Arizona republican. [volume], May 23, 1915, SALT RIVER VALLEY, Page PAGE THREE, Image 25

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PAGE THREE
Vegetables Or Grains? Only Matter Of Choice On Part Of Farmers
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN SALT RIVER VALLEY EDITION.
Best Seed Is Absolutely
Necessary To Fullest Crops
May !, 1915.
l-Mitor Republican:
Tin- trulii is .ol enough for the
?.ilt River Valley, and 1 gladly con
tribute tile following as a lair ex
.uiple of what th- average gran
jriower accomplishes, and how he
lo.-s it. from my own personal cx-IMTieiu-.'
pained from more than" a
dozen years of ranching in the Tempe
o.untry. first at Kyrene. and then on
my present 'arm. just a mile south
of the Tempo noimal campus.
1 have sri'wn profitably, wheat,
oats and barley alike. All of these
Trains I have found to be paying and
ne as easily cultivated and har-vvst.-d
as the other.
I have found that wheat may be
planted to good advantage any time
from November 1st to January 10th.
Tf planted in November, it pays to
erase it in midwinter. I'nder such
a condition, a double result is ob
tained first green forage is secured
in winter for the stock, and second,
the grazing of the grain strengthens
ttie stalk, of the plant and thus pro
tects it when ripening against the
possible heavy winds of the early
summ-r. Grazing the grain also pro
tects it from the possible frost in
late spring. If the ground is thor
oughly irrigated twice before the seed
planted, one irrigation at the time
the wheat is in bloom is found to
be sufficient. 1 have averaged about
one ton of wheat to the acre, and
in rare cases as much as 2,600 to
2,Ti'0 pounds to the acre. With
wheat now selling at .23 p-r hundred
j nil can see the handsome profit in
ihi" eroi.
It seem. to me that obtaining the
b.st seed procurable is the first step
towards s-ecess in raising a crop of
piality quantity usually follows.
I have raised thirty sacks of oats
to an acre, ninety pounds to the sack I
twenty-f've sacks is a fair average. I
1 hav raised as much as thirty sacks j
f barley to an acre, an average of
';"." lbs to the sack. Twenty-five sacks
is als, a fair average. In my past ex-I-erience
I have always found it best j
to irrigate the ground that are to be ,
sown to grain, then run them to weeds
is good
as from
attempt
returns from that venture,
any other crop they might
to raise.
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A GOOD CHOI
Oats do well here, rre usually cut for
hav and sometimes make four
tens to the sore.
Country Roads
Were Never In
Better Condition
The condition of the country roads
idiating from Phoenix is probably
better now than it has been for a
number of years. iliie after mile
of these roads hive been dragged
and packed and automobiling through
the valley is indeed much more
pleasurable than it hUs been for
ome time. However, there remains
some considerable work to be done
at the crossings and culverts in or-
three or fer weeks, then by plowing d
them in for fertilizer, securing a bet-
ter body i.-'d avoiding useles weeds '
and doddc.- that are so dangerous to!
giod crops.
Itarl-y and oats are cultivated in
the same manner as wheat and 1
lave found that they ordinarily yiel 1
. -Iimlly as profitable.
The market for these grains i.--alwavs
good, and there are few men
m ho raise gntin but who average
to increase both tiie smoothness
.f the ride and tin comfort ami
safety of toe passengers,
one notable addition to the good
toads system of the valh-y is that
between Phoenix and Glendale along
the Or.-'.nd Avenue. This stretch of
road i- rapidly developing into a
magnificent bmlevard. The road has
!en macadamized for nearly the
entire distance and is now being
i ovrri ii 'with small rm k or screen-
x ... .
A SKIN OF SI
"Csj Bonita." the home of Niels Peterson, whose
in the rich Tempe section is one of the best known
rck'ss
fertile, well-tilled ranch
n the Salt River Valley.
ings, giving an excellent wearing
surface. It is understood that other I
improvements are to be made to 1
this road which will increase its dur
ability and value.
Beginning at a point immediately
beyond Six Points on the road to
Glendale from Phoenix the ride in an
automobile, and for that matter in a
buggy also, is unsurpassed for beauty
comfort and safety. For a long tim".
Grand Avenue as such was a. by
word and reproach on the lips of
everybody who mentioned roads in
the country. This has passed and
from now on travelers will be re
ft rriiifc to Grand Avenue by its
right name. It gives promise of be
ing a wide, excellent, popular and
much-travelled boulevard between the
capital city and the thriving com
munity of Glendale, and its grow
ing sister beyond, Peoria. A most
pleasant ride for an afternoon or
evening can be had by going wesj
from Center along Washington or
Adams to lfllh Avenue, along 19th
Avenue to the fair Grounds and
then a straight shoot Northwest to
Glendale. Reaching Glendale and
crossing the track going South on
lateral Iwen'y, until either the Yuma,
Christy or Maricopa roads are reached
and a return to Phoenix under- the
dense shndes of the giant cotton-
woods, along the dirt roads which:,
arc in most excellent condition.
(in this trip will be seen probably'
seme of the most attractive farms
;nd ranch homes in. the valley. Little-j-frame
:tnd b-ick houses nestling amid
a dense undergrowth of shade trees, j
with climbing vines on porch and
roof and blooming honeysuckle and
flagrant roses on every hand.
Through the spaces between the
giant cottonvvoods, field after field
of growing crops can be seen, often
varied by pasture land upon which
the healthiest cows in the T'nited
States contentedly browse, while stil!
'further beyond young calves
i through fences. The second
; f alfalfa :s about to be mowed on
many (if these farms and the fieWls
'are purple and green in alternate
I waves as the breeze floats fragrantff.l
across the valley. No finer sight,
no more beautiful landscape, no more
contented and prosperous looking
farm community can be found in all
the broad land than in this section
of the Salt River Valley.
I The excellent and enjoyable trin
'that can thus be taken over the
ro;ds that have been here described
lis but one of many similar and
I typical enjoyable outings that car:
I be had i" almost any section of the
valley. Radiating from Phoenix as
j a center into almost every corner of
i the cultivated district, sights and
experiences to ne enjoyeti mat leaves,
lasting impressions not only of the
splendid present of the valley but
gives a vista more beautiful of the
future of this fortunate - green belt
of the Southwest. When tbe popu
lation shall have reached its maxi
mum and the many broad acres sub
divided into small tracts upon which
will live contented farmers growing
more with the passing years, the
dreams of the pioneers of this valley
will have some to pass. Kven now
this future is almost here. Each
year sees further demonstrations of
the satisfactory economic condition
that follows industry applied to small
farms in a section, the climatic ad
vantage of which are unsurpassed.
There is nothing in the valley that
can be so highly enjoyed as these
short runs over the country roads
and out among the farms. Not only
ore the trips inspiring to the men
who work in the cities and in the
j towns, but to the friends that visit
here and who are taken out for
j these enjoyable drives, go to their
homes the most enthusiastic boost
el s that this section can possibly
obaln. After all, a disinterested, en-
v
- -aft 1.
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From Forty Acres
i?z Success Is
j Reivard of Work
; Hay 13th. 1913.
jFditor Republican:
: I came to the Salt River Valley
lute, in 1912 and bought forty acres
f land northwest of the Indian
'school in January, i:ir. During the
! years 1913 and 1914 1 cut and bailed
ja little over 400 tons of hay and sold
. SIS tons of this hay for J2T91.29.
iand I still have 120 tons on hand,
j I have had about ten milch cows.
! the cream from which 1 have sold
:to tlie creamery and have received
; $927.61, and have sold cows and
j young stock to the amount of 793.00.
jToultry and eggs $342.40. To begin
I with, I had two dozen hens after
selling the above amount and now
A "MID-8U.MMER. FAIR" EXHIBIT
IVid-summer is a good time for the Homeseeker to visit the Salt River Valley, not
truth fdiout our summer cli nate, but to study the convincing exhibits of the ar nual '
only to learn the
Mid-summer Fair"
Guarantees That Assure
Undisputed Land Titles
One of the vital questions con
fronting the Investor considering the
purchase of real property in a new
location is: Are the land titles safe''
This rpiestion can be answered, as
to the basic little to real property
in Phoenix and Salt River Valley,
peeking ' emphatically in the affirmative.
cutting. Ehiriner the Ticriod of the Snanisb
and Mexican control of the lands
now comprising the State of Ari
zona, the Avenues of travel were'
across portions of the state, lying
North and South of the Salt River
Valley, and no occupation of the Val
ley was attempted during that period
anil no land grants made within
bounds of the Valley. Hence, the
United States acquired undisputed
title to said lands and no compli
cations have arisen with reference
to the title of said lands. All of
said lands were surveyed by the
United States Government and have
heen patented in nocordance with
such survey. Very few, if any pat
ents wen- issued prior to fifty years
ago, and many have been issued
within the last five and ten years.
These facts should satisfy a pros
pective investor that the basic title-
js satisfactory.
Practically all transfers of land
have been made since the modern
effective recording system in most
of the United States has heen Un
recognized u.etho 1 of maKing legal
transfer of property. Hence titles
are not subject to defects existing
i" older ooromunities resulting from
less auction being paid to titles by.
irior generations.
The Salt River Valley is served
by thorough3y equipped and finan
cially responsible abstract and title
insurance companies, who furnish
either abstracts or- title insurance.
The business world, -wherever It has
een able t obtain title insurance.
not only approves ti Ie insurance but
prefers it to any other method of
protection of land titles. In' Arizona,
under the state laws, no company
can isy-.ie title insurance until it
shall have at least $100,000 paid up
capital. and shall have deposited
with tbe state, for the protection of
its issued title insurance, $50,00n.00
ir. certain classes of bonds or fir;?t
mortgage securities. Certain detailed
reports must be made annually to the
state by such companies. . The books
of such companies, are at all times
mbject to examination by the state.
The state, therefore, not only re
cognizes title, insurance, but alsa
peek.-; to protect parties dealing with
such companies by making the com
tanies issuing title insurance, fin
ancially responsible.
Such title companies also main
tain Escrow Departments, through
which financial responsibility is as
sumed for the ' closing out o. any
real estate transaction in accordance
with instructions.
it. therefore; necessarily results
that the investor may purchase
Phoenix or Salt River Valley real
estate feeling confident of obtaining
a perfect title.
Intensive farming is the. keynote of
successful agriculture. The average
farm in tne Salt River Valley is 40
acres. Krirty acres and fortune.
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MULE BABIES
"Thev make a year's growth every
eight months down here," says
one Stockman.
have on hand twenty dozen hens and
i pullets and after having sold the
-above amount of cows and young
j stock, have on hand, nine cows and
' fifteen head of young stock.
! Now come to the expenditures,
i During these two years, I hav e
j spent the following: Taxes and water
service. $4-10.00; interest investment,
i $12'io.0ii; I figure the labor I have
expended on this for myself and
'labor I have hired at $1100.00; ex-
pense in the way of fencing and re
; pairs, $30.00; betterment of house
$100.00; and built a hay shed that
Wvill hold two hundred tons, $500.00;
household expenses and living out
i side of ranch products used, $700.00;
i spent for recreation and magazines,
$H8.!s; payment on purchase price of
; land, $500,00. making" a total of $4,
j 866.33.
My wife and I have enjoyed our
; home in the Salt River Valley very
, much, and consider ourselves very
fojtunate to be located so pleasant
ly. i J. W. BAUMG ARDXKR.
The grain
MAY
harvest opens i
the
summer
IS HARVEST TIME
rt May and is over by the middle of June so that
Drops may be put in early in July.
Geo. C. Barnum Phone 1111 M. II. French
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Manufacturers of
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