THE CENTRAI. RIO GRANDE VALLEY 



Bleuher Market Gardens, Albuquerque 



In this valley alfalfa produces always four cuttings, often five, and 

 in rare instances or specially cared for fields, six cuttings in a season. 

 Each cutting from a fair stand produces three-fourths of a ton to two 

 tons per acre, or as a comparative estimate, six tons per season, per acre. 



Alfalfa costs from $2.50 to $5.00 per acre per season to grow and 

 harvest, including all expenses for water, cutting, etc., with an added 

 charge of from $1.00 to $1.50 per ton for baling. Obviously the large 

 grower, with his own baling machinery and better equipment, can load 

 his alfalfa on the cars cheaper than the man whose crop is limited to 

 an acr^ or so. But the profit of the small grower is satisfyingly large. 



ALFALFA SELLS AT CUTTING AT FROM $10 to $12.50 

 per ton STORED UNTIL THE WINTER SEASON IT SELLS 

 READILY AT $14 to $16 per ton. THE AVERAGE ALL YEAR 

 PRICE IN THIS VALLEY IS $13.50 per ton. 



A NET PROFIT OF $60 per acre per season from alfalfa is not 

 unusual, while a net profit of $40 per acre, if properly cared for, is sure. 



