Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-27
AZ CARLOADS
OF DAIRY COWS IN
SEVEN MONTHS
bona Ana County Begins to
Look Like a Real Farming
Community General Bust
ness Conditions improve,

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Agricultural College, ~ NJ. April
I The good work being done in ga
! rious parts of New Mexico tv the
county agents is "a source of eonsd-
cradle satisfaction To Or. George T..
Ladd, president Of the New Mexico
I Agricultural college and to Director
I A. G. Cooley, Of the extension depart
ment Hardly day passes but that
a county agent reports IN achieve
ment OF considerable Importance IN
one of the counties in connection with
rural community Developments
Dona Ana Prosperous.
In Dona Ana county the results
obtained through the energy aud
ability of County Agent T.. u. Rarher
are plainly apparent The merchants
say they are noticing improved buSi-
! ness condition in all lines. with Hol-
stein COWS on a great many of the
farms In the valley and with d num-
Der of silos going up. the county is
now beginning to look like real
farming country.
Dairy cows are being shipped into
the valley each week. In the last
seven mouths forty-two carloads Of
fine COWS were imported and distrib-
uted among the farmers. To assist
in the development of the dairy in
dustry and properly handle the milk
supply. an adequate building has been
rented In El Paso and machinery will
soon be ordered for the milk distrib-
uting plant. which will he equipped
to handle about 1000 gallons day
TO start and arranged SO that the ea-
pacity may he increased without adj
ditional expense,
County Agent Barber has super
visod the planting Of lis acres Of
bcets. and plans to plant ten addition
al acres, in which HOMEGROWN seed
from Idaho will he used. The furrow
system Of irrigation, used in planting
is new To most of the farmers in the
valley and every irrigation Is careful
ny watched. II has been found that,
due to the winds, considerable more
water is required TO get the beets to
germlnntc here than in other local
tiles where the evaporation is not
SO great.
Eddy County.
County Agent j. w. knorr, in Eddy
county, did work Of such value for a
rancher recently that he earned tho
everlasting gratitude of the cattle
man. A shipment Of cows from Kan
sas, high grade and very valuable
manifested peculiar symptoms soon
alter their arrival In the mountains
near Carlsbad. A number of cows
were lost before the county agent was
appealed to. Mr. Knorr made q
hurry-up trip TO the ranch and add
ministered treatment The owner
watched the treatment and hereafter
will be prepared in "A similar emer-
eency. The cowman insisted on buy
yg Mr. Knorr suit OF clothes, which
offer was declined with thanks.
Stetson hat also failed to tempt the
county agent, but the raneher insist
ed on a gift Of appreciation of some
sort. and Mr.. knorr finally accepted
IA pair of gauntlet automobile gloves.
Mr.. Knorr has found that the cow
men are Just as anxious to learn Inn
proved methods as the farmer and in
many eases even moro interested than
the average farmer.
Recently Mr. Knorr enjoyed a visit
from DR.. Frank II. II. Ro3erts, OF
the Las Vegas Normal school. They
VISITED Aflcflu iONtlilti. anu "'H'N
brief stops at Lakewood Dayton, Alto
VA and elsewhere on the road, visit
ing the schools in each place.
Chavcs County.
The frost and rain aided the I've
stock, hut hindercd the fruit IN
Chaves county recently, according TO
reports Of County Agent J. w. Rig |
ney Chaves Is naturally Il livestock
country although some 400 or 500
cars Of apples are shipped annually |
several sections Of the county report
ed temperatures Of 10 and 20 de- |
grces. In most cases the temperature |
reached about % degrees before the |
orchardists had sufficient smudging
pots lighted to accomplish much good
MANY Of the orchardists are put |
ting sheen into the orchards especial |
" where sweet clover Is to be OBJ
tanned.
BcrnalilIo County.
Juvenile club work Is making rapid |