The Arizona sentinel., 1906-01-10

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 the ground, when this had been left in a thoroughly molstened condition by the receding flood, and his next work was the gath ering of his crop. For no blow ing, hoeing, wedding, or other carework was needed. In this land of perpetual sunshine corn grows and natures in about six weeks time, so the Indian had only to wait in blissful idleness during that brief season to se- cure his store of food for an en- tire year.
 Then what will modern agri- culture accomplish on such lands? With the new irrigation system in full working order, the Yuma farmer will enjoy ad- vantages that are unrivaled any where. He will have a soil com posed of rich river silt, an abundant water supply, effective, drainage, an intense sun and an arid atmosphere-just the com bination of conditions necessary to produce a succession of crops from January to December. Hitherto, as we have seen, he has been compelled to expend his energies in fighting the river. Now the government will per form that task for him, and he will be able to devote his atten- tion exclusively to the work of cultivating his farm. The griev- ous losses of the past which un- expected floods have caused will never again recur. Small won- der, therefore, that such a re- zion, now entering upon an ab- solutely new era, is at last at tracing the attention of home seekers from every corner of the United States.
 What the Land Produces.
 Already the varied possibilities of the region have been thor oughly proved. On the sections safe from flooding or efficiently protected by the farmers own levees, dairying has long been a profitable industry. Among the crops raised in abundance have been alfalfa, Kaffir corn, Egyp- tian corn, Milo maize, and sorghum. Durum, or macaroni wheat, has done splendidly. Cotton of the long-staple vari- ety, and therefore the most valu- able variety, has been extensive | ly experimented with and has shown itself capable of'great re- suits. Similarly sugar cane has been tested, and given sure promise. as have also sugar beets. Every vegetable tried has thriven-potatoes, onions, peas, beans, squashes, egg plants, to- matoes, and so on. Peanuts have yielded exceptionally fine and heavy crops. A great variety of fruits have fiourished-oran. ges lemons and grape fruit (these particularly on the mesa lands), pears. apricots, pomegranates, cantaloupes and watermelons
 Pecan nuts do excellently.
 And then there are the date palms which, planted fifteer years ago, are now-their pol
 lenizatiOn and management un
 derstood-y yielding heavy crops
 and promise in the near future
 to be an exceptionally valuable product with which the name O.
 Yuma will be prominently ident flied on the markets throughou
 the United States. When 1t is
 added that honey by the carload is already raised, and that poul
 try farming also goes to swell the aggregate results, the amaz
 ing productivity of the regiol will be understood.
 Let it be remembered, too, tha all this has been proved possibl , not merely in theory, but by ac | tual results. Everything tha } has been mentioned is alread, } grown, at least in some quantity } The only difference in the ney order of things to be establishe' } by the Laguna dam will be tha the quantities will be multiplie'
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