Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-24


fotefita sorghnms. cereals. all for
the purpose Of feeding cattle and
sheep and growing and mUenlng
hogs for the market The hog in-
dustry is just beginning. but u has
proved q great money maker ON tine
Texas part OF tho plains The daiH
industry is also well under way iu
this section. much cream being ship
pod 10 oreamcrics at "a distance cot
ron is also proving satisfactory crop
in this section aud the acreage ln
1916 was large Thorough Cult.Fa-
lion is the secret OF auCefss on thr
plains
In general farming under Irrigation
alfalfa is a leading crop BY May
lt is usually ready Tor The mower
Other crops follow in rapid success
sion aud usually by November tine
tfth crop has been taken from the
alfalfa field. The following months
it may be leased % atOekmeu for
RfaziuR cattle and sheep during the
winter. The Weld Of alfalfa per acre
Tor The season depends largely on the
farmer himself. If properly cared
Tor the alfalfa field should produce an
least five tons of wen cured hay for
the season. Tho hay. Il sold IN the
uale. u4uhily brinFa fiom $3.50 early
iu the season to gl2 a ton In the f1ll. T
If stored and sold later IN the season /
the price ls higher The market for
alfalfa hay Is found IN Texas The
dG.eradc hay finds "A murket at home .
or is fed TO stock on the farm
ON the diversified farm the forage
grains wheat and other gulus hhye
= place Wheat and other winter
grams are usually cut early in June T
The forage grains are used in the feed .
lat " ia growing and fatteulhR hogs
An industry that has become an i'm
port4Ht money maker In recent years
In this system Of farming cows are
MIXED and cream sold to the cream
cries Of which there are n number la'
The PeCas valley Fruit may also
be grown In a limited way fer family
use Tho garden with care VIII pro-
duce something for the table every
month OF the year.
The diversified farm under irfiga.
ton IN Eddy county has IN short
many things "A field Of alfalfa an.
other OF winter wheat that may be-
followed by a feed crop; forage grain.
sorghum little Indian corn root ana
vine crops. small orchard, few
milch cows, good hogs. chickens and
family garden, a few stands
Of bees email flock II sheep or
young cattle 10 clean up all waste,
and Rome specially like tomatoes. as
celery and cantaloupe Eddy
county offers ideal conditions for dl-
Fruit growing may include every
variety OF deelduous fruit. Apples
la a
ArteHla hB q money crop and peaches
around Carlsbad. The careful or
chnrdiat makes neat profit every
year California grapes are grown
successfully. In fact tho experienced
fruit grower has the choice of apples
peaches pears, plums, grapes, etc, or
4 combination OF many Varieties
The specialist has tho choice Of
many things from celery. which Is
Of the fiueft quality to every thing
named IN the seed catalogue. Deuia
onions grow wcIl and muke money
The seed is planted in tho fall ana the
crop IL ready to harvest by geptem-
Der ]. At Lakewood Tomatoes are
grown for cunnoriea and the acreage
IL SO large in 1916 that the geagon
pack viii be over one hundred cars
Of 10000 pounds
The agricultural opportunities in
Eddy county cover nvery thing that
vii grow in the temperate zone The
land Ia still reasonable in price com
pared with other irrigation districts.
Tho cost Of water liz fully MS low as
lnyWheres In tho United states. The
drainage SO important IN all SUCCESS
fnl irrigation operation Ia already
solved In short the farmer IN Eddy
county has the advantage Of climate,
fertile soil, plenty OF water for irri
CATION, and all the cunyeniencca OF a
eettlkd community with telephone.
rural delivery Of mail and other
.hnes That go with civilization.
Livestock Industry.
This IL the earliest industry in the
county ana still may be cIaasod ua the
oadng industry Tho first cowmon
rifted into tho county with thur
lefds Of cattle while the buffalo suu
canned over the plains ana down TO
Peeoe river iu large number. In the 1
beginning the industry was strictly
{rn2inE The country was open and
he herds gra2ed wherever water was
valuable
But the industry has boon entirely
-ovolutlonlaed within the last ten
Years Ihe long norm cattle navel
given way W Hereford ana short horn {
iiRh grades and these arc equal in
many herds TO farm grown cattle in 6
he corn bolt In the early day no
ecd wac provided for the winter or
lnfavorable weather conditions
leRvy losses wern taken philosophy
ally as matter Of course. Dtd the
attic become poor, II mattorrd not
! range steers time was not worth {
nythina anyway and he had plenty
4 time for remaining the lost weght
,hcn grass became better, Aged
teers we're the rulo. z
To-day ahrinkdgo Is a loss that Il .
ost money TO regain. SO the cow I
nan takea care & hts stock. lie buys
ott0n seed cake and tho farmers hay ,
md forage and tn the winter brings
NE beat stock Go the farm on alfalfa !
pasture II costs money. but expert 1
nee has proven tho cost profitable !
Eddy county viii always have plenty I
u Era2inf on the range supplement- +
a hy iafm grown feed. the county
VII be Fble 10 increase tho herds {