Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-20

Drainage Of the Rio Grande val
ley In this section of the state is
the chief recommendation de by
County Agent Lee Reynolds in his
annual report, which was COM
pleted Friday and has been sent
to the state college, which will file
a copy with the United States agri-
cultural department.
Speaking of the recommends
lions for work of the county agent
here, Mr.. Reynolds states in his re-
port:
1.-The county agent recommends
that next year the bulk of the time
be spent on drainage matters, as
that is the one great question
which confronts Bernalillo county
in its agricultural lands.
A short review of the drainage
progress in the county is contained
in the annual report.
Realizing the decided value OF
drainage to the county, the county
agent has spent a great amount OIL
his time during the year WORKING
on and talking drainage" the re-
ports states Meetings have been
held with the chamber or COM
merce, the real estate board, the
Rotary club and many private in
dividuals in an endeavor to stimu-
late interest in the question"
County Agent Reynolds report
shows that thirty-two and one-haii
days last year were spent by him on
drainage matters, which indicates
the importance he has attached 10
this problem in Bernalillo county
He has made two drainage inspec-
ton trips down the river as FAR as
Ell Paso. County commissioners
accompanied him on one trip ana
large land owners in the valley on
the other. :,
The need for drainage Is indi-
Gated by the report which states
that:
"Out of 10000 acres of land that
ia susceptible to irrigation in the
county. there are but $3.50 acres In
actual cultivation, according to the
assessors books and not more than
one-half of that is yielding crops
it should yield, because or the
waterlogged condition of the land.
Numerous committees OF organ
izations of a civic character nave
appointed committees and 1t is ex-
pected that the cooperation OF
these with the county agents OF
flee will bring the desired results.
More Clubs Needed.
The development of more Doys
and girls clubs is also recon-
mended by County Agent Reynolds
He states. as an example, that the
county ia in serious need of corn
DEVELOPMENT and that in his opin-
ion the best thing which can pc
done toward this end is the eslap-
Hshment of clubs with their result
ant rivalry among the boys OF tne
1--WE can reach the boys through
club work." Mr.. Reynolds states IN
his report, land through them' we
can reach the parents"
A corn club with several mem
hers was organized this year, put
the results were not good, most OF
the boys losing their crop through
various unexpected causes
A number of types of corn were
tried in the hope of getting go9o
comparison of results. The county
agent StdTteu tlle ISo'o "'N
club expecting to eventually better
the corn crop of the county by
more scientific cultivation OF a
tyne of corn better suited to the
conditions than that which is
mostly used now. The club tests
will probably be continued next
year under more favorable condi-
tons.
Numerous other suggestions for
the betterment of agricultural pur-
suits in the county and the devel-
opment of more productive meth
DDS were suggested in the annual
report.
County Agents Work.
The scope of the work OF the
county agent is shown by the sum-
mary, his time during the year be
ing devoted to all types OF agricul-
tural work. Among other subjects
upon which he devoted considera-
BILE time last year are the organ
ization of farm bureaus; river
hank protection; crop tests; seed
distribution and tests; destruction
of plant destroyers; orchard prun-
ing; rodent control; home garden
ing, dairying; the swine industry
and the assisting in the formation
of such organizations as the CO.
operative dairy and the COW testing
association. The poultry associa :
ton has also had the close co-op-