and this has given rise to irrigation by pumping. Already the flowing wells in 

 the district produce water sufficient for irrigating some 8,000 acres. 



Hie list of crops that may be grown profitably is a long one. Barley, oats, 

 rye and wheat do well, wheat yielding about 40 bushels per acre. Corn grows 

 ten feet high and runs about 45 bushels per acre; this crop, together with 

 sorghum and milo maize, may be matured after the wheat has been harvested. 

 Potatoes produce 200 bushels per acre. All garden vegetables thrive, aspara- 

 gus in particular attaining the highest quality ; sweet potatoes of the best flavor 

 yield up to 15 tons per acre. Because of their sweetness cantaloupes from 

 the valley bring the fanciest of market prices; there is record of $900.00 

 received from one acre. Casaba melons and watermelons from this region 

 are widely known for their size and flavor. Gotten has been grown on a small 

 scale with excellent results. Alfalfa, with six cuttings a year, yields up to 8 

 tons per acre. 



The fruit produced equals the best in any section. Peaches ripen both 

 earlier and later in the season than elsewhere, and apples from the valley have 

 won prizes on the Pacific Coast. Apricots, figs, pears, plums, pomegranates 

 and nectarines are successfully cultivated; almonds, pecans and walnuts, as 

 well as raspberries, blackberries and strawberries, add to the farmer's income. 

 Among the grapes that have established their pre-eminence by high sugar con- 

 tent are Muscats and Flaming Tokays. 



Dairying, poultry husbandry, and the fattening of beef and pork, are 

 bound to prosper where there is pasturage and sunshine throughout the year, 

 in addition to prolific forage crops. On the adjacent Moapa National Forest 

 Reserve there is a vast stand of timber, largely fir and pine. 



Mining has contributed generously to the wealth of the region surrounding 

 Las Vegas ; gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper are the metals mined profitably. 

 Searchlight and Eldorado Canyon are heavy producers of gold, and the Good 

 Springs District continues to lead the State in output of lead and zinc. Granite, 

 marble, lime, salt and pottery clay are also listed among the riches of thfc 

 section. 



Las Vegas, the county seat and the site of the Salt Lake Route shops, 

 is an enterprising town with all modern city conveniences. Its position on the 

 main line of a transcontinental railway system gives it easy access to the markets 

 of California, Utah and the East. The great size of the valley and the almost 

 unlimited supply of artesian water opens up a large area to cultivation. There 

 is some government land to be had and private lands may be purchased at from 

 $5.00 to $100.00 per acre. As an agricultural and stockraising district 1 flv f 

 Las Vegas Valley has a most promising future. 



