Cañon City record., 1908-10-15
THf GREATEST BAR1As,N EVER OFFERED IN }Sa&
col 81 LoRADo GRAD, RRlcA TED LAND

lOyO00 ACRES OF THE RICHEST SUGAR
BEET AND CANTALOUPE LAND IN THE
ARKANSAS VALLEY-ON MAIN LINE OF
SANTA FE, SURROUNDED BIZ SUGAR
We want you to come to La Junta and in
vestigate the liberal offer which We are
making to farmers and investors to settle
10000 acres Of land adjoining the town
and extending for nine miles along the main
line Of the Santa Fe railroad.
Our great irrigation system has just been
completed and we are going TO turn tnls
land into one Of the most prosperous sec
tions OF the Arkansas valley
To do this we need thrifty, intelligent
farmers TO take advaataee 81 the liberal
opportunity which we ofsr to those VINO
are willing to be convinced.
This rich mesa land can be had now at
a price that practically guarantees those
who buy land for investment a large pro-
at when they want TO sell; or to the farmer.
the man who wants to actually settle on
the land and cultivate 1t. no better bargain
was ever offered. .f...
You can buy this irrigated land today at
a very low price per acre. with drst-class
water rights, having stream flow and stor-
age reservoir. The soil is very fertile and
we know that II you are familiar with ir-
rigated land you will realize that you are
being offered land which. under cultivation
will pay Is to Is per cent per annum grow
ing alfalfa alone.
But the creditable showing made by al
IdlIa Is 0XCeeueQ Dy USeI M a
profit Garner. The average yield per acre
in the Arkansas valley is 16 tons, worth
IS per ton to the grower loaded on the
cars. The average cost OF producing sugar
Piowing, 32.5e; leveling, 15c; two harrow
ings, soc: 20 lbs seed. $500; planting. soc;
four CIVILIZATIONS. $3.50: furrowing for ir-
rigation, 6Oc; three irrigations. Ills; thin
ming, 500: hoeing. $500: plowing out
,15c: topping. $3.50, and hauling to cars
$500. a.s.- -'sr
Much of this work can be done by the
grower. but were i; all hired and the crop
only an average one there would still re-
main profit of $i5 per acre. Careful
planters frequently produce between 20 and
80 tons TO the acre, and as high as 40 tons
have been recorded. Care and industry
count for much.
And now comes the cantaioupe with still
larger profits. This luscious melon of the
delicate flavor peculiar to Otero county un
the center of which is Rocky Ford brings
home TO the grower from SIS 10 $3.50 per
acre In profits
Bu, fruit berries. celery onions and
other vegetables outstrip the cantaionpe
and earn dividends on land valuation
varying from 81 600 to $4,000 per acre.
PROFIT FOR FARMERS AND INVESTORS
No better opportunity for investment is
offered today than this land because good
irrigated land is becoming scarce and In
creasing in value faster than any other
real estate investment. Every farmer
knows the value of this land for cultivation
and hundreds will take advantage OF this
offer. 49,.
Every person working for a salary ought
to begin the acquisition OF at least small
tract OF irrigated land.
There is a sense OF security about tue
ownership Of land. II will make you tnde-
pendent Of the whim or caprice Of employ
ers.
You can put in the bank from the pro-
ceeds OF 10 acres more than you now earn
tka of living hAHideG,
You will not have TO work % hard ~ you
do In the store or ONCE, and the occupation