The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-25
LOWLY FRIJ0LE BEAN
STAUNCH FRIEND AND BACkER
OF THE NEW MEXICO FARMER
An Interesting Statement Of What Has Been Done With the
Bean Crop in Estancia Valley This Year, Against Obstao-
les Of a Dry Fall, Three Or ops of Cut Worms and Various
Other Handicaps That Wo uld Have Discouraged Any
Other Crop.

sell now az $3.50. re has bought
$50 acres adjoining his fine mesa
home and viii either buy a home IN
town or buy a ear in which TO SEND
his children To- school. He employed
no help until harvest except one man
about four months.
" q. Harrison planted only about
forts acres but he harvested oVer U.s.
600 pounds n sold at 3 cents lie
has bought an automobile ana IL an
other enthusiastic booster Tor the
Gran Quivira highway. near which
his farm is located
N. b. Condrc planted about nfty
sscros aud harvested a little oser 49,
Gao pounds. He sold M 2 cents ana
IL putting his money into cattle.
Tom SPRINGS planted % acres and
raised e2,5oo pounds. He sold al
t3.15.
\ Rufus sellers raised 2t.200 pounds
on forty acres n sold az $325. lie
is loanins the money az ~ per cent
ana buying an the cattle offered at
bargain prices.
! J. 7. Hodeins fought the worms
lizard bug throshed about 10000
pounds FROM 90 acres and is holding
FOR higher prices. He says ne raised
enough OF other crops to keep him
going another year and he does not
have 10 sell his beans
Miss Alice Hoyland taught school
and iaYmed only by poxy but she has
over 10000 pounds she is holding for
the spring market.
J. %. Coney sold /2f. 500 pounds
from about 80 acres at 1928 and Is
also loading up on the beef cieer "a
his sister"
w. g. Delozier made $50 pounds {"
the acre on about forty acres and was
the first one TO thresh n h firs, 10
sell. He sold al S2.7s but says he b
perfectly satisfied with the results oi
his years work
J. NJ Donaghe and George Y.
Rhodes made 1900 pounds on 10
sores n sold az $3.20.
on the wind-swept hliltops near
Bronco. J. W Owens raised a crop
from u small acreage which he sold
for sa~=S-ru-h- sc has quite o. bunch
Of cattle but ne SAYS the bean beats
the lo~ng-horned COW every time.
Ira collins planted what he called
a patch" and sold his crop for S3zo
cash
Julian Chaycs put $3.50 cash In the
bank from fifty acres. which ne says
was a poor stand. and says he raised
enough corn ana other crops to PAY
al his debts and keep for another
year.
f. @. Imboden who farms on q
/ large scale. threshcd 10000 pounds
and sold 81 1926. He SAYS his acre.
age was So small chat he hardly real
lied he had any beans planted.
Mr.. Riley. living west of Estancia
rented 100 acres adjoining ms home
anG cultivated only "a small part oI
rented land to bcans lie gave one
third rent and paid for the entire l6l
acres out of his part OF the crop.
W. p Martin bought t6a acres last
year on which there was a young or
chard OF about ~ acres. FROM thi,
orchard. last year and this. he hal
paid for the entire tract. l9Ckinl
about 500. But this 81 another story.
And this land can be bought TO-
trdm 50 TO $40 an acre.
The material for the new schOo
building BE- an on the ground and bids
for its construction will be opened
December T.. n viii be one story and
basement, built OF native stone, at F.
cost Of about $4,000.
The first gei-togethcr' luncheon NJ
the business men and farmers viii be
held saturday December a. aud % F..
planned 10 make these Informal gath.
crmgs "a regular monthly event
Ralph Stewart has bought lots %
town and viii build % modern cottag'
at once and VIII move his family here
FOR The benefit OF the school
r. y. Holion who makes farming
pay every year, ls moving his family
90 town 90 send his children o. school
There ls not q vacant house in towr
ana has not been for several months.
end every prospective vacancy has O
number OF applications on the waitln-