Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-07-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
ADvERT|SES DEM|NG
Mr.; [. N. p. Reid, the Advance
Agent for Official Lecturer,
Was Mere for Data
poKED At MlMBREs VALLEY
Lecture, illustrated by Slides Of
Farming Scenes, to Be De-
livered This Winter

Mrs. l.. NJ. 7. Reid, advance agent
far the official lecturer for the
Southern Pacific Railroad, spent n
short time the latter part of last
week lacking over the Mimbres Val
lev aud gathering data and photo
cruph, for use IN connection with the
Illustrated lecture which j. W. Err
win, official lecturer, expects to de-
liver before eastern audiences this
winter. IN company with C. j. Laugh
rem. X. Bedichek and Clyde Earl Ely
Mrs. Reid first visited the Little
Vineyards property. east of the city.
There the visitor was impressed with
the wholesale development being done
by R. c. Ely.
Wholesale DEVELOPMENT
Her notes showed that 255 acres
were producing alfalfa; sixty acres,
kaRr corn; sixty acres, milo maize; ;
besides other miscellaneous garden
crops At the time of the visit the
second cutting was being taken from
u lO.acre field of alfalfa which pro-
duced lwo tons Ia the acre.
SUCCESSFUL DAIRY
Perhaps the most interesting part
10 Mrs. Reid was the herd of blooded
Jersey milk COWS and the equipment
Tar caring for the dairy products and
the animals producing them. The
milking barn, with cement floors.
would b. Il credit TO the best eastern
dairy, and the concrete block milk
house. with its separating, aerating
aud refrigerating devices. typifed
the latest in dairy science. Then
there were the two large concrete
Silos, which furnished canned food
for the herd during the cold weather,
keeping the milk flow uninterrupted.
The wells, which pumped 1000 and
l,5OO gallons with ease, were also the
object of Mrs. Reds inspection.
INTENSIVE METHODS
From the ev'ansive acres of MIR.
Ely the vi,i ..s taken to the in
lenslve ne of the Rev. w. T..
Foulks. The evidence of careful cul-
ture of every foot of the twenty-five
acres is sufficient proof of the fact
that that much land in the Mimbres
Valley is equal to many times the
amount in the rain belt, and is ample
for the needs of the average farmer.
Without doubt the profits To the ord-
nary individual is much higher on the
small plots than the larger ones.
BROKEN IN HEALTH AND PURSE
The Rev. Foulks, who is now the
postmaster here, came to the valley
broken IN health from his earnest en-
deavorS rs u pastor of a Methodist
congregation. lie smilingly admits
That his purse was almost as sick as
himself; therefore he did not do what
81 many have done here--try to farm
the whole desert. Instead he set out
small orchard, mostly of apples,
peaches and pears, and cultivated the
land between so that neither effort
nor water was wasted.
700 HEALTHY TREES
Tie now has 700 trees on ten acres,
twelve acres of alfalfa and the rest
III berries and grapes and every vine
and tree is in the very best condition,
due to careful culture. The Oldest
OF these trees are five years. Be-
tween them this year is growing peas,
Deans, potatoes and other garden
crops. II is the intention of the Rev.
fonlks to plant four acres to cab
oase soon. His apples are mostly Of
The King David. Jonathan. Arkansas
Black, Stark's Delicious, Bartlett
Anlou and CARRIER. lie has only
Three varieties Of peaches, Matthews
Beauty, Crawford's Early and Late
ana Alberta. These varieties were
CHOSEN with great care and the Rev
fonlks declares he would make the
same selections il he had to start
over Around the house raspberries
We're planted, and Concord, Niagara
and Walden grapes.
SMALL PUMPING PLANT
The motor driven pumping plant
only delivers 300 gallons a minute
put this is more than ample TO iak'