The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-01
COTTON SUCCESSFULLY GROWN
IN NEW MEXICO FOR YEARS, is
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE REPORT
Results of Experiments Made by State Experiment
Station Given; Crop Mostly Confined to Pecos
Valley, Where Growth OF Cotton Is Favorable
and Is Gradually Beginning to Attract Attention
of Farmers.

ducinr an Inferior grade ~ lint aud
uF fltr results 30 previous expert
meuts had BEEN favorable tu Durango
cotton 10 was decided 20 coufno The
experiment 10 bis une variety.
The field % valley land that was
selected for the experiment had pre-
yuusly been in hog and dairy COW
pasture. being seeded each year 20 an
annual pasture crop Tho HUil nl-
though aumsW hat uuuulfurm d. prob
rhly mo- more sn the average
field ln this section ~ the state and b.
classified au Ola clay los tho bureau
OF HoilI.
Different types ~ f%ortlizors and
different methods ~ planting were
compared hut .n view ct the fact mat
tlr results along these lines cover but
one years wurA be la deemed n'NiHa
Hhlr Go recommend the Use ~ one Ter.
uliEpr over tho other. nut from tho
experience uf the past three yoara
and through information secured
from cotton growing section D. iH vvi-
dent that better stands are secured
when The cotton is planted uu u fldEu
and irrigated m turruNs. thus pre-
venting a DruH -pfmiur aH is the ease
Whpn planting uu the flat ud flood
ing lH prnctIHrd Tho ridges Iu not
need a. be- large in fact D. small
ridge d. htHt because IL does not inter
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There W. ru l3 acres ~ cotton
planted 1u the valley land and 10
tirldod al thn rifr uf 100 bales uf
lint cotton per acre. Some OF the
plant. wen considerably higher than
this. the highest npinr iI1 bales pen
acre. Tn, cotton hat was planted un
the mesI soil Yielded quite heavily.
mo hrat Plat growing o. bales pUf
acrs Hud the entire fold giving re- i2t
bale yield. The cotton WAS planted
rho --nd and -ird Of April and WtH
picked three times. twice before frost
and once afterwards The 'hullivH'
were not picked which would have. of
course increased The yield somewhat
Tine cotton seed was planted with a
one row Avery cotton, or corn pluut-
60 bon rows 90 inches apart ut the rate
uf about o. pounds per acre The seed
VAS planted 100 moist soil, nut tI lu-
sur, better termination thr plHts were
given 81 nEht irrigation, care being eN-
ercisrd Go prevent the water from
flooding the ridges The crop was
chopped and Trimmed 10 o. luchps m
the row. when the plants were about
Q inches hiFh The cotton WaH given
two culuvaiion4 and five hociurs loN
TIA hQeinr being necessary owing tu
the wcediuosr of the inndl
The cotton was planted ON April
30 and tho first hlonuf were netirDi
ON IuiN D. roo flfHi pithlnf We uu
s,ptemh,f -s the secotd picking nu
october ls aui the tlrrd or last pick
INK ON November o.
The Durango cotton o. 70 long sol-
son variety bat there seems tu Doe uu
difficulty bon getting 10 tc mature 300
this valley, the average growing Hri.
son Tor the past eleven years hat been
10G days and the cotton thiH year mu-
turod iu about 100 DAYS.
Worry little Irrigation b. Required Tor
the growing of cotton Whom me crop
b. properly cultivated, hy using less
water there BEL "a tendency tu shorten
the growing season and hasten MA
turify.
Tho resultH % three years work iu-
dicniD that good yields Of cotton com
Dee secured both on mesa and valley
lands. nut those who contemplate
planting cptt0n should exercise care
"a secure good seed. plant early, cul
uvatc often aud use water H%puringly.