El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

the reasons they do not handle val
ley vegetables and fruits are that
, local growers do not pay enough at
/ tentiOn TO the production of high grade
goods, do not put their stuff in proper
packages and are never prepared to
guarantee those who would like to deal
with them that they will raise enough
of any one line of fruit or vegetables
to supply the trade. For this reason
they are compelled to make contracts
with California growers and, to get
the best possible price, must contract
for the entire season through.
UP to the Farmers.
This would seem to put the delin-
quency up to the farmers and if the
charge is true, the sooner the farmers
in this section try to get together with
the merchants on the proposition, the
better the market viii be and the
more there viii be in it for all con-
cerned.
We Use Canned Milk.
The Man With the Hammer" made
no mention of the fact that FL Paso
with its thousands OF acres of lands
capable of producing hundreds of thou
sands of tons of the best possible
forage, imports some Of the milk used,
much of the cream needed and all the
butter consumed in the city, while
there are scores, if not hundreds Of
even the farmers in the agricultural
districts who spread Kansas butter on
their bread, when they spread any, and
il they use milk in the house, use the
kind that comes from Illinois or Wis
consin, in tin cans.
Crcameries Are Needed.
81 Paso needs creameries and that
she does not have them is one Of the
maryels of the age. An acre of Ell
Paso land will produce from 10 to Is
tons of ensilage, besides good pastur-
age during the winter months, if
properly cultivated, and the right sort
OF stuff is grown. The tons of but
ter which might be produced would
find ready market at good prices
throughout the mining districts OF the
southwest if there were any surplus
after supplying the needs Of the city.
Something Must be Done.
With the rapid development of the
agricultural resources Of the country,
Immediately tributary to FL Paso, with
the coming OF water from the Elephant
Butte dam this spring, those engaged
in that development viii be forced to
accommodate themselves to market
conditions. They cannot all grow al
fnlfa and probably will not care to
crow alfalfa for hay making purposes,
because there are so many other things
which viii prove more productive of
revenue Many particularly those who
understand fruit culture, will raise
fruit.
Many pear orchards are already be-
ing planted in anticipation of a steady
supply Of water after the Impending
of water at Elephant Butte begins this
year.
Pear orchards in this valley have
been known to net their growers $1,000
per acre. It is an immensely profit
able crop, but it must be grown by
men who know how to care for the
trees, who will take the trouble to
spray and smudge at the proper time
and who can superintend the shipping
and packing so that the product will
reach the market in the best possible
condition.
Some VIII Try DairyiRE.
Those who understand milk cows
and their care will go in for dairying.
Others will grow forage and winter
pasturage, put up silOs and finish cat
tie for the beef market. Those who
know how to make vegetables grow
and how to prepare them for the mar
Eet or for the cannery, viii go in for
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