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Newspaper
Rio Grande Farmer
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
8
A 1922 to 1923 agricultural outlook cites higher crop prices, lower freight rates and eased credit as factors easing farmer strain. While some regions suffer poor crops and high local taxes, cooperative marketing grows and legislation assists. Strong economic forces aim to restore balance with industry and improve conditions for farmers in 1923.
A Dona Ana County farm agent outlines cotton planting options including dry seed in moist ground and seeds soaked prior to planting. It covers soil types from adobe to looser ground, equipment like planter devices, soil preparation methods, and timing with irrigation. Examples from local growers illustrate furrow creation, seed depth, and soaking practices to optimize germination and early growth.
Transplanting crops, cabbage, lettuce, peppers and beans are advised for Las Cruces gardens. Early varieties like Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage and Early Alaska peas, along with tomatoes and radishes, are discussed with planting timings, water level tips, and local suitability. Also notes on irrigation, soil prep, and field leveling to boost next year’s yield.
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey reports a major drop in gopher numbers across the Mesilla valley and adjacent districts, with 80 percent fewer gophers in Bering Anthony La Mesa Fill and Dona Ana. Irrigation districts credit poisoning and trapping programs for saving water bills and reducing bank damage.
Irrigation District and Farm Bureau push gopher control as schools and farmers join a long running program. A county questionnaire shows full farmer support for continued trapping with traps sold to farms for summer use. Trappers, including trained Biological Survey men, have caught thousands of gophers and even families helped by poisoning efforts ongoing since October 15, 1922.
W P Thorpe, dairyman, discusses a pasture system using sweet clover on winter or spring wheat and barley. He estimates modest inputs of $2 to $2.50 for seed or fertilizer, yielding a clover stand by July and August capable of supporting two cows, with continued grazing or plowing under as green manure for extra gains.
Field trials at the Elephant Butte Alfalfa Association farm show sweet clover plowed under before alfalfa seeding aids early growth. W S Kent of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Marble Hill notes praise for the crop and its potential to be safely sown with grain in fall or spring. The aim is to prevent tank growth that could hinder harvest and curing.
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