Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-26

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q fiforaia to Sostssa nerksts. aaA 81
AA so carloads saat from this ytats
last year I@pssial valley sent %.
The bssksspsrs hAvs N ersanivAtisn
Of their own, and there are many In.
dependent shippers OF the preduct. The
1Snns n. pss h: Tssy :e. "s
all the year round. and there are ebout
81, 900 colonies In the valley.
Irrigation. Crops ana LaAd Values
There is no better water right. no
ley possesses During ten and q hair
months Of the year there Is sufficient
water flowing in the Colorado river
compayed Hh' WitS al ii other osS:1 irrigated
areas. Imperial valley has water right
and water at the lowest cost known in
thu. r.. io f ysu .ee ee. e stop tsy
but but With Il: rsinf.ii IN Il '": : . aift.r:nt II rent
The cost per acre foot IL % sents,
and only three feet per acre per annum
| is required for the majority of crops.
FOR 1912 is $s,776, 900. This docs not
include the value Of live stock. an es-
innate Of which would require q dis
Der. Tho value of real estate, impr proved
and unimproved, and all personal prop
erty In Imperial valley on January 1,
ton Of the United states purely aGri-
cultural, is there any place that can
approach this rscordr
Progressive increase In land values
is shown In the experience of ]. B.
Parazetts, q pioneer rancher and real
estate dealer. in handling tract Of
11O acres between Imperial and 81 Cen.
NrH tn hA Nil 20
an acre. Later in the same year he
sold Il for $3.50 an acre. In 1907
1soo he soId i & for $3.50 !ysn an Hsrs. ana IN
owner. L. r. Farnsworth, rsfusss 5000
an acre for 100 acres Of alfalfa, and
holds the 10 acrss in grapefruit at
has has Observed that the hishs.. prie::
| for valley land have been paid BY old
rssidsnts, who know best what the land
| will produce and are the best judGse Of
tation Of torridity whlls It was Z des-
ert. 1t Is hot on a summer day in
ssoei:r eS%nny Tn 1n green 'fsSS sS Tss Hs
difference between the desert that was
and the Imperial valley that Is. There
no no sst:,; slos: sti.nH nsnts
Homssseker's Best Opportunity--A
decade is no. sufficient time TO prove
the limit OF possibility In any country
oanE mans sey eeyntry pTssas !: hsrds
an occupation which cannot be fol-
flowed with success hero. Probably SO
per GENT Of the active and isading men
If there is spirit of the Imperial
!valley," 1t is to be found In tho hearts
Of her young men.
Everywhere the stranger goes he en-
counters the healthy faces. the 9TH
Eletic forms, tho quick, discerning eyee
and the alert breins Of more youths
youths breaking the desert to the plow
ltearing down sand dunes. building ca.
mails, running the survsyor's line
banking. operating large and euccsss.
full stores. fully alive to the opportun-
hiee OF THE new and rapidly sr'wins
Truly It is a youns land of youns
non. Results show worthy achievement
to those who combine push and eff
ton and degree Of Intelligence are
found hero; but the Intelligent and cul-
tured American is by far In the ma
jority.
OF mon who win cultivate 1o-acrt
tracts intensively, conscientiously. and
honestly combining Their efforts IN II,
no other section Is growing green stuff
Ian dis dirt .cheap-Considering the
extraordinary fertility Of soil, the eli
crops are rotated intellifsntly. tn!
abundance and shsapness OF water ant
he absolute insurance against eroI
valley land at $3.50 an acre is dir
eheap." It 10 cheap to the farmer. te
living from the land. 1t is cheap tC
the Speculative investor, who wants tc
put his capital where it may be in
creased rapidly by "unearnsd incr-.!
It ast rs too sues ehsaP azure 10 remain
In 1906 an optimistic land aeen
thought he was pressing tho limit wher
he predicted that Imperial valley LIANT
or five years. Probably he would b'
amazed now at the mod GRAFTON OF any
one fixing the market value Of tn,
same land In 1918 at less than 500
Poultry-There are many reasons
Why the valley should lead all othel
districts in the poultry business. First
those cold damp days so hard. on poul
ry never occur: Chickens and turkey:
do not have TO be housed to keep them
from freezing during the winter; Again
nish excellent feed for poultry. It being
the custom .ere to let the birds forage
at will in the extensive fields Of alfalfs
and barley.
The turkey harvest of 1912 brough
to the Imperial valley m ore than 300.
1000. More than $4,000 birds wsr,
shipped from the several valley points
while more than 10000 were consum et
n the valley. These brought abou
71.75 each, making a total Income OF
1906, 900 from the birds. Many mod est
crtune has Its foundation set an The
Eial valley housewife has had mon 9,
to lend to the men folk of the house.
hold. Many cottage has been built
many a forty acres fenced. many q
| horse, buggy or harness bought from
the profits Of few chickens.
Chickens and turkeys thrive here
marvelously. On a dairy they are
raised practically without expense upon
the things that might otherwise be
| wasted. In this warm, dry climate the
young birds require practically no care