The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-22
FRUIT CULTURE.

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 rui. production t1roughout Arizona is a sub -t great interest at present, and will nc .lhJs he che principal industry in Yuma County he -euar able results that have sprung from lE sup sra-.l. and imperfect culture has de- au75r.ral -h-r -aa oil and climate of Yuma Ia-- are g.ula~'s adapted for this branch of .al-r-aL al-crg- The development of these 7"re-- - of -he utmost importance and is at --irs -aratHi attention. Experiments have been ad- with care ara cts in regard to the culture tlI-ra. kinds O.. frlits have been collected 1-ch cannot tatl o vince, even tbe most skept- -a off, r-gul-ril- -uperiority of Yuma County Ter +autHera CaIfar ia in fruit growing, and 7lcH anus, lead t. @ -ge and varied production, -he most relugggsr. character.
 l.a t5. n. toner of Immigration in his report, 7li=.s- --a, writ 5s as follows of the rich .e- of rur ai-a. V. rado and Salt rivers.
 The sU. al these icys is among the richest g.s ..n. ,aeu- I. s formed of the detritus -i-a -aa dreams flor ages have brought down w their mountain bmes in their journey to the 3. B. -oEstar 9raalows aud change of channel, 3ans. ot this rie vegetable matter has form a soil D.. ,y5reule iertility, Near ths streams it D dark n4uFl mold, we'll adapted to small .-us sa. grasses. T.rther back there is rich -#- .at..r mellow nd porous, and especially --. n-e ar lrli- el -.lre. It has been already neus-r. .d taa- che productive capacity of these levs i- .0t -aEuassei by lands of equal area in part ta- Na-ei States. So rapid and prolific ha gre tl - the its, cereals and vegetables s-- ia. OF The llsivator is reduced to the 4imu1. lHag.rir II of them two crops year
 Ns gro tn. and 5etation is one month ahead E--.nraia. The is mers plants a cottonwood t-- -orz bis door, and within the year he has fa4a t..a ts. .-r6re feet high, Alfalfa can be s.s ti...s during ne season, and it is an actual the g ps-ea,tingz have produced within eigh- n mon as What tate or Terris. can make hash iaga The tHmate, it n be remem- ed. .IIg ra-ug 5ual summer. Snow never g lu I. southern valleys. The farmer begins ..41t iu ryemher and by the middle of May harvest ready Roses are in bloom, fruit .- are bios cr.ius and the grair fields are sea v=eu, when t0e Ids of the Eastern farmers covered s..a saaa and ice. very ..rl.s -rains grasses, fruits and vege- crown fa the temperate and semi-tropic 1 .s cuu 1e produced in the valleys of Al izona | ss5. corn barley, oats and all the small grains | g. .a,iI Q. from venty-ive to fifty bushels to | a-r.. Alfalfa. lover, timothy, Bermuda and | a- cultivated -r4sses grow luxuriantly, the | --- -s-iH- from ght to ten tons to the acre l year. Every v1-iety of vegetable raised ill | r.-f-.. States -sn be grown ip Arizona, and | here are ..a. nd of better quality.
 sides the pro lets mentioned, these semi
 ..I valleys pr1luce cotton, sugar cane, to- ID. hemp and rice. With the exception of the .r-eaae, h-a lri5 attention is paid to the culti- .. af .na- s-snl 5; but it has been demonstrat-
 -a. soil and ejimate are specially adapted ...r successful g. owth. Cotton growing is no riwent iu -v.zona, for it is on record that 9 rha Europeans first penetrated this region, found tha pfla Indians wearing fabrics e 9i L.sEsa grown in the Gila valley.
 ,.. -t is sner ajaptabihty for fruit culture
 assures 10 these valley lands dense popula- an3 aI-1sucr1us future. Almost every var Elgsa can rr ? ised in their fruitful soils. The a. 0-ar. s'cr 4ach, apricot, quince and nee .e. .. ious favor and give gen
 fH. -rlpe of all varieties isa home o-a r.aH- No place in the grapeg grow .af .. .H. .aE"; Coast can show so prolific . -.a aHa.." is all that could be desired; though it's manufacture is yet ex-
 lie flavor, delicious bouquet,
 "r any native product ss q table