Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-07


the business OF any professional OF
business man. Those who are ~ the
proximity Of an agricultural college OF
in touch with II. ne said, nave
learned the value II corporation.
lesson OF tremendous importance Z"
the farming and stock interests MT.
0lin then described the methods an"
the success Of various farmers or
ganizations in all parts Of the uhiten
states. ranging from the Long lsiahu
Trnck Growers association TO the
/ citruS Association az Southern can
fornia. from the Southern Idaho Pro-
lducers' association that markets iu"-
no potatoes al advanced prices TO inc
Holstcin clubs OF Colorado; from lhe
Iowa corn Growers association
through which the agricultural col
lege OF that state has made millions
for the corn growers. to the Farmers
trnion Of the Northwest that made
the elevator men and railroad men
come through on charges for SACKS
in which grain was shipped, he
nraised the smlth-Lever mill as me
greatest step forward in the history
Of agriculture in the United states
and gave thR parting advice: III YOU
find a man who can do your work 90
MOI let the dollar stand in the way "i
your getting him. The California
Fruit exchange did not spare the sal
airy when 1t found the man il neeoeu
and he has repaid his employers
many times his cost.
The handkerchief farm and the
land mark got theirs from X. :
TrumbulI. agricultural demonstrates
Of the III Paso and Southwestern
railway. 1t was rather a dark PIC
ture he drew OF farming conditions
in New Mexico, especially under r.
rigation projects. There are some
changes which in my Judgment must
take place" he said. "hefore we can
build up a permanent and profitable
agricultural system in our irrigated
districts. we must see 70 It that the
farmer viii follow a system that VIII
flt. not only the soil and climate con
ditions. but will also lit market con-
ditions. This change Is already TAX
ing place in many districts. as SHOWN
bv the increase in the livestock car
ried and in the decrease in acreage
az perishable croDs. However, fur
thor change Il necessary. The fami-
lies who are on the land trying 10
establish homes. trying 10 establish
land values, must have financial ala;
they have tackled a more expensive
proposition than they contemplated
The majority Of these settlers have
entered upon Il Kind OF development
which they do not understand and the
system Of agriculture whose methods
and practices are all strange and new
Before their farms viii return an IN
come they must incur large expenses
which are not required in an unirri-
gated region. The land must be
cleared. bitches dug. the Surface lev
cled. and often II is not until the sec
ond or third year that the land pro-
duces much toward the support OF
the family and in the meantime much
Of the scanty capital IS being con-
sumed in various expenses. On the
success Of the Individual farmers de-
ponds the success of entire projects
on their success depends your saliva
ton. Mr.. Spectator | know farm
ers who are straining every effort to
keep up appearances and make It APP
pear that they are making money N
the vain hope that they will be able
thereby to sell out" Mr.. Trumbull
saws that land is held too high in ir-
rlgated districts and that conditions
in New Mexico irrigation districts are
going from bad to worse because OF
initiation by land Spectators He
deems forty acres too little for an
irrigation farm and referred to such
farms as handkerchief farms. The
closest attention was paid his paper,
which he read from manuscript
aud he was loudly applauded
Horses and Cows Medicines.
Or. T.. z. Johnson explained the
more common diseases of livestock
ana gave prescriptions for the simpler
remedies. although he was reluctant
to publish these in an official bulie-
tin for fear that his medical brethren
would waylay him and accuse him
Of unprofessional conduct In the
afternoon, at the horticultural farm
Professors Fabian Garcia and Edwin
Divelbiss gave demonstrations in
pruning and packing OF fruit and al
50 PRACTICAL talks on spraying and the
selection % marketable varieties OF
fruit adapted to soil, altitude, season
and market
The homemakers' conference was
crowded TO OVERLOOKING. In fact,
benches had TO be carried in TO seat
those who came 10 listen and watch
the demonstrations Miss Pearl c.
Miller gave talk and demonstration
on salads and passed them around TO
her hearers to their inner delight
There were addresses on "Our kitch-
ems and Their Equipment" BY Mrs.
Carrie Phelps: Poultry the Home
Flock" by Z. l.. Stewart. The Coun-
try Home Miss lauren Hubert;
"clothing the Family" by Miss Helen
Thistle