Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-04

get calves and raise the best type OF
cattle possible, and some pigs. The
farm should be full of livestock. OF
course, We cannot have bunch and
lie Indifferent to raising crops for
feed. This brought up TO the sila SUBJ
iect which will be discussed more full
( ~ later. Sanitation and housing
should be studied somewhat more
carefully than at present. Dead car
cases left open to wind and birds has
/ caused the spread Of epidemcs entail
I ing heavy losses. A hog cholera cpl
demic in northern New Mexico caus-
/ ing a $40, 900 loss WAS traced back to
q couple Of hogs, dumped into a can
/ yon, the water wash carrying the in
lection to a number of farms. Black
LEG and screw worms could be entirely
controlled IL animal earcasses are
cared for. The fly, the filthiest ami
mai in the world, should be starved
and swatted out. The feeding of the
dairy cow is such an important sub
jcct and was so intelligently dis
lcussed---a fuller account will be given
at another time.
Faith In Dry Farming.
j. r. Brown believes that a man
Will llpHl F-fVVu W gotVNV Nt'il IitNht Il
success of dry farming, if he studies
to utilize the natural rainfall, but IL
requires action at Just the right time
in the right way to conserve moisture.
The field should be left in the rough
through the winter; after planting,
much cultivation will increase the
yield.
MI. John Bund talked on better
,ment OF the soil in connection with
dry farming. He advocates deep plow
ing in the fall as soon as the seasons
crop is removed this gives any moist
ure a chance to go down; after each
rainfall repeat this conserving plan.
! BY following this method a crop could
! be put in six weeks earlier than when
leaving ground for spring blowing. In
western Kansas and eastern Colorado
the people, in many instances, raise
better crops more grain. than in some
rainy sections. This method would be
good to connect with irrigation; deep
blowing and winter irrigation would
lcause deep seed bed, and make bet
ter land. In the case of alfalfa, il
is only way to produce five crops in
a season, and often the fifth crop is
the only profit crop
In the absence of fertilizer for dry
farming il would be advisable to leave
plowing in the rough.
Talk on Marketing.
( Hon. S. W. Smith made some all
around practical suggestions in talk
ing on cooperative marketing. He
gave a graphic account of co-opera-
tive clearing house method that
spelled success for a farming commun-
ity, which not only enriched the farm
ers, but also the business men of the
market center, and when eventually
/ the market clearing house was pur-
chased for the purpose Of dong away
with it, there proved to be return
of dull times to merchants and farm
ers. II appears feasible that the farm
crs here could secure Il market Tor all
THAT they can produce in fruit, eggs,
butter. vegetables; in fact, anything
that il would be advisable to send off
the farm, and get good prices for
same The consumers vii buy for less
land have better stuff A clearing
house would get a check on unmarked
liable produce and save producers from
falling out with their markets. Mr
Smiths last word was cooperation
business men, lawyers, stick together
III has been shown that farmers can
succeed through organization one eX-
ample being the Mimbres Valley
I Farmers association.
/ j. T. Ray gave an account OF Farm
life in oklahoma, several years ago
(which would lead us to believe that we
ipeople of New Mexico enjoy some
BLESSINGS which those of the older
states do not.
7 A duet by the Phillips brothers was
isplendid. and q fine quartet selection
was given by the Philips and fllz-
gerald brothers.
f. f.. Hunt talked on irrigation
farming and showed rather torcefuily
ithe advantages Of this method over
1.-The dry farming methods. Mr.. Hunt
ifs one of the successful farmers OF
iRed Mountain. He believes in live
stock, and includes poultry with this
lelass. His hog enterprise proved prof
liable and he has a sood-sized hero OF
cattle
I H. NJ. Banner. farm demonstration
for the Santa Fe railway, Joined the
tcollege staff force in a meeting at
icapjtol Dome Tuesday. His diseourses
on livestock and diversified farming
arc among the strongest and are de-
lcidedly encouraging. Under careful
management, study and energy, farm
linz should prove as successful here as
/ in the quoted more prosperous sec
ton.