Identifier: landofsunshineha02newm (find matches)
Title: The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: New Mexico. Bureau of Immigration Frost, Max, comp Walter, Paul A. F
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Publisher: (Santa Fe, N.M.) J.S. Duncan: public printer
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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of the prairie states.The secret of its producing power probably lies in the largeamount of sediment contained in the irrigation waters. TheNile Valley, with its irrigation waters loaded with sediment,is considered one of the most fertile in the world, and yet inNew Mexico there are a number of Nile Valleys in miniature. The crops are not seriously troubled by either insect pestsor fungus diseases. Much sunshine and dry climate preventthe growth of fungi and, therefore, these are not likely tobecome troublesome. The insect pests that have found theirway here seem to be quite easily controlled by proper treat-ment. It is quite a common custom, especially among the nativepopulation, to grow two crops on the same land in one season,that is, a crop of wheat and a crop of corn. This systemwould be inadvisable in the rain belt, but in sections whereirrigation is employed and the water applied is loaded withrich sediment, it is a question if any serious criticism of thispractice can be made.
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 85 New Mexicos climate is a source of wealth to its people.Agricultural operations, especially in the southern half, arecarried on throughout the year. Ground may be plowed anytime during the winter, and cereals and alfalfa are sown dur-ing this season of the year, thus leaving the summer monthsfree in which to harvest the cereal crops and the four or fivecuttings of alfalfa. The principal agricultural and horticultural counties areColfax, San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Chaves, Eddy, Santa Fe,Dona Ana, Socorro, Valencia, Mora, Sandoval, Roosevelt andBernalillo, although good agricultural land is found in everycounty. Results. At the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, an agriculturaland horticultural exhibit from New Mexico received two goldmedals, three bronze medals, and five certificates of honorablemention in competition with the rest of the North American aswell as the South American continent. At the Louisiana Pur-chase Exposition at St. Louis, peaches from Ro

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