The Arizona sentinel., 1894-07-07

acres now profitless, can be made productive by the construction of rrgatng ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger more permanent returns
 The foregoing statements are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice to this won derful land Pineapples, dates, almonds and wal nuts will do we'll Strawberries, raspberries, black berries currants gooseberries and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated Indeed Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semi tropical fruits, almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass or vegetable which eau be produced in either tropic temperate zone, will thrive in its rich and fertile soilS
 THE MOHAWK VALLEY
 stretches along the north side of the Gila River and is formed by deposits of alluvial soil placed there by old overfows The valleys is as level as it is possible for so large body of land to be. It comprises portion of the Gila Valley and con- tains an area of about seventy square miles. The head of the valley rests against Texas Hill which hill lies about sixty miles east of the town of Yuma, and extends westerly along the course of the Gila river distance of about twenty miles, At it's narrowest point the valley is some two miles wide, and varies to five miles in width. The Gila river forms its southern boundary. and it's northern boundary is composed of high mesa lands which offer protection from north winds. narrow strip of land of variable width, lying next to the river and running the entire length of the valley, is sometimes overfowed for about two mo1 ths dur ing the winter season by the high waters of the river. The lands subject to overflow are available for the raising of corn, beans and other products of the same nature, and for paSturage.
 In estimating the width of the valley, men tioned above, this strip of overflow land is not taken into consideration. There are sixty five sections or about
 10000 ACRES CT LAND
 not subject to overflow, which are available for agricultural purposes and easy of irrigation. The soil varies from 12 to 20 feet in depth, and both soil and climate are remarkably we'll adapted and cannot be surpassed for the raising of almost all agricultural products such cereals, corn, vege tables peaches, aprcots cherries, grapes, oranges lemons, olives, dates, figs, bananas, citron and walnuts; and the various kinds of shade and orna mental trees, alfalfa, Arabian millet and all species of grasses suitable for grazing and stabng purposes, thrive and grow luxuriantly. The adapt ability of the soil and climate for the growth of all these products has been proven and is being proved by actual experiment.
 The valley of the Gila produces finer
 WHEAT AND BARLEY
 than can be grown Tn any portion of the State of California, and that State is noted for the excep- tional quality of it's wheat.
 In addition to these enumerated products, cotton, tobacco and sugar-cane thrive well, especially cotton and sugar-cane, as in any known country. Also the Bayo bean grows politically, and be raised at large profit per acre.
 Owing to the nature of the climate, farmers plant wheat and barley in the month of January and harvest, the same May, and on the same land, after harvest they plant and beans and gather good crop of both.