The Arizona sentinel., 1909-08-26
ErcHEs OF SOIL WONDERFUL


ton once more. and for perhaps the thou
8andth time, to the riches OF the soil along
Che Colorado on both sides, incident 10 the
dcposiudg of this mass of debris during all
the past ages. Going through the country
Oh the Arizona side of the river, for several
miles below Yuma, one encounters the same
type of country and soil that is found in the
Imperial Valley country around Brawley,
Calexico and other points west OF the river
The fertility oflhe black prairie soils of Hi
nois has >.onishcd people engaged in agT-
culture for nearly one hundred years. The
Fertility ofthe valleys OF the Nile has been a
matter of history for at least COCO years. Those
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.
II you. ask farmer along this stretch Of
sountIy if the soil is six feet his eyes will
Spcn with establishment al your ignorance
He viii tell you no one Enows whether ii is
% feet. 00e 5000 feet deep. II is practically
EsitAoRt tottom. IL is SO thoroughly well
1ssIcrsi with. sand, disintegrated granite and
seiacr nosSs shat il never breaks. 1t is as
sgf-i4y worked as a heap of ashes, and re-
ssord.s - cultivation in way that is mar
TsseGsE,-
CUT SEVEN CROPS YEARLY.
4zTlzona has established an experiment
stssion in Ae heazt of this big valley, which
Is soras, t4Eenty-fouT miles long, and in spots
seTr ie>tygslve nsiies wide, down on. the lower
SeYe& The results aqe wonderful. Last week
s1sy were cutting a crop of 3lfalia Ola this cx-
sesiEeE&ai t&rEL and foE seven. consecutive
z1optAe- hey Ts55l cut succeeding crops, I:hc
sally T2ontne-E7hent the cEoPIs r0t cat bane. are
EyoceInber anG. Jisnuary.
CotteR- 3ad'tobaUco grow wish thu greatest
.uxuriauce ana this rich alluv1ai scil will be
acted in a very few ycgrs a. the Ideal SPOT in
the Who'll" County, Tor carrying, hos raising
shc production OF poultry and vegetables. which
Sne hesitatea TO call carly or late, as taey viii
be perennial. New PotatoeS viii De proe0ced
n The middle OF January, tomatoes wiz be
ripc by the first of March. ripe grapes Will be
gathered in the early DAYS OF May. ana, april
so.s by the middle OF the same month. Chic
kens and turkeys flourish there in the winter
tame beyond all experience any where else.
The rainfall is exceedingly light and comes
emily three or four times in 4 whole winter.
With an abundance of green, gitalta and veget-
able the dry and nos ovprhcated climate
prevailing in the winter months, chickens are
trcc from the disease that make their raising
dinicult elsewhere There is no spot in South
era Illinois or Missouri so adapted 10 the pro
a1ction of corn p this valley along the Colora-
do River. With alfalfa and corn, the butter,
shccse, eggs, poultry ans pork to be raised On a
swen:y-acre farm will amaze those vino have
she experience il american agricultural afsirs
The winter climate around Yuma is : thing
describe il. Those desert, of America, ~, 4se
aave regarded them heretofore eoeIa 20 t.cfT
che Ills that human nature elScWaeys 4. %
a40nu 10 contract ana suffer from TI"c ISfs4os
g.fst-' i+ - CRY 2. punk, the 4lEics ClC,C4cs-.r
ssr the Az mild a. possible an yYsry
sfe5ia aocu- 10 hc 81 inspiration OF ne'F h1c