Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-24

In the drawing for the 5000
and Annie Garley got third--f5.OO.
scholarship prize, given by the state
National Bank Of Albuquerque, tho
lots fell In the following order: HaT-
~ Conway. first Mary Rays. second
and firth: Grace Munro. third; Tom
skeen. fourth; Ralph WIN, sixth. To
be able to accept this prize the win
ncr must be fifteen years old or must
have passed the Sth grade In school.
The scholarship In TO be taken out In
the Agricultural College. II u not
known at this date how many OF the
five winners can fulfil the condi-
lions.
In tho drawing among the winners
Of second prizes. Kenneth McClor-
non. Of Las Cruces n tho lucky boy.
lie gets tho $1,000 Incubator given by
T.. W. Fec Sc'd Company. Of Albu-
qucrpuc. Kenneth well deserves tho
incubator. for ! am sure he can raise
plenty ~ feed for his chickens since
ne grew 1895 pounds Of husked
Hickory King corn on little less
than 7i.3 square rods Of iHnd--nt
/ the rate 81 nincty-sDvcn bushels and
flrty-Seycn pounds Of corn per acre.
| Yet some people contend that we
can not raise corn Ia New McXlcO.
| DpcH this hOy's crop look like II? But
this ~ not all Besides tho corn, no
! had 1900 pounds 81 good fodder
I Counting the corn ~ y cents per
/ pound which ~ Jess than the market
! pfi,', This lf-ycnr 0ld hoy produced
| &iba2 worth 81 corn and at $500
| per tom 1890 worth of fodder
! sos ~ worth Of good feed on less
| thnu one hair acre nov many Of
! th' ola FARMERS 90. doing even half
Hs H,u' Set lh.y could II they
| would
E.,r oAhiLrur 90, the state con.
| teH o. culiil.d to one ycHr's sub
ictiplou &c. ne BUSINESS Farmer" a
! splendid agricultural paper published
at III rrN", Tex, for the Southwest
Al ~" data On al crops Is not yet
! IN. This uil be- published IN duo
time. Whether It is as good az the
above or not am quite sure the re
suits viii D., guud
The Extension department TX quite
| well pleased with the first years re-
suits and b., now planning To iucroas"
| them ten fold next year. We hear.
| lily thank rll the boys and girls who
persisted IN the work I'LL they landed
' their products IN the state contest.
| " We had Ia" money, We would h."
| glad 10 give each one "A prize, We
are sur" There are others In the state
who had Iusi An Rc0c stuff Az that
which WAS presented, but they did
not think II quito worth while to
push IA" work to II completion. How
| ever, many reported TINT their crops
were not mHturrd, Tho season was
tate aud the Fair week came early
Let cnch profit by any mistake made
ana bc encouraged 10 push on.
Let evcrybndy who II Interested In
! better and gTeator crops for New
| Mexico boost for the Boys ana Girls
| Industrial cub. Tho boys and girls
win deliver the goods We need "a
state appropriation Of Si5,OOO.OO Il
year for Agricultural Extension In
| New Mexico. one-fifth ~ that sum 10
! bc expended for the Industrial club
work Farmers. merchants, bankers
and business men In every section "
the state will do well Ia urge this
need upon their representatives. AZ
the agricultural products Of the state
abound or abntc lust ~ win the state
iiH whole bc prOspcrouH or poor.
| Agricultural Extension property sup
ported and pcrslstcntl" pushed win
greatly Increase tho productive pow
cr of the state. Let an who favor
This proposition say aye"
Respectfully.
" r. COSWAY.
oct, ~. 1919. Supl Of Extension.