Arizona republican., 1907-06-19

was carried on. But the old chicken fence and corral are torn away now,
 and the place is used for other pur poses. MT. Fine did a very extensive
 chicken business here. but at the same
 time tiled the soil that produced his
 big strawberries that were so much
 the talk at the time.
 At the ranch Of Mir. Barry. half a
 mile north of the Fine Watkins ranch.
 a new two-stor. frame house bursts
 irto view through the branches of the
 big cottonwood trees at the wayside.
 The house is only in course of erect
 ing. but well or towards completion.
 and enough could be seen of its design
 and finish that it was going to be
 model house and not only will its beau
 ty of exterior attract the eye and mo-
 tice of'passers- in the big road in
 fIont, canopied by a wilderness of
 big cottonwood trees, but it will be a
 house of comfort and convenience
 within. This is the home of quite a
 body of farming land, sown and plant
 ed to all the cereals adapted to its soil
 and climate. and big fields of barley
 and alfalfa stubble attest to its pro-
 ductiveness. A physician is on a visit
 to the Barr house from Kansas. He
 was sitting in the shade of big wood arbor at one side of the wide and pret-
 ty -ard and entertained the walking scribe of The Republican with half an hours chat. Then the march of sightseeing among the pretty homes and ranches that lined the way was again taken uo and another stop made at the home O. J. H. Williams. half a mile up and north. MT. Williams has resided here the matter of more than two years, and is the owner of He acres of as good land as can be found in the valley. Some Of this IS in all falfa. some in barley and some in oats. The yield of the ground can better be estimated by the huge stacks | of oat and barley hay standing in the | horse and COW lot, and another big | rick standing at the side of the field | above the house, for the yield was too | enormously big to be threshed at one | place. IL would have hidden the sun. | There is enough of this rich barley | and oat ha- to carry most stock | through tho mild winters of the valley | without other feed. The big canal | that cuts It's wa down through the | valley to Phoenix, also cuts the farm | and land Of MT. Williams in twain. | coming within a few yards of the ! house on the south side, and fish of | good size disoort themselves amid the ! waters. Mir. Williams and his inter esting family of little boys and girls. 1 does something besides raising barley | and oat ha,-; they also raise and care 1 for a big variety of barnyard fowls. i the most conspicuous and admirable Of | which is a big flock of Pekin ducks. White as swans-white as the driven snow. are the feathers of these pretty | birds. They enjoy the summer days in the canal water by the house. But | they have to be watched. or they will | make off with the gravity of the rath- CT swift current of the stream right | here. and be lost. Then there are chickens and turkeys which go about the yard and lots and pick up stray feed that would otherwise be lost There is one peafowl of the feminine gender and just what is to be done to supply the exigency of a mate for this pretty bird. no plans have been evolv- ad.
 Mir. Williams has a well in the ard WhoSe waters are an enigma. They | lack but about one degree of being ice cold and it startles d stranger to draw a oucketful from the bottom and take a drink. The well is about thirty feet i ieep. but why or where the cold comes rom must be answered by some or scientist.
 Hogs too. My. my. What enur- m3usly big BeTkshire%. They icok like ,attle ready for the slaughter And so many of them, Pork ribs and back bones will be one of the chief features of the table when colder weather ar rlves. MT. Williams and family are
 rom Oklahoma. They stopped awhile ln New Mexico to see how they would like il, and to see fl it would cure or improve MT. Williams asthmatic af- lection. Didn't like it, and came on