El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-02
VALLEY LANDS
WORTH MILLIONS
Crop Report of the Reclama-
tion Service Shows Many
Crops in Two Valleys.

The department OF the interior.
through the local office Of the United
States reclamation service. has COM
pleted the report for the year ending
December 81. 1915, on the 1886 acres
Of land now in cultivation in the Rio
/ Grande project. The total value of the
land under cultivation is S5,747,02S; the
Improvements $S60.O75; or an increased
value for the year of S152,379.
Purchase Price.
The purchase price Of the land is set
at $780, 36 and the total value, for
the year ending December 81, $780,
06l, or an increased value Of sos, 725.
Making the total gross land value So
032,4f0, total value to December 81,
I 1915. $5,607, 103, or an increased value
OF 1914. 66S.
In the report it is shown that the
average price per acre of improved
land of project without water right is
$500 in the FL Paso valley and $12O In
the Mesilla valley. The estimate in the
Mesilla valley was arriy ed at from in
formation received from land owners
and from sales during 1914. The pur-
chase price of land in the FL PasO val
ley was cited as being comparatively
high, due to paved roads, electric inter-
urban line. and being located near the
city of FL Paso.
Alfalfa Leads.
More acreage was placed in alfalfa
than in any other product the acreage
being p, 1872 and the yield being 70,0SO
tons or $3l60 per acre. The value OF
the crop was $700,SO
Alfalfa seed had an acreage of %
acres, with a yield of 145 bushels or
S42 an acre. The value OF crop was
$1218.
Apples had 166 acres in cultivation.
or a total of $4,000 pounds gathered,
or $40 an acre. The value Of the crop
was SG640.
Barley had 1913 acres in cultivation or
a total Of 1884 bushels making a yield
Of $15.47 per acre. The value of the
crop was S296.10.
Beans had 44S acres in cultivation, or
total Of 1899 bushels, making yield !
Of $2O.SS an acre. The value Of the |
crop was S9357.60-
Other crops in cultivation in the val |
legs;
Beet sugar. one acre in cultivation or
a total Of 10 tons, making a yield Of .
$50 an acre. The value Of the crop was |
$50.
- Acres I'm Cane.
Cane 81 acres in cultivation or total
of 277 tons. making a yield Of $500 |
an acre. The value Of the crop was
$13S5.
Corn Gndian) 371S acres in culti-
walton, or a total Of 101,O13 bushels, !
making yield of $2717 an acre. The /
value Of the crop was SlOl,Ol3-
Corn (fodder) 879 acres in cultiva- |
ton or a total OF L, 59S tons, making a /
yield OF S50.16 an acre. The value Of |
the crop was $44,O75.50.
Cantaloupes, 105 acres in cultivation, |
or a total OF $1,000 crates. making q |
yield Of $3.50 per acre. The value of 1
the crop was $4,000.
Small fruits, 1872 acres in cultivation, |
or total of 2S3, 626 pounds. making a |
yield Of S12S.92 per acre. The value Of !
the crop was S1a017.56.
Garden, a yield Of S75 per acre. The |
value Of the crop was SS6,025.
Hay 20 acres in cultivation. or a /
total Of AZ tons, making a yield Of /
$23.50 per acre. The value Of the crop !
was s470.
III Acres in Oats.
Oats, III acres in cultivation, or a /
total OF 1.094 bushels, making a yield !
Of 1914 per acre. The value Of the |
Onions, IA acres in cultivation, or
a total of 96 bushels, making a yield Of l
$3.50 per acre. The value Of the crop /
was $240.
Pasture, S45 acres in use, yielding |
IS per acre. Value Of use S4225.
Peaches, 121 acres in cultivation, or !
a total Of 26gs9S3 pounds, making a |
yield Of S2225 per acre. The value Of /
the crop was S26S9.S3.
Pears, 246 acres in cultivation, or a |
total OF $4,000 pounds. making yield !
Of $57.62 per acre. The value Of the /
crop was s14,175.75.
Peas, Ia acres In cultivation, or a
total OF 80 bushels, making a yield Of /
S39.2S per acre. The value Of the crop |
Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet potatoes. 1853 acres in cultiva- |
tion, or a total Of 1862 bushels. max
ing yield Of $36.97 per acre. The value |
Of the crop was $5s40.S0.
Wheat, 2O09 acres in cultivation, or |
total of so, Cos bushels, making yield /
Of S3O17 per acre. The value Of the |
crop was S60,605.
The total Of crop acreage was 3d. |
1868 with a value OF $1,103, 3SS.S2 or |
S3A32 TO the acre Add to this 1859 !
acres of non bearing orchards and is |
acres in young alfalfa and 3615 for !
other purposes makes grand total Of |
acreage irrigated 1856. The total num- !
Der of farms on the upper and lower /
valley rejects are 1892.
Character Of Livestock.
An investigation of the kind and |
character Of livestock on the farms in /
tbs two valleys shows: 1928 horses \
valued at $171 ,495; 215 mules. valued !
at S34, SOC; 174O cattle, valued at S1S4,- /
97S; I03 head Of sheep and goats valued |
at s4715: 41S9 head Of hogs valued ct /
$46.77O: 3f147 fowls valued at s32,515; |
1928 bee hives values at S33.145; 120 /
ostriches valued at $4,000. The total /
value Of livestock is 1,424, with an
increased total value of $148,511.
The equipment on the farms is esti-
mated at $192.4O1, with an increased !
total value Of $24,636; making a grand |
total of S7O3,S25 for livestock and |
equipment in the two valleys and an
Increased value on these OF s173,147.
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