El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-18
Puts Cotton Estate Prop.
erty Under Cultivation
While Waiting To Sell.

] FRANK COLES Is either a good
farmer OF he knows how 10 hire
good farmers. for he has a fine farm
and what is most unique about It IS
that It is IN the city limits OF Fl
Paso.
: Did you ever know there was a
farm OF 200 acres OF alfalfa inside
the city limits7
II not, take a drive down any cross
street to Fourth street. turn east on
Fourth and Eouu run right into the
Frank Coles farm II you keep on
driving
The war was the originator OF this
farm When the food conservator be-
gan to ask people 10 grow crops and
more crops. Frank Coles decided TO
plant the vacant property n Cotton
addition It was a big task 70 clear
+ il OF debris, tumble down adobe shacis.
trash and other accommodations OF
decades and decades OF disuss and mis-
use By the time the clearing was
completed. the armistice was signed
and Mr- Coles decided that hay would
pay better than vegetables which he
had originally Intended raising. so
the war farm" was turned into an
alfalfa farm and Il IS one OF the best
ia the county.
turner's, Take Notice.
Many a country resident would DO
ven % come 70 town 20 see a model
farm II your cousin or your uncle or
your aunt comes here 20 visit you and
you want TO show hlm-or them
what a productive valley we have
hsreabouts. Just hitch up the old nlv-
yer and drive out Fourth street By
the tine you could get TO washington
park going down the valley. you'll
be IN the center Of the Coles 400 acre
alfalfa ranch, az fine a show farm as
, the valley possesses.
TIE ranch property extends from
Cotton avenue east 70 the Feyton
packing plant Il comes north almost
3 20 Overland street at one point TO
Fourth at another. On one side. it
comes from the river north 70 Sew
enth street and west to Park street.
Three crops Of alfalfa have beer
harvested from most OF the land this
year the fourth crop Is ready to cut
now IL VIII net ton TO the acre. ac-
cordinE to Mr. Coles. for each cutting
and i was only seeded this year.
Putting n SIN More.
One plec5 OF about 20 acres was Just
7 recently seeded ard IS now coming
uDs another piece e now IN process OF
being seeded.
EI
Mr.. Coles leased out two other small
farm tracts 10 MeLicanH and China
men. q Mexican has Is acres IN po-
ratoea and corn. on the north side
Of Fourth street. and some Cinnamon
have % acres IN garden truck on the
south side Of the same street.
When Mr. Coles decided to farm
the land. It was IN its native state,
much Of Il covered with its native
growth Of willows and cottonwood
commonly called bosqus land-and 70
Ta1 rough and impossible as a field.
he had it lsveied, plowed-using
tractors for the piowing-and put IN
10 proper shape for cultivation. in
GLIDING the construction OF bitches
and borders. and II anybody wishes to
know. the ditehes and the borders are
Lots Of Trouble.
To get water onto the land. Il was
necessary TO construct a main canal
half mile long and run Il beneath
the railroad and the main road lead
ing 20 the Peyton packing plant This
was done through a concrete syphon.
The land was then fenced-four-wir
harbed wire fencing-and the Coles
farm hands have kept the fence clear
q weeds and trash; il IS a model
farm in every respect. To help Il IN
productiVeness. Mr.. Coles arranged
with several Fl Paso stable owners 70
get their spare manure and this has
been thrown onto the land to enrich
IL The alfalfa has a beautiful rich
green color, and the stand is perfect
The last crop is. more than knee high
% the average man
A Regular Fnrmer.
The farm is the pet Of Mr. Coles
ana he Is on the i0t almost always BIZ
8 o'clock IN the morning. 10 see that
his men are up and at it." As farm
equipment. he has eight fire mules a