Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
NAVAJO COUNTY
 HAS FEW FARMS
Many Large Cattle Herds There But Splendid Op- portunity Exists for De- velopment By Dry Farm ing and Irrigation.

Navajo county must be marked as me of the chief cattle grazing Goun- ties of the state of Arizona. But at the same time it must not be over looked that many delightful little streams flow through fertile valleys giving opportunities for tilling many fertile acres In the survey of the county made recently by the State Land Commission these places were investigated, d very concise and thor ough description of the county ap- bearing in the report made to the governor on December 15 The fol- lowing description of Navajo county is taken from that report:
 That portion of Navajo county ly- ing outside of the Sitgreaves National Forest. which extends across the en- tire south end of the county and the Hopi and Navajo Indian Reservations, which easily comprise the north half If the county. is chiefly a grazing country. and the cattle and sheep in lustries hold sway. among those en- gagged therein being several very large companies whose holdings of land are extensive The first of these in importance and extent of area occupied is the Aztec Land x Cattle Company. which owns the al ternate sections, purchased from the Atchison. Topeka X Santa Fe Rail- road Company. embraced. with q few exceptions. in townships II to IS North. and Ranges F to 21 East
 Throughout a large portion of the county. therefore. the land appears to be suitable only for grazing. and the States holdings Of school lands with in such portion can be utilized only for that purpose: but as in Apache. rhe county has irrigatiOnal and dry farming resources which should not and will not be overlooked.
 The Little Colorado makes it's way across the county from southeast to northwest, heinz followed much of the distance by the Atchison. Topeka x Santa Fe railroad. It is fed by numerous streams of more or less importance, such as the Rio Puerco, Le RouX Wash and Cottonwood Wash from the north. and Silver. ChevalOn and Clear Creeks from the south. On almost all of these streams there is some farming. and on some of them plans are being laid for greater de- velopment The storage of water at Woodruff, on the Little Colorado, has resulted in the reclamation of fer tile body of land, where the fruits and crops usual to this section are produced. Further down the river at and near the town of St Joseph like development is in evidence; while in the vicinity of Holbroow an irriga- tion enterprise of proportions has for a number of years been projected There is a large body of land in this section deemed to be susceptible of irrigation, and with a view to the making of a comprehensive investiga- tion looking to that end the Secretary Of the Interior some years ago with drew the land from entry. Arizona having realized the benefits of more than her share of the National recla- nation fund, the government has never attempted the construction of the project. but enterprising local business men have hopes that with the aid of private capital the enter prise will be completed. An effort is now being made to secure the re- stOratiOn to entry of the withdrawn lands.
 In the southern and eastern DOT tions of the county, and notably in the neighborhood of the town of Snowflake, at a point nearly opposite the dry farming section of Apache county heretofore alluded to. dry farming has been completely demon strated. Near Snowflake the Uni versity of Arizona has established a dry farming experiment station; and the progress made there is most con vIncing There is little doubt that as a result an extremely valuable farming area will be added to Ari- Enna's too meagre total.
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