Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-01-09
Southwest News
From An Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

OF UDont 10 ne spent III Improvement
and extension of the Socorro county,
New Mexico rural school system.
The executive committee OF the
Southern Baptist convention Of New
Mexico, decided on Las Vegas as the
location for the Baptist college, which
ls TO be erected In this state.
"a square deal for the farm boy and
the farm GIRL" Is n of the slogans
OF the Boys and Girls club depart
ment of the Agricultural Extension
Service Of the University Of Arlzonn.
Officials Of the Mesn post of the
American Legion have launched a
movement TO secur for the post two
sections OF land northeast of Mesa,
Arizona. The land Is now held by the
Wan Department. 1t was hOmestended
ten years ago by officers Of the Mesa
Company of the Arizona National
Guard and held as a military reserve.
Giovanni Estrada, a bright Mexican
boy, o years old, Is In the st. Mary's
hospital Mt Gallup, N. Mex, In n serl-
Gus condition ns the result OF being
burned by nn electric wire. The boy
climbed n pole to get n ball which had
lodged In the wires and In some way
came In contact with II live wire with
the result that his left arm was burned
off ut the elbow, his right arm partial
ly disabled and his body burned In
several places.
Four hundred and four forest fires
have occurred during the past season
In the national forests of Arizona and
New Mexico, according to a report just
compiled by the forest service. Fully
so per cent of these fires were caused
by human agency, and approximately
80 per cen by lightning. Among those
caused by human agency, the largest
number were set by logging operations,
AMI the next largest by campers. These
fires burned more thnn six thousand
acres of forest land, caused damage Of
about $4,000, and cost over $4,000 to
extlngulsh. One and one-fourth mil
lion board feet Of timber were des-
troyed.
The Federal Monthly Crop Report
just released for publication through
the office OF Field Agent Il. II. HIRE
OF the Bureau OF Crop Estimates.
shows that New Mexico has planted
this full 1000 acres OF wheat com
pared to $4,000 ncres planted last
year. Last years crop passed the win
ter and spring with an abandonment of
only o per cent OF the planted acreage.
The condition of the present crop Is
reported better on December LIST, than
was last years crop at that time. In
the United States only IS, 10000 acres
of wheat has been planted This year,
compared to 50,4S9,000 planted last
year. The condition of this crop Is
only S5.2 per cent of normal, compared
TO u condition of $50 per cent for last
years crop at this time. This report
shows lhat New Mexico has produced
GS1, roo bushels of apples this year, and
40 per cent of these have been shipped
from the county In which they were
grown. Chaves county reports having
shipped SIS cars, San Juan county 200,
Otcro 60, and Ne Buca II cars. The
Bureaus investigation relative Ia
wages OF farm labor this year, com
pared to 1918, 1917, and 1910, show
that the wages OF the firm laborer
have kept pace In this state with high
cost of living. The report shows that
the average wage by the month with
out board, wns as follows FOR 1910
S3I,25 for 1917, $500; for 1918, $500
and for 1919, $1,000 This year, day
laborers commanded $500 per day
last year they were paid S2.3S In 1917
Si.07 and In 1910 they were only paid
El.5s.
Arizona's mines enriched the world
by S1TI,51N,3Ss.S during the year just
closing, according TO the annual report
of the state tax commission. The min
erals produced totnled 10, lSS, T102C
dry tons, and the average value pei
ton from the gross Yield was 500
Copper production amounted TO abouI
10 times the value Of all the other min
erals produced, gold and silver follow
ing next. Copper produced amounted
20 T20,O0i ,0ST.06 pounds, of which 0S2,
: S23,22GOl pounds were marketed at Al
average price OF S0.2320l, or a total o
Sl03,21s,5lG35. Gold production
amounted to 2l0.250OS ounces the NV
erage price being S20.i3, and the tota
value being S5,O02, TO0l3 In silve.
production the state had 5,120,O5i.i
ounces, the average price heinz
SL.JT2T, and the total value, S4,0s8,
1907. In lead the state produced q,
022,052,03 pounds at an average valu,
OF .0G6T, or a total OF SAL, 503.2G.
The government has approved plan
and specifications for Tie Douglns.Ro