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5 Great Irrigated Valleys 



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

 lions of caiiiaiouiies, extcii'-ive Dichauis. tlocks of sheep; lar^'est Irrigated seciioii in the U. S KxteDsive 

 cattle feeditr^aiiil dairy iiitere>ts, population doubled in tivejears. 



PECOS VALLEY, NEW MEXICO. Noted for its large orchards and fine qiialiiy of frultsand 



vegetal)!i-s: artesian l)elt witli 'Mn\ tiowini; wi'lls. 



R.IO GRANDE VALLEY. NEW MEXICO. Altitude 3,700 to 5,300 ft.; 350 miles long; great 

 sheep raising sici ion ; ininin.; la atljacent mountains: adapted to fruit raising and small farms. 



SALT RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA. Early oranges, live stock, vegetables, small fruits, alfalfa, 

 bee culture. 



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

 and wine grapes, olives, ligs, citrus and deciduous fruits, almonds, walnuts; lumbering and mines in 

 mountains. 



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

 soil, insuring protitable crops. I'leasani climate, especially in winter. Thriving towns, affording good 

 markets. Directly reached by the SANTA FE. 



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