The alfalfa crop is a great one in the Rio…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

The alfalfa crop is a great one in the Rio Grande valley just at present. It costs $4 per ton to produce and lay alfalfa down at the depot, baled, and the price is $11.50 in the sum- mer, and $14 in the winter. The net profit is from $7 to $10 per ton. Already two cuttings have been made, the first averaging two tons per acre, and the average yield of the valley will be seven tons per acre, or a net profit of from $50 to $60 per acre.