El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-29
PECOS MINISTER WILL GO
TO ALAM0GORDO TO LIVE

~ ALAllOGOhDO ~ LIVE
( Alamogordo. y. ", Oct. 2g-Rev
/ H o. Moore. D. D.. OF Pecos. Texas
and who has been pastor Of the
| Presbyterian church at that place for
several years. has accepted the call
extended to him by the Presbyterian
church here. Dr.. Moore and family
! viii arrive IN Alamogordo about the
first OF November. He expects TO
preach his first sermon here Novem-
Der Il.
F. 5. Boone, Of IagdaIena. y. y,
has written to the secretary OF tne
AlamOgordo Commercial club in re-
gard TO = steam laundry for Alamo
gordO.
Gives Halloween Card Party.
Mrs. Charles H Prince was hostess
10 large number OF her friends sat
urcay afternoon at d card party. This
was one Of the most important So
clal events OF the season in Alamo
gOru0- The home OF Mrs. Prince was
Jastefuuy decorated in Halloween
novelties and beautiful yellow chrys-
anthemums- She was assisted in en-
tertaining by Misses George and
Ellen Hunter and Miss Pearl Frasfer.
served at the close OF the afternoons
pleasure The place cards were min
iature witches with a humorous
rhyme and the name OF the guest at
tached- Those present were: Mes
danes Scipio, Gereni Warren, Pratt
WigEett, Hunter, 1Iechem. Mitchell.
Hughes. ROLAND. lawson, Charles,
Price, FAN, Holman. Snyder. Lock-
ney, Mckinley, Woodwork, Sherry,
Rousseau, Hall, Hutchings, Gilbert
Gordon, Cady, Shelton. O'Byrne. Mar
tin, McMissIk. Stark. Teed, Reber.
Hunter, King. Jackson, Prather. Pear
man, Ackley, Thomas, harrington,
Morgan. Riddle. Singleton. Beachem,
Eenshaw; Misses Nillicent Slaby.
Helen Higgason, Pinaire. Hazel Shell
ton Carrie Covington. Leonora
Frank, Ellen and Georgia Hunter,
Bessie Graham and Pearl Frasier.
Collecting Crop Data.
Prof r. f. Hare, OF State college,
and p 5. Trumbul, agricultural agent
Tor the FL Paso d Southwestern rail-
way, are collecting data here for re-
ports to the government on crops in
this vicinity and in the Sacramento
mountains. They gave a summary OF
the crop acreage around Cloudcroft.
Mayhiu and Weed This summary
VIII be followed By a full report be-
fore the end Of the year. The figures
given are from producers who live in
the vicinity Of Mayhiu. Cloudcroft and
weed, about 20 percent being from
CloudcrOft, 25 percent from Mayhfu
and five percent from Weed.
Eighty-three farms had a total crop
acreage in 1915 OF 2405 acres each.
farms have = total crop
average Of 2295 acres each. Eighty
SIX farms have a total acreage Of 1881
acres OF oats this year, or an average
OF 32-9 acres each
Larger Potato Acreage.
Reports from 112 farms show 13S IL
acres Of potatoes grown in 1916. or
an average OF one-half acre each. Re
ports from 125 farms show 453 10
acres OF potatoes this year, or an av-
erage OF SO acres each, just three
tunes as great an average per farm as
last years crop II is estimated that
there are about lis other potato
growers in the Cloudcroft district
from whom reports have not vet been
obtained, who viii probably have
about two acres each. This VIII bring
the potato crop for this year up to
700 acres.
The potatoes VIII average some
where between 5000 and 10000 pounds
per acre Reports from so mountain
farms show SO acres Of turnips, ruta-
bagas and other root crops. which is
an average Of II acre per farm. Re
ports from &c farms show 51s acres Of
corn, or an average Of SIS acres each.
Most OF this corn is raised on the
Penasco and in James canyon.
% Acres in Beans.
Reports from IS farms show 90
lcres OF beans, or an average of 1.3
lcres each Reports from % farms
snow . acres OF cabbage and cauii-
flower, or an average Of 1-3 acre per
each farm Seventy-two farms have
p combined acreage OF 247 acres OF
barley, or an average Of % acres per
each farm Reports on spring wheat
from bS farms show 1S9 acres, or an
OF 20 acres per farm.
II is estimated that there are at
least 300 acres on the eastern slope I
OF the Sacramento mountains tribu- /
larry TO CloudcrOft Many OF these. !
however, are in the Pinon and Avis
districts, where crop conditions are Z
very poor this year, owing 20 the
drOuth.
Says Range Conditions Poor.
Mr.. and Mrs. vs.. J. Anderson and I
children, accompanied by Miss Gist. ]
Of Gainesville, Texas, have returned I
from an extensive trip including Las
mas Springs. Santa Fe and Aubuuuer-I
que returning home by way Of Is
-ancia valley. MI. Anderson, who Is I
q field man FOR the Lincoln natiOnal|
forest states that range conditions
are very poor. due TO the short sum-
mer rain.
Ell. oliver Dies Suddenly.
=. L oliver died suddenly at his
lone in AlamOgordo. He was appar-
.ntly as well as usual the day before
md attended 70 his duties as janitor
II the high school building. Mr.. Oil
er awoke about Il o'clock Thursday
light in great pain and died in a few
hours He had been q resident of AL
lmogordO for about five years aud
caves a wife and two sons and one
laughter.