Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-23

river had a value of over $l,000, 900, and next years crop will be much larger. There is an immense demand for garbanzo in the Mediterranean countries, and the growing of gar banzo in Sonora holds great possibil- tiles Sonora produces some of the finest wheat grown in Mexico, and wheat cultivation, with Mexico i'm porting vast quantities every year. presents unlimited opportunities. Ar tesian water has been found at Pes queira, a station on the Sonora rail- way, and the indications in many sec tions are such that experts believe the development of artesian flows de bends simply on the right efforts in that direction.
 Dry Farming a Success.
 Dry farming experiments have proven successful in Sonora, and un- doubtedly the future will see bountf full and varied crops raised by that method. An experimental dry farm, started by the realty board of Her mosillo, was recently taken over by the state and will be used to demon strate what can be done by dry farming in Sonora. The farm is only la short distance from Hermosillo. iOn land leased from the Cananea Consolidated Copper company by the Cananea Cattle company sorghum and other products are being extensively raised by dry farming.
 HermosiIIo Oranges.
 The Hermosilio district has beer long famous for it's oranges, and later methods of orange culture are re suiting in superior quality of fruit . big market for Sonora oranges has oeen built up in Canana. For early vegetables and fruit Sonora has many of the important markets of the United States practically at its doors and fortunes await those who devote their energies to such lines.
 The men at the head of the Bani of Sonora. the powerful financial in 1titution of the border state. think & much of the agricultural possibilities Of Sonora that they have made ar engagements for the establishment ot an agricultural mortgage bank. witt capital of s2.O00.ooo This institu ton, which will te open for business in Hermosillo on January l. 1911. vii assost in the development of the az ricultural sections of Sonora From the start branches will be maintained at points in the Yaqui and May' river valleys.
 For mining men Sonora is one O the worlds most attractive fields. 1t naturalization is marvellous, and con stantly new sources of riches are be l ing opened. Government statistic. credit Sonora with 15 Der cent. of | total of s144,272.s2552 in metals ex ported by the republic of Mexico i, the fiscal year 1908-9. Last year tn, Cananea Consolidated Copper com pany alone produced copper. silve' and gold to the value of over sII. 0o0.0O0. Statistics published by tn, state show that in 1909 there wer, filed 1.124 mineral Announcements covering 57,353 acres of minera ground.
 The titled mines in Sonora nor number 5391, and the mineral grount held aggregates over 300.0o0 acres During the present year, great at tention has been attracted to the Al tar district of Sonora as the resul of the invention of machine tha makes possible the profitable hand ling of the gold-bearing conglomerat' of the dry placer regions of tha district The machine is known al the ouinner Crusher and Pulverizer Thousands of acres of dry placer have been denounced, and the pres