Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-06
FOR SALE
Country Property
BY EVERETr +. TEASDAI

l.. TEASDALE
price It Is exceeding profitable. Alfalfa
seed is also a highly profitable product
GRAINS-Wheat and barley planting ex-
tends from October to May In addition
to several months of winter pasture, bar
ley yields thirty to nfty bushels of grain
to the acre. two to four tons of hay.
Wheat yields twenty to forty bushels.
After the grain crop is removed, the soil
is prepared for the corn crop, planted the
fore part of July Midsummer planted corn
natures the latter part of October and
yields an average of 35 bushels to the
acre. One of the heaviest producing crops
is mllo-malze. Four tons per acre Is
a frequent yield, This grain finds ready
market with poultrymen. Sorghum and
Kafnr corn also produce abundantly
COTTON--The department of agriculture
has been experimenting the past two sea-
with Egyptian cotton a variety par
ticularly adapted to local climatic condl-
tons The excellent length. strength and
nneness of Egyptian cotton hber give
1t a market value nearly twice that OF
short staple upland cotton, and IL cannot
be grown in the south. Average gross re-
turns OF 500 per acre. six times the gross
returns from the average cotton lands OF
the SOUTH can be depended upon In Egyp-
tian cotton culture in the Colorado valley.
VEGETABLES-Asparag has been demon-
strated to be one of the most prohtable
crops and be successfully produced
In carload lots for eastern markets. A
Sacramento asparagus grower proposes to
establish factory for canning green as
paragus. Tomatoes and Bermuda onions
each yield from Ave to ten tons per acre.
One hundred and fifty crates of fine ma
vored cantaloupes is an average per acre
yield Watermelons are exceedingly pro-
life bearers. Yuma valley is the natural
home of the sweet potato. Excellent
white potatoes are grown by planting IN
January, the crop being harvested In May;
During the winter months all the cola
climate vegetables thrive, including can
bage. lettuce, radlshes. beets and caull-
flower All varieties Of beans are satis-
factory crops Pumpkins squash and oth-
er vines are heavy producers. sugar cane
sugar beets and peanuts have demonstrat-
ed their adaptability
CITRUS FRUITS-The sweetness and ex-
treme tuiciness of the Yuma citrus fruits
have won first premiums when eNhlolteu e
at fairs Navel oranges are READY lor
market tho middle of october. All or
anges, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines ana
lines thrive with comparative immunity
from frosts. Trees are thrifty bear Wen
and are entirely free from insect and as
ease Yuma oranges and grapefruit COM
mand premium of from 81 10 30 PEI
box in eastern markets.
DEGIDUOUS FRUITS-The fig grows nero
luNurantly. Apricots are placed on re-
munerative market three weeks before the
California product. Plums are heavy ana
profitable bearers. one small ofcharu
of Bartlett pears has returned to ITS
owner $3.50 per acre Pear trees In Yuma
valley are free from blight owes thrive
and produce heavily. Almonds ana pecans
produce normally. Nearly all California
grapes grow successfully. Chmatlc cohui-
tions are ideal for growing ana curing
n 1TES-rn date culture Colorado valley
and a few other valleys OF tne ARD sou SOUTH
west have a monopoly in the production
of one OF the most delicious ueSett ntatias the
known Nearly all the cholse VaflstIess
of dates now produced in Arabia ana
Northern Africa can be grown success
fully
eucalyptus that most rapid growing ana
profitable of forest trees, lands under this
project offer unexcelled opportunities On
these rich alluVial bottom lands eucalyp-
tus trees will attain sufficient diameter Tor
fence posts in four years; for fuel IN SIX
years; and railway ties, telephone poles
piling, etc. in ten years; for merchahtablo
timber in fifteen years. With an average
stand Of 600 trees in the acre. 1t Is oo-
vious that eucalyptus culture Is mus
proulaTie H,t.r Am RANsPoRTATION--The
products of the Colorado delta lahus h%ase nay
access to the market OF every part ,.o oa sno
United states and the entire Worlu' li,s 70
nortation facilities are all that coula ps
provided Location on the main line OF
the Southern Pacific railroad gives ui,eos 49,
transcontnental transportation ,ona
nection with the san Diego Arl1oha
rairoad now building (Santa Fe systenp'
Is a prospect OF the near future. Sni
tion on the hank OF the nay @ .ba
otado river, one hundred miles ir IRON, tno
G,,iS o. California, gives ocean transport
1--WE SToCK-It is doubtful II any section
Of limited states posStSsts ulplN
conditions than Colorado valley ior ,Iso uo
raising of puro-bred live stock. Altai,a
Is close to being pertect rat,on III ~
self Range cattle coast-pouiuI ssan+bs
proitably pastured for several hontns
and then re- shipped without extra Trans
portation charges-except the increase se,,ad -,
weight. The hog Industry mas r, iittle
most profitable Hogs require very llttle l
attention Hogs are grown prlhclpally oi
alfalfa and finished for the marke' tss, ,,3ii an
barley or corn The poultry ihuusIy, iho.sa,,'na waa-
init
Tbo ciimatic and other conditions are
most excellent ~,
TASD VALUES-Private lands in WHO
state in the Yuma valley are held at HoV
10 s195 per acre, according to the dls-
tance from town and the improvements
that have been made. The irrigated lanos
OF the valley are valued o q. siVv aro under
per acre. About $4,000 acres are @ pnaol
irrigation from the government scoop
wheel and centrifugal pump ana o'hei
means of irrigation in the Nalley
TIE YUMA INDIAN RESERNArlON
This area les northeast OF Yuma, all IN
Imperial county, California. certain portion
will be allotted to the Yuma Indians, ana the
remainder for white settlers, under the terms
of the homestead act as modified by the recia-
nation act. The farm unit for the reservation
is fixed at approximately forty acres ana VIII
vary according to location and the general
physical characteristics. This land VIII nave
to stand its pro rata share or the cost OF tne
Yuma Project works which may be pald III
ten annual instalments without interest Ihere
10 also n small charge for the cost of main-
tenance and operation. In addition there VIII
be a small cost for the benefit of the indians.
The cost of the work constructing the Yuma
Project Irrigation System is far enough de-
veloped to establish the fact that the pro
rata expenses to each acre over the Yuma
project will be $50 TO be paid in ten equai
payments of $3.50 per acre per year until lullX
pad When fully paid the distributing sys-
tenn and all of its advantages become lhe
nroperty of the settlers, the land owners; or
rather it Is appurtenant to the land There.
is no charge for the water, but the annuat
cost to the irrigator VIII na'rs DC tnat uue i0f
maintenance operation and repairs
BOTTOM LANDS IN ARIZONA
About all these lands had been filed upon
prior to the reclamation act, and so are now
in private ownership. few thousand acres
entered subsequent to the passage of the act
are subject to partial REIMBURSEMENT when the
farm unit has been fixed by the secretary or
the interior but until then there is no land
for entry the Arizona side.
A railroad running from Yuma south through
the bottom lands and crossing the international
boundary line, % miles south of Yuma, and
thus on to Port Isabella on the Gulf or Cali
fornia is proposed. The rights of way have
been secured and the construction or same
will commence within the next six months.
The main line of the Southern Pacific railroad
traverses the Yuma Project from east TO west
There is considerable of this private iand Tor
sale at prices ranging from $50 to $500 per acre.
The city of Yuma with population OF over
4000 is in the center of this district, is fast
growing and will be much larger. IL mas good
schools and all modern advantages OF modern
civilization.
Many other new towns are opening up on
the Yuma Indian reservation. The towns of
Karnak Bard and Powell on the Arizona side
of the river, and to the south or Yuma Is the
prosperous new town of Sommerton on the pro-
posed Yuma Southern railroad from Yuma to
Port Isabella.
All of this country along the Colorado river
is a land of promise and bids fair to be the
Of