El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
7aes Apples and Olives Products Of the Salt River Vale

gain from two to three pounds per DAY
until well fattened. on nothing but al
falfas green or cured
The Salt River valley boasts tnaI
its soEl produces every thing and e
great deal OF It. OF some things II
produces two or more crops IN a year
Other Crops.
The wheat crop Will average 90 u
40 bushels per acre, while Darley'
very staple grain here, Yields ABOUT
the same, OF better some years -
high as $500 pounds per acre; ana t - II
ready market out Of the field at S4'4o
per hundred
There IS no class or form or agfi-
culture that can be made so pro1ltaoIe
to the farmer as sugar beet raising,
and there is no country better, auo
few so well adapted to its cultiYatl0n
as the Salt River valley. 1t viii De
vastly more profitable In the near fu~
ture for the farmer. here TO raise
sugar beets and buy his corn ano
wheat. For one days Work ID pIo-
ducing the sugar beet VIII Duy tus
value Of two days work in producing
corn and wheat
Only a few years ago, and many
Of the home people recall It. there va
in this valley only here and there a
few head of stock on lands considered
practically worthless There are now
orchards producing net income 10
the owner Of $500 to $4,000 per acre.
Country Of Small Farms:
This valley is becoming series OF
lovely and 10 acre farms each
supporting a family in prosperity ana
happiness, while the land itself com
mands a price more than $500 per
sore. The usual experience, where the
soil IS wei cultivated is tnat grapes
viii bear in two years, peaches, pIuIlls;
apricOts, in three years, and pears and
apples in three years after planLAAs-
This, however, Is not the FIRST returns
from the land, for while. waiting 1or
the trees to come into bearing the
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corn and other garden crops between
the rows OF trees
Poultry Raising.
Poultry raising is an industry n the
valley that promises great Things.
Farmers have found that poultry does
wei here and that IL IS very proLlL-
able to raise chickens among the or
chards The chickens feed on the IN
sects on the ground, pick up the
fruit that falls, and besides Ierul1IAlns
the soil they continually scratch about
and keep the ground well pulverized
anu Ostrfches.
Ostrich farming is now an assured
financial success Ihere are over one
third Of all the ostrlches or the OniLea
States IN this valley,and more partcu-
larry about Phoenix 1t has been con-
serva lively estimated that there are
not less than $500 birds here, all
healthy and free from all contagious
By the raising Of poultry and the
growing Of berries. melons and vege-
tables, a great many families nave
come INTO the valley with barely
enough capital TO make the first pay
ment on a five acre tract Of land ana
by their industry and thrift have paid
for their homes before their orchards
come into full bearing.
Bee Culture.
The long sunshiny hours In Arizona
enable the little bee to keep very
busy. There are many thousand col
Cnies Of bees in this valley, one tndi-
thousand mark. The source OF the
honey crop IS wild flowers, mesquite
trees, and the ever serviceable alfalfa
plant The honey made from the
mesquite tree and alfalfa plant is by
far the most delicious The traffic IS
nearly altogether in extracted honey,
put up in five gallon cans, two cans
to the case: and each case will weigh,
net honey, 120 pounds Bee keeping Is
no small industry In this valley In
good year Phoenix ships to eastern
markets 80 to so cars
The Climate.
In counting up the assets Of the
salt River valley, its wonderful eli
mate must be taken into account, for
in many respects it is one Of the
greatest resources and attractions Of
the country. Its altitude, (108O feet,
the dryness Of its atmosphere, the
mildness Of its winters, make IL
perfect winter resort and q haven OF
refuge for those who seek health in a
winter it IS almost perpetual sunshine
with but few cloudy days; the air Is
crisp and braCing, yet the thermometer
seldom descends below freezing point,
and the winds are much less violent
than In other parts Of the southwest.