El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-31
ce Percent Too Wet.

fHH fine wafer NalA DEEAA ASIA ~
this valley during the past ten ears
+t-s7s v-ou1H he no seepaEe.' AR Law
son said Now. IS percent OF ouI
1~D1s have water four feet from me
surface and the most costly ufailla--e
system we could build would not 5-.I
immediate relief We must iooA ~.
me remedy TO individual control "t
r,-3tsr ,,sed- There are five ways TO 90
this. Measuring the water. rotallol "a
irrigation. using water I'm turn a-ohE
common bitches. high charges Ior eA
cessfve irrigation and system nL
bfeb bitches for quick irriEaticn- NJ e
can do this IL the farm bureau u-cf-s
the reclamation service -,.-..,.-
MI Harwell then read a fesol- W..
OF the bureau REGARDING cooperalls
with city agencies in marketing va
lev PRODUCTS and food adminlslraNnI T.
y. Bassett said this would DE- 1ll ~
the close attention Of his deputy
George r. LeBaron-
Must Control Hog Cholera
Dr.. Frank A. Jones. OF Fort oILli'
agent Of the bureau OF animal iH4ls-
try. made short talE on nos e-- .-.-.. q.
avn7afuinE that he was in this county
attending to an outbreak on the place
Of a local landowner This Fallef T.
., excellent Mace for raising hogs
nj. ZONES said There should DC
control Of cholera. however H9s
cholera causes an annual loss I'D -
country Of $50. 600. 0Qo- or every -y'o
hos horn. III die of cholera
.-Tbis situation can be remedled'
asreciaIl~ when garbage is fed- py
Communication. and I want 20 say lnat
the PEOPLE OF Texas are coopelallil -l-
this respect Ny office VIII sunert lse
the vaccination Of about -9u'-l' Mugs
In Texas this year
waste VIII Feed HoE--
g 81. Hs.Ha 9
the waste from % men VIII Ieed
no. Won can figure from that how
many hoes the city and county OF II
uaso would feed But 30 is important
rre- fmuunizaticu should be c1rriee
ont whenever it appears necessary
T. n. Porcher. chairman or -Ae arm
bureau directors. expressed his tnaHhs
III fhe other deIerates for the cooper
alton they are extending lle IaI-ll ~
reau. Otis C.. Coles. president OF tne
-hau1her OF commerce. declared lltt
organization desires 10 coislu1e ~
efforts to help market NaileN pLo.-le-s-
O-he-e present were Richard KEYS
T. W. whitney. James l. MARI. :. CON
treras. George PendelL Lamar "a y.
". c.. Roe. A. @. Graham. A. w Reeves
and " A Young. the last the local ll-
rector Of the boys working reserve
Directors Discuss Irrigation
The meeting at the sheldon hotel
was preceded by a session or the farm
directors during the morning e- tgS
chamber Of commerce az NnlcA tl-S
IRRIGATION and other problems " ere
discussed. 1t was ATTENDED Joy. n ~
Porcher. F. W. Whitney and leoL &c
PendelI. YsIeta: Carries DeGrotI- 50
zorro. Richard Keys. Fabensi ana Sill
vero s Contreras. Socorro-
Besides the matters which were
treated iu resolutions. the question on
seed standardlZa- was taken Ll-
Mr.. Porcner said all seed should De
-rodr-cad in FL Paso valley out OF
crops planted originally from OUTSIDE
seed and acclimated- SHOWING me
need Of Standardization. he said De
bought wheat seed TO produce chicken
feed and the crop contained SIX Narle-
ties. This question VIII Re taken u@
in detail later. it was said
Pledges Government support.
The resolutions adopted were as
follow:
Tbat the county farm bureau as an
organization. pledges its most loya-
support TO the government d. the exc
cutfon Of such measures as the eIner-
gency may require -r.,.
That since the bureau regards " lln
deem concern the large wastaze OK r.
-fes+fon water from the Elephant
Butte project. and this Wastage 2c-
ours both from excessive applications
on lands and uncontrolled LloW N.so
roads and other places offering Oh
portunity for water coll2ctlol' 4Il
ne basis Of measurement is not so
T arranged that Individual responsible
f ftv for the cost of such wasted wal eFs
can be placed. resulting in high Wate I
T charges. 10 conservative irrigation ana
4 the damage OF fertile lands from seep-
age. that the directors Of the farm
Z bureau petition the reclamation ser
{ vice and the water users assoclalloI
10 inaugurata as speedily as possible
a system OF individual meas lrerl %.
[ TO the farm as a unit. I'm order ina.
F cbarr-rs may be based on actua
Z amount OF water used. and 20 take
aggressive measures TO lessen the IN
necessary use OF water and wastag'
OF the same
would Conserve Every Way.
That. as there is an apparent move
ment on foot 10 aid in the marketing
Of home grown produce TO the enc
that waste may not occur. that car
I space may be conserved ana tnat lHt
/ home industries may De oeNeiope.
the bureau is ready to cooperate win
I the food administration. ~ Fase
Housewives league. the TT tase
Z chamber Of commerce. ana var 70 Us
/ distributing agencies, TO lne ell ma
{ efficient and profitable distribution
may occur.
ssWater Hog Ruins Land
Adoption OF the second resolution
I followed discussion Of the necessity
Z OF cutting down the operations OF the
I water hog" who. IL was said. was
4 gradually running valley farm lands
/ AIr PendeU said. we need more cul-
Z tfvatfon and less irrigation" Mr. De-
D Croft said an individual measurement
! system inaugurated in his neighbor-
[ hood was proving success
Regarding the marketing idea Alr
I Keys said the Community mills. III
! Paso. had offered him only Sl-ss tol
his wheat. whereas the goFernme n'
I price is s2e0 Mr. Harwell and Air
I DeGroff pointed out that prices were
I figured on government fixed basic
I prices. ranging from S2.0f TO $3.50.