The Arizona sentinel., 1896-01-04
FRUIT CULTURE.

Fruit production throughout Arizona is a sub
ject great interest at present, and Will no
doubt be the principal industry in Yuma County
The remarkable results that have sprung from
very superficial and imperfect culture has de-
monstrated that the soil and climate of Yuma
County peculiarly adapted for this branch of
agricultural enterprise. The development of these
resources is of the utmost Importance and is at
tracing carefnl attention Experiments have been
made with care and facts in regard to the culture
of different kinds of fruits have been collected
which cannot fail to convince, the most skept-
ical, of the wonderful superiority of Yuma County
over Southern California in fruit growing, and
Which must lead to a large and varied production,
of the most remunerative character.
The Commissioner of immigration in his report,
published in 1885, writes as follows of the rich
valleys of the ella, Colorado and Salt rivers.
"The soil of these valleys is among the richest
on the continent. 1t is formed of the detritus
which the streams for ages have brought down
from their mountain homes in their journey to the
sea- By constant overlots and Change of channel,
the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has form
ed soil of extreme fertility, Near the streams it
is dark alluvial mold, well adapted to small
grains and grasses. Farther back there is rich
sandy Ioam mellow and porous, and especially
favorable for fruit culture. IL mas Deen ALREADY
demonstrated that the productive capacity OF these
valleys is not surpassed by lands of equal area in
any part OF Uhs OhlCcd States DO r'lu anu Pi0inI
is the growth OF the fruOs cereals anu Vegetables
that the labor OF the cule'ator Is reuuceu 10 'ne
minimum In nearly all OF them Two crops year
can be growth, and vegetation is one montn aneau
of California. The farmers plants cottonwood
saping before his door, and within the year ne mas
shade tree twenty-five feet high! Alfalfa can be
cut six times during the season. and 1t is an actual
fact the grape-cuttlngs nave produced within el9h
/ sHau months. what State or Torritory can make
slch "a showing The Climate, 10 must be remem'
0s'e1' Us nearly te-'-- '"o" "0!0i
'0'
middle OF May
IN olcons run
u heIa7 are a sea
Eastern farmers
r1nIs ana Fose
ana sehl-fopl'
leys OF Arizona
Wheat, corn barley, oats and all the small grams
give yield Of from twenty-five 20 hIty busAeis &c
! The acre. Alfalfa, clover, timothy, nermIuE iho
al the cultivated s--sses grow luxuriantly, the
I FORMER giving from eight 90 ten tons to the acre
each year, Every variety OF vegetable raised IN
/ the United states can be- grown Arizona and
| nov here arc tney Iounu OF better quality:
"Besides the products mentioned, these semi
tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-cane, to-
bacco, hemp and rice. With the exception of the
sugarcane but little attention. is paid to the cult
walton of other staples but it has been demonstrat
ed that the soil and climate are specially adapted
to their successful growth Cotton growing is no
experiment in Arizona, for it is on record that
whom tho Euroneans first nenetrated tbie reoiop
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