The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . BUSINESS HOUSES AT DEMING. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 193 enue. In the northwestern part, along the upper Mimbres,fine farms are located and good crops of alfalfa, wheat, corn,and orchard products are raised. Vegetables are producedin great abundance and of the best quahty, including potatoes,sweet potatoes, beans, peas, beets, celery, onions, pumpkins,squashes, water melons and cantaloupes. The soil in the val-ley is a deep rich alluvium and needs only to be irrigated toproduce heavily. The county s
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . BUSINESS HOUSES AT DEMING. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 193 enue. In the northwestern part, along the upper Mimbres,fine farms are located and good crops of alfalfa, wheat, corn,and orchard products are raised. Vegetables are producedin great abundance and of the best quahty, including potatoes,sweet potatoes, beans, peas, beets, celery, onions, pumpkins,squashes, water melons and cantaloupes. The soil in the val-ley is a deep rich alluvium and needs only to be irrigated toproduce heavily. The county seat and largest town is Deming. It was founded in November, 1H81. The Southern PacificRailway, which was then building towards the Pacific coast,had just reached this point and was making preparations forthe erection of shops, furnishing an incentive for the buildingof a city of tents and shanties on the plains. Six months laterthe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe completed its line to thatpoint and formed a junction with the Southern Pacific and as-sured to Deming a position of prominence in that
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