The Arizona sentinel., 1896-11-07
F UT CULTURE.
Fruit production throughout Arizona is a sub feet great interest ao present, ani will no

Fruit production throughout Arizona is a sub doubt be the orincp pal iaiu try in 1uml County. The r. nar}lahle su rhlt have -pTung from yer superficial and i'm CT c,t rult 1e h hs e man rr el th 'hr nH aui ci.aa 70: En,a yoaa.sa a cen. ar.v a areeI rtf .rl ,r1 %. agri ltula, t'ttg is 7la deyeIO me It nf tie SC re,o4rcos l. oi n. usmr import n:e and is al
 r,.tI z .arat,.l a'ten ion. 'Xp-r mcnts ye been male. with ctre, anl acts il resard tG the cuI urs Of different Ri ldt of frui h1ve ben collected which ca ar,or Il to uv:nce, the most kept ie,l of inc won r fl sup IT 'iitY Yuma ouaty over otth.ra ntlfri. in .rut owing, ani y aiel ma, ed ;o Ire nj racie r1dnc,i n. th. 3. ,,i rem mo'atiyc character.
 Tine missioner # I'm mni ,r ttinn in hi, repor', puolis ei in s3i, wr.tes follows of the rich valley of the Gila. olorado and -aIt ri,
 The soil 5f these valleys is among the richest or ths c,utiaent. 1t i; formed of the !etr tu; vhicl the ST am fir age, have brought down slm u ,ir moan ain homes iu mir jourae, to the >ea. B .ons'a over iows mi ch ngc of chan eI ths...p,I5 of nj Tie. Y get.hl- matter h., ,oga ! e , soil of r.m4 ier5lit,. Ne tho s-Ieanls Il ] i, lara aliuviI molI we'll aiapted 70 small gr in and grtss-s. Further back there is q ri h sandy loan, mellow an porous, and csP@ca il favor lble for fruit cI ture. u has been a!rea r dem Jn str ted that the produ tive pacity Of hese valleys is u ot suraas:e by Ian Is of equal in any art of the UnityJ ates. So rapid anl proliie is the growth of the frlits, cere ls and vegetables tut e labor p:tha GU sicAsDr is re lu;e to the minimum. In nelrly Ill of them two crops year can be growth ani vege atiOn is one month ahead of lifoni The flrners pi tntS e tonwood sapug before his door, and within the veor he has a snl ie tree twenty i've feet hi h. Alfalfa can he cut six ii ns IriIg tl, ssaspa an i is actual fs t the grtpe cuttings have grrlnce3 within eigh teen mo ths' What state or r rritory el'. nlal2 such showing? The eli ate. i mus be renieiu. bere T, i narrly parpe ul sumner Snow never f,I in these sout 1erl valleys. The farmer b gi' : to D nt n oven CT. ali by the mi de of ay . ai, harya.t is aly. Bpe.s are in bloom, fr''i tree l's omjns, and ;he grair Iiei Is r. SCI | os gr en- when ihe fais of he Eastern farmers re ,; vered ri'h snow an ice.
 1 E:v-ry variety grains grasses, fruits aId v"ge tables gr'wn ia the temp rafe an mi fropiC zones caq be produced in the valleys of Arizona 1 Wheit corn barley, oats and Ill the small gain give y cid of fri n tven y-ive to fifty bushels tc l the acre Alfalfa clover, timothy, Bermu a all all he cultivated grasses grow luyuri 'ntiy, she former giving from lh5 to ten tons to the acr, each year, Every v.rie5y of vegetable raised il ] She Uuited S.a,e- can be grpvn in ri.ona, and uon here are they found of Jatt quality.
 Besides the rrodu.ts ment;onsi these semi tropical "a cys produe. co;to,, s,s2r-tane, to- , S.,;co, hemp and rice Win he exception of tho su-ar-.ane, but lit le attention is pail tn the cuti ylt on Of other staples hufi~ hes been demonstrat ! CT that thesas' -,5 tjin to ar sp-. lr a'ap'rf . tl .lai. .9.ce-sf ] .IoVta. Cotton Gr 'l- + a' 1 exp. riuent n fsiso".. :or ,J is on record tho
 when the Europeans first pc iotrated this region | they fonnd the lima Inlian' wearing fabric
 made of ,tton grown in the Gila V Hey
 But it is their aJaptabillty for fruit cutur 1 that a;.ures t, the.e .tli-v latIs ien'e Dopue ! .ioh and a pro porous future. Almost every var
 ety own can ne raised iu their 'ruir-ui soils. h
 apple. D, ar, plum, .,e e. apr 70. qsia.c and ne
 tarine. rre of deioious flavor, and give a gen erous yield The gr pc Of all yaric ics hom' in thes sunny wales. No place in 'he crare-sr"w | ing belt Of the Dac5 "oast ca" show pToli:,
 vied Tn GU ,isy is all -ha eanll ba d. irei and th wine altll 1J.-i if, .a2- ct eN per:men-al, is of fus flavor. I-.ic.ou- houque; i and q rsurp i~sei by aDv a-'ve 3roiac. a. tabl bgvYrare. Exp .rnent. .rith the risin gr0p
 have s,own -hl- this clinete a1' soil ppsses
 ever, ,dva tag fo. he pro ion and curing o ! tn s st i,'a ar-;Je ot com:oere
 ''Basi5s- hz srU.a al eady mea.ianed, th, or snge, lemon l.u>. olive, Gs. pomcsr nate, all orhe-s ot -ae citrus i,uiiy. oan-be grown fu''y n yhe vll eys # Soutbe'n Ar,4ona. Oraug
 trees are .low in bearps in the Salt Eiver vale.
 and at gu nl; w.,ile she baalnts iS also bcug cul
 ivated at the latter 2llce. he i.riz zuna orange il opali Y nd favor ril complre favoribl, vi h th
 best fJrnil.
 'n the valleys of tho Colorado, the Salt and tn
 Gila ivsrs, there is room for thuuSands. l. is no
 too much to s Y thai nov here within tie limits O
 this byoed Union be fCunl a more d4~irah!
 re;.ion for the making of home. No labo.iou
 clearing of the land is required it Ii $ almoa
 ready for the blow. Trees aId .hru5 cry iale s rapid a growth that within eighteen montis Il.
 immie rant can surround his abode with attraction
 wnc!s would require years to matur in less fayore climates Fruits rpen and gre ready for mar e
 q full month fore the aliforlia product. Ih
 arfgh sGnsh le n ;es l.fe lGXugy, and the pure
 rv atmo sphere brings h alth to all who hhale 1T For the establ shment Of colonies, such We hav r7a3e ot South sru California arden, Atizoui presents ar~.vaied sDpoysnnities Tho-s2nds 2