Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-21
HIDDEN GARDEN SPOT
THE VERDE VALLEY
One of Arizona's Resources lfttis
eHard About ard Still Talked
About.

eHard About ard Still TAXED
About.
With all the greatness OF the salt arr
ella valleys which have been most fea-
tured in Arizona. many people. even
those living in the territory. are bur
slightly II At all appreciative OF other
vast agricultural sections but partial
" developed and some OF them not d.
veloyed at all. Il - a common eN-
preston that Arizona Is all mountains
except these two valleys which are
small in proportion. though vastcr in
area than some OF the eastern states
The famous Yuma valley is also % D.
counted and there ale a score Of large
valleys. though much smaller by COM
parison now somewhat devoted 10 aErl-
culture. and hundreds OF valleys sus-
ceptible OF sustaining a few small
farms each. that will some dsy B.,
/ beautiful garden spots in the noun
tain wilderness. There is one valley.
however. that Is already a settlement
Of great Importance. that adds much
each year To the wealth Of Arizona. but
OF which little is heard and OF which,
unfortunately. not enough is known
Z Ldl - llAE ilANNlAl ltAA 4A4N NaAAaEg ga a-A
I Upper Verde. which has never secured
I the advertising II deserves by reason
I of its isolation from the railroads ana
the main routes OF overland travel
I II is most easily reached al present
by the United Verde railroad % Jerou-
/ itself a branch line. and thence BY
wagon road OF several miles Il was
one of the first Valleys in the terri
I tory to attract the eye Of the husband
man and in the earliest settlement
( when life was safe only under the
shadow of a military post and nor al
ways III n. the Verde valley was The
source Of the small farm produce thar
made life worth the living FOR the few
settlers in central Arizona A the
( years went by and the railroads de-
I velOped other localities the Verde re-
manned about the same. not for any
Il lack Of resources bct through lack %
facilities and nearby market Its
principal market is Jerome and as
/, that town gradually became poIulous
|. the Verde valley was further developed
until il is now a region Of consider
able Importance. destined 10 become
much more so when its acreage IS de-
voted to its best crops; those which -
turn the greatest tonnage and most
values, and when the area not Yet
under cultivation has felt HE touch
Of the farmers pillow.
Recently a resident Of the Verde val
ley devoted some time and effort %
preparing a careful estimate OF the
magnitude of the valleys products At
present and to a calculation OF the IN
titled area fitsed for irrigation. which
in due time will add its crops 20 the
figures The Republican is permitted
herewith TO present The figures show
that but little over half the titled land
susceptible Of irrigation is now under
cultivation and il is quite likely that
with greater facilities and better
methods. that already TILED can be
made more productive. though il Is al
ready wonderfully So
1t Is learned that the total acreage
under title nthe Verde valley is Is
651. Of which $40 Is under irrigation
and $500 additional is susceptible or
irrigation. There are 557ls acres plant
ed TO fruit trees. there being 80
trees on this acreage and 1850 boxes
OF fruit were harvested last year.
The acreage Of alfalfa Is e.sf7 and the
tonnage raised last year was 1e.s19- TIE
acreage OF wheat. barley ard corn
was not learned but 33.5se sacks %
these grains We're harvested Other
crops were raised as follows OPtatOes.
% tons; honey. 10 tons; beans. 81 tons;
vegeta bles. 42S1s tons. onions. 22is tons
and grapes. . tons. II Is timely %
call attention 10 one Verde valley crop
that is worth a particular mention.
both in view of what has been demon
strated and future possibilities Tho
Verde apples have a local reputation
: that should make them famous not
only here but elsewhere The exhibit
; OF Verde apples made at the second
territorial fair. was as fine a looking
lot Of fruit Of this kind as could D.
found in the world The fruit ~ GER
tain varities attaius most unusual size
and its quality is equally as fine. while
IL is claimed that in point Of prrduc-
: tivity no greater tonnage can b. -
cured in any OF the orchards OF the
apple growing states. II would seem o.
one at distance. having no personal
knowledge Of conditions. that II every
acre in the Verde valley were devoted
to apple culture the product would rrd
a ready nearby market NJ good p-ices
and if necessary the quality Of the au-
. pies would worst competition auywher-
even If higher prices were necessarily
charged.
II Mr. \ l. Jones viii return th-
, hat he got AT the barber shop to Oh"
Hub. Mr. Jordan viii exchange eith
him