Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-22
orR AesIouLTuaAI RRsouRoEs.

ulililohh cA tu-At4nt d1I lL nEs NlitANN into competition with many of the west ern states Tn the great markets of the
 world with its surplus of grain.
 The different conditions governing the productions of the Ear western coun- try are misleading to the eastern farmer.
 He looks tO the clouds for promise or crop. while here the heaigate and the clean irrIgsting ditch are the main fac tors Of 8 reliable crop. The rich and deep soil and perfect climate, with the certain vistations of moisture through irrigation ditches, are positive coDdI- tions of a bountiful harvest, and no- where else in tue world can the truc;l- ty.ng lsboFs of the husbandman be more certainly relied upon than n Ari. zona. To these conditions of perfec- tions may also be adde! the early sea sous that bring the first crops to matur- Ity several weeks in advance of those of southern California, thereby insuring profitable prices, and multiplicity of crops that can be made to succeed each other upon the same land in a single year.
 And yet agriculture is still in its ex- perimen.al sts-e. With fully seventy thousand acres of land susceptible of irrigation in Itma county, the city of Tucson alone imports in vegetables, cereals, fruits eggs, butter, etc, more than s5OOOO Der month! The ignus fstus of the msles has left no room for this quiet and honorable pursuit and the uneyeutful life ot the farmer has but little attraction for the rowing fortune hunter, who builds great castles upon each succeeding discovery and, as a rule. finally finds grave through the charity of n generous public.
 The water supply for irrigation, gov erns the extent of tillsble land. No at- tempt has yet been made Tn Pima cour- ty to develop new sources of supply, and even the natural water courses remain in their primitive state awaiting the en- terprise and capital that will make them do great service in the support of the human race. The time has not arrived for the beginning of the great and inevi- table change. The broad acres, almos unsaleable will soon be brought under cultivation. and their products will find a ready and profitable market at hone. In this respect Pima county Possesse- an advantage yer almcst every other portion of the SerrItoEy. It not only has g vast population of consumers, but transportation facilities for its surplus, and 1t is only fram twenty-four to forty eight hoars' travel from perpetual markets fo- all its products. Without & market the mnst productive farm II, the world Is practically O. little value, while even 8 poor one, with steady and prof able market, is a price less treasure.
 Two crops year IS the rule upon soil that can be irrigated, and even wi.h this exhaustive process, dOubly so from the prevailing method of blowing but a few inches ID depth, the fields upon the Santa Cruz bottoms near Tucson have not deteriorGtei in quality during the three centuries of their cultivation. The returns for the labor expended compare ;svorsbly with the most profitable lines Of business O. industry common to this land of wonders. Winter and summer, the active soil acknowledges the demands made upon it hy man, ssd obeyes his like he most willing and de- voted servant There are no inhospita- l be snows, TO freezing blIZzards, no fierce tornadoes, and no biting frosts to | provide agains: for months during the l year. Bright sunshine, balmy ar, [ smperature of remarkable uniformity, i and an atmosphere clear, pure and | bracing are tho grand gifts which na- ture lavishes Csa the farmers home in | this country. Nowhere else can the | pl imitive land be converted into pro iuctive farms uith so little expense and | .iDa than hero. Tine great richness of the soil requires DO other aid in the production of bountiful crops than irri- ystion. A shallow blowing with three or 'our Irrigations per year will bring forth ! laughing harvest, but the more care ul and thorough farmer will proft more rom better csIe and skill. The finest wheat in the world IS raised m Arizons, making a white. light and exceedingly flour.
 The farming lands of Pima county, ,apable of irrigation through assocIated ,apital m the construction of canals, Ire those lying contiguous to the several streams in the county. By a close ap- made by skilfull engineer ,f Tucson, and based upon actual sur -eYs. the following amount of land sus- eptible of irrigation and cultivation rom known sources of of water supply ics within the limits of Pima county:
 Santa Cruz valley from the line of ;onora. following sInuosities 10 short distance north of Tucson, 45.000.
 Sopori creek, west of the Santa Cruz, bon; GOO acres.
 Arivsca and Slsabe flats. or Babo- uivari valley, abo1t lC0O acres, with a possibility of an unlimited area.
 SOnoIta valley, 2,000 acres.
 Babocomsri river and valley, 1000 cres. CIenegG, above PantaEo. 2O00 acres. Rillito creek, east and north of Tue on. 1000 acres.
 Tauque Verde, east Of Tucson, 1000 cres. San Pedro river, crossing the north ast corner of Pima county, embracing le town of Rsjinrton, 600,OOO acres. San Rafael md Sycamore creek, in [ le extreme southeastern portion of the $ oun;y. near the Sonora line. 5000 acres. q Much of this land is now covered with a