Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

he shop. The elements that go to
make business success everywhere are
cheapness Of production, certainty OF
production, reliable market and good
prices. Twelve months of growing
weather gives to Imperial valley the
cheapest possible production. Every
acre of Imperial valley land is covered
by crop insurance policy in the form
Of the most abundant water for irriga-
ton. The chief products of the Impe-
rial valley are the staples used by the
coast cities, where the highest prices
in the country prevail. Some day, as
former President Roosevelt declared
in a special message to congress,
these lands will be worth from $500
to $500 per acre"
Here is the greatest land buying
opportunity in Southern California.
Here is where horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs feed on green alfalfa fields win
ter and summer. With our abundance
of water and fertile soil il is easy to
grow from eight to ten tons of alfalfa
to the acre per year. Our shipping
point is Los Angeles. The San Diego
and Arizona railroad is building and
we will soon be in direct touch with
the San Diego market
Extent and Area
There are about a half million acres
of good land possible to bring under
water. Only one-half of this at the
present time has been Watered and is
growing crops. Read the testimonials
Of what our home farmers are doing
and then come and cast your lot
with us:
Q. w. West, who is the deputy as
SCISSOR Of Imperial county and a mem
Der of the board Of directors of Impe-
rial Water Company No. ), has been
III the valley for the past six wears
and now has 1S0 acres under cultiva-
ticn near AlamOriO Mr.. West writes
the following TO the Press:
Il came to Imperial valley with my
family in 1906 and landed on the raw
desert and began improving. Since
that time ! have put my ranch in
high state of cultivation, raising bar
ley, cotton and hogs. ANY of tNoee
crops will net. when properly handled
better than 10 per cent on 5000 an
acre. Last year we got better than
early planting and expect to do bet
ter than that this year, as we arr
more experienced
Hogs are a fine paying crop, and.
in fact, prefer them to anything else
! have raised. The principal crops in
the north end of the valley are hogs.
cotton and barley. People are Won
der-struck when we explain to them
that five years ago this was d bar
ren desert and now it is in such a
high state of cultivation.
D. A. Wheeler, who has been in the
valley nine years and has 320 acres
under cultivation near Holtville writes
that he can raise one bale OF cotton
TO the acre and that he believes the
resources Cf the valley have only been
touched.
. j. F. Weaver, proprietor and man
ager of the Weaver stock farm near
Brawley has been in the valley three
years, owns $40 acres of land, soc
acres of which is under cultivation
has 600 head of live stock and is milk
ing sixty COWS, which average in re-
turns 500 per COW per year. He has
gained the greatest net returns from
alfalfa, and he states that 10 tons per
annum can be produced with proper
tillage and application of water, and
pays this glowing tribute to the re-
sources and productiveness of the soil:
Il spent one entire year making
careful examinations of the best agri-
cultural sections of the United States
and Mexico, going personally into the
locations famous for production, both
general and special ! was somewhat
qualified to make the search and it
was purely a selfish motive prompting
me, for | was locking for a good loca-
ton. was born in Central Illinois.
had farmed in my native state some
of its choicest land; also of Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado, Oregon and Wash
ingtOn and was Cne of the propri-
etOrs of what ! have always cOnsid
cred the best l200-aCre farm in East
ern Oregon. And when | came to the
imperial valley, looked at the various
crops growing, the wonderful OppOr
tunitieS beckOning to energy. brains
and capital, ! thought never had
seen such possibilities as We're Of
fcred, and my three years Of pcrSonrl
experience only prove to me that !
judged it correctly on the start
F. S. Davis, president OF the CraW-
ford & Davis Live Stock Ranch Com
pany, states that they have been in.
tcrested in the Imperial valley for the
last six years and now own 320 acres,
which is all under cultivation. alfalfa
netting the best returns, eight tons Of
which can be raised to the acre if the
soil is properly pulverized and loos-
ened and is not paStured. This COM
pany has $50 head of milch COWS and
695 head of live stock. He writes:
In the Imperial valley the returns
per COWS per year will aver 500 TO
Sl20 if a little grain is fed with the
hay, and the COWS are properly
graded
j. M. Prn, large land owner who
has been in the valley seven years, has
$40 acres under cultivation and finds
his best net returns from wheat, and
that thirty sacks 10 the acre can easily
be produced. He is also extensively
engaged in hog raising and has 1900
head He writes:
Il am trying to farm too much land
and could do better in proportion on a
small scale and do ii better, but think
we'll of the country, as the soil and eli
mate are adaptable for practically all
kinds of agriculture and attendant in
duStrieS.'
eight years and owns 320 acres OF
land near Brawley, of which 800 acres
is under cultivation. His most pro