ARBORICULTURE 



5 Great Irrigated Valleys 



ARKANSAS VALLEY, COLORADO. lUet sugar factories, thousands of acres of alfalfa, mil- 

 lions of caiitaiuuipes. e.\ifii>ive orcliarUs. ilocks of sheep; larjiest Irrigated section In the U. S. Kxlensive 

 cattle feeding and dairy interests, population doubled in tive jears. 



PECOS VALLEY. NEW MEXICO. Noted for its large orchards and Hne quality of fruitsand 



vegetahlcs; artesian l)uli witli aoniiowiuK wells. 



R.IO GRANDE VALLEY, NEW MEXICO. Altitude 3,700 to 5.300 ft.; 350 miles long; great 

 sheep raisint: sictioti : niiiuni; iii adjacent mountains; adapted to fruit raising and small farms. 



SALT RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA, Harly oranges, live stoclc, vegetables, small fruits, alfalfa, 



beet culture. 



SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. CALIFORNIA. Wheat raising, live stock, oil wells, alfalfa, raisin 

 and wine L'rapi-,, olives, tigs, citrus and deciduous fruits, almonds, walnuts; lumbering and mines in 

 mountains. 



ALL FIVE VALLEYS have never- falling water supply, extensive systems of irrigation and rich 

 soil, insuring proHtable crops. Pleasant climate, especially in winter. Thriving towns, atFordlng good 

 markets. Directly reached by the SANTA FE. 



For Information aliout farm lands, manufactures and general business openings, address. 



GEN. PASS. OFFICE, 

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