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Newspaper
Rio Grande Farmer
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
2
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An excerpt lists advertising rates per inch and per word, followed by editorial leadership and staff names. It enumerates Bronson Printing Co. owners, editor Augusta Wolf, and a wide range of department heads, local correspondents, and Farm Bureau officers across Dona Ana and Mesilla Park areas with affiliations to various New Mexico agricultural groups.
The Rio Grande Farmer promotes farmer run editorial stance in the valley. It frames the paper as independent and aimed at giving farmers a voice and guidance on public policy. It discusses cooperation with business and farming groups and analyzes a proposed one million dollar bill to fund water delivery to Mexico via Elephant Butte project, noting political hurdles and the need for farmer input and contract ratification.
A bill granting a one million dollar credit for the water project failed to pass as the session ended. The measure had earned favorable reports from both the house and senate committees.
A fragmented roster lists directors and officers across several local units including J. F. Bradshaw C E Loc Hil, Brook Flester, Bowman, McRamy, Crowder, F Rigney, Donaldson, Reinburg and Rylar. It names chairs and secretaries treasurers such as Anthony Ber, W F Smith, Paul Price, F Weeks, Mrs Donaldson, F J Rigney, Mrs Seadshaw, C McCarty, Wy Conway and CE Locks with various roles.
Readers of Rio Grande Farmer are asked to contemplate the Buy It in Dona Ana County message. The piece argues buying locally supports prosperity through jobs, roads, schools, and services while urging buyers to compare local prices and services before purchasing elsewhere. The campaign emphasizes the home merchant farmer contractor doctor and dentist and notes real benefits from local spending.
A fragmented editorial argues for a farmers trade paper to share practical experience from field to field. It stresses farmer contributions, section focus, and linking College research with real-world farming to boost efficiency and regional agricultural progress in New Mexico.
W P Thorpe reports forty district farmers applied for federal farm loans through Mesilla Valley National Farm Loan Association. Total applications reach 126 400 with over 90 000 monthly, seven of eighteen approved from Spanish America. Loans offer low rates and long terms, saving borrowers hundreds annually compared with private 8 to 10 percent loans, and funds stay local to boost Mesilla Valley prosperity.
RF Hare analyzes 1923 cotton acreage and July supply estimates from the USDA. The report notes 37.2 million acres planted in 1923 with a 104-10 cent rise over 1922, and July stock projections of about 6.821 million bales. Growth prospects depend on demand, with expectations of increased planting in New Mexico counties and Roosevelt areas despite drought.
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