Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-23
BUMPER CROPS
LIKELY IN MORA
AND SAN MIGUEL
Scientific Methods Of Farming.
introduced by, County Agent.
Promise Bic Results This
Summer,

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A. direct result OF the employment
III the modern methods 81 farming
tbs proper selection OF seed and other
,hings which nave increased the crop
cntput IN many states. san Miguei and
Morn counties will have thu largest
ernns In the history OF the state this
,ear. NJ. X. Gonzales, county aeri-
aplfnrist and the man responsible Tor
the new era in tlr~-met hods used stat
ID this week that the heavy rains
nave placed the ground in excellent
shape for a boomer crop.
Nr. Gonzales. who Is the cO-opera-
tive agent for the New Mexico Col
lee, ~ Agriculture and Mechanic
Ans the United States department
of agriculture and Mora and san Nil
suel counties. has accomplished Won
fcrful results during the past few
months in the matter of educating
the farmer
New system Introduced.
I'm TO the time Mr.. Gonzales en-
tered upon his work here. the average
farmer especially the native, was un-
aeauainted with any kind of modern
methods Of farming. The seed used
was II minor quality while the rota-
lion OF crops was generally unknown
as the only feasible method of pre-
serving the fertility of the land. Mr..
Gonzales has personally visited every
farmer in both counties ana has intro
duced the formalin method for cur
ing the seed disease known as smut.
has demonstrated To ,hc farmers the
feasibility of rotating the pianting and
has established on practically every
farm "a small demonstration plot
where the planter can see the benefits
of the new methods.
In addition to the work directly
among the farmers, the county agent
has started a campaign among the
boys ana girls of the two counties
with the purpose of producing eggs
and chickens, which are now imporse@
into the state from other sections Of
the country.
Chicken Statistics.
New Mexico has 532, 900 fowls and
Of this number $4,000 are chickens,
while Illinois has twenty-one million
fowls, Missouri twenty million, and
Iowa twenty-three million with q bet
Ter percentage Of chickens than this
state New Mexico is twice as large
as Iowa and three times the size OF
Illinois and yet over $3.50 200 worth
Of eggs and poultry is imported from
Kansas and other eastern ami central
states over $4,000 is sent out of
New Mexico for one-day-old chicks
ana Mr. Gonzales, IN speaking Of the
boys and girls poultry contest here,
says that the purpose is TO eliminate
as mach as possible tho heavy impor-
ution in the two counties and IN place
produce everything right here at
nome.
The club, which was formed some
time ago. has already 250 members
and large per cent of these are ac-
lively engaged IN raising chicks An
entrance fee Of five cents is charged
all members and this fund is used for
the purchase Of eggs for breeding
purposes. Each member is entitled
to dozen eggs for Matching but is
required TO keep am accurate record
cf everything in connection with the
Matching aud The raising and must
report 70 the club.
The club now owns forty Chickens
which are laying eggs for setting pub
poses and over thirty dozen eggs have
already been distributed to n embers
and some have been Matched Only
the best breed is accepted and one of
the purposes of the club in addition
TO the one mentioned heretofore, IS to
increase the quality of breed of the
chickens.
A contest is to be held in the flu