Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-23
AN ALL AROUND RANCHER.
Mesa Farm where Wheat, Barley Forest Trees, Fruit, Hay, Horses Cattle and Republicans all Grow With Apparently Equal
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PhpuiN Herald

the whole eXpanse of Uncle Sam's broad domain. He mined on the Pacific Coast aud had experience in California's diverse fertility. Yet, after over twenty years of climatic, agricultural and mining observ- ation, he concluded to settle down among the Momons of Mesa and try his hand at miscellaneous farming. The wonder iul luxuriance of that soil impressed him six years ago and he has never yet had occasion to change his first convictions. The more he asks from the soil the more generously does it seem to respond.
 REPUBLICAN sTRoNGoLD.
 Mir. Barnett is fashionable and lives in town, on one of the 115 acre lots into which 1t is divided. That is to give room for his five boys. They are all solid, straight out Republicans, and when the head of the house gets them drawn up in line of electoral battle, on his extended lawn. they carry the whole precinct be- fore them That is why republican Wm. Barnett is one of the town council, Tn a solid democratic stronghold. At least 1t might be the reason, were the fact other wise than that Barnett hasn't an enemy on the Mesa, or elsewhere in fact. Still it's a mighty good thing to have SIX un- wavering republican votes to depend on Tn an emergency.
 HONEST TIMBER CLAIM.
 But farm is needed for five growing, stalwart young men to work oil thelr surplus energies upon. Accordingly MT. Barnett took up l6O acres, about half a mile from his residence, being the north west quarter of section 26, T. l. N, R. 5 E He claims under the timber culture T his f11II substantial compliance with that law; no matter what may have been urged against the operation of the much abused statute generally.
 Nearly eleven acres of trees, cotton woods, ash, Virginia poplar and different varieties, are hourishing with a VlgOr worthy the recognized timber regions. This little forest is to be maintained and extended English walnuts will be large ly planted, as they are believed to pay handsomely.
 Besides the trees required to satisfy the Land Office, there arc about 1000 others set around three sides of the farm, and through it at short intervals.
 FRUIT.
 An orchard of three acres of peaches, apricots, plums, prunes, figs, pears pome- granates and other fruits, are just begin ming to bear having been set out three years ago.
 Two acres of table grapes show every known variety in the valley, all in fine state of prolific yielding.
 Next winter 80 acres will be planted ln muscats, from cuttings and rooted vines. After the third year Mr. Barnett expects them to pay $200 per acre annually, in raisns,
 Two and half acres are rented to a Chinese gardener, who raises potatoes and kitchen vegetables for market, with satisfactory pecuniary returns. His half acre Of strawberries turned out 1000 boxes this season, that averaged 20 cents per box, besides keeping the whole Bar nett family steeped in the delicious fruit.
 GRAIN AND HAY
 A fifty-acre wheatfield thrashed out 16 sacks to the acre. Last year 1t was in alfalfa. Now 1t affords excellent pas turage.
 Alfalfa spreads its perennial green over 90 acres or more. Two crops have been cut up to August lst; and stacks of wheat and hay covered the broad acres like vol canie cones; only the former were con structive rather than destructive. Two more cuttings will be made this year. and ordinarily the meadows are good for five separate harvestings annually. Each cut ting averages tons per acre.
 Mr. Barnett takes particular pleasure in his hay fields, as he moved them many, many times before his five republican boys got big enough to lend hand.
 COWS.
 There are some sixty cattle on the place, of all degrees of Jersey and Dur ham blood. A handsome thoroughbred Jersey ball greeted the Herald reporter who happened to be a Jerseyman him self One Durham COW holds her head very high as the descendant of an $500 ancestor. The Durhams are white, red and roan. There is Galloway blood too. In one corner twenty spring calves were counted as they lay in the cottonwood shade.
 Mir Barnett's aim Is io grade his stock up to one-half Jersey (for rich milk and one-half Durham (for both beef and milk | qualities.
 RoADsTER5. | Among the horses were many shapely specimens of equine stock. The thirty | five neighing, scampering steeds varied | in age from one to five years. A bay | horse from this band, now owned in Phe nix, has a record very much under three minutes. For two breeding mares SS0( | has been refused.
 In short, for an illustration of genera | all around, productive ranching, the en quirer could not do better than visit Wm | ID,,.,,.fXfs+ o4r o -iaf aaof to1, at Nasa