The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-18
GOOD CONDITIONS
N SOUTHEASTERN
PART OF STATE
Rains Help Crops; Cot
ton Yield to Be Par
t~icularly Good

ROsWEidA n. NJ June IL
Abundant rains pastures rapidly
Improving. cotton thriving. hay
harvest IN full swing. sheep shear
ing under way ana a fair fruit
crop In sight epitomize conditions
In southeastern New Mexico.
Abundant rains have occurred
throughout Lea county and the
creator part OF Chaves county,
especially IN the lower pecos val
ley. Following heavy rains
throughout thls section In April,
good ruins have been experienced
Throughout the month OF May and
the early part of this month. The
rain hns resulted In some damage
90 the alfalfa crop, but the good
they have done has far Outweighcd
the damage. In n few scattering
sections IN the foothills west OF
Roswell. rain H. stiii needed pretty
badly. but these areas are very
limited. Reports from all over
Roosevelt Lea. Chaves, Eddy and
DcBaca counticH Indicate good
pasture conditions In general
A crop that IL OF vital Interest
this ycar foF the entire southeast
ern portion OF the state In cotton.
and at the present time. the uon
dition Of this crop h very good.
Rains throughout the month OF
May made II possible to obtain 4
very good stand from the first
planting. Some repianung has
been necessary in Eddy county, but
very little has been done in
chatcs. Hot weather following
the rains has made growing con-
ditidns ideal for the young plants
and cultivation In now going on In
nearly every field. From present
~indieniionu Eddy county viii have
an drreaCa Of about 5000. while
Chavea county viii have approx
imntely 5000 acres. compared with
an acreage Of about 10, 600 IN Eddy
county last rear and about 1000
In Chaves county. Len county re-
ports a large enough acreage 70 de-
mnnd another gin In addition to
those already In the county. Rooae-
welt county has been making an
effort TO obtain n gin ut rortuics.
but the contract has not hccu let nj
the present time.
The cutting OF alfalfa Is under
way throughout the entire valley.
The quality IL generally good and
The price which was excellent at
the opening OF the scnson has de-
ciined considerably as usual after
the first cutting has been put on
the market. but shipments con
tinue in good volume. The al
faifa mn at Hngermnu IN running
full cnrftity ana this year h put
ing OUT a special. extra fancy
grade Of meal, IN addition to the
ordinary grades.
Reports from orchardInts
throughout tho Pecos valley indi-
cate that the apple crop will be
somewhat larger than last years.
amounting TO about 600 cars for
the valley. Owners OF peach
orchards who smudgcd this spring
viii harvest a good crop. Results
obtained from the Lse OF Emudse
pots and orchard heaters this
spring have convinced the hest
ercbndiHfs more strongly than ever
hat the practise II a paying one.
Cattle and sheep are gaining
rupidly with the abundance Of
grass that has followed the recent
rains and southeastern New Mex-
leo should be filled with fat stock
In q few weeks Sheep ahrarine IL
now under way at most ahearing
plants and a fair CLIP - being oh
tanned, The rising wool and lamb
market y giving shcepmen cause
for Optimism.
Ia summarizing. IL may be said
that northeastern New Mexico will
lie able to cash In something dur
ing Tho yenr on a good grain crop
Throughout the dry farming sec
uonf a cotton crop throughout the
entire section and n good hay and
frp4 crop for the valley. The
sheepmen will he able 10 disposn OF
their lamb crop and wool crop at
ranuucrntixe prices. and cattle
men will have a fair Increase In
their herds to dispose OF this fall.
Al stock should soon he In ex-
coilcnt eondition and the general
tome Of agricultural conditions Is
very much improved.
In paris OF Germany all achon.
hoOka have every refereucp 10 lhf