Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-13
FERTILE San Luis VALLEY.
ALAND OF BEAUTY AND PLENTY
FOR ALL.
A Choice Garden Spot Amid the
Mountains Of Colorado-Its Won
derful Record in Crop.Raising-
Irrigation Methods and Results.


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tmaon s,,rra,nJ;nn ran',os ~! 81 sioftv
ss ,.,aa s s''a 80 * ~.
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small ,r;h'. , "s a,"o ".",' u :. mas ,ba
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NOV" ,hn .a ,', ,s", I Io', vi T 's
,a;ns ara oo,araJ ',,;,,' ,.uoa, Jonns;,s
- .,.I, 80. H.
;rrigat;no conols with wo,or for tho
farmers crons Fycentiuo in the
moptbs NJ IuIv and Aurnst inst no.
fore harvest limo there IL practically
no rain or snow fail in the valley.
c,,u, .,,, =. ,.,n,v.,
~, % m
Inc climate IS nnrlvaled-almos'
perpetual sunslllne.and inc elevation
OF about |ooo feet dispels all malaria
nor are such pests as chlncn bugs
weevll, ETC., iounu there flowlng
arteslan wells are secured at depth,
on an average Of about 100 feet and
at a cost OF ABOUT %2o.oo each. suci
Is the How that they are being utilized
Tor lrrlgatlns the Yards garden anu
vegetable crops Inc pressure IS SUI
liclent to carry me water wni ,, Is
pure all through lhe farmers u"c''-
lhgs'
IRRIGATION.
Already several lhousa'lo 'i''es Vi
!" - aMr s','I , nS, .nI ,ho,,sI
ID NJ aar "' :. sI lanSs na1a axa;lohlo ror
Co.,. s,,ss ' ~ .o" ,ri',ation ia IN
$500; ~ 7 ,sa;ns, s,,,na e orons ho.
oausa sMoo &c. IL ""os,;on only of the
s"ss ..a.'',;s.t; ,.a,nr ~, tbnn
ri,"rI,a ,' "rr IS y s;,,nlo oar, or yhoot
cron IN Eonsas fnr iustance would
mnro thon n,mol tlc cnst NJ irrio.,in,
nanols m colnr the eutirn stafc 50
;m,,au.an, l. ,ho oorta;ntv 81 mi
ordn rotnrn 70 INV orrieuItural stoto
'rha Cow Inis vailey will grow
snr;r,, ,rboot oots horlsr neoy Fans
l,r,ns notators vr~c,ablrs and ali
l,in,l. If Imall frnits an,l many Of the
narIior var;ntins Of omnle. mcors ond
,hsrriss In ,be WIKI ~ MI those
49, y H.. ,,",.,. lo',, s,,,.,a,.eJ IN,
l l,,,', a,hos s.. , ~, ,s;s ro,,,;,ant
wy ''''' ~ .' ~
foHr' AoHAS NNo''h LAND.
Forty acres is enough land for the
farmer Of ordinary means ana he'p'
Besides the certainty Of return lhe
yield under the conditions Of proper
irrigation Will average lar more 'han
tine loo-acre iarms III inc hllsSlsslPW
. .l .,,
'J' r,",'av ,,x"s a,o aro nropor
,ionntelv less There aro n hundred
,hansun'l nn,m, IS .ucb lords l,co,ed
H. tho rorv ho.rt ~ tho Gan ru;s val.
l,v al Within civ miIas NJ the Denver
4. p;n cronda railrnad cnnyaniunt IN
m.rl.ts AMI shiun;na statious far
sale at nrices ,arrirr from 40 10 IN
s1a al per acre, occnr,linr to location
onJ imnrovements Mast If these
lanls ara f.ncnI onI lava heon nnder
n , onl In r,onv invt.nces
La,.a "nlls and coma hnilJ;vcs avery.
thiuy rpoly tn nrocpcd nj once to
La'.;11 t,rn,,nr smalI cosh nav
~" ,,,a't owl, l. r,o,,;rod n.haro tho p,, n
oLaser inn,odia,ely occunjes the
nremises md long time nj six per
.,' ;"t,n .''' '"s ,,,tnI s"r tha ID.
s sarrnd '" wv ,,',ants ~ W.
'N'iN' '''' ''
"hAi VAN DA poNh Win 'o"'' ne'"''
Ten acres should be sown to alfalfa,
which is species ofclover. Two full
crops each season can be cut, averag-
ing at least three tons to the acre, and
a pasturage besides which will serve
until winter. This alfalfa field will
subsist horses, cattle and hogs with
out any other feed so also will the
hay itself, even hogs keeping fat the
entire winter fed upon the hay ex-
clusively. Poultry also thrive upon
the green alfalfa Like all clovers it
enriches the soil, and extraordinary
Yields of Grain crops RESULT in rotating