1871, Jan 20       Born in Chihuahua, Mexico
1873                    Brought to the U.S. by his Grandmother, Doņa Jacoba
1875                    Moved to the Mesilla Valley
1889                    Became a U.S. citizen
1890                    Entered the new agriculture college in Mesilla Park
1894                    Graduated in the first class of the New Mexico College of Agriculture
1894-1906           Assistant in Agriculture, N.M.C.A & M.A.
1899-1900           Special graduate work, Cornell University
1906                    M.S.A. from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
1906-1945           Professor of Horticulture
1906-1913           Horticulturalist at the Agricultural Experiment Station
1913-1945           Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station
1927, June          Honorary Doctor in Agriculture, NMSU
1943, May 3       Honorary Doctor of Science, University of New Mexico,
                            Albuquerque
1941-1947           Member of Selective Service State Board of Appeals
1945, Feb.           Hospitalized with Parkinson's Disease
1948, Aug. 6       Died at McBride's Hospital, Las Cruces, NM