The Arizona sentinel., 1909-07-15
RICHES OF SOIL WONDERFUL

But the object of this story is to call atten-
ton once more, and for perhaps the Thou
sandth time, to the riches OF the soil along
the Colorado on both sides, incident to the
dcpositidg of this mass of debris during all
the past ages, tofng through the country
on the Arizona side of the river, for several
males below Yuma, one encounters the same
type OF country and soil that is found in the
Imperial Valley country around Braw'ey,
Galexico and other points west of the river
The fertility of the black prairie soils of Hill
aois has as .onfshed people engaged in agri-
culture for nearly one hundred years. The
k,rtility of the valleys Of the Nile has been a
waiter of history for at least 5000 years. Those
who are famiIinr with Illinois prairie soil,
and those who know what the valley of the
Nile is for agriculture Know that this lower
Colorado River region SURPRISES both Of them.
Ifyou ask farmer along this stretch of
country if the soil is six feet, his eyes will
s7cn with establishment al your ignorance.
BE Wit tell you no one knows whether it is
81 feet, SIC or 5000 feet deep. 1t is practically
wfthoEst b0ttem. 1t is SO thoroughly well
mi aed with sand, dsiHtegrated granite and
other xoesss that it never breaks. 1t is as
easily worked as "A heap of ashes, and re-
sponGs to cultivation in way that is mar
SsseSs-
CIT SEVEN CROPS YEARLY.
Arizona has established an experiment
stssfioss in ~ heart of this big valley, which
Is 4st twenty -sorVY rrsiles long, and in spots
sets te twelve miles wide, Gown OIL the lower
fevel The results are wOudeFfo4- Lest week
they were eating a crop Of alfalfa on this cX-
periI,gc1rtal farm and for seven consecutive
zso3;fsS they Wal cut succeeding crop. The
only months wien the cTep Is not Gus herr are
8,rceiIster ana J2nuaTy-
Cotta.s and tobacco grow with the greatest
Euxuriance, aud this rich aDuyial soil viii be
rsoted in very few years as the Ideal spot *
she whole country for dairying, hog Ts5sfng
she production Of poultry and veEetsbles- which
one heSitateS TO call early or late, As they wi
be perennial. New potatoes Will he produced
sn the middle of January tomatoes VIII b'
ripe 10y the first of March. ripe grapes VII bc
gathered in the early DAYS Of May, and apri
cots by the middle of the same month. Chic
kens and turkeys flourish there in the winte
time beyond ali experience anywhere else.
The rainfall is exceedingly light and eOBe
only three or four times in whole winter
With an abundance OF green alfalfa and VcGet
able the dry and not overheated Climate
prevailing in the wintcr months. chickens arr
free from the disease that make their raising
si1icult elsewhere. There is no spot in South
ern Illinois or Missouri adapted TO the pro
auction Of corn as this valley along the Colora
do River with ;slfIlfs and corT- the butter
ehceSe. eggs. poultry and pork to be r;giSed on
syvcrty-aere farm Will amaze those who haV
abe experience in American agricultural afsssir
The winter climate aroaaod Yuma is thin'
so intoxicsttinGly salubriolS lhSt no wor'fs -
describe it, Those deserts Os ABocrisas- - "
have regarded them heretofore. seeps - eel
the Ills that kuraR nature elssewssSg' r. 3
prone to contract and suSer frouJ. TIE StHsssr
phere is as dry as punk, the skies o1C1eAess-s
clear. the air mild * possible ana eyer
-seSts seems to Dc a inspiration Of NV lts