THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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During the past 

 year several 

 thousand acres of 

 new Apple land 

 have been put under 

 the ditch. 



Buy now and make 

 the profit from 

 increased land 

 values. 



Write to me today. Ask for copies of 

 the Pecos Valley folder and the Special 

 Number of the Earth. If there is any- 

 thing you are particularly curious to know, 

 ask the question. I will answer as com- 

 pletely as I can. But ask for the folder. 

 It's free. 



C. L. Seagraves. 



General Colonization Agent, 



A. T. & S, F. Ry. 



2298 Railway Exchange. 



Chicago 



A NEW DEVELOPMENT 



The reputation of the Pecos Valley of New 

 Mexico and Texas for fertility of soil, abun- 

 dance of irrigating waters, variety and quality 

 of produce and salubriousness of climate long 

 has been established. 



The apples from this valley have won favor 

 in the markets of the East and command a 

 premium in London and other European cities. 

 The famous pea-green alfalfa is in demand 

 everywhere and commands a premium of 

 from $1 to $1.50 a ton wherever offered. Here- 

 tofore the area over which these and other 

 crops could be grown has been restricted by 

 the fact that gravity water and the artesian 

 flow would not carry above the second bottom. 

 Thousands of fertile acres lying on benches 

 just out of reach of the gravity canals were 

 undeveloped. But a change of methods has 

 come about. Wells have been put down and 

 pumping plants, individual and communal, 

 have been established, with the result that an 

 immensely larger area has been brought under 

 the ditch and several thousand acres of new 

 apple land and as much more alfalfa land is 

 awaiting the advent of industrious, ambitious 

 men. 



These lands are capable of the most inten- 

 sive cultivation and they will pay large re- 

 turns on the prices now being asked. There 

 is still considerable land to be had in the 

 valley proper, with water obtainable from the 

 established canals built by private enterprise 

 or by the government reclamation service ; 

 also from the flowing wells in the artesian 

 belt. 



You should investigate this splendid val- 

 ley, learn at first hand what has been done 

 by others and what you can do if you will. 

 There's big money in the Pecos Valley for 

 the man who will work. 



We invite you to take advantage of the 

 information we have in this office covering 

 the valley. It is yours for the asking and at 

 no expense to you. Write today. Don't wait 

 until the price of land goes up. Get that 

 extra profit yourself. Better still, go down 

 and see. You can go on the first and third 

 Tuesday of the month and the railway fare is 

 very low. 



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