El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-03
GREAT INCREASE IN LOCAL CROPS
MARKS SUCCESS OF WAR EFFORT
ORGANIZATIONS Of the county farm bureau through the

ORGANILAIlOA OF the county farm bureau through the
efforts Of county agricultural agent Roland Harven
has made possible the first complete crop survey in E
Paso county during the growing season This survey,
showing acreage and crops produced, furnishes basis for
deputy food administrator George LeBaron TO bring the
local food situation before the people in time to assist the
farmers in marketing ther produce Through the canning
campaign which the Red Cross has planned to assist
BY giving instruction, of the local product VIII be
preserved and consumed locally than ever before
There have been phases Of the food campaign here
The first has been to the production Of food
than ever before The second has been to market it. From
every indication the first problem has been solved very
satisfactorily The production has increased from 100
perez for crops, to about 500 percent for others
tn the help the crops raised about Aamogordo and
s0uHtaiu Park there Is ample supply Of fruit for FL
PasO and far pears than the city About
5000 boxes $4,000 pounds pears expected to
be consumed locally, and upward Of $1,000 boxes viii be
hpned to outside places They the product Of ISL $50
trees Of which about 52s bearing this year About
$1,000 pounds Of peaches viii the market this
the product Of 5000 bearing trees Of the 97s3 total
planted
The 1000 plum trees bearing are expected to yield
$1,000 pounds and the 5000 apple trees to produce
between 5000 and 100000 pounds Of marketable fruit
Sixty thousand pounds Of ounces, apcots and $1,000
pounds OF grapes viii complete the seasons local fruit pro
ductou Anyone reading the above figures VIII realize the
supply is ample furnish plenty Of fresh fruit for ime
date use and bountiful supplies for canning.
More than 1000 acres Of valley lands producing
vegetables, growing good crops Of tomatoes, cabbage
onions cauliflower asparagus beans peas chilli sweet
potatoes cantaloupe, waemeons beets and other gar
den products the total being less than e Paso consumes
but enough materially TO reduce the imported in
past years.
The field crops have undergone marked changes through
greater dvercaon which It has been Of the efforts
Of the county farm demonstraor bring about and which
constitutes better farming practice in the past years
the irrigated has increased from 1900 $1,000
IN 1914 1Os58 Of the 5000 total in
alfalfa Now only BIT IN alfalfa while the
naming acreage In diversified crops. Not that alfalfa
good crop At present prices is very good crop
about three times good in 1914 but there many
which contribute more TO feeding the people than
alfalfa and at the tine bring the farmers good nsn
cisl returns.
There is a marked contrast between the area planted
in beans and IN 1914 At that time there but
10 In beans This year the acreage than
times that Beans brought the growers three cents
pound IN 1914 compared with nine cents pound in 1917
In four years the wheat has increased nearly
500 percent from 1897 10 5769 The estimated
value Of this years crop is placed at $4,000 There
four times much land IN and nearly four times as
much oats as in 1914 Of the forage Crops the cane
also about four times large 1914
grain sorghum acreage has increased from almost nothing
1914 TO nearly 1900 this year About the same
ratio Of increased production, three four one holds
good for the garden crops.
This survey shows the response Of the farmers to the
program Of the food administration, the desire 10
locally Just much Of the food to be To-
cay possible The purpose is TO avoid rail trausporta-
tioH and keep down the Of living while the same
hand for their most pehabe products, thus
trbuting to their prosperity. What IS needed for
the public to overlook opportunity TO take the utmost
advantage Of local conditions to buy every pound Of local
produce which be consumed here and not allow any
Of il 10 60 TO waste.