Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-08

much of the growth Of irrigation and
dry farming in Colorado, and is a
competent man to talk or write on
such subjects His article follows:
Surprisingly few of us realize the
boundless wealth we have in the hun
dreds of thousands OF acres Of land
adjoining our community upon the
mesa. The silo and ensilage for for
age. as now sHccessfnltyo Operated by
many of the farmers. demonstrates
that the so-called "dry" farming, when
intelligently managed, by industrious
hard workers, is not only profitable
but increases the market value of the
lands each year. A recent visit to the
farms of Messrs. Gawthorne, Calhoun,
Griffith, Anderson, Richert, Turner,
Biegler, Belden, Dick Heiser, Black,
Howe, Gerke, Sweigert, Stephenson
and others at the Mishawal1a colony
revealed so many evidences Of con-
tentment and prosperity that feel
constrained to insist that every one
interested in the growth Of Greater
Las Vegas make q trip over these
lands that he may. know from person
al observation and talks with these
farmers what an immense resource
Las Vegas has in these lands.
Ii Is like finding a fortune to each
one here who owns real estate 70 have
the assurance that his holdings can
be and will increase double and treble
in value in the near future, for when
ever It is known and published that
these cheap lands are producing each
year more than enough cash to pay
for them, many purchasers will flock
here and especially the better class
Of foreigners, many of whom under
stand the virtue of the soil and dairy
farming in a higher degree than our
own people dream OF
There are many other reasons why
this statement is sure to be verified
and the rapid growth Of this commun-
ity assured:
A-When this country was occu-
pied BY the Spaniards all Of Colorado
was equally open to them, yet they
established their homes and their
largest colonies In San Miguel, Mora
and Taos counties in New Mexico. No
doubt for the reason that here the
character Of the soil and the climatic
conditions we're more hospitable and
more favorable in every way than far
ther north.
B-The temporal crops of this region
surrounding Las Vegas have always
produced more satisfactorily than
those in any other part Of the state
The flour mill here will verify this
statement, as its greatest supply Of
wheat comes from this source.
c-Note the fact that the early Pixies
peak miner in Colorado in 80, go and
I'61 got most Of his flour, hay, grain
Iand supplies from this same section
|of New Mexico. trg
D-Yet the following account Of re-
cent, Developments in dry farming IN
Colorado demonstrates that even there
it IS being successfully carried on;
s'The following IS one Of a series
|oI extracts taken from the report Of
the joint committee of the Denver real
estate exchange and the chamber Of
commerce which recently went into
eastern Colorado to investigate exist
ing conditions. These are published
so that the facts may become known
and doubts removed:
Mr.. Addison worked Is years for
the John Deere Implement company
lin Chicago and seemingly never could
get ahead. His wife was sick. so he
|had to leave. He went to Missouri,
stayed one year. bus che wife was no
better, SO he came to Colorado, settled
on 800 acres, has been here eight
years. made enongh e buy 100 acres
more, built new adobe house, had Q
large barn. two pit aiIos each II by
&c feet that cost s142O for material
and will build more. Has good horses
well bred Holstein cows. lots of chick