Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-01-28


with the chamber Of commerce, the
settler is to be given possession Of
the quantity Of land he is able to de-
velop after specifications to be fur
by the organization. Besides this
pumping plant, methods of tillage,
and kind of crops are all to be spec
flied by the civic body in order that
the sensless waste of experimental
ton may be eliminated. AT the end
the acreage and u half interest in the
of a given period, say five yearsowne
equipment is to revert to the original
owner, who is then, at the option of
the settler, compelled by his contract
TO sell to the settler at the low price
agreed upon when the initial agree
ment was made. The intention is in
this manner to prevent the taking Of
an unearned increment by the land
owner. The details are yet to he
worked out, but this is substantially
the plan.
Several farmers were present at
the meeting and they were called on
to present their ideas on the advis.
ability of farming after the present
methods employed here. A. W. Han
son was first TO respond. In part he
said:
IL farmed 10 acres last season
which j. equal 10 the FARM. ~
360 acres in the Middle West. For
ty acres is sufficient acreage 10" o. Z
man to tend propar',.
1T is the labor expense 49, /.
absorbing the farmers profit of III,
Mimbres Valley. this AMI The ldli...
done by most farmar> during N
winter season. The owner # the u,
rigaicd farm must work Just ~ ha:,
rs farmers that succeed de- -. @
where--do all the work Themselves
and work summer aud winter. TIL,
idea that irrigated land will stand ih
cost of bumpers aud water diStribu
tors j. land agent, dream. Tn
boss cannot Toll on the veranda Will
others accomplish his task.
MY farm produced $40 an aero
net. in alfalfa this past season. Blu
| realize that stock on the farm i
n necessity to successful operation
They furnish the work Ia do in tn
winter Farming is success here
:. I.indauer spoke briefly IN hi
farming operations and declared tina
diversified farming was the thing ia
the Mimbres Valley. While hi farm
ing has all been done by proxy" h
is of the opinion that there is n
reason why practical farmer ~houl
not go on farm in this section am
make living. He thinks that th
price of $l5 to go for raw land !
enough. Counting the original cost
he declared. il will cost the settle
not great deal less than 500 n
acre to bring IT to production.
J. f.. Doderer, who ha- had tire
years experience in farming, en
dorsed what Mr.. Hanson had sal
and told of his own experience, tina
had been satisfactory He hearth
endorsed the plan proposed.
o. f.. Bailey, who, with c. II. Hon
proposes to 90 into the communitie
of the Middle West and elsewhere I
interest the farmers in Mimbre
Valley and explain la them how the
can secure homes IN they alley !
actually prepared Ia farm the Ian
which j. entrusted To them. told ho,
the plan originated, They agreed T.
go out ~ the Representatives of th
chamber Of commerce. asking onl
that tcir expenses he paid.
4. W. Pollard accused himself am
every man present with being spec
ulators aud made the statement tina
there was probably not man II
the hoard who did not hold from
100 to 800 acres of undevelope'
land. This is the cause. he declared
for the inability of the community Il
attract settlers. Everyone coul,
easily afford to give up half of hi
land under the plan. he declared.
A number of others present en-
tered into general discussion Of
the plan and at the close passed Q
resolution placing all arrangements
for carrying it out in the hands OF
the directors of the chamber of com.
merce.