Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-13
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the station have msdn Il possible lu
answer authontittrly the most FREE
qucnily repeated questions a. 10 The
hest crops To grow, and the best wa
rifles OF these crops, the time 60
plant, how 20 treat the seed to pre-
vent disease and the beet methods 20
follow IN planting cuitivatIng, has-
vest'ng. handling and marketing.
Through correspondence large
number Of rapncrs have boon ma
tcfiaily assisted loo starting theis
farm operations fna establishing
lcropping gyptoms hy answers they rs-
ueised GO Inquire siinilar 10 tho
above.
The co-operauyc demonstration
WORK la The diy farming ar4as has
done much 70 ttnch new settlers how
90 handle crops uutrr Ncw Mexico
day farming cOfiGuons and h Is made
il possible fOf many to rcWain ON
their claims who otherwise would
have found It Necessary Co NOSE out
OF the state IN order 10 secure the
means Of iivlih0od. This cu-opr3n-
tive work with crop varieties Ia dii
fcrcnt ioclities hsa shown quite com
clusiyely not only the feasibility af
such work. but also the pracltcal
benefit Ia be derived from co-operat-
ing directly with farms in preference
10 establishing sub-exporiment sta
lions, sufficient WORK has been dpne
along This line "a show It's dos'rtbility
and 60 Indicate that more general
work over the state woupl greatly
benefit farmers. particulIs these
coming 70 the state recently. both n
irrigated and dry i1rming districts.
Through the field agent and
speakers sent oui from Ulis nslitI-
ton, farmers Institutes have bepn
organized for ibe study 81 farm
problems. 'rkis movement has poc-
haps resulted iu more general 9cne-
~ 80 the farmers than any other
single line OF work started ~ the cA-
pertinent station IL has supple
mented ahe work al the station hy
giving farmer the results OF the cx
! petlmcnis and assisting them Ia
utili1ing this knowledge to their
practical beneir, appiying Il directly
60 'he field or other farm operation.
u hrs encouraged farmers 90 Hunk
ana work out problems for theme
selves aud come together aften 20
compare notes and discuss the prob
ienis they have 20 solve in common.
From such vndeav0r great benefit
must rssuli 90 ~ localities having
such an organlzalion
since tho bcginning OF station
work. study oi tbs relation OF wa
ter, soils and crops Ia some OF their
phases mas been Ia PROGRESS. This
has rcsuitcd la q better adaptation OF
craps 10 soils, more efficient methods
Of dlsuibutiou and greater Justice IN
the division ol water and more
economic use ot the saint. The
quantity OF WAGER needed 60 produce
q given crop under different soil con-
dits0ns Is better Understood and the
cysl results num the practice OF over
irrigation through seopagc ana cNap-
grafton is now generally we'll under
stood and kept under mach better
control This acme will save lsrge
areas from becoming too alkaline Tor
EruMiag crops aud will give eppor.
tHnity a. redeem much land thai has
already PASSED the limit Of alkallniiy.
The improvement of farm stock
has boon encouraged The natitu-
tion has stood for better animals la
every eiass and has accomplished
much hy the assistance given farmers
n the Improvement OF their stucii, in
the economical Development of their
daity herds and ~ the best methods
on handling both tho herd and Tho
product in this latter snocial stress
has been gisen 70 me sanitary CON
dition and 10 proper ioedsag for ihe
cheapest milk production.
rhe Investigation OF poultry prob
iumH 10 regard tu breeds, care, feed
Ink, handling Tho incubatoTs ana
brnoders, preserving eggs and com.
batting diseases ana chicken pests
has given new emph. SIS % the
poultry Industry and has furnished
valuable assistance 10 amateurs in tho
business, ol Go those who are new 90
New AleNlcan conditions incidentally
the distribution at eggs aud coeksrcls
from tbs choice pure breeds naN done
much toward Improving the clase o.
poultry kept by tanners
The iifsi great stimulus 90 the linz
lprovclnoui Of farm horses ln southern
New Mexico came through the cl-
lforis 81 this institution IN thc orgaui-
cation Of "a Horse Breeders aasoeia-
tion and the purchase of two pure
bred stations since this start, the
work has been carried steadily for
ward and today HORSES 81 good
breeding are becoming tho rule and
not the exception. Through the dts.
Itrlhution and service az the pure bred
males kept or raised az the inslitu-
sion. much Improvement hiss bnen
made along an breeds Of livestock
land the desire among farmeiv foI
better stock D. gradually reaching oui
10 an parts 90 the state.
The feeding experiments have
shown that hog raismg b profitable
Industry for AM NNW Mexico farmer