Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-27
Experienced Truck Farmer
Writes Of Money Making
Crops Raised In the
Territory.
PAYS $50 PER MONTH
FOR RENT AND WATER
Says That Fact Shows His Un-
doubted Faith In Arizona
Farming.

The following letter written by Ear
nest Weaver to the Tucson Star in
regard to truck gardening In this sec
ton OF Arizona viii no doubt prove
of interest to the formers and gard
ners in Sulphur Springs valley:
AS a new conner to this section of
the country, cannot give estimates
in figures correctly, but will give some
plausible ideas along this line. have
had considerable experience in the
truck garden and fruit business in
various localities and soils; have been
on the coast of Texas and In other
localities in that state. Conditions in
some localities are similar to this sec
ton of the country. My object in
locating in this section was to get on
the ground floor, go to a country
where a man could get a home at a
nominal figure that would be self sus-
tanning from the beginning There is
no doubt that the country affords won
derful opportunities in an agricutur-
al way. There are q great many Ugh
priced crops that can be- grown here.
and this is the best local market to-
day in any section OF the country on
the continent, and when the territory
becomes n state, and has a railroad
commission TO fix rates so that we can
place our commodities in the right
market, then you will see a class of
produce grown in this locality that vii
bring the grower returns and will en-
nance the value of these desert lands,
and they will be in demand at prices.
There is no reason why the grower
should not realize from every acre of
land cultivated, more than 800; with
out a question of doubt it can be done
There are a few crops that will grow
to perfection, that VIII net the grower
$1,000 per acre; celery will give it to
you today on any market in the coun-
try. Figure 5000 dozen stalks per
acre and see what you have at so
cents per dozen. 1t will pay you $500
per acre, and this is a celery country
without doubt. l have seen 1t grown
by Cinnamon in their crude way of
growing and bleaching as has been
done In the Flowery Kingdom for
ages The mode of culture and bleach
ing in the important celery districts
of the country is laTel cultivation and
exclude the light.
This is as fine an onion country as
any place in the west, and if the right
varieties are planted and grown and
placed on the market at the right time
they will pay at the lowest figure 5000
per acre. | was in the Texas onion
district at different times, and | find
from correct data, that last years
crop was $3.50 per acre, and the aver
age price for the whole crop was 1
cent per pound, and Melted the grow
er $3.50 per acre for the whole crop.
There was last season 664 carloads
from southwest Texas. They are
handled through an exchange; they
have a salesman at San Antonio that
sells every pound of onions grown by
the association. Hundreds of CARLOADS
are contracted for before they are
planted. They are not shipped at ran
dom to commission merchants around
the country: they are sold OH track;
each crate is inspected and nothing
but standard crates used and good
onions loaded, and the consequence IS
that they supply the eastern market
early and have to q certain extent
put the Islanders out of business, ana
these same lands that are paying such
revenues are lands that a few years
ago were the home of the cowboy and
long horned COW, AMI valued at 81 an
acre. And SO you see there has been
some change. They have moved the
cattle to a more COngenial climate
These onions are grown from seed
planted in September, transplanted in
November and December They are
on the market commencing in May
and are gone by July, but would not
advise planting seed here the latter
part of February; plant the seed
where you would have them grow;
plant the Creole" and "Prize-taker.
Both will grow to perfection here, and
will come on market in August. at a
time when the market is in good shape
and they will keep all winter so you
can market them as YOU like when
prices are good.
Some of the OF aer crops that will
pay here are cabbage and headed let
tuce." For a local market, pickles
made OF cucumbers and peppers will
assist as an income. So many things
can be grown here, that will net the
grower more money than any other
place in the country II / am cor
rectly informed this is a high priced
market for anything that you have to
sell. and the time is not distant when
you will find class of people on the
rich valley land, in small tracts, inn
proving homes with pumping plant
proposition, growing a class of crops
that will give them handsome in
come on the investment. There are
thousands of acres of land in the
neighborhood OF Tucson that will be
settled by prosperous and happy peo-
pie and that day is not distant
Another thing along this line is the
water proposition. A good many peo-
pie in this section of the country are
under the impression that water
which has to be pumped over fifty
feet will not pay revenue They
are mistaken. Any water pumped less
than so fet viii pay the operator so
per cent on investment or more at all
times to come. Shonld there be any
doubling ThoInases as regards this
matter, watch Developments. can re-
fer them TO a great many localities
IN the country where pumping plants
are paying at 100 feet.
This Is a fine berry country. The
grower realizes more money for his
eetire crop than any berry district ~
the south, and the berry season lasts