Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-16
DEM|NG BOOSTERS
VISITED FARMERS
After the Luncheon Last Week at
Armory Large Party Motored to
Miesse Tract 10 View Crops
BEAUTIFUL FARMS AND CROPS
Visit Was For the Purpose Of Ae-
quainting Citizens With the Sue
eessful Agricultural Operations

The farm bOOsers that mOtored OUT
TO Miesse after the luncheon last
Wednesday were agreeably surprised
TO find hundreds Of acres Of the finest
crops I'm the world, and they met a
bunch OF cOntented, hardwOrking and
moneymaking farmers that scorn the
idea that agriculture IN the Mlmbres
Valley Is not success In really big
way. And they have the proof of their
assertions. II Is true that section has
some good black land and an abun-
dance OF shallow water, but 1t Is quite
evident that they are also using II
great deal Of grey matter and hard
work TO make things go.
The first stop was at the farm of
Fletcher Brem. who was just cutting
his alfalfa which yields five crops and
about six tons to the acre for the sea-
son. His beans were also In very good
condition and he had large cane field
that was then eleven feet tall and still
growing. II Is his intention to make
syrup out Of this crop. He treated the
boosters to watermelons that were very
much appreciated. The party did not
have time 10 visit other farms In this
neighborho0d that are also doing well.
The first farm visited on the Miessc
tract was the G. III. Hon place. Mr..
Hon has one field of seventy acres Of
as good maize as could be found out Of
doors. lie Is plowing up eighty acres
for winter wheat. A Ilart-Parr trac-
tor is being used for the purpose.
One of the best looking farms was
that Of g. ID. Hatfield who has well
developing about 100 gallons a min
ute with which he waters no acres of
well-carcd fer crops. Mr. Hatfield has
combination of rare intelligence and
energy that he has combined with fav-
orable land and water conditions with
the usual happy result.
+. w. Stickney's eighty acres Of bar
ley was passed and its evident good
condition elected favorable comment
from the party.
j. l.. .IIestend Is farming the +. /.
Nordhaus place and his silage and
bean crop were found IN n remarkably
good condition. There will be no end
of feed on his place and his bean fields
will produce this year, II is estimated,
at least l,J00 pounds to the acre.
Louis Smyer and Simmons Smyer
are working two places In partnership
and they form winning team In an
agricultural way Their fields were
clean and well cared for and a bumper
yield was the only possible forecast.
The farms of Will Lehman, ]. c.
Morris. and ]. w. Morris were passed,
but the party did not have thc time
to stop. However. enough could lie
seen from the road 10 make II evident
that their farming operations are eX-
tensiye and successful
Johnson grass has made its appear
ance on the MiesSe tract and the wild.
awake farmers are combating II with
all their skill in spite Of the fact that
some of their neighhors do not seem ~
much concerned. The only way the
plant is proposed IN this section Is
hy the wind blowing the seed. As the
water does not cross the roads this
prolific method Of extending the pest
is not troublesome.
In returning the party made Il short
stop at the Paul Case farm where
beans had only been watercd twice and
were well on the way to maturity and
n bumper crop. Mr.. Case also has
some good looking field corn and fine
alfalfa fields.