La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

west OF la Juula anu oi'
AVl finds himself In the heart
- and center OF locality
known as Fairmount, This stretch
Of country reaches from Crooked ar
royo to Temps creek and from the
Santa Fe right OF way south to the
Catlin canal, being about three ly h'e
miles in dimensions and comprising
something like $500 acres OF land.
All OF his territory secures an ample
supply OF water for irrigating pur'
poses from the Catlin canal and most
of II is In q high state OF cultivation
Here and there Is low spot or
hill, or one subject to overflow, ana
therefore not available for cultivation
and the other too dry. but the per
centage Is quite snail and that "hich
canno, be cultivated is turned into
pasiur, land.
There has been steady demand
for FaIrmount land for several
months past. Farmers from the east
.rn states-those who have visited
this section and investigated Its pos
sibillties-do not hesitate In making
purchases OF from forty to 100 acres
and consequently census oil the Ter
,,tory would include a large number
of new names. Land In this s.ctioh
4. worth from $3.50 10 Saoo per acre.
depending upon improvements, ~hiis
renters are paying from ten to III
teen dollars per acre cash rent me
Iowa or Illinois farmer who groans
under the burden OF 81 per acre cash
rent will be surprised to learn that
Colorado farmers are paying as high
as n5 per acre. but when he comes
IN r.,liz. tn. fact that these sums ac'
curaieIy represent the difference III
,roductiy.n.ss OF land In the two sec
lions Of the country he VIII fuils
understand why his western bro'h"r
Is able TO pay the high rent and also
realize greater net returns.
II one were to add to the sisnih'
cane. of the name fairmoun, none
better could b. found than that oil
"Fairmount, the Fruitful. for this
stretch OF country Is one OF the most
productive In the entire Arkansas Val
ley. The soil is a rich. sandy ioam'
entirely different In Its composition
from the heavy. black soil Of the
great corn satos. and therein lies
Its superiority. II Is easier worked
while It's productiyeness Is from thre'
10 nye times greater than the h"a'l'
.r soil. Alfalfa. which has OF late
years become one OF the standard
crops OF Colorado. thri.s amazingly
In the Paramount country. and as II
iS crop which requires very little
attention aside from the sowing and
r.aplng, farmers are adding to the
acreage each year Alfalfa, aside from
Its primary value. is also recognized
as an important factor In the rota'
tion OF crops, which scientific farm
Ing. backed ~ practical experience,
demands II Is 10 the Colorado farmer
what timothy and clover and blue
grass ls to the Iowa farmer. II re-
juy.natcs the soil. brings II back To
ITS former high state Of productive
ness after Us richness and fertility
has. been spent In raising soil'dc-
plciing crops.
sugar b..ts are also one Of tn.
standard crops In the fairmount eoun'
try The close proximity to market.
the shor, hauis, Ia AN important fac.
tor To farmers In this section. aud
consequently most Of them 30 into
the raising Of sugar bects quite rx.
tsnsivciy. Prof,tAblc' Yes. and again.
yea. some OF the more successful far.
nsrs realize = net prof, Of from forty
70 fifty dollars per acre from their
sugar bects. while from thirty To thir'
ty.fiyc dollars per acre IL rated ~
below the average. With the liberal
bert contract for 1911 before them.
fairmount farmers ssy they will -.
tsblish . record the coming season
thsl will make other sections of the
valley sit up and take notlc~. and
Ses Who has visited this section and
tajksl with the farmers 10 isclined