30 BULLETIN" 806, V. S. DEPAETMEl^T OF AGRICULTURE. 



NEW MEXICO. 



Distribution.— ^Qi^oh growings in New Mexico, like the growing of 

 other kinds of fruit there, is confined almost entirely to irrigated 

 vallej's. The principal districts and centers where peach growing 

 is important are the following: The Pecos Valle}^, especially about 

 Carlsbad, in Eddy County ; the Rio Grande Valley, with Las Criices, 

 in Dona Ana County, the most important locality; Otero County, 

 about Tularosa ; and the San Juan County district, in the north- 

 western corner of the State, centering especially about Farmington. 

 Smaller interests exist also in some of the other fruit-growing areas, 

 such as the Mimbres Valley district in Luna County; the Portales 

 section in Roosevelt County, the latter being a recently developed 

 fruit-growing district ; the north-central part of the State, in Colfax 

 County, where small areas irrigated by various mountain streams are 

 devoted to peaches; the San Miguel Countj^ district; a small district 

 in northern Santa Fe and in southern Rio Arriba counties; and a 

 similar district in the central part of Taos County. 



Taneties. — In the three or four most important districts the Alex- 

 ander, Hynes {Hynes Surprise)., Carman, Texas {Texas King), 

 Mamie Ross, Champion, Elberta, Late Crawford, Crothers, and Sal- 

 wey varieties are largely grown. In those of small importance the 

 fruit grown consists mostly of the Elberta and Late Crawford sorts. 



The Alexander arid Hynes (neither of which appears to be much 

 grown) are late' in blossoming, while the Texas, Mamie Ross, and 

 Crothers are medium late; hence, they are less likely to be injured 

 by spring frosts than the earlier blossoming sorts. 



Distribution. — The report of the Arizona Commission of Agricul- 

 ture and Horticulture for the year ended June 30, 1915, shows that 

 of the fruit trees and vines of the 10 leading kinds imported into the 

 State for the preceding fiscal year, 44.5 per cent, or 94,752 in num- 

 ber, consisted of peach trees. It was further estimated that 30,500 

 peach trees grown in local nurseries were planted also during the 

 same year. 



While peach growing in Arizona has not attracted wide attention 

 from a commercial standpoint, there are three irrigated valleys in 

 Avhich the interests are of considerable local importance — ^the Salt 

 River Valley in Maricopa County, the Verde Valley in Yavapai 

 County, and the Gila Valley in Graham County. 



Varieties. — The Elberta is largel}^ grown. A few Belle, Salwe3% 

 and possibly other sorts are occasionally found. According to Mc- 

 Clatchie and Coit,^ a considerable number of varieties do well in the 



1 McClatcbip, A. .T.. Coit, J. E., and others. Relation of weather to crops and varieties 

 adapted to Arizona conditions. Ariz. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 78, pp. 44-118. 1916. 



