Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-12
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and the total production was near the
25,000-car mark. In 1919, the ship
ments were 1907 cars, and in 1909
only 5,39S cars. In other words, six
years have seen an increase of 100
per cent.
Beet Sugar Factory.
The bean shipments last year
reached 490 cars; the cattle shipments
were $500 cars, the hog shipments,
forty-three cars, sugar beets seventy
one cars, as against 100 cars the year
before, 105 in 1913 and seventy-three
in 1912, demonstrating the need of
4 beet sugar factory at some conven-
lent point such as Santa Fe. which
raises the finest sugar beets in the
world as far as sugar contents and
purity are concerned.
New Mexico shipped I'll cars of can
taloupes. stations on the Santa Re
north of Bernalillo received seventy
ears of agricultural implements as
against forty-eight cars the year be-
fore.
No Danger of Ovcrproduction.
Still there is no danger of overpro-
duction, for New Mexico last year
shipped in $500 cars of flour and
feed which might Just as wen have
been produced at home.
Truck farming is still in It's begin
ming, for only 400 acres are in cab
bage fifty acres in lettuce, $50 in
onions. 100 in peas, 500 in cantaloupes
and 200 in tomatoes this year, the
area in cantaloupes being cut down
considerably
Good Showing Made.
Colfax county last year shipped sew
enty-eight cars of wheat, twenty OF
oats, four Of other grains, four cars
of beans, 543 cars of cattle, ia Of
sheep and 1873 of hay.
Socorro county shipped one car of
wheat. one Of horses. AIS of cattle,
one of hogs, 27S Of hay, seven of
flour, five Of other mill products, 677
cars of sheep and thirty cars of wool.
Chaves county shipped l20 ears Of
hogs as against fifty-eight in 1915
ana twenty-five cars in 1913, or an
increase of almost 500 per cent in two
years. Guadalupe county shipped
eight ears of hogs.
Chaves county shipped four cars of
corn. four of oats, seventeen of other
grain, thirty ears Of horses and mules,
1875 cars of cattle, 127 Of sheep, TWEEN
ty-six of hogs, 277 Of alfalfa meal,
2,Sf1 Of hay, 1868 Of apples and 1903 of
wool
Eddy county shipped five cars of
grain twenty-three of horses and
mules. 554 Of cattle, 121 of sheep for
ty-two of hogs, 255 of alfalfa meal,
! ,10l of hay
Roosevelt county shipped fifteen
cars of corn, S27 cars Of millet and
other grains, two of horses, 1913 Of
cattle, one Of sheep one Of wool, six
teen of hogs. twenty-five of hay and
three Of sweet potatoes.
san Miguel county shipped ten car
loads of wheat four of corn, fifty
seven of oats, eight Of other grain,
147 Of sheep, two Of hogs, tiNe OF nay
and sixty-six of cattle.
Mora Crop Estimate.
The crop estimate for Mora county,
the first to be finished. is S,3l4 acres
in wheat producing $4,000 bushels
$3.50 acres in oats, producing 250,O0O
bushels, 400 acres in corn produe-
ing 100000 bushels, 1887 acres IN
beans producing 100000 bushels
5,02S acres in alfalfa producing ~
500 tons. and S,l5O bearing apple
trees.
Statistics on the Rock Island in
Quay county, north Of Tucumeari'
last year shipped 1,415,79o pounds
of corn. 2,0S6,579 pounds Of wheat
4,246.6S0 pounds of cattle, lfOO2'ooV
pounds of sheep. 554,640 pounds OF
horses, 336.s95 pounds Of wool az
O00 pounds of hogs, 100000 pounis
of baled hay, 10000 pounds of butter
10000 pounds of yucca fibre, 4o2,-
S92 pounds Of broom corn f62'6to