The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-15

W bout rcirrnnEement OF the COM
mun.ty bitches. or without the re-
s,..ufF would cost perhaps t2H
nu acre. Drainage with up-to-dnto
.nrIlHiion plants and the
.tIun Hf water tu make u available
Tod 900 seasons of the year might
.,.f .ue farmer $50 an acre. After
O. sri clnfe study ~ the v.tluc Of
lH. iHni IN the districts Including
D.rrUIillo and az far south aa Soc
orIo state Engineer French aver
Iurrl The value per acre In the sal
llrr ai SOIL We an know thai "a
r.sliIwcd acre OF farm land In this
valley VOL supplied with perman-
en- wlter rights and good water
I for irrigation. In cultivation and
producing. would DE worth al least
an average of $3.50 an acre so that
ths lu. rea.. In value OF the land
would many timen pay the cost OF
reclamation But O. will Doe said
thIt ifu man with 90 acros ~ tho
n' r1ru land In this valley should
Doc tnsod $40 an acre Tor tho re-
cilWltiuu % hls land. he could not
rI,Dt the expenditure ct $500. 40
doubt this would De true a. many 70
f.Iuur should 10 be- necessary Tor
hin. 90 pay that amount In cash.
u VIII be- borne In mind, however.
iAlt this $500 expenditure is spread
uttr 90 years time with Interest
only . Der cent per nnnun
which adding 81 per acre per am
mum foo pav the principal on thi.
81 n'. would mean sac 10 year inter-
and $50 % ycur payment upon
the principal 10 has been e-ti-
mated hy person. who know that
thn average production In alfalfa
of 900 mere ~ land now being
q rmr1 In tho valley o. p i-g tons.
Should this land DE reclaimed 80
abe alfalfa could send its roots
down Co 20 depth Of 9 or i feet
without cnccuntcilug permanent
! water. not only would the alfalfa
! fold hast longer. but the production
would be increased ty I 1-2 tons
an acre per mum. A. o. price OF
sl5 H ton, this would mean thnt
r1on acre would produce Ia value
900 o. year nor than ~ yielded
10 fore tho land wus drained. II Will
thus Do" seen thnt thc Increased
o.. ducfir1 ~ three acres out of tho
VIII amount 20 more than
enough 60 pay the Interest and the
rUHuir'd amount ON the principal
'..u gear W the cust OF rccintming
Oh" entire 2O-ncro farm Tho Inter
CO viii grow less each wear, su ID
T. H.f' To- say that three of tho 20
a.rH viii not only Doc increased in
Tue. but tho production hero
from win Doe so Increased that tho
IrUrcHse ON three acres will pay the
Interest ana principal upon tho on
Or" flrut We might nut this uru-
ln another way: We might
fHHt Oh" production uf au ad-
81 .uuHi mIiCh COW would pay the
c"rt cf retaining the whole farm.
u" should tine housewife take an
infnreft IN paying foI this reclaim
i..n Ii acquiring am additional do2-
o." good. laying hens they would
I.F d." debt. Figure 10 out for
y.nrs,l'.
These things ~ MAGE possible
D.. HuHn the Bib provide that inn
o. liut" payment need not ho
r.dH; 70 very low Interest /. churr-
sI and the payments Of the prln-
,.nll are distributed over go many
So rH that 30 viii cost really very
li.ilc Tor any o. year Let us
further consider thut practically
pI the expense Of This resolution.
taat is. the money actually paid
u"f win o. spent boo our own COM
lrunlty Therefore. IL VIII Doe read
soon thut what might seem thc
expenditure ~ an enormous
apuunt OF money. when distributed
.ttponE 5000 farmers whose farms
re- mudn productive. BE-. ln reality.
10 burden az an
" ltf 'ic Reclamation uf the
Valley WIN Mean tn
Albuquerque.
In un address goo which I recent
Iv listened iu Salt Lake city. de-.
uvcrod by Arthur D. Davis. dir.c-
or of Che reclamation service. o.,
made thlh astonishing statement.
which an nctual study uf She fig
ures justified him in making. too