372 AKHORICULTURE 



THE G K E AT 

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K A 'W S A S '^'^^ '°"^ been known as a land of tall com and billowing wheat crops, 

 ■**• ■'^ ^ "^ ■'* "^ of blooded cattle and long-fleeced sheep, of fat hogs and fast horses, of 

 rich soil and hustling people. It is not so generally known that it is also taking front rank 

 in manufacturing by reason of cheap coal, natural gas, tuel oil and abundant raw materials. 

 Land is still cheap. The man seeking a new home will do well to carefully inspect tlie 

 "Sunflower State." In igui (a poor j'ear everywhere) Kansas raised 90,333,095 bushels 

 of wheat. In 1S99, a big corn year, 225,183,432 bushels of that cereal were produced. 



r\T^r Af-fOVfA ^^"^'' ^^^^^ settled in 1SS9. In 1900 the population was 398,331, 

 ^•'*-'^-'^*^^-'^-'* Tile growth since 1900 has been rapid, particularly in new rail- 

 roads. Here are found, side by side, wheat, com and cotton. Wheat is the leader — the 

 1900 crop was a "record breaker," 30,680,000 bushels. Cotton is the poor man's friend - 

 the 1900 crop was 150,000 bales ; its by-products are verj' profitable. In one county alone 

 a corn crop of 2,800,000 bushels was harvested in one season. There area million cattle 

 in the Territory and a quarter of a million hogs. The Santa Fe is opening up Eastern 

 Oklahoma. 



qp -p V A c is the largest State in the Union. It can produce almost everj-thing 

 ■*■ '^ -^ ■'*■ ^ needed, it has sea coast and mountains, forests and plains, soils of every 

 kind, a wealth of fuel, geysers of oil, growing cities and a hospitable climate. Its corn and 

 wheat crop average 40,000,000 bushels annually. Texas gave to the world in 1901 four 

 million bales of cotton. The lumber industry is immense. Rice is a coinparatively new 

 crop in Texas, suited to the low lands along the Gulf Coast. Experts pronounce rice a 

 money-maker. The Santa Fe traverses the heart of Texas, with terminals at tide water. 



prf-vT ORATiO '^ popularly known as a mining State, producing gold, silver, 

 ^^^'^^'^^*-^^^ iron and coal. Resultant of these interests have sprung up 

 flourishing cities like Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs, with their big smelters ainl 

 allied manufacturing industries. The principal agricultural section is in the Arkans.is 

 Valley, between Pueblo and Holly. Here are grown in profitable abundance sugar bee'.s, 

 melons, vegetables, small fruits and alfalfa. Ample water by irrigation and an immense 

 beet sugar factory have attracted several thousand farmers, with room for ten times as many. 



•vj •p -wrr w f^ "V J (^ f\ li^^ -^t an average altitude of one mile. Dry air and almost 

 ■'^ ■'-' " xM 1L# A. 1 l.^ VJ constant sunshine — the ideal country for outdoor lite. It has 

 mines of gold, copper and coal, great cattle and sheep ranches, pine forests and two magnifi- 

 cent irrigated valleys, the Rio Grande and Pecos. There are churches, schools, growing 

 towns, and a refined social life. Small fruits, alfalfa and grain are the principal crops. 

 On the wide plains cattle and sheep are grazed. In the mouniains are fine mines. The 

 Pecos Valley and Maxwell Land Grant are just now attracting special attention. 



A 1^ T ^ |-v Tkj A is in the semi-arid region. In average years enough rain falls in the 

 ^^ .IV. 1 A. W IN rX ]-^\\\^ tQ su|)ply suffici- nt moisture under irrigation. In the Salt Ri\rr 

 Valley, near Phoenix, oranges are raised side by side with wheat ; alfalfa fields nod to lemon 

 groves and vineyards yield abundantly. Thousands of cattle are fed here each winter. 

 Ranch life is very fascinating, healthful, and quite profitable. Around Prescott the miner.il 

 development is astonishing. It is estimated that Arizona mines have yielded |;2oo,ooo,ooo 

 in twenty-five years. Arizona has much to offer the young man who is ambitious. 



PAT TKO'R.'MTA California was once known only as a land of gold. Gold is 

 ^ -^^ *^ *■ *^ ^ -tV- IN 1 /\. piiii^ti iiiere yet— millions of dollars a year. But other things 

 have crowded it to one side — for example, nil wells, citrus fruits, whc-at and cattle. In tlie 

 San Joaquin Valley of Central California, a district 250 miles long and 50 wide, with room 

 for 250,000 farms of 40 acres each, the small farmer is coming to the front. He raises alfalfa, 

 has a small herd of cows, sells butter and eggs and sets out a vineyard. He arranges an 

 orchard of figs or olives or walnuts, has vegetables to eat and sell, and a bank account at the 

 end of the year. This is not all cIoih- at once, but sooner than "back P^ast." Irrigation 

 is the explanation. The mountains on each side are full of living streams. There are 

 excellent local markets. 



For descriptive literature, and information about Homeseekers' Excursion rates, address 

 General Passenger Office, The A. T. & S. F. R'y System, CHICAGO. 



