Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-28
NEW MEXICO WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Gallup -- outlook for farming
conditions never better in this sec
ton. At first fair held at Gallup
last fall there were farm products
exhibited there that would compete
favorably in any farming section, a
great surprise to people who
thought that Mckinley county con-
sisted of only coal mines and waste
land in the form of sand hills and
rocky peaks. and thought that jack
rabbits and sage brush were the
only living things that could sur
vive such conditions,
Silver City-Mining conditions in
the copper camps somewhat quiet,
owing to low price and lack Of de-
mand and general unsettled condi4i
tons over the country at this time.
Dexter-Cattle in excellent com
dition and cattlemen should realize
100 per cent calf crop next spring,
as winter range is in splendid con-
dition.
Clovis--75, 900 acres planted back
to wheat in this county this year,
which is a large acreage, consider
ing that only 8 per cent of the land
in this county is under cultivation,
including crops of all kinds.
Considerable activity
in TularoSa Basin Oil Field, several
wells spudded in lately. Work on
$15O,000 scenic driveway through
mountains now at standstill owing
to bad weather viii be resumed
in the spring.
1t is only the radicals on both
sides of the peace treaty contro-
versy in this country who are OPP
posing a compromise upon this
question.
Buildings and other
equipment for Peco refinery Will be
ready in February for manufacture
of Petroleum products. ~
New bank at Mora had 100000
deposits at end of year
Las Cruces-During past year
cotton has been successfully grown
here following three year expert
ment at state College and at pres
ent time there is great influx OF
cotton growers from Yuma, Ariz..
who are buying land to plant cot
ton during coming year. Several
thousand acres will be planted and
one or more cotton gins erected.
Silver City--Mohair growers of
this section form organization.
Grant county has 10000 head
goats producing 100000 pounds
yearly.
Fifty-two oil wells drilling, five
down 1000 feet, two down 2,760f
107 wells under contract, 800 gelo-
gists in fields of state.
Excess of rainfall in year still
six inches.
Alamogordo George Warnock
mine lays 5000 feet water line.
House-Sudan grass here bring
$50 per acre.
Socorro-Large number students
enroll at school of mines.
Six oil companies ready to drill in
Union county.
Portales gets second grain ele-
vator.
Portales now has best equipped
light and power plant in state.
Pennington power plant to in
crease capacity to meet demands.
Hillsboro = Grey Eagle again
ships ore. -
Deming gets new wholesale hard
ware firm.
Columbus state bank increases
capital stock.
Clovis citizens buy site for air.
plane landing. 80
Clovis starts 1920 with quarter
million building program,
Luna county farmers get record
crop beans; 2,212 pounds per acre
on eight acres,
Bank of Springer becomes first
national.
Fort Sumner = Twenty-six car
loads wyoming cattle. five cars
horses unloaded here.
Mesilla farmers get two cars Hoi-
stein & Guernsey cows.
Anthony ships several cars al
falfa =.
Clovis-Drilling operations to be-
gin in fabian field about Fehru-
AIRY l.
PortaIes-Fourth drilling OUTFIT
unloaded during past month.
Santa Acknowledgment work
steadily on Monte CHS
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