New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-08
PINTO Bean MUST
HAVE SUPPORT OF
THE PEOPLE AT HOME
GOVERNOR LINDSEY CALLS
UPON CITIZENS OF NEW
MEXICO TO HELP CREATE
A MARKET BY PURCHAS.
ING HERE AT HOME


been ordered by the Food Admins
tration doubtless attract the atten-
ton Of many OF our citizens and
possibly annoy some of us. Action
is grounded in attention. particular
" in attention that annovs. The
New Mexico Experimental Station
finds that the New Mexico Pinto
bean is an excellent substitute for
meats. One pound of pinto beans,
in nutritive food value. is held to be
equal to one and 63-lOO pounds of
sirloin steak; equal to two and ll00
pounds of round steak; equal to
eighteen and 60-l0O eggs; equal to
four and 40-lO pounds of raw pota-
toes. and equal to five pints of whole
milk.
The larger number of us are just
now endeavoring to attend to the
important matter. sometimes annoy
ing matter, OF payment of our Jam
uary bills. The current retail cost
of the staple food articles above
mentioned, may be obtained from the
face of those bills, Examine and
compare! If twelve cents is rca-
sonabie price for one pound of pinto
beans. its equal in food value in sir
loin steak at thirty cents per pound
will cost forty-five and 64l00 cents :;
in round steak, forty-six and 23-l00
cents at twenty-three cents per pound
in eggs fifty-four and ad 25-l00
cents at thirty-five cents per dozen
in raw potatoes. fifteen and 44-1OO
cents at 81 cents per pound and
,,, ,.,hoto Ill fs,,a te
five cents per pint.
New Mexico soil and climate are
adapted to the production of the
ninto bean A large number OF our
farmers are partially skilled in its
successful cultivation. Many are
anxious to undertake its extensive
planting this year provided an ade-
quate selling price can be assured.
Such price may be assured only in
the creation of a larger demand
which is dependent upon a more ex-
tensive consumption. When protest
was entered because of price dis
elimination against the pinto bean
and in favor of the navy and lima
by the Food Administration. we were
told to "gct reputation" for our
product.
Those of our own citizens who
have come from the North and the
East are unaccustomed to the use
Of the pinto bean. Chemical an
alysis shows that it is superior t.
both the navy and the lima in food
values. The verv least of war time
Sacrifices" will be the requirement
Of the Dinto bean habit.
I. therefore. appeal to the peonle
Of New Mevico that thew rrefer this
home product. 1t is much cheaper
than either the ravv or the lima. I
especially urge that hotels and res
taurants serve this bean rather than
the FOREIGN grown and INN 'rted var
tiles procured at a much higher cost.
Thus onlv NAV the demand for the
price Of the pinto be increased. Thus
only may we make reputation for
it.
Having confidence that our people
will undertake tn. matter Of Great
VT larger demand for the ninto
"a-n | aroeal to the farmers Of New
Mexico that thew not onlv continue
its production 'as heretofore bnt ex-
"rt Themselves to increase their acre
age this year. The Corncil of State
Defense. aided bv the County Apri-
cultural Agents will render every
nos sible assistance IN supplying c'e,n
and standard seed for their plant
ing.
IN all events. il is of the hiphest
importance that this natural product
of our soil and climate. he standard
lied and placed upon the market free
of defective units and cleared Of
f>reign substances. To this end. ef-
ficient threshing. separating and
cleaning machinery must he procured
and emn1oved 7 am informed that
the presence of defective units and
foreign substances in the marketed
pinto bean product from this State
has contributed more to defeat its
more general use in the East and
North than all other combined OBJ
iections.
Let our farmers produce more pinto
beans. standardized and cleaned.
ready for the evacting consumer. and
let us all bend everv energy and re-
sort to everv legitimate e~pedient
to "create reputat;on" for them as
4 standard food product in the mark
cts of the world.
w F. Lindsey. Governor of New
Mexico.
SAINT. Fe. New Mexico. February
4th. 1913