El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

In the Chamberino district on the
west side of the river are many farms
that show work which has been done.
by the pioneers in this class of farm
ing La Mesa, district which has
developed much during the past year
has one of the finest brick school
houses in this section The farmers
there devote much of their time to
alfalfa but a considerable acreage IS
planted in grapes which surpass those
grown in any other section, not ex-
cepting California, while the chickens
and farming stock are Of the best
Grapes Pears, Apples
Experts declare, and the crops prove
Il, that the soil and climate OF the Rio
Grande valley prOduce. superior grapes
to the climate of California, heretofore
considered the finest locality in the
United States for grapes
Apples and pears have grown won-
derfully we'll in the Rio Grande VAL
ley from the time civilization first
knew the section The blight that has
IN California has never appeared in
the Rio Grande valley.
The rigid enforcement Of a state law
against cOddling moths has eradicated
this apple pest from the Rio Grande
valley and most Of New Mexico in
fact, and the Rio Grande valley is
producing some of the finest apples
IN the United States For flavor they
have no superiors and in size they are
all that could be expected
Large crops of all these ruits-to
have been harvested in the Rio Grande
valley this year and the orchard area
has been increased during the year
fifty OF 100 percent
Orchards Pay Largely.
h r. Hannum, one Of the directors
OF the Water Users association, is one
of the leading fruit growers of the
valley below Las Cruces and his profits
from his pears this wear Eetted him S415
per half acre. more than those Of any
other orcharoist in the United states
with an orchard no older than his His
work IS only an example of what other
progressive farmers are doing
The entire valley, from the Rincou
and PalOmas settlements at its head.
down through the two Mesilla valleys,
is filling up with men OF progressive
ideas and minds like Mr. Hannum, dem
onstrating what can be grown here.
Inelr demonstrations are attracting
others Of the same calibeR It is no
longer a case Of speculation for the
man who invests his money here. Ac-
compartments OF settlers already here
stand out as an example and an as
surance Of what can be done. The
man looking for a home where he taxes
no risk is readily convinced of what
work
West SIde' MesiIIa Valley.
Because 1t Is more thickly populated
and newer kind of farmers are max
ing their homes here, the west side OF
the valley below Las Cruces. shows
greater Improvement during the past
year than any other section. A fitting
example OF the ideas OF farming born
of the present generation is the home
OF C.. T Bartlett, a little over two miles
from the town Of La Mesa
During the year he has substituted
steel posts for the old worn out wooden
ones He has also taken to breeding
good horses and raising bees and both
bring him good profits. His home is
the most modern and artistic in the
valley being OF the quaint New Eng
land type, where dust never seems TO
enter and certainly never fingers.
While this section has been greatly
developed, it is in the vicinity of Os-
APPLE, opposite Canutillo that the great
est amount Of work and money have
been expended on improvements during
the past year.
WHAT Salesman Did.
]. F. Bennett, who was formerly a
machinery salesman in FL PaSo. has
one Of the best equipped farms in this
Secuons with a barn at either end, each
OF 500 tons capacity. He is installing
an electric lighting system on his
property SO that his home may have all
modern cOnveniences, while he intends
to develop power for driving the ma
chinery-
In this La Union district. $4,000 acres
have been cleared and put into cul-
tivatiOn during the past four years,
the greater part OF it during the past
two years A school house, Of the
modern type with plenty Of room for
The children, was built year ago.
Dances are frequently held there at
weekends and many Ell PasOans go up
to attend them
Many tracts there have been cut I'D
into small farms during the past year
and new settlers are going in and de-
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