Pit silo guidance cited for beef and dairy farms
An article urges farmers to build pit silos or cemented earth-walled pits to store silage and save money. It details methods, costs, and benefits, including specific examples from Seibert and Norton, Kansas, and notes higher gains with silage versus dry feed.
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Tinsley
Seibert
Cole
M. E. Roberts
E. Wray
Norton
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Rumors About Chino Copper Water Plans At Lambrecht Draw
Reports circulate that Chino Copper Company may obtain Lambrecht Draw waters for its Horley mill and build a bedrock dam forming a large artificial lake to store flood waters. Locals near the dam site oppose redirecting flow, with possible appeals to waters on the Silver City Draw if rejected.
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Chino Copper Company
Lambrecht
Lambright Draw
Horley
Chino
Victoria Land & Cattle Co
Apachetejo
Silver City
Feeding stages for corn and Kaffir cane explained
The text states corn is eaten when the ears are denting. Kaffir and cane are eaten when the seeds are ripe but the stalk remains full of sap.
Advisory board urged to aid new settlers in valley farming
J G Cooper of the First State Bank proposes a five member Chamber of Commerce advisory board to guide new farmers on development plans tailored to individual cases. He argues this would reduce mistakes, save money, and prevent disappointments while promoting regional resource development. Fred Bigham of El Paso, with Bigham Love Livestock Co., said his firm will restock the Smyer ranch east of Deming after selling 700 cattle. the land features four water sources and twenty five sections of range.
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J.G. Cooper
First State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Fred Bigham
El Paso
Bigham & Love Live Stock i Co
Deming
Smyer
Bigham
New York
Cornell University
St. Louis
agricultural college
Deming Gains Publicity In July Southwest Magazines
The Earth, a Santa Fe Southwest journal with fifty thousand readers, highlights Deming and Mimbres Valley in ten editorial notes. It covers alfalfa farms, cattle shipments, oil prospects, Spaulding town, homeplot developments, and Deming Chamber of Commerce efforts. It argues farming can be financially rewarding with proper equipment, rotation, and supervision, citing successful examples and rising food demand.
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Deming
The Earth
Santa Fe
Southwest
Mimbres Valley
Alfalfa Farms Co
Spaulding
Harvey House
China
Mimbres
Homeplot
Denver Field
N. M
Flood floods Mimbres Valley ditches after dam completion
A large head of water flowed Monday and Tuesday through the ditches of the Mimbres Valley Irrigation Co. west of town soaking a wide area. Much grass and farming land received thorough irrigation, marking the first flood since the concrete diversion dam at the head-gate was completed.
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Mimbres Valley Irrigation Co
Roosevelt Visits Deming Electric Irrigation Plant
Col Roosevelt tours the Union Station irrigation facility with friend W. E. Holt in Deming. He jokes that rain is pleasant yet unreliable while admiring the plant’s abundant discharge and quips about water worries ending for farmers with big on the farm. He moves through the crowd smiling and praising the setup.
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Col. Roosevelt
W. E. Holt
union station
Deming
chuckie
Farm life improves with barn and dwelling quality
The Journal of Agriculture notes that farm life prospers when both the dwelling and the barn meet high standards of comfort sanitation and convenience. Good buildings support productive labor and better living conditions for farm families.
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Journal of Agriculture
Baptist Society in Deming Reports Growth and Giving
The Deming Baptist church led by Rev C. T. Finch has contributed 700 to the state cause in the last 54 weeks and reports a 68 member increase, placing it among the top in the state for membership growth.
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The
Baptist church
Deming
C. T. Finch
Baptist church of
Why You Need a Silo ist Practically all of the crop is utilized
The text argues that silos prevent waste, protect soil moisture for fall planting, storage uses only a tenth of shelved space, provide green fodder in winter, aid digestion, and allow feeding more cattle per acre.
How Canadian Farmers Market
The Daily Consular Trade Reports describe Canadian egg circles under the Canadian department of agriculture. Farmers stamp eggs to identify shipments from farm to city kitchens, marketing by dozen units and paying farmers a premium over market price due to quality control. This co operative approach yields uniformly fresh eggs and shared accountability for quality.
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moving picture
Lake, Superior
Canadian department of agriculture
circle
Canada
New Mexico
Deming and Mimbres Valley Area Advertising Push
The Rio Mimbres Irrigation Company plans a handsome fall booklet on Deming and the Mimbres Valley with incidental reference to the company project. A Deming district folder will be issued and distributed in thousands. Mr. York and a large land sales force promote this development alongside the Mimbres Valley Alfalfa Farms Co and its top manager Mr. Miesse.
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Rio Mimbres
Deming
Mimbres Valley
York
Mimbres Valley Alfalfa Farms Co
Miesse
United States
middle west
Chamber of Commerce
Record rainfall drenches Mimbres Valley in six-hour downpour
Lona County reports the heaviest rain in five years with 1.98 inches at the S P station between 7 and 4. The storm was widespread across the county aiding cattlemen and farmers, reviving alfalfa and irrigation plans. Floods reached the Mimbres river showing wide reach. Telegraph lines down river and a second soaking rain followed Tuesday night.
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Mimbres
S. P
Deming
Lee Leater
hig yard
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