Arizona republican., 1907-02-07
AMONG THE RANCHES
BORDERING THE CITY
The Early Spring Gives Promises Of
Great Abundance and Variety.

| The late precipitation and warm
weather are facilitating the growth OF
vegetables and farm products very
greatly. and new and fresh vegetables
are being rushed into the local mar
ket in great abundance and variety.
Many Of the various kinds OF early
I fruits have already bloomed. shed
/ their tiny white and red leaves and
/ young fruit is formed on the trees
which present an encouraging pro-
spect for early fruit, much TO the
qualification OF the fruit grower and
as much TO the satisfaction OF the
gardener and vegetable raiser. The
scene Of living green in the valley is
surprise. but a pleasing one to the
northerner sojourning in the town and
valley for the winter. and their praises
Of this sunny southland and growing
weather are many and well and favor
ably bestowed.
I The scribe took a turn among some
Of the farms and garden ranches
southeast Of town yesterday and felt
that the views among SO much grow
ing Vegetation and infinite rarity was
well worthy OF the long pilgrimage
east beyond Mr.. Wagner's pretty home
and well stocked nursery, thence north
by pretty and well kept homes as far
as the Methodist camping ground.
The Chinaman on his sixty acre gar
den on South Seventh street was busy
Grating and boxing vegetables for
I Prescott and other outside markets.
lCabbages and cauliflowers Were in
most part In greater abundance FOR
the consignment abroad. but there
We're lettuce green onions radishes
and turnlps in abundance for outgoing
markets The vegetables are planted
in great and uniform squares I'm the
broad field. and its high and careful
state of cultivation and incessant at
tention makes of them objects Of
beauty and loneliness. In another
week the Chinaman will have garden
peas and little later fresh and well
matured parsnips II requires the
employment and work of about twelve
Cinnamon in this garden the year
round and there are times and occa-
sions in the varying seasons Of the
year when more extra help is required.
The Chinaman pays an annual rental
Of SO per acre.
on the opposite side of the big level
road and lane there is another Chinese
garden. but comprised in its cultiva-
ton only thirty acres. but the culture
and care OF vegetables are again ex-
emplificd as objects Of great beauty
and thrift The big squares Of vege-
tables comprise every variety grown
in the valley.
A Chinese employe Of the owner Of
this beautiful tract Of growing vegi-
tation was industriously engaged In
ridging up the ground with a broad
bladed hoe for new planting OF garden
| stuff the rich and loose soil having
first been thrown up with a turning
plow Here the true character and
richness Of the soil was plainly OBJ
servable in the red. sandy loan. The
richness and bursting of this soil is
no exception to the lands through Salt
river valley. II is the accumulation
and depositorys Of wash and detritus
for centuries past. and its depth can
hardly be estimated. This garden also
supplied much Of the home demand for
vegetables, while the remainder goes
to outside towns, mining camps and
health resorts.
over the fence east Of this was a
pretty brick cottage. surrounded by
superbly fine trees and a well kept
yard and grounds.
A stop and rest was taken on a cot
tonwood log on the bank of the canal
that threads its way across fields and
country from northeast to southwest
The surroundings We're pretty and in
SPRING over in a field at the back
we're a number of fine blOuded cattle
feeding on the lucious alfalfa. Two