The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-30
Former Californian
A Successful Farmer
In Deming Vicinity

DominE. n. NJ, Jan. JO.-"We have
made q success OF our farming this
past ycur, but wc are not satisfied hat
We have done all that we misht have
done. and we expect tn make an even
greater success OF our work IN 1914,
says j. Beul. who with his three sons,
is farming the old Schwing ranch
thrre mites west OK town.
Mr.. Beal came here from Riverside
county, calf, two years ago aud
took oyer the quarter section OF land
ON which he rs now farming. Last
year he and his sons, cultivated 90
acres. raising about 30 acres Of feed
crops, field corn. sorghum. maize and
iCterita, most OF which has been
turned into silagc To he fed To stock.
rhey also planted some of their land
To- alfalfa, which they will harvest for
feed for their cattle and horses and
hogs.
The best crop they had was eight
! acres Of pumpkins, which cost them
less and paid them more than m
other crop. The pumpkin crop was
watercd once n cultivated once dun
ing the season. They sold 40 tons OF
stock pumpkins At $500 a ton. and
they also disposed of a large quantity
OF cooking pumpkins around DENNIS,
| receiving y cents per pound for
them, aud IN addition 10 what they
sold. they were able to feed a large
amount Of the pumpkins 40 heir
dairy herd. From these cows, some Of
which are subject to registry. they arn
| getting 20 pounds OF butter per week
' which they are selling to one of the
local stores at the highest market price
4 under the Orange brand label. The
skim milk Is fed 10 the hogs and calves
and the buttermilk is sold around
town.
From hblf an acre Of turnips Mr..
Beal took 10 tons witch he sold at
an average OF /. cents per pound.
Hog raising forms one OF the most
profitable branches of Mr.. heal =
farming operations, and he never has
less than $50 head OF hogs on hand
although no butchers twice, and
sometimes three times a week. killing
about six hogs AZ a time. lie finds a
ready market FOR all his pork IN
Camp Dcming and In some OF the lo'
cal restaurants.
During the two years that Mr.
Beal and his sons have been farmlnf
here they have not been able to do
vote all Of their time 10 farming
They built all the necessary far,
houses. stock pens. and n thirty foe
silo. but his year they will be ael'
to give all Of their time To farmin,
and the care 81 their stock. In theil
siio they have stored practically al
of their feed crops Of last year, will
the exception Of a small amount thu
they held out for their horses, Mt
fieal advocates the feeding OF hog.
land cattle ON cured alfalfa. instea'
OF pasturing them on the growini
crop. and he Is strong for the com
bination Of the DAIRY COW, the hoi
and the hen. as affording the hes
+ means Of disposing uf the fartl
products M a good profit.
Resides holding uut an of the milk
butter aad egg aud other neccssitic
for his own family. Mr.. Beal sci.
. sufficient OF tho produce OF his farm
p to one Of Defining leading grocer.
stores to bring him in "A cheek wort
from S3i 10 St5 every month altt
{ his grocery bill Is deducted, and a.
expects Co better that amount M 1911
Mr.. Zeal realize and admits that u
land hiss SONS made "a number Of mas
, ta&cs that were more or less cost
io them while adapting themselves Z
T 1.-THE conditions here. but they haN
Learned by their errors and are CON