Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-12-19
SP|NELESS CACTUS TO
Be RAISED NEAR CITY
Atlanta Capitalist With Local Men
Propose New Industry For
Mlmbres Valley
IS EXCELLENT FIELD, he SAYS
Luther Burbank California Wizard"
of Horticulture Has Proven
Value as Forage Crop
IS EXCELLENT FIELD, he SAYS

Realizing the great advantages of
Drminy and the Mimbrcs Valley u
movement i on foot To establish u
,pinrlcss cactus nursery in this We
milv. II. 4. Longshorc, of Atlanta,
Ga., who has Just returned from
California, where he has been lnves-
tipaling, for the past four months,
the Burbank spinclcN, cactus, will
look over the land in this section with
view of locating nursery here on
large scale. With Mr. Long,horc
there are Herman Ncstal and Tom
Taylor. of Deming, who are inlcrc-t
ed in thi, proposition. and II i, prob.
able that one of the nurseries will be-
located on the farm Of Mr. Ncslal,
about ten miles south of the city
Mr.. Longshorr aud his nssorialr-
have an option on $4,000 plant, ot
the >pimclc,s cactu, and they ligur,
on getting 100 acres of land ~ u
starter with the privilege of gcttiug
adjoining land rs the busincs, grows.
NEEDS no IRRIGATION
The NpinclesS cactus was secured
~ the result OF experiments bv
Luther Burbank. of Los Angeles.
taif.. who Is known as the "Wilard'
of plant life. and experiments have
proven that the spnclesS cactus can
be- used ~ forage for all kinds of
livestock, aud. ~ it is II product of
desert laud it i, destined To increase
the value of arid sections Of the
Southwest Ia Il great extent These
spineless cactus plants are called
slabs and it is the purpose of the
company 10 locate II vast nursery
here in the vicinity of Deming rs II
base of supplies for New Mexico,
Arizona, and West Texas.
BETTER THAN ALFALFA
In speaking Of the project Mr.
longshorc stated: Few eoplr re
alzc what Mr.. Burbank wonderful
arhicvcmrnt in pcrfcctlng The ~plnr-
less cactus means To this entire see
tiqn of the country. As forage FOR
cattle i, must not be confused with
the ordinary wild cactus when the
splncs of winch are burned of, The
blg feature that makes it prarllc.
able food il, of course. that It l.
>plnelc,,S. In food values il j. -four
times rs nutritious rs alfalfa and
lt> pruductivrmrsS j. five to ten tunes
greater than the wild cactus. Where
ordinary cactus Is produced AT ten
tons Ia the acre the spineless will
produce 100 tons to the acre, II
means 100 tons of finest quality feed
II vii produce forage per acre with
oUl irrigation To keep four COWS Il
year, record mcqualled by any
other crop. This is no theory, II has
been tested by actual feeding ant
records kept. And the most wonder
fuI part of the whole proposition Is
that good green fodder eau be pro
ducrd all the year around with II
rgntlon. have seen ii tested II
the ease of dairy COWS. and ten pc
cent more milk and butter was secur
ed, by the feeding of spinelese cactus
than with feed of cotton seed mea
and hulls. 1t is the best feed obtain
able for hogs, sheep, and goats
chickens, aud other fowls. The lare
amount of fiber. ~ well H. the spine
IN wild cactus makes it oblectlonabI
as food The spinclcss cactus over
comes this objection. "a II contain
no more fiber than CANINE grass an
half a. much rs alfalfa, Ii Is a
tender as cabbage stalk and con
tains enough water that cattle ca
subsist for days without drnkln!
Each one of the slabs or plants WI
produce from six to twelve slabs III
first six months and from fifteen
twenty slabs at the end of yea
The slabs weigh from five to sere
pounds each and il has been know
to reach ten pounds by growers
California.
PRODUCES FRUIT
"Nol only is the spineless ra"t'
excellent for cattle forage, but al'
produces u delicious new fruit wine
sells readily on the market IN IL
Angeles and other coast cities II
five cents each. The best Burbal
fruit bearing varieties on good Sc
produce 100000 pounds to the ac'
but the fruit does not produce nn
after three years. The fruit Is We
rich in food value and most plea
mo to the taste. There is never