The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-24
KING or THE
ESTANclA VALLEY
DARTH'S NEW TITLE
Albuquerque Man As Doing hore
Than His Share to Keep the
World from Starving; Expects
70 Plant from 700 to 500 Acres.

Senator Isaac Rarth. In addition to
his other claims 80 fame; will soon
be known as the "Bcan King OF the
lsstnncia Valley The senator. as
everybody knows. Is an attorney OF
the nrst magnitude and ranks high a.
a politician hut he has now embarked
ON q career which promises to bring
him more notoricty-and perhaps
m~azumn--than any OF his previous
undertaklnss. ,
A short time ago the Hfrald carried
q story q the erect that the senator
had returned from the Estancia vail
ley. where ne a. arranged for the
planning OF f56 acres Of beans on land
which he owns there. He found. how
ever. when IL came a. a showdown
that il was impossible to get the nee
essRry teams and men 20 piow the
round and plant the crop. notwith-
standing she fact that he made an
kinds OF liberal offers as inducements
20 get the work done. He Was told that
Il would be impossible 20 get i76 acres
planted to beans AZ this time. as
everybody was too busy on their WI
work 10 take any for outsiders. But
right here is where they failed 10 con-
slider the senator's wel-known abii-
ity FOR doing things"
Senator Barth made mother trip 20
fho valley and bought tS0 acres Of
hand. all fenced. improved with a
house. barns. well. windmill, etc. He
bought another tract containing ise
acres and leased $40 acres. He then
hired a Big Four tractor, which plows
up. harrows and plants from twelve
to nfteen acres o day. He also hired
two Rull tractors, each one Of which
is capable OF piowing ten acres a day.
These tractors are being worked day
and niRht. three shifts OF men putting
II eight hours each. He also bought
eight cams and pat them TO work
plowing. Three listers were wired for
n they came by express. -Four GO
devils for cultivating the beans were
purchased. Eight thousand pounds
Of beans for seed were added 30 his
collection. and fearing that Jawn y.
might boost the price Of gasoline. he
bought 1000 gallons % that highly .es-
sential fuid for 6perating the tractors.
By the tenth OF Juno he expects td
have between 7o0 and 500 acres IN
beans.
senator and Mrs. Barth left for the
valley today. They expect 10 remain
there ave or six days while the sena-
tor oversees his farming operations
There Il plenty Of moisture In the
valley 10 make n crop. even though no
NOR rain falls. Investigations show
that the moisture extends 20 a depth
Of twenty-eight inches and barring
some unlocked for calamity the bean
crop IN the Estancia valley Is assured.
one real estate man told senator
Barth that he had lost more than So
eco IN commissions In the last three
months on account Of people refusing
20 sell their farms at the prices agreed
upon after ne had found buyers for
them. This is interpreted 10 mean
that the outlook II so promising there
thar landowners have no desire 10 sell,
In his connection the senator Is
telling what he regards az a good joke
or Mrs. Barth. They mOtored 20
Mountainair 10 negotiate with the
owner ~ the Big Four tractor IA re-
gard 20 going TO work on the senator's
land. During the conversation the man
stated that il would be only far foi
d senator 20 make soJuo ran
monts lor getting over there. meaninl
chat he would want 10 be paid foi
making the trip over and back. Mr.
Barth acqulcsced and told him thers
would be no trouble about THAT. Aftci
tho senator and Mrs. Bafth had start
ed on their return Journey Mrs. Bartf
said.
senator. what's The use Of wastini
timr9 The back seat ~ the auto .
unoccppled; why couidn't We put M
tflctor ln there and take 10 right bach
with us.
lChart-Tho tractor il question
weighs IN the -neigh0orhood Of ls.to'
p%onudE}
Mrs. narth doa't know beans
about farming wns the senator
comment. "N,ither DO T.. he conun
ud. '.but / now what "a tractor Is AM
thai b 81 not "a Toy 90 be carried aroun'
ln an automobile"