soil al portales, he stated.
Is ino loan and Us very rich and
productive. and n che people can make
money farming at Rocky Ford with
high priced worn land, people hoPe
here should do much better than Just
making money-they should get rich.
| 1ra~re
"iiad dyspepsia or indigestion for
I years. No appetite, and what / Nld
eat distressed me terribly Burdoek
Flood nitiera cured me 81 Al. Wal