El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-02
FACTS AND COMMENT ABOUT FL PASO
VALLEY

absorbed by the ground and there very little erosion to
carry away the plant food Coupled with this fertility
that stored in the ground to be considered the co 1t
uous fertilization caused by the flooding of the fields by
of the border system of irrigation in IN the val
ley The dun colored waters of the Rio Grande are any
thing but poetic in their appearance but what is
poran commercially they carry ton after ton OF the 1c
soil from the highlands and deposit in solution the
lands of the lower valleys including the Ell Paso. Ditch
eanngs saved and distributed the less produc
tive spots in the hay fields the orchards it being the
best fertilizer obtanable. Low places built up by
of the settings of the river water and productve
places brought to the level and fertility OF the re-
nainder Of the field by means of the rich SILT
The intense dryness of the atmosphere in the FL Paso
Valley another active agent in the great production OF
this section. This dryness rapid evaporation
through the of the forage and grains With
abundant supply of water constantly being run onto
the land bv the irrigation dtches the plants able to
carry this moisture through their systems absorbing their
plant foods and causing uxuriant growth which en-
abes the grower to produce many times over the ordinary
yield Of the rainfall farms This supply OF water can De
controlled with the exacness that the electric supply OF
factory estimated and it in the of the planter
produce returns that would be considered little less
than wonderful to the unnitiated
EASY FOR SETTLERS TO START.
It is not necessary in the Ell Paso Valley where inten
sive cultivation is the keyword success, for the
settlers the half of township in order to make
living for himself and his family. Twenty acres is consd
cred by the experts to be abundance of land for
man to work this valley. Even ten be made
an unirrgaed country All that necessary for
in agricultural pursuits this the home of agriculture
is that the farmer be farmer and stay the job
day in the year speaker at the irrigation congress
defined the difference between the farmer and the ag
cuturst being the difference between the man who
made his money the farm and spent it in and the
who made his money the farm and spent the
farm The farmer class what is needed the Ell Paso
Valley, for it is necessary to be constantly at work
proving eveng and cuvating the land in order to get
the best results The agrculturist is welcome but his
farm will not show up with his neghbor if it only given
a portion of his time
Land good condition ready for cultivation and pro-
vded with water rights under the system of
munty bitches, sells from 800 to $780, according to oca
ton and condition Unimproved land by which is meant
land that has not been cleared and seeded for crops
Ne secured for half this per and cheaper
costly house necessary this land of temperate
climate and tent offers ideal sleeping facilities every
season of the year. By the application of the proper dill
gence caring for his tract the first farmer should
be able to make good payment his land bought live
comfortably and be able little for the rainy days
that seldom in this land of perpetual sunshine The
second year will enable him to remove all encumbrances
from his land and he will be in position to add to his
acres Such course will lead to complete independence
in few Years.
HEALTH GIVING CLIMATE.
Besides being land of promise to the young
who have to the southwest to make their future and
their fortunes, the Ell Paso Valley is considered of
the heathies for persons afflicted with lung and throat
trouble of place the west. Here the dryness of
the air. the scarcity of damp producing rains and the
brightness OF the that shines the round has
bined produce condition that considered ideal for
the cure of consumption the affction of mankind The
FL Paso Valley is natures sanarium for the cure of this
dread disease and there numbers of persops living in
the valley who enjoy perfect health and happiness
of the life giving qualities of this climate The life out of
DOORS which is permitted almost every day in the year.
the appetite producing labor the hay fields and in the
orchards has proved the life of many persons who
had been given up die by their physicians The United
States government has established two large sanarums
for the treatment of tuberculosis this valley this local
y being cosidered the best to be found in the United
States if not the world, for this disease.