Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-23
ERA OF EXTENSIVE
development ON
THE M|MBREs
Big Irrigation Outfit Develop
ing Holdings at Rate of
5000 Acres Per Year and
Many Small Farmers Get in
the Game.

Especial CorreapoRaeaee "a the merald1
Deming. n. ~. April si.-This Is
tho era Of u large Development in tho
Mimbres valley. In addition 10 the
hundreds OF individual farmers who
are developing tracts Of twenty. fifty,
one hundred aud one hundred and
sixty acres. the Rio Mimbrcs lrriSa-
lion company Va developing It's Inn
mcnsc holdings al the rate OF five
thousand acres per year, and the
Mimbres valley Alfalfa Farms Co., at
III present rate 0f development VIII
have ten thousand acres under plow
and water within twelve months from
this time.
The iiomeplOt company comes for
ward now with proposition TO lie
vclop sixty. twenty acre tracts within
mile ana two miles of town. Many
features 0f this development Is
unique. and the whole plan II some
thing new To New Mexico. The hold
ings OF the company lie in a half cir
Gle about the town OF Dcming, where
the average depth Of water N about
fifty feet The soil rs a rich sandy
loan, ideal for the truck grower.
vineyard man, and Orchadist. II all
lies within the compass OF the high
power irunsm issiuu lines and Can
consequently be served with electric
power for pumping
The plan thut senator faughFon
has decided upon, aud the accomp-
lish.ncut OF whtch he mas already be-
gun, is To provide u twenty ucre home
ready lur the hOusekeepcr Go step in-
to. and which can be made produc-
tive from the very start Each tract
VIII first bo plpwcd narrowed, and
lsNelcd II VIII then be fenced with
| concrete posts aud rabbit wire fence.
a 10
pic down to nifty feet VIII be- walled
up with concrete making II ever
1 lasting. A smaller hole VIII be bored
! Ia the bottom of the pit puncturing
sufficient water bearing gravel 10 Sc"
cure the desired flow. This hole VIII
/ be- cascd with the heaviest screen. 10
allow ready access uf the water and
10 the same time TO be absolutely
permanent The best pump on the
market win be- installed. and opurat-
| ed with an electric motor. In order 10
CT the advantage of "A low power
cost the installation VIII be small
! and "a reservoir OF 10000 gallon
capacity provided so that the motor
/ can he oucrntpd continuously night
| aud day during the pumping season,
| thus getting % rate OF 80 cents pci
| kiloNat. IN reservoir VIII not only
| serve as cat,hmont space for night
pumping. but VIII provide place
| where the family can raise enough
| fish 60 supply their needs a numoei
OF hoin. stcadcrs have already proved
that this ~ entirely practicable, by
! simply doing a. 70 the dlscharg,
pipe of each well win be 4 Conncc'
ton by which tho water can bs
pumped into "a galvanized iron tanh
| raised sufficiently To- give pressure
water Tor al domestic uses.
The dwolilns construction on caCl
OF these tracts Is also out OF the o.
binary The company owns sixty
acres along the river north Of town
which for a long time was consider
"a practically Vnlueloss. II has turned
out now that the gravel and sane
fro mthis tract b. admirably adapted
60 making concrete. a power resoly
ing screen ls being Installed viii
trnmways from the gravel pits. ~
that the gravel, pnbbics and san.
can be screened ana separated VIII
one operation, aud the material takel
from rs bed ni q minimum expense
From this material poured concrete
blocks are made which are used "
the construction OF the houses. IN
house which tho company has AZ
ready completed Is ~ the old mlsslol
style chnracterlstic OF this section
with four rooms and bath. and cellar
wired for electricity. ana plumoed 10
hot aud cold water. The ether house
win be- one room larger WIN ! NJ
same cOnvenlences, anu varied
architecture a. relieve any monoton,
The pebble dash finish II being use
with very artistic effect the out.id
walls are alt about nine inchs thlcl
} aud as the material IL tuoreu4hi
wpieg-pronied 2 mes. hNepls po"'