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ditions presented by this section. To successfully produce the 

 dried fig it is not only necessary that a warm, practically frost free 

 climate be had, but there must be an absence of rain during harvest 

 ni order that the crop may be dried successfully, which condition 

 is found here. 



Evidence of the thrifty growth of figs on the Mesa is shown 

 by the condition of the three-acre orchard of Adriatic figs now 

 growing on the old Blaisdell ranch. Figure 19 shows a picture 

 of this orchard as it now stands. 



TRUCK CROPS 



The mild climate of the Yuma Mesa aflfords an opportunity 

 for the successful production of a number of the truck crops, par- 

 ticularly cantaloupes, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes. These crops 

 are well adapted to growing between the rows of citrus trees 

 while the orchards are young, and the fact that they could be 

 produced exceptionally early gives them a distinct market ad- 

 vantage. It might be mentioned that in the early years of the old 

 citrus orchard on the Mesa cantaloupes were grown between the 

 rows of trees and were found quite profitable. 



While the crops mentioned above appear to have an out- 

 standing value as regards profitable production on the Mesa, there 

 are doubtless others that individual growers would find equally 

 satisfactory. 



