Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
ESFANCIA VALLEY
FARMERS PROTEST
AGAINST TALE
KanEas City Livestock Paper
y Publishes Story to Effect
Tlat An Farming Is Fiat
Raiiure on Plains. ''~
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: Moriarty. n. NJ, nov. 2S.-There IL
considerable indignation among the
FARMERS OF the Estancia and willard
valley country, which has had lts best
aSricultural season this year, over a
story published, IN the Kansas City
proverg Telegram. IN which Il n
made 10 appear that the Estnnola
plateau v nj only for Il cattle country
and that dry farming and agriculture
In general have proven, n fiat failure
In this section. The Moriarty Mes
senRer publishes the story AZ follows:
The DroverT Telegram OF NoyeIn-
her 20 says:
O.. W. Sharon ~ Morlarty. " ~,
who has lived a good many years In
tho Estancla valley, tells OF the set
Ting and resettling Of that. valley. IL
" right In the center ~ the state. and
IL an ideal stock country.
we had good deal OF trouble
with settlers a Few years ago." Mr..
sharon said. They came In and took
up land. lived long enough In most
cases to prove Il ", and then left. We
did not lay any blame on the settlers,
but on those who persuaded them to
go there. Many Of those settlers had
considerable money when they went
there, but shcy went away poor. Those
who have been thrr" long enough Ia
know the soil and climate. very well
understand mat dry farming cannot
succeed there. To build dams and put
In irrigatlng plants, requires money
and lots OF II. Then there nre alkall
beds underlying certain parts of the
country and even under irrigation,
crops cannot be raised successfully.
Il IS an ideal place 10 raise sheep
and cattle. The cattle We raise are
the very bolt In quality. We can maxi.
money raising cattle provided the
range is not disturbed. I made rec
ord sale here OF yearling steers. They
brought ,t3I a head. which Ia Il very
high price. with the leaving OF the
settlers, fences that had been erected
and buildings that had been put up,
have disappeared. and gradually the
country In assuming liz former cOndi-
ton, which makes 1t better for the
| stockman We raise no feed ut all.
but range our stock about In the
mountains, and over the valley, wher-
ever feed In most plentiful. All kinds
of stock Is In fine condition this fall,
and range feed IL good"
Commenting the Moriarty Messen-
ger says:
There IN some truth Ia the above ar
| ticlo but the whole truth wasn't told
| We have an ideal stock country ana
| the farmers can make money raising
| Atock-guOd stock for beef and dairy
| purposes Df course Il costs money 10
put In AN lrrigating plant but the re-
turns VIII pay big dividends for the
amount Invested The alInli beds Or
salt lakes, which by the way are one
at our resources. compriAs very
small part OF the Estnncia valley as
every body knnwS and II he had been
honest why didn't he tell OF the good
water--.us good as anywheTe-ihat we
have here,
This article II an Insult TO every
honest hUmesteader who came here Ia
establish homo for himself and his
family and who, nOtwl' Hstandlng
many obstacles, will win out in the
end and not allow any one or Two men
10 drive them away. The TrOnoun
We In uArd--nuw whom does 1--WE" con-
aIst OF? Who else had trouble with
settlers few years aEol Who else
ranged their stock over tho valley
wherever feed was most plentiful
meaning where tho hOmssteadeF mao
raised a crop By dry farming? The
man VINO comes here and buys piece
Of land with the intention OF irrigni'
ing viii not he bulldozed nor give VI
so easily "a such az these ~ some ol
the poor homcstcaders did. Why wat
Il that certain stockmen, who Will no
allow their stock to inJure neighbor
refused to join tho organization o.
stockmcn In this county because Ger
tain names We're at :ae top OF th'
list?
This is not the opinion Of the stock
men In this valley and Is libel no
only against the I3stancla valley bu
against every farming district In Ne"
Mexico.