The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-16
EARL MOORE SUCCESSFUL
At DRY FAHmIH|
Has sixty hens which more than %
his entire farming
expenses.

A. the planting -en.un npproachd.
wo ere prone 10 hook about rs I'd
nn example of successful farmin
which Uill serve ~ an illustration
what we should follow 20 produce N
-amc or better results. Such an ed
ample can bc found mile soutl
eo-t of town where Earl Moore ha
been and is conducting dry farmin
sucrr inlly.
With twenty acres of laud clearc
and with several bright scason
already past. Mr. Moore b. -atisiie
chat ihe valley affords cxccllcr
opportunities for those who will I'll
nnd who select crops adapted d
conditions DO bo found in this section
Excellent results have been Oh
tanned aud good crop. raised 4
minr corn, ma.sc. rcd top cane an /
mIiIDit. roo of which received no mod
moisture thnn what the rams pro'
tIdri fhui such crops can be raise
with results passing cSI cciations, Il
demonstrated b, the WELD from thes
dry ium crup-, aud which. togcthc'
with clyuiinn wheat. will form Nd
Moorc'- crops Cor the coming seasot
Fan blowing b. advocated hy thi|
gentlemen who holds that II N
properly prepares h.- sod the ba,,
i.e Ia more ihan hnll won and he 4
assured OF o. Weld in proportion 10 th|
labor De- oypcnd- The fact tha'
every vcrr has hccu o. succcssf,|
one demonstrates thr suundncss 4
Mr. Noore'- .icn- aud hi- ability Il
choose the crop adapted 10 ou|
climate and conditions.
An excellent orchard ~ pcacl|
Hpplo aud pear trees form "a part a
Ihi. form aud with o. good. nlihoug
-Wnll vineyard. are irrigated A tw|
Hud o. half horsepower engine over
puc hundred sixty foot vell supplic
winter for The grape vines aud orchar|
hut no irritation j. attempted nor 4
ii possible with the water ut hand 4
irr.gnic the farm crops.
Although neglected To- a. shnmaf,
cSfni IN Tie Lower Mimbrz- IL
po- ihilitios Of chicken raising /
conjunction with dry or other farm
Iug methods are enormous. A. a
illustration The sixty hens owned b
Mr. Moore better than paid his farm
iu. uui other expenses for the we'd
1910. At present with sixty-thre
hcr- au average of three dozen egr|
Hrg collected each day and one ca
rn-i.y imagine the income 10 be Id
rived from this source alone shoul|
moore hcu hr added tn the flock.
The mrrr fact that water j. not 4
hr had except with un expensive AM
dcrp'y drilled well deter. gres
man, pouulc from undcri uking farn|
ing operations Hs many believe th,|
-ucrc -ful farming in this section I'd
puIr- that one have sufficient watsl
io .rr'natc, not only small gnrdc
tract. hut that an amount of wats
must hp available -uiiicicnt la irrigal
on crops. Such nu idea j. erroncoll
and .s di-prorrn again aud again 4
ihc formers oi this section who al
making dry farming pay a well
un asset io any farm aud one mud
really have water In some quantitl
hut the idea that mo- fnrming IN th|
country can hc conducted withol
water m tolumf enough 10 water d
crops has long ago been dispclled aII
those who rclly try aud strive al
meeting with sucrc--. in some cnsl
god. 900 others excellent, by tho dI
farming method. One cannot b,
know that ordinary garden truck W.
need and must have water and We Z
moi claim that such produce a. NAL
up garden stun can be- rniscd Will
ono irriguiiiug. hui We do claim thl
such crops u- milleit. kaffir cor
-oudon grass, egyptian wheat al
maize rnn hc aud nre successful
-ruWu by dry farming methods nlon
Proper and consistent work. coul
lod u,th careful selection of o a
nunins crop cannot hat spell snece
for those who would try this meth,
of farming.