Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
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1969: The region’s broomcorn harvest is in full swing. The newspaper talked to Leslie Robbins, who raises the crop six miles northeast of San Jon. About 12,000 to 15,000 acres of broomcorn in the region are grown, most of it dryland-farmed. Robbins said eastern New Mexico produces as much broomcorn as any other area in the United States.
• Today is Governors Day for the Tucumcari Evening Lions Club that meets at Del’s Restaurant in Tucumcari. Lions District 40X Gov. Sidney Barnard of Carlsbad was scheduled to attend. District 40X encompasses much of eastern New Mexico.