El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-16
DEMING COUNTRY
IS FINE FOR CORN
Two to Four Well Developed
Ears TO the Stalk Shown
on Samples.

Deming, n. NJ, Sept 16.-Tne NAM
moth growth Of corn in the Mimbres
valley this year is considered to prove
beyond a doubt that this is very su-
perior corn producing region. Sample
stalks are on exhibition ct the cham
Der Of commerce showing from two to
four well developed ears, and the stalks
from 10 20 u feet in height, and very
strong il fiber, with splendid growth
Of foliage In fact, there has not been
a field of corn planted in the valley
this year that has not proved big
success
Prof. Alex. Mcpherson. one of the
best posted agricultural experts in the
United States, recently superintendent
Of the Berendo farms at Roswell, and
now consulting agriculturist and hor-
tfculturist Of the Pacific coast country,
states that the crop this year gives
certainty OF establishing the MlmbreS
valley among the great corn producing
sections OF the country. b lays down
e few rules for the Improvement OF the
crop that he found by experimenting
on his IadhO farm He suggests that
farmers may greatly improve tGelr corn
crop By observing the following rules;
First, when an ear begins to show It's
first silk, attach a yellow string to the
earliest corn possible of the variety;
second. tie a red string to the ears
where two ears appear on the opposite
side Of the stalk Never select from
stalk as one Of the ears will be in
ferior. BY pursuing this method Prot
Mcpherson raised the standard OF this
corn crop in five years so tnat ms
production was SO bushels, 20 pounds to
the bushel to the acre By teedlng TINS
TO hogs which he sold at s cents per
pound dressed weight, he received S1.56
per leo pounds The market now at live
weight will net almost twice that
amount Prof Mcpherson, whose %
years Of experience in agricultural and
horticultural lines IN all the reclaIna-
ton states Of the union, has made these
simple rules that can be followed Dy
any person with success
Another rule that viii bring per
manent prosperity TO any region IN the
southwest, Prof Mcpherson eplto-
mics as follows: IF the Mimbres
farmer wants to wear diamonds he
must 90 into partnership with the
r. A. Fowler is making a success this
year Of raising sugar bets
May Establish Broom Factory.
J. E Dieudonne brought to the cham
Der Of commerce generous sample OF
standard and dwarf broom corn grown
or his farm south of the city Prof
Mcpherson examined the product and
pronounced il absolutely first class.
and gave il as his opinion that the crop
could be grown with great profit here
Mr DieudOnne gave the crop only TWO
irrfgations from June 20, the time of
planting to the time OF maturity Lee
o. Lester has been making investiga-
ton on the profitable growing Of
broom corn, and has pledged himself
10 erect q broom factory at Dem1ng,
providing the farmers in the vicinity
viii sign up geo acres or more for the
ensuing year He has already engaged
a broom expert who is anxious that
the project be started during the com
ing season. With the present price OF
broom corn ranging around $3.50 per
ton and the mammoth yield that can be
here been produced
here this year. the broom corn indus