Purebred Guernsey herds brought here in 1880s
August 20, 2026
The Land of Shalam, a religious and agricultural colony founded in 1884 six miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico’s Mesilla Valley, grew out of the vision of Dr. John B. Newbrough, a former physician and dentist from Ohio who had made fortunes in the California and Australian gold rushes. After…
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