430 THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



to the large packing houses of Kansas City, Chicago, Omaha and St. 

 Louis. 



The irrigable lands are all properly ditched and prepared for cul- 

 tivation; that is to say, water can be turned on any tract within 24 

 hours notice. The price quoted for lands under irrigation includes a 

 perpetual water right which, like any other improvement, is part and 

 parcel of the land. An annual charge of $1.25 per acre, payable one- 

 half after June 1st and one-half December 1st, is made to cover the 

 cost of maintenance, repairs and expense of distribution. 



Irrigable land$ south of Carlsbad vary in price, according to loca- 

 tion and improvements. A limited amount of good irrigable land can 

 be purchased for $15 to $20 per acre, $5 per acre cash, balance (if de- 

 sired) two and four years at 6 per cent. Desirable tracts can be se- 

 cured from private owners of large bodies of land. Lands can also be 

 rented upon favorable terms. All the staple products of the United 

 States are grown, and farming, as a rule, is more diversified than in 

 localities which depend entirely on rainfall. 



The yield, quality, flavor and color of the fruits grown in the 

 Pecos Valley are unexcelled. 



'To sum it all up, Carlsbad is a flourishing and growing young 

 city. The Pecos Valley is a country comparatively new and but re- 

 cently opened to the farming world, but having already passed the 

 experimental stage, is now building on the sure foundation of cer- 

 tainty and proved success. 



The people here have a full knowledge and consciousness of all 

 this, and are desirous that others shall know these facts. 



ROSWELL, CRAVES COUNTY, N. M. 



Is a town of 2,500 people, situated in the northern part of the ag- 

 ricultural and fruit-growing portion of the Pecos Valley, and is the 

 division point of The Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway, which 

 connects with the Texas and Pacific Railway at Pecos, Texas, one 

 hundred and sixty-five miles south of Roswell, and with the Port 

 Worth and Denver Railway at Amarillo, Texas, two hundred and 

 eight miles northwest. The shops and general offices of The Pecos 

 Valley and Northeastern Railway are located here. This road places 

 the Pecos Valley in direct communication with important points north 

 and east, and permits the shipment of live stock through to Kansas 

 City under most favorable circumstances. 



Roswell lies in the heart of the range industry of the west. Its 

 cattle and sheep interests have been the foundation of its growth and 

 prosperity, and will always be among its principal supports. During 

 the six months ending with November 30, 1899, this railroad handled 

 7,000 cars of stock, or about 200,000 head. 



Within the past two years the business of stocking fine alfalfa 



