The farm of the future
Subtitle: A brief exposition of the important place that irrigation is occupying as a factor in twentieth century agriculture ...
Contributors: Oxnard Construction Co
Publisher: Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company
Published: 1901
Place of publication: Holly, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Agriculture; Pictorial works; Sugar beet industry; Irrigation; Domestic Architecture; Real property
Notes: Promotional booklet including photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Holly, Colorado, with accompanying descriptive text.

Includes photographs of Arkansas River, farming operations, reservoirs, irrigation ditches, sugar beet cultivation, sugar beet warehouse and factory, canning operations, flour mill, sheep and cattle pens, and orchards. Includes photographs of Holly, Colorado, residences, businesses, main street, schoolhouse, and photographs of Lamar, Colorado, main streets and residences.

Text includes detailed information on farming operations, including livestock, beekeeping, and agriculture, with details of yearly output and personal statements from local farmers regarding acreage planted, types of crops, and total yields and profit. Includes current pricing information for livestock and crops.

Includes full page advertisement for Oxnard Construction Co.

Includes folded map (30 x 56 cm., folded to 15 x 9 cm.) pasted to cover [3] depicting irrigation systems and reservoirs in the Arkansas River Valley.

Avery Classics copy: Includes business card of Nicholas R. Cottman, secretary of Oxnard Construction Co., laid in.