The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-09
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lGreat Plains system his wster ii aai9is
cred 10 him al 4 laininDnis cost III
Great Plains Water company has rif.
! liades,iedness, aud have never issiiesi
iany bonds. but have already expsn6etil
lS2.501 lut in ti.is4enternrise aud Lav5
ample ca apital J6'cahfv The stupendnons
undertaking 70 tie highest possible state
os perfection.
Irrigation is not new iti The Arksnsssl
valley hn. has been carried on ii d
small way for q humber 81 years priosl
10 the building Of the Great Plains
Water companY's a2steis.::.se ss;Yssten.
] While it WIS carried on under adverse
conditions, sufficient was accomplished.
/ in transforming the treeless ptairies'
dotting that portion ofin valley sub
died BY irrigation with prosperous
farms and thriving towns filled with
/ progressive people, which fnily demon
/ strates the i,nmense possibilities of the
| future for the great Arkaufas valley.
With eaU.hO0 aeres Of iertil<. land under
the Great sirfigat I'm tl I I'd /. ready
for oecaf3aEiun and fV,lasnafi0n Uf1issf
J 2O0,tG5 acres cf land under this svstenl
about l2,6OO acres are in cultivation, and
the remainder IS IN It's Wild state. The
'Amity Land company offers this land
for sale on easy terms 1T verv low prices
considering the character and fertility
'pf the soil and II never filling wafer
supply. All land sold by this company
Includes perpetual water right, which
i means water when it is wan ted and III
abundance
! The soil of ,ne bottom lands is Of an
faiinsial natnre and lis marvellous fertil-
lly when properly irrigated bringG forth
| bopnteons yields of all kinds of crops
grown IN this latitude. The upland Is a
dark ioam. remarkable for lis depli
1t is easily tiled, exceedingly rich. and
particularly well adapted for irrigation
II Is rlch in phosphates which are
essential to plant growth, and being re
ffeshed annually by ihe rich silt in the
'rrgating water, viii g,ow enormous
crops for hundreds OF Years without fer
! tilizers.
The climate of the Arkansas valley
can scarcely he exaggerated in words
! Il is centrally located between the ex
\ tremes ef heat and cold and the wealth
or scarcely ever reaches extremes. and
lsuDstrohes or frost bites are unknown
IN this valley, while the nights are ii
ways eopi and pleasant during the
| warmest weather
4 The advantages of farming by irrica
ltion are manifold. In the first place the
f'gmer does not have to depend On
shifting showers for moisture, blt fakes
! his shovel aud turns on the water He
is absolutely independent of rainfall,
and is able to harvest his crop without.
loss or damage by excessive wet weat!i
er which happens so frequently Ia easl
ein states to say nothing Of the damage
TO growing crops caused by the samis
aseney. lhen farming by irrigation in
sires crop every year. besides tht
Iyieid IS greatly increAsed d and OF better
| qlailty. BY reason Of fhe increased
Weld of irrigated land Winch is frou,
! TWO to three times the amount s.ro.5n
/ on an acre OF land IL Tie eastern siates
ihe farmer 1saes I.ot- i.i W stp~
iarih SO much latid 10 ohtaiu the sam,
fesnlis, while the cost Of euftins yraia
for harvesting crops Is grea5lv iessenei
or given number Of bnsheis Anoth
ef advantage is the proximity Of tle
Arkansas valley To the numerous -four
lshIng fniuing rniups of Colorado wiiieil
ailord a splendid market at remnnera
ttiye prices. still another important,
! pnln' Tire home see kefs should not over
! look Is the rapid rise Of land which i
snre to follow. AZ, FOR instance. las
| than hundred mtes farther M tEi.
valley Wild land, under inferior cauai>
without reservoirs Is selling for S15 i4s
500 Der acre Improved land, ana
land having bearing orchards is wor;
from Sl50 20 $500 pei acre, and in sonip
cases siili hirher
The principal products of the Arkan-
sas valley are @heat, oats, corn, 1ias.
aliulia, frniis and melons Tbe cania
! loupe is probably 'le most yalnabls
crop ~ u very suJail tract VIII brihe
several thousand dollars The ayersa,l
crop of canisloupes is perhaps over lH
crates TO the aere. The present con
tract price OF canialoupes Is s7l e,.nis
per crate cash on the platform Of iht-
nearest depot. which means net proii
/ Ia tie grower Of 80 cents afler hitine
his crop picked and hanled 10 market,
and payine for his crates. As one msla
can lilhnt and cultivate as much as q
acres oi cantaloupes 1t is readily sect
ibal a farmer can, ny his own labor
! pay for a good size farm ia cue year.
4 frnii growing is aiso very profitable
\ All kinds Of imii, except tropical an6
isemi-irDpical. groN here 10 the CREATES
I iperiecrIon, and give large Yields Whes
grows extremely well ~ This valley an,
is OF excellent quality. As will be seer
by interviews with hImers, which ar
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