The Arizona sentinel., 1906-02-21
The Colorado Delta Rich in Agricul'
ture.

The rich agricultural and irrigable section of the Colorado valley, from Yuma southward 10 the Mexican line. a distance of twenty-lwo miles, averag- ing about five miles in width, apprexi- mately covering S0,000 square miles. This is the section of Yuma county, which is most favored by nature, and which the people of Yuma delight to show their visitors who are interested in the agricultural future of the valley. Here the greatest opportunities for en- terprise and industry are presented, and it is here that the greatest wealth and population is naturally destined to come as the country is settled by pre- gressive homeseekers and colonists.
 The valley is, by virtue of the char acter of soil, remarkably well adapted to the nurture of vegetation and has a climate which produces and promotes marvellous vegetable growth. The va riety of products to which the Yuma
 
 interests 10 horticulturists throughout the country. The section enjoys a pro- life growth of agricultural and horti- cultural products, which include those of the sub-tropical and many of the tropical and temperate zones.
 Yuma is becoming noted for it's va rious staple crops, including alfalfa. corn, fruits and early vegetables, which now form the principal output of the valley, but a good showing is being made in the cultivation of various sub- tropical and deciduous fruits which have been xperimentally shown 10 be exceptionally adapted to this soil and climate.
 YUMA.
 Yuma has two progressive commer- cial and promotion organiZations-the Chamber of Commerce and the Yuma Board of Trade. These bodies are pre- pared to show the advantages of their country to visitors at all times and re- quests for information about Yuma and the surrounding country will always receive prompt attention. Representa- tive business men of the country are interested in these bodies and are at all times alert to advance development work of any kind that will promote the business interests of their community. Many of the ranchers near Yuma manage their rotation of crops in the following way: In the fall as early as possible the land is sown to wheat or barley. This soon attains a rank growth and cattle are turned upon the grain to pasture it down. This contin- Aes till February, when the grain is allowed to grow mp. It is ready to harvest in late May OF early June. The land can then be plowed and put into Indian corn, sorghum or kaffir corn which produce immense yields and fipen in October.
 Some ranchers have been very sue. cessful with the following rotation: h the winter alfalfa sod is plowed shal low, or, better, cut up with a disc har- row, and wheat or barley is narrowed in. The fertile soil, enriched by pre-. vious pAsturing and the alfalfa sod produces from 270O to 5000 pounds ot grain per acre. Meanwhile every al falfa crown has sent out shoots. which come mp in mat all through the grain This makes the straw, when cut. eX cellent feed for cattle. The grain i: cut early in June and the alfalfa ther takes the ground and in a month i. ready to cut for hay. Thus one croE of grain, one crop Of straw. half alfalfa and four cuttings of alfalfa averaging one to one and one-half tons to the acre, are secured in one season.-Los Angeles Examiner.