El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-21
ACREAGE INCREASE
In NEW MEXICO
FULLY 0NE THIRD.
Y DR. Grille SAYS
81 Men and Women in
State Preach Gospel
Of Conservation
100, 900 POSTAL r1
n{C CARDS SENT OUT
Crop Survey Begun;
Grasshoppers Busy in
@sa San Juan
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

The increased acreage planted In
New Mexico since the agricultural pre-
preparedness movement is 80 1-3 per
cent, in the opinion of DR., A. ID. Grille,
president OF the State College, who is
here today comforting with the cover.
nor and members of the state council
or defense on some OF the details for
furthering tho plans Of greater crop
production In this state. M .
. course, we car not tell what the
crop increase will be--that depends
ON the rains, and many parts Of the
state are greatly in need of moist
ure,' he added.
Dr. Grille said that there are now
o. workers In the cause of greater
food production or in its ~conserva-
ton; they are men and women who
are touring the state preaching the
gospel of preparedness to the farmer
and the housewife. There are five
new county agents as a result OF the
drive" for more experts to assist the
farmers in planting and selecting
seeds, growing stock, etc.
Discussing the work that is being
conducted by the extension depart
ment of the State College, DR.. Grille
said:
1--WE are sending out 100, 900 postal
cards on the preserving of eggs and
the drying OF fruit, the curing and can
ming Of meats, the Matching and RATS
ing Of chickens, the contfol Of bugs
and beetles, the diseases of hogs as
well as the feeding of the animals.
These cards, in English and Spanish,
have been mailed to the Names and
addresses furnished by our workers.
Also, we are sending out 10000 copies
Of The Courier a 16-page publication,
which goes to the people interested
each month"
DR.. Grille said that the matter of put.
ing a man in New Mexico to study
the labor conditions is being dis
cussed, for such a person is needed to
find where there is a surplus OF labor
and where a deficiency. An effort also
Is being made to find the amount of
harvesting to be done and it is
to economic and standard
re. For example," he said, 1900
lcres planted in beans formerly were
harvested by hand and = animals at
great loss. Now it is to be done by
he cheapest and best machine to be
purchased by a community" }
A Crop Survey
There are many problems in the
of crops in New Mexico.
"We are beginning to make a crop
survey" Dr.. Grille said, Throughout
he state to ascertain in which areas
certain crops can be standardized and
'aised to advantage. If New Mexico
we're on the sea level. the conditions
or growing crops in this state would
20 the same as of a strip of country
900 miles long, for we have such va
'ieties of climate and differences of
altitude. There are long frost periods
md a short growing season in the
forth and quite a different condition
n the south. | do not think it is an
,%xaggeration TO state that a stretch Of
900 miles would be needed 10 en-
race all of the varieties of soil and
Innate that must be considered in the
'uccessful growing of crops"
IAN effort is being made by the State
to find out what the wheat
.creage is and Prof. Merrill is study
ng control Of the green bug. il
Grasshoppers in San Juan h
A report was received today by the |
,tate Council Of Defense that grass !
loppers have been worrying alfalfa
.rowers in San Juan county. Armies |
/ these pests are reported to have
ppeared and when they get through
nth the alfalfa they are likely to turn
heir attention to the certain fruits, |,
'articularly berries. Farmers and !
rchardists have been advised to !
the pest with a mixture of 9
loney, bran, paris green and other
hings and place it around the fields
shere Mr.. Grasshopper may take a
lite and hop no more. h
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