Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-12
26O ACRE FARM
TO DEMONSTRATE
ON MIMBRES
Big Irrigation Concern Near
Dsnling Installing Thou
sands Of Trees, Plants and
Grains on It's Property.

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fspeeial Cerrssponasnte a. ths nlernisl
DcminR. n. ~. April 1.-THE rio !
nsimbros irrigation company a putting |
IN a demonstration fhrm on its prop-
crty near Snaiains. the farm Nill
consist OF $50 acres all under lgriGn-
lion, upon which Win be demonstrated |
All kinda ~ egalu adapted 20 this vel- !
ley. and practically al kinds OF de-
ridlous fruits a. well a. vegetables. |
VIM. Hamman. horticultural expert. |
h Ia charge 81 the orchard. Seven
hundred and elahsy-fve apple trees
have been act out 500 pears. geo ono
year old Himalaga berricn. and 1900
outlines 81 the same berry. 5000 1
strawberry plants. Twenty ncres have
been planted 20 various vegetahios. |
and $50 In various grains. Twenty
ave acres Of wheat h now six Inches
high, ana nfiy acres have beon seeded |
to alfalfa, which IL now from four 20
six INCHES high. and win be ready Tor
the llrst cutting by the tenth OF May.
r. J. Jacobsen Is tho farm auperin-
tondent The Himaiaya berry above
referred 70 q q native az the HiinR-
lava mountains and was introduced In
70 NIIhH NUnNANN NAAN tANNMA tNN a"NAH"
ago. II il n seediezs blackberry. and
blossomr and bears fruit from the
nrst o. June until frost. The plants
are vet six feet apart In rows which
are eight feet apart a ten-foot trel-
liz IL built FOR the vine similar 10 q
ernpe arbor trellla This altitude r.
ideal for this berry. and Il Is Thought
that II will be q wonderful producer
- L. af.IH
20 superintend the orchard comes here
from an agricultural college Ia Mex
leo 81 which ne was superintendent,
and n reputed 20 be one Of the best
authorities on horticulture In the
southwest Packing sheds are being
built ON the property of the company
In which vegetables and fruit may be
expedltiously packed FOR shipment.
The Rlo Mimbros company is also
expanding lts quarters in Deming- In
addition 70 the two offices already oc-
cupled In the Deckert building. Il has
rented the hall. 40 by 60, In the second
story OF the same building for p dis
play room. reading. and iounging
room. Here the various products OF
the MImhres valley viii be attractively
dlsplaxed. photographs Of farming
NltntNs HNifN hlNu HHNAAN SUR NRN"A
aiyses. and various other exhibits cal
culated to arouse interest and be IN
struetive In the matter OF agriculture
and horticulture IN this valley Al
the windows exposed TO tho street are
now being adorned With artistic gold
leaf letSering--in short. the Offices
and display room are being patterned
after similar rooms OF large coloniza-
/ IL Ia
superintendent j. n. Taylor states
| that the high school annual this year
viii BE- credit 70 the Institution. II
viii contain ATTY or sixty pages
twenty OF which will be half tones IL
Illustrative Of school lie IN Demins'
Paul Majors Is editor-in-chiei, ana
Joe Deckert Is business manager.
The held meet To determine the
Deming high schools Representatives
az tho state meet will be held IN
few days All the usual events, such
as the i00-yurd dash, thc gao ynrd
race. the half mile races. the stand
ing broad jump, rnnning Jump, hnf"le
races. etc. constitute tho program.
I Several students are showing goou
form, and u ~ confidently expected
that the Dcmlpg high school VIII take
her share of the honors az the sta'e
meet
John ~. McTeer, manager OF the de-
velopment on the tract Of the Alfalfa
I Farms company. states that contracts
| for six additional pits nave been lcs'
making eleven In all, and that three
| well machines are now on the ground
putting down irrigation wells. one
irop drill IN used a. an emergency
drill for use when any hard substance
Is encountered that cannot be readily
handled by the angur machines. the
company has built In the last two
weeks eight miles Of graded road. The
so-e0 tractor IL expected here IN O.
| few DAYS \ fs-horse power tractor
IL being used al present on the road
| work
A big rabbit drive Is scheduled for
Anril IS The school board has de-
ciaad 10 allow the school children a
holiday. The drive VIII be in charge
81 John Humid. who has had large ex-
perience ia such drives on the Pacific
coast Ito will drive over the valley
I'M an auto with Lee o. Lester. ana
select strategic points FOR siaughtering
the rabbits The rabbits VIII be driven
into fence corners and killed Win
clubs and dogs. no guns being allowed
The parties will be supplied with WIRE
for attaching 10 fences SO az 10 form
wings for entfappine the quarry.