El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-14

Las Cruces, " NJ Nov. 1.-THE
ranch owned by T. ROuault, near the
river, about three miles above town, mas
made a record production OF oats Tor
the past season. The crop just harvest
ed and sacked will run nearly so bush-
els to the acre and the oats are all fun
and well developed. The average VIII
test 81 pounds to the bushel and the
entire crop viii run over 20 tons.
The crop of alfalfa seed from TINS
same ranch viii make a fine showing
per acre, as the threshlng OF the crop
from 10 acres gives from 4U,guV 70 IL,
coo pounds of seed, this seed VIII sell
on the local market for 20 cents per
pound. making $1,000 from the 10 acres
The Rouault ranch makes specially
of cereals and the corn grown there
this year will rank with the. boLtom
land corn grown in Illinois. Mr. Rou-
ault has q carload OF this corn Wnlch
has been harvested and hauled TO town,
and there yet remains a large amount
on the ranch. One thing only is lacking
on this ranch at the present time anu
that is the necessary livestock, cows,
pigs and poultry, 10 consume the Iee4
on the ground saNln5 the expense o.
hauling and selling.
Craps Ranch BeaR Crop
For the small farmer, the man who is
looking for the opportunity TO become
esta blished with an assured future,
there is a good lesson in the recent
harvest Of beans from the Craps rancn
north of town, which was recently set
Mp Grams. VINO came here from the
lower valley. bought a large tract OF
raw land about three miles northwest
Of town. The land was not IN cuItINa-
ton. nor was it under ditch when ne
started to improve the tract less than q
wear ago. The first work OF clearing
was done by the help of native labor
last winter. and in the spring the own
or set out I20 acres of young Irut
trees. Between the trees he then plant
ed friioles. or Mexican beans on 100
acres of the orchard, and the irrigation
of the bean crop kept the fruit trees IN
good shape without additional eA-
The harvest of this 100 acres Of beans
has Just been completed and the 9z,UUV
pounds Of beans threshed from the 1gO
acres would average nearly 1000 pounds
per acre. and selling, as these DeanS
did, at S3.35 TO $500 per hunored' lIs
yield in beans as IN IN crop WOulo
TO $3.50 to $50 per acre Inc
cost of the crop as given by Mr. Craps
win not exceed $500 for all expenses
of labor water and seeQ, leaving nearly
$3.50 net, pront on me crop Desi1Ss
keeping the orchard IN good shape
Another money making proposition IS
the setting of peach trees between the
aDDIe trees. The apple tree does not
come into ful bearing Tor from IlFe 70
seven years, and does not attain ITS Lu1
growth until about 10 years, and dur
ing that time there would De ABOUT nSlL
of the land producing notmng; Inc
an income from peaches the third year
and from the fourth year on these
Dcach trees should more than pay All
expenses Of the orchard, While the
value OF the acreage viii advance from
sos in its raw state to S5OO per acre
as a bearing orchard in five years tune,
or nearly 100 percent per year on the
original investment
Hunters Apple Crop.
A. J. Hunter, owner OF the fool or
chard, joining the Willis and Snyder
place. three miles north OF town re-
ports the picking Of 1000 busnel boxes
of select apples, worth en- the market
81 net ner box, from the four acres OF
apples on this place Besides the Lltsl
class sripping apples, -nere viii pc 4OUV
I,-sneIs OF culled apules. worth so cents
uer box and several barrels OF vinegar
made from the Windfalls and refuse ap-
This orchard stands the owner an in
vestment OF less than S9OOo 1or I4nu
and buildings. and includes De-
sides the four acres OF ap-
pies. about eight acres IN mis-
crops tina can be turned into
orchard with very little expense, as the
crops grown between the trees viii
more than pay expenses Of cultivation,
etc The net returns from the apple
trees viii give the owner $4,000 profit
this year over and above all expenses
of labor, picking, packing and shipping.
DOna Ana county viii be the IirsI
county in the state to vote on an IN
dependent bond issue for good roads.
The board of county commissioners mas
ordered an election on the 2Sth OF De-
cember to vote on 100000 TO be issued
for roads and bridges, and taking the
sentiment on the recent state bond is
sue as an indication of the feeling
throughout the county, this bond issue
should carry by an overwhelming ma
jority.