Arizona republican., 1906-04-15
WHERE THINGS GROW
 IHf WILSON DISTRICT
Even Water is a Partially Negligible
 Quantity.

Wilson District, April IA, Special Correspondence of the Republican.) - John Hansford claims that it makes little difference whether he has water on his ranch or not. Things grow just 'tne same. From l-4 of an acre he has sold S135 worth of onions. with but one irrigation. There are enough onions left in the patch to make soup for an army as big as CoXey's. John is one of the big six on melons, too. and while you are about. he has some as fine poultry as there is in the valley.
 MT. King, our efficient road overseer. says he has been so busy grading up the roads and making other peoples property look pretty that he has kind of neglected his own. but in the very near future he intends to put up d fence that will knock the spots off anything in the district.
 A wonderful change has taken place among our ranchmen on the sugar beef proposition. There was a strong pre- judice against growing them, simply because il was q change from the old procedure. But now. since a number of them have planted beets and find them such healthy, vigorous growers. shat prejudice is fast weakening. While the melon, vegetable and strawberry
 
 Of covering and uncovering their plants, ;o save them from frosts, and shooinG off the bugs. the beets in the adjoin- ing field were growing right along. Next year the ranchmen will be falling over each other to plant sugar DeetS- Mind what l tel you.
 On account of the cold weather for fhe last week or two and the change in the administration at the asylum the Bachelor's club is in a state of "innocuous desuetude."
 MT. Hayois will be a competitor :n the asparagus market next year. lie has just finished setting out two acres.
 And don't you forget. the big isx melon growers are right here in this district and they practically control the market. each having in from r to T. acres. They are John HaRsford. Christ and Jim" Black. Jim" MorreH. Henry Kohl and Lamazon and Desmit. besides dozens of others with smaller patches. When it comes to growing things. We are strictly It
 Mir. Costley. from Idaho. and his brother and wife from Illinois Mrs Phelps Of Phoenix. were visitors at MT. James DowelI's this week. The CostIeys are spending the winter here. The elder Costley spent last winter in EIoeillN. ana was so QtlSHleQ Nliit the climate that he returned again this winter.
 Mir. Henry Kohl is putting uP an SO- x1O-foot shed for his cattle. Ranch men have discovered that it pays to house tEeir stock during the winter.
 MT. Williams is just finishing a new five wire fence along the entire front of his ranch. II adds to the looks Of his place
 The Wilson road is fast becoming q fashionable driveway for sishtseers. n is in fine condition and has a beau tiful shade, which makes it cool and inviting Spend an hour or two occa- sionalIy in keeping the weeds down along your fence rows. Replace that old broken off post with new one Make your place attractive. l. pays.
 MT. Belt Fine is SO much improved that he is now able 10 take daily drives. It will be mighty good to see Belt on that strawberry wagon again.
 Alr. Wm. Graff left Saturday for San Diego, California. where he will remain for some time on account of his health. Mrs. Graff will join him later on.