The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-04
DU N GAN
 Agricultural District of Greenlee County Published Under the Auspices of
WHY THE DUNCAN VALLEY SHOULD
 PROSPER

Duncan is situated on the Gila river about seven miles from the New Mexico line. It's altitude is 364O feet The valley is protected by mountains on either side at few miles distance, which break up the air currents so that cyclones or tor nados are unknown. The humidity being low, the heat is not oppressive in the middle of the day, while the altitude is> such that the nights are always cool and refreshing. Sun- strokes are unknown. The winter climate is mild and ideal. A person who comes to this valley in good health is practically assured of dv- ing to ripe age.
 The geographical location of the fertile Duncan valley, situated as 1t is, just a few miles from one of the largest copper producing sections in the country. ceros to facilitate th3 marketing of the many food products raised in the valley.
 If it were dependent alone on the copper country for a market, it would experience no difficulty in disposing of it's produce to the mutual advan tage of both, but being located a short distance from Lordsburg, N. M, and within easy shipping distance Of Silver City and Fort Bayard, makes it possible to secure an outside mar- ket for any produce raised at any time that the Clifton-Morenci dis trict is not in a position to use it. The hills surrounding Duncan are | the grazing grounds for thousands oe Hereford cattle. The valley can pro- duce feed for fattening purposes and market these cattle direct without the necessity of shipping them to the norh or west for feeding The valley | can produce beef. mutton. veal. pork | and any other kind of meat as cheaply as it can be produced in any other section of the country. By producing this meat at home we overcome the necessity of paying the phohibitive freight on our cattle going to be fed going to be slaughtered, and in turn the freight on the finished meat pro duct back to our community. In thin
 manner we can always be assured O hhl fresh meat, and we will also evadt the payment of the cold storage
 charges levied against this meat il the packing houses of the east o
 west as the case may be, charg'
 which there is no way of gettin,
 around at the present time
 , The climatic conditions in the val ley are such that five cuttings of al
 falfa are produced per season Tn growing season is of such length tha
 after crop of grain is cut anothe \ fine crop of silage can be produce, | from the same ground. In yer,
 few years every farm will have it
 silo and all this ensilage will be util
 ized as valuable dairy food. B ! using all this forage and silage eacl
 acre of irrigated leand will suppor
 one dairy COW. The milk from thes
 cows will be immediately run thrr
 separator, the cream sent to tn
 creamery and the milk, still warm
 fed to calves or pigs. This mean
 that.our dairy products. includin
 butter. cream. milk. veal and pork
 will all command high price an
 yield imme ediate returns.
 This valley is also especially adaDt
 ed for truck gardening and the rais | ing of melons of all sorts The yiel per acre of the latter is almost UT helievable while the quality an Y flavor are unexcelled in any sectio of the United States. These product command such a high price in tn |li nearby markets that few acres w support a family in comfort.