The Arizona sentinel., 1909-04-29
RICHES OF SOIL WONDERFUL

But the object of this story is to caT atttn-
tion once more. and for perhaps the thou
sandth time 10 the riches of the soil along
the Colorado on both sides, incident to the
,iepositidg Of this mass OF debris during all
the past ages. Going through the country
on the Arizona side of the river, for several
miles below Yuma, one encounters the same
type of country and soil that rs found in the
Imperial Valley country around Brawicy,
Calexico and other points west OF the river
The fertility of the black prairie soils of Iii
nois has aStoDished people engaged in agli-
culture for nearly one hundred years. The
fertility of the valleys OF the Nile has been a
matter OF history for at least 5000 years. These
who are familinr with Illinois prairie soil,
and those who know what the valley Of the
Nile is for agriculture. know that this lower
Colorado River region surpasses both of them.
If you ask a farmer along this stretch of
country If the soil is six feet, his eyes viii
open with establishment al your ignorance.
He will tell you no one knows whether it is
50 feet, 500 OF 5000 feet deep. 1t is practically
without bottom. IT is SO thoroughly well
mixed with sand, diSintegrated granite and
other rocks that it never breaks. Il is as
easily worked as a heap of ashes, and re-
sp1IaSls 10 cultivation in a way that is mar
xelSyzS-
CE7T SEVEN CROPS YEARLY.
hrfzorz.s la;as established an experiment
station IN the heart of this biz valley, which
IS some Twenty -f4Ir mics long, ana in spots
zen totwciye miles wide, down on the lower
Gyc9 'ghe results are woade+rth. Last week
thcy Heiv cut4ing > crop OF ;sIfaliz osl fais OK
ErontIas tlscy Wiz eat slIceccding cropa, The
aaiy months ulse2 TIE coy Is not ct here arc
2ocaTub9r and January
Cotton ana tobacco ge2w with uee greatest
i,Ixuri:sncc, aad Gll;s rich alluyi;l sod riu he
noted in q very few years as the i}cal spot in
she whole country for dairyiHg hog raising.
The production.of poultry and c4yetabes, which
one hesitatcs to cali early or late, as they viii
be perennial. New potatoes viii be produced
IN The middle Of january, tomatoes viii be
ripe by the first OF March. ripe grapes viii be
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 winter
time beyond all experience anywhere else.
The rainfall is exceedingly light and comes
only three or four tincs in whole winter.
With an abundance Of green alfalfa and vcGct-
able the dry AMI net oyerhoated climate
prevailing in the winter months chickens arc
free from the disease that make their raising
difficult elsewhere. There is no spot in SoutL-
srn Illinois or Missouri so adapted TO the pro
auction Of cora as this valley along he Colora-
do River. With alfalfa and corn, the butter
cheese, eggs, poultry ana pork TO be raised or a
twenty -acref farm viii amaze those vino have
she experience in American agricultural affairs
The winter climate &roGG5 Yuma is j thing
% ntoxicatiagly sllubri6US That 80 lyor&s Gas
describe it. Those deserts OF America as We
nave regarded then heretofore. SceT0 to defy
The IFS that human MIXTURE elsewhere rs %
prone to contract aad suffer fro1a. Tk2 &t-ros
l.here is as dry as pun5 tire skies eIeelJess.y
elcar. the air mild possible, ara SseTg
Breath setr.s c-sse=-r -1asr Re