El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
Fall Won't be "DragOoned"
By Prohibs, He Declares

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UNION COUNTY LEADS WITH 224
ACRES; CORN CANE, BEANS AMI
POTATOES MOST POPULAR
JUNE AND JULY LAND SALES.
The acreage of state grazing Ian
to be farmed this season under the re
cent permit of the State Land Ofic,
to farm grazing leases without add
tional rental, jumped to a total o
approximately $4,000 acres last week
a gain in land listed with the Office
here, up to Saturday night, of 217:
acres over the previous week. The
lease farmers now include residents
of every county in the state except
Bernalillo and Luna. In Bernalillt
county none OF the state land is a
dapted to Cultivation without irriga
ton, while in Luna county plans are
under way for supplying water foy
Several large tracts of leased land by
pumping. The land commissioners
estimate Of $4,000 acres as the mini.
mum of the grazing leases which will
be farmed has not been changed.
Corn, cane, beans and potatoes con-
tinue to lead in the acreage planted,
with Union county far in the lead as to
total acres farmed. The Union coun.
Ity total reached 2242 acres Saturday.
Guadalupe county holds second place,
with Curry third and Quay fourth.
The largest acreage gained in any one
county during the week was Roosevelt,
where more than 500 acres were added
bringing the total TO rthat county up to
1920 acres.
It is not known, as yet, what eff
feet the death of Thomas Lyons Of
ella, Grant county, will have on leas-
ed lands farmed in that county. Mr..
Lyons had completed plans for the
farming of more than 1900 acres Of
leased state lands, adjacent to his
patented lands on the ella.
An interesting feature of the data
Office in connection with the LEASED
land planting campaign is in connec-
ton with new land adjacent to the
land which is being farmed this
year. The total OF such lands listed
up to date, chiefly patented home
steads and homested claims, is around
5000 acres. A large number OF these
holders hold leases or grazing lands.
They have adj the acreage they can
handle on their W lands and will
continue to use the state land for
pasturage,-
June and July Sales
Up stoN Saturday night the State
Land Office he'd received more than
800 requests from residents of other
states for information as to the June
and July sales of State land, the vol
ume of the inquiries serving to empha-
size the growing demand for the state
lands, following the adoption of the
plan of payment by the last
Legislature. The inquiries come from
every state in the union, but chiefly
rom the middle west. Eight auctions
will take place during June and July
eight counties. A total of . 104
.racts will be sold, ranging in area
rom 40 to $4,000 acres. The total
acreage to be sold is 1~38,972.83.
The State Land Office today issued
/ new sales sheet giving detailed in
'ormation about coming sales, which
ire summarized as follows.
Lands in Curry county; sale at Clo-
lis, June 5, nine tracts, including 49,.
.0f, A acres, the tracts ranging in area
rom eA0 tn 7040 acres
Lands in Colfax county; sales at Ra-
bn, June 10, 20. tracts including 49,
$3.50 acreas, the tracts ranging in
lrea from 40 to $4,000 acres.
Lands,in Mora county; sale at Mora,
Iune 20, eight tracts including 5,050.79
lcres, the tracts ranging in area from
o to 1900 acres.
Lands in San Miguel county, sale
t Las Vegas. June 81, six tracts, total
.creage, 1864. 20; tracts form 40 to H.
90 acres. fas
Lands in Santa Fe county; sale at
Fe, June %, four tracts, total
$50; tracts from 80 to 16t
ores.
Lands in Roosevelt county; sale at
.'ortales, June rs, five tracts, total
creage 1,597.43; tracts from 40 to
10 acreas. a
Lands in Grant county; sale at Sill
City, July 10; thirty-four tracts,
Dtal acreage 70,603.90. T,acts from
0 to $4,000 acreas