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PROrOSSB ClXLl PROCESS B^ fUM W THE ESFMOLA ¥iLLEY, NEW MEXICO 



Tha Espaaeis ?all®y Chii© ©rs^ars applied £® Sk© Morthara Rio Grande Rtsouro© 

 and Develspraesfi S®assiee«^ f<^t assiseaae® in esfeablishing a shile proeessing plant 

 in ths Espaaola ¥§,ll®y, Th© sss®eia£i©3a estlaaees ekaS ske proposed plant with 

 freezings, eanningj, ani dahydr&elag fseilisiea would s©gE fraia $75,000 to $100,000. 

 It jfealizes that ia sddltian fc® |>la.sst facilitias, &,n adequats raarket inast be 

 developed for th© pr@dus6 t@ ©btsin tk® ®bj@seiv®s ®f s steady insoias for chils 

 growers an4 an added soujfce ©f Xceal aiaploymsiat. 



The analysis and soaelusions th&£ follow rely greatly on the earlier v7ork 

 of persons in Nev Messiso and C©Iorad©» Thas® sources islll be noted. I h&ve 

 collected this laaterial up to date and prdssnt it with sotas aoraclusions. 



Acreage and PrGd uetion Statisties ea Chile 



Acreage and pi^owiuction statistics on ehile are not reported by the New 

 Mexico Crop and Livestock Repo-sting Service » 



However^ astis^t@s ■os current and potential s-sraage, yield, &^d prc^duction 

 have been prepared by the sklle producers ia tbs Bspanola Valley under the 

 supervision of their e©unty ©ganto They esti^s^te th^t approssimately 375 acres 

 are currently planted to chile in this valley. In ^ssuasing an averags yield of 

 6 tons to the a.craj, tfeelr pr^du&tion estitaate would ^pproxirsate 2, 250 tons of 

 ripe green and red pod®. 



The acreage potential in the Eipanols, Valley is placed at an additional 

 IjOOO acres ©ver ths current estirs^te. This would indicate that close to 1,400 

 acres could be'plaated t^ ehiie in the Espanola Valley area, if the processing 

 facilities and a market f©r the product casi fee established. 



