Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-18
DRY FARMING IN
EASTERN ARIZONA
: ON THE INCREASE
Excellent Crops Produced by
Scientific Methods 10 South
em Portions of Navajo and
Apache Counties,

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NAVAJO and Apache county cannot
help being Impressed hy thc large
amount 81 drF land farming that 3.
being done this gear This class #
farming BE- lnerc4snr from year u
wear and In the vicinity of @hoNlo~
pinedslc and pinetop In Navajo cuun-
~ Sc De- reaching a large proportion
The crops usually planted there are
corn and beans though the cereals
arc being cultivated more nud more
az yoars &c ON This t. true NOT only
IN the rcaion 90 the forest but ou land
much lower
The farmers are finding that by
means OF proper cultivation they are
able 20 produce very excellent crops
This class % farming Is being Fumu-
lated to- the vicinity 90 81 Johns ana
many ~ the farmers who were de-
privcd OF irrigation water because ~
The breaking Of the Lyman reservoir
nre Keeping right on with the corn
and bean crops on the bench lands.
They are succeeding go admirably
that . settled conviction is entering
the minds OF the people here that IL
the farmers cultivate well and follow
the general system bf Campbell dry
farming "a BIG percentage of thc bnd
IN both counties which cannot be ir-
rigatcd can be used for agriculture.
anyway
Building Big Reservoir.
The people ~ Snowflake, Taylor
and ShumWay have been building
their silver creek reservoir for some
years past which holds about 5000
acre feet and thin year is the first
that Il has been in fun active opera
ton The reservoir To- "a complete sue
ccss and the abundance " water that
II furnishes viii add greatly 10 the
prosperity Of these three towns
a number 81 damage suits have
been filed in the superior court here
against the Lyman Irrigation COM
uHny because Of the damages follow
ing the breaking of the Lyman dam.
There are thirteen % these suits la
all. Attorney Isaac Barth, Of Alhu-
querque. n NJ. Attorney George Eg-
ties. ~ ~ pnso. and Attorney Jones
and jones, Of Flagstaff are the law
yers who will handle this litigation
Tor the plaintiffs a large number
of the parties who have been damaged
have assigned their claims TO the ly-
man Reservoir company and the Ly-
man Land company corporations
which are closely allied IN Interest
with Che Lyman Irrigation company
and e is understood that these claims
may be placed In court as an arrange
ment which will facilitate am early
adjustment IT the damages po as 10
NOT hinder the rebuilding OF the reser-
Yolr dam
Big Drift Fence.
A movement or FAR reaching Inn
portancc to the livestock and forest
interest of the southern ends of Nav
aio and Apache counties il the build
ing OF large DRIFT fence along the
top Of the mountains The way that
the cattle business ~ carried on here
now BET The cattle are 90 great ex-
tent driven onto the mountains dur
ing the spring months. bat as soon az
the rainy season comes and the grass
Begins % grow ON the mcsas they at
once drift down onto che lower lands
a great surplusagc of grass which
grows on the mountains is then LETT
10 go 60 waste while the winter feed
IS being eaten hy The cattle
The drift fence viii he built TO
Keep tho cattle back on the mountains
until 30 la necessary 90 take them or
for winter so that tho feed ON the
winter range win bee left until Il Be-
needed Those who haYo studied the
subject saw that this will enable the
people 90 raise from 80 to o. per cent
more cattle than they are now rails.
ing. and az course n win also add