The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-30
New MEXICO
a-aw Farm Notes

Farmers In the whiteweter COM
munity, Mckinley county. have
formed a eo-cpcfauye maf1tetins as
Tho long pending adjustment OF
water rights OF the La Plata rive- be-
tween New MEXICO n Colorado are
about 10 be amicsbiy settled. accord
ing to Attorney Delphi Carpenter. OF
Greeley. Colorado, who represented
Colorado nc a recent conferences with
New Mexieo IRRIGATION authorities
Clyde Reed. OF the Kansas Public
Utilities commission. estimates that
tho recent rate reduction order lower
Ing freight charges on hay n grain
VIII be worth SO million dollars 10
western farmers. II Will save Kansas
farmers alone about rix millions. ne
says.
W 7. HcoEFin. a grower. recently
warned Mesnln valley c~antaioupo
ErowefB that they were losing money
on their seasons melon crop. In spite
OF a claim Of profit made by the Farm
Bureau Marketing association. scos-
Ein. In a Newspaper statement. said
The growers lost f24.ss "a acre In
stead Of mailing a profit. Growers
are now being urged 10 stand together
AUA HtA~-l AINANnh ~ ~ N|tAA| '8A~
diuona against next seasons crop.
With the crop somewhat more thar
one-halt Fdnned. 10 ie expected that
the Carlsbad projects cotton crop will
about equal the early season estimate
OF 5000 bales. rt
c. W. barnes, OF East Grand Plains.
Chaves county. claims the champion
ship record for filling n Eiip. Accord
ing 10 tho chavca county farm bureau
bulletin, Barnes, with five teams
working. fn1ed q 5o-ton stio In four
and one-haif hours With two ssops
for machine troubles.
Roosevelt county poultry rowe
have asked the biological survey field
force TO investigate the possibilities OF
making war on hawks after the coy
otes have beer subdued They claim
that hawks are carrying OFT whole
flocks OF chickens and also wlpins out
the quail.
Growing Denia onions for the big
markets has proven q profitable oper-
alton for several Pecos valley farmers
In tho Artesia district during the past
season. George Horral raised 10000
pounds from half an acre. James A.
Jones and II. r. Guthrie made n profit
On ia u VI INV 0NNNNNNM MAMNI N MA01A
had ruined half their crop. They In
tend 20 try Denia onion growing ON
z t00-acre tract next season. They
expect TO use Japanese labor in tend
ing the crop. IL IN reported.
with half the crop In the Portaies
sweet potato curing warehouses are
filled, according to q report from that
| town. Emergency buildings are belnE
used and the bis overflow crop o.
being used as an argument for a loca.
canning plant.
Mosquero. Harding county. Is the
home OF a new farm ioan association.
formed last week
Lincoln county disputes with Hope.
Eddy county. thu championship apple
production OF the season from a single
tree. A tree on the It. II. Kirkland
place near Hondo produced this Sos
son ~ boxes OF apples running 10 "a
total OF over 5000 pounds,
The new plant OF the Tucumcari
Milling company at rucumcari began
operations yesterday. with a public
reception.
Further efforts 10 encourage cotton
growing IN Chaves county were In
augurated at a meeting In h 0
well chamber Of commerce last Tues
day night.
As a result OF the seasons summing
up, =. y Hookiand. manager Of the
Mesilla Valley FsRrm Bureau Market
Ing association. announoes that cab
bage growing In b valley ~ pront-
able. lie expects 10 sign up 222 acres
for cabbage for next season.
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County Agent IL. NJ. Haltosser OF
San Juan county. reports that a car
OF honey. shipped by a Juan county
bee keepers Melted $1,000. An add
tonal hait-car Is to bc shipped from
Aztec this week.