The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-04-10


Pred cumnlnNs from he american
Farm Iiartau Federation. 10 nehist IN
romnIciinH farm bureau ofranIaativns
% Now MtxIro. AR Cumminfe has
iurt completed a most snccessful
membership cnmpaign IN AflEons and
came TO- NrW Mexico Monday % be-
Gin bis work here. since he can re-
main in the state onb q short time
Inc state farm bureau - nskIns him
Ito devuie he time 60 those c%ountie.
vhcrp he can secure The active and
hearty cooperation 81 tho local farm
bureau officials and frcmhefs and
where worth while canpaien can
ne rut on.
Newer before was there such n need
a. NOW exists for orgnni1ation % p
farrntrar Interests" says Frnncin p.
Lester, president Of The state Farm
/ and Investors bureau. "Nrw Mexico
| cannot lax behind the moycmcnt Vow
Il YOUR chance 90 complete your or
sanitation and membership with she.
AID af an fxrfrt organizer who can
toll In n convincing way what tho
ffrm bureau movement u doing for
the farmer"
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Cpuprfnfivc Selling Of Eae~ Pays
@Thnse who followed M ga mar
ket during the month ~ February
will b. nErccahly surpfiacd. no doubt.
upon rrcrlyInE n return OF 36c rer
dozen net for The February eggs" was
the way D letter read thnt was ad-
dressed ~ mcmbcrs % the Mcaiiia
Valley rupltrv association, accom-
panyinE their February egg check.
This vas lust Be- per lnzcn premium
over TIE average 81 tile highest price
during the month and an average %
~ cents more than nou-mcnhefs r.
celved ioraliY. When u cooperative
selling association can get reaalie
such a. this no farmer can Ions at
ford to remain ouUlie II De or
sanitation.
Opportunities For ~IAtrstock Clubs
Livestock can be- p~urenasch much
! cheaper now than u could "a year
ago. Feed D. relatively cheaper IN
proportion 10 the price 81 stock. A
large number NJ boys and kris viii
take advantage 81 those opportunities
Ia get into club work md nue up
with last years ~mcberahlp in the
| pix. SOW and litter. or calf clubs
Livestock clubs are being formed by
"a majority Of the county agents IN the
| state and any boy or girl can get
Into this Interesting and ~prcfitnble
game ~ taking up the matter with
their county "
producsng nleecr Potato Yields
When "a boy of y girt IN n potato
GroWlnE club succeeds IN raising
tahcrs 81 b rate OF SEQ to coo
Bushels per acre. as man ~ them
have done. a ~ ~ source 90 Inspiration
TO other meiAbors 81 the club who are
less fortunate. and what ~ perhaps
81 greater Importance. an object les
son 20 their elders as 10 what can be
accomplished when the crup a. riy-n
proper attention. To guide boy and
girl club members. a. well ns their
elders In producing bigger potato
4 Yields. the United States department
81 agriculture has recently published
Farmers Bulletin 1850. '.How 20
/ Grow an Acre OF Potatoes" II a. pre-
pared especially for use in boys and
girls club work, and every step from
the selection OF the potato soil a. The
harvesting, erading. and storing OF
the CROP o. discussed
Up 20 the first % This week farm
crs 81 MDfiarity Torrance county.
had contributed 81 sacks OF beans
for the starving children % Austria.
As a result Of recent snow and
rain. soil conditions In the Mountain
air district are reported TO be more
favorable Tor big crops than for "A
number of years. Farmers VINO were
very AMNIH AN"NNMANh'I w MhMH NH'
are now extending their acreage.
several carloads Of alfalfa seed
have been sold recently by farmers
under the Carlsbad project, Eddy
county. tho shipments going princi-
paily to Denver. and the sales being
at 80 cents a pound
The final carlot shipment Of on
ions from the lortnlea irrigation dis-
trict moved last week 60 Chicago on
n teiegraphic order from n commls-
sion merchant, who stated that the
POriaiea onions were proving q satis-
factory subatitute Tor the spanish
Dania onion
During the past week pOrtales
farmers have shipped a carload OF
seed potatoes TO Clarendon, Texas
| completing potato shipments for th'
season. A considerable increase "
the acreage Will be made this year
and tho sweet potato acreage vii
also be enlarged,
The plains country Of eastern oual
county reports soil conditions excel
lent ~ result OF late snows. irua.
perfs are said 10 be GOOD for NJ
enlarged wheat production. The ann
conditions are reported Inioi
county md eastern Mora county
where a late snowfall has stores
abundant moisture.
1--WE sales Of tractors IN Union
county farmers were reported NJ
dealers AZ Clayton last week.
Edward Burris and NJ. Hermann o
Mills have returned Co that plac'
from Cuba, Saudovul county Whcri
they flied on homestead land burri'
secured half r. section. ana Hermann
Ii fun section. 4 number nf othel
farmers from b same place hus'
recently made filings north ~ cuba
High winds during the past we'i
urc reported Co have done consider
able damage 90 plowed land in me
riciniiy Of pammontc. Union county
Harry Howard. ~ TINT place. roe
porfod that 80 acres Of his whcaI
had been blown out.
Secretary Of the Interior Fan hal
notified mrmcrh on the Carlsbad ir