CITRUS FRUITS AM) THE YOU MESA 



The Yuma Mesa has recently been added to the Yuma project. 

 The Mesa begins at the city limits of the City of Yuma and extends 

 South and East to the international boundary. It contains about 

 60,000 acres of irrigable land. It is the largest contiguous body of 

 citrus fruit land in the United States. There is but one grove planted 

 to citrus fruits upon the Mesa at this time. This grove was planted 



as an experimental orchard twelve years ago by Hiram W. Blaisdell, 

 who owns the controlling interest in the Yuma Electric & Water 

 Company. Water to irrigate the orchard is pumped from the Colorado 

 River one and one-half miles away. This grove has surprised all who 

 have seen it by the abundance of fruit which it produces and the 

 excellence of the quality of the fruit. 



