El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-18
SOUTHWESTERN
PRODUCE SHOWN
Arizona and New Mexico
Exhibits Show Progress
Of Farming Interests.


The agricultural experiment stations
Of Arizona and New Mexico are repre-
sented at the International Soil Prod
ucts exposition with exhibitions of
some Of the choicest fruits and veEe-
tables grown by the students OF aeri-
culture Tho Arizona experiment sta
tons exhibit is in charge of H. c
Heard OF Tucson. Included in the Ari-
iona agricultural displays are samples
Of Red Algerian wheat the parent
plants and specimens showing the Of
feet Of crOsshreediEg- There are also
complete displays of sudan grass
black amber cane club top cane fet-
erita. teperary. black eye COW peas
and Whipporwill COW peas
Seven ' ear GHayuie shown
Examples of the Va uable silver TOP
yuestem range grass. dates eranla and
apineless cactus now In such demand
for stock feed. also are on view. An
interesting exhibit is that of seven year
gUayule- which promises TO supply the
United States with new means OF ma k
~lng rubber one of the Interesting e1-
Aibits is a baby ostrich ana complete
collection OF ostrich plumes grown In
Arizona
Egyptian Wheat From New Iezico.
r L. Stuart Of Nesilla Park y NJ ?
is i'm charge of the display by the ag- !
ricUlturaI experiment station of New
Mexico TaclEded in this exhibit are T.
feterita and Egyptian wheat from /
Union county broom corn. New Mexico J
and Pinto beans. Teperary peas. pears. |
barley. wheat and German millet Pic I
.772frming methods. with charts indicat- /
Ing the yields.
Colfax county has an exhibit of /
yellow dent corn New Mexico flint
Al products from Nyndus are some fine !
" is represented by "a display Of red ,
dent and hickory king corn and san
Miguel county Is showing some san
Luis valley peas and marroWfat field
frDIfHW county has q
hibit OF rural New York potatoes
grown AT an altitude of 5000 feet
NyndTS EAhihit il Striking
Mvudus- y H.. has striking eX-
hibit OF what can be done with desert
land once it IS put under water The
display Is m charge Of T. G. Rose
borough. of the local firm of Rose
borough * Dyer The land illustrat-
ed was bought by lis owners a few
years ago for si-50 an acre IT the
land We're In California according TO
the statistics offered. il would bring
$1,000 an acre The water from the
wells which have been dug in the Myn-
age Of purity The wells have been
sunk TO depth OF 100 feet and in some
instances the water rises to within four
feet of the surface
To supply New Factories
Included IN the display of argicultur-
- porducts from Myudus are some fine
specimens Of broom corn. which VIII he
used in the broom factory erected al
AfvuduS- 8 rope factory for which
cactus viii furnish tle main material,
also is being constructed
Two deer heads OF animals shot
within a few miles of Myudus show its
advantages for hunters The farm
products on view include pumpkins.
cabbage. beets. sugar beets. kafir corn
tomatoes. potatoes and carsUp- There
IS also some literature depicting the
lotions advantages as "a health center,
with an altitude Of around 5000 feet
and an unusual number Of sunny days
each wear
some New Mexico Exhibitors.
NV Mexico individual exhibitors in
dude the following
Francis Tribe, grade cows
Hopkins dairy, Val Verde clean
milk contest
!. Z. Grayson. La Union, soft white
Theat. alfalfa
13rehie lIcGregor. Mimbres. y N,
.. H Campbell Vad5. apples.
Charles CheSUk- Albuquerque apples
T. G STUART, Mesilla Park. apples.
Williamson & Basberry- Mesiia
Park. SUGAR DcetS-
n. T. Williams. Garfield. apples.
= = Hook,and. Iesilla Park. apples
-ud beans
Capt. Thomas Braunigan- Las Cruces,
Dpies. pears. grapes and quiuceS-
" C. Buell.. Mesilla Park. apples
n J. Fountain Nesilla Park, onions
r h Thaxtou. Mesilla Park apples.
r. " Newsome, Center Valley, ap-
p C. Barker & Co. Sesiila Park,
eets, plants. turnips- carrots ana pep
.. IT. suth. 1IezrIa Park. wheat and
john EngIer. Las Cruces. corn and
Nndrez Apodaca. NesnIa Park,
". ". Taxou. Mountain Park apples
William T. Chapman. Fort sumner,
la