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Section Two
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1; 1919
Dolfou Reali
Last Few
Years Rent
could have
bought a,
Home ?
The Mew Year will fee
5wY
zerouf
if you start it by putting the rent that you have been paying the land
lord into a home all your own.
$3500
Beautiful double brick burtgalow, modern; 4 rooms en each side on cor
ner lot. Osborn school district; close to Indian school car line. Rent
one sid: and live in the other. $500 cash $30 per month.
$2500
Seven room modern brick bungalow, Indian school district. Corner lot.
One block to car line. The house would cost $3000 to build, but the own
er is a non-resident and (instructs us to sell for$2500 on easy terms to
responsible party,
$2100
Good five room frame, closie in, on East Washington, fine shade, modern,
and right on car line. $500 cash, balance like rent.
$1850
5 acres northeast, close to Indian school; 4 room house, well, chicken
house, close to Glendale can-line. Can be handled for $350 cash.
Come ii and let us talk these over with you and help you make the
New Year a better one and a more prosperous one
Thomas Realty Company
114 West Adams St.
Phone 4672
New Year
Present indications point toward still higher prices
for land and city property during the year of 1919.
Why -wait when any of the following can be bought
on easy terms:
120 acres of the finest soil in the Salt River Valley,
mostly alfalfa, best location for Citrus Fruit grow
ing. The price on this ranch is the lowest in the dis
trict for this class of land and the terms are the eas
iest and best ever made.
40 acres of alfalfa and oats, new house, well, etc. This
is a corner forty and one of the best locations in the
valley. Price and terms very attractive.
A veiy attractive bungalow in East Evergreen addi
tion. Low price and very reasonable terms.
Two new 5 room modern brick residences just com
pleted, opposite the Capitol building, at a very rea
sonable price and attractive terms.
J, Bennitt
Company
16-18 N. Central Ave.
Country & City Property
5 ACRES, three miles out, small house, shade and
fine young orchard, all kinds of fruit. Price $1800
$1000 cash.
9 ACRES three miles out, y2 me to good school,
fine house and shade. All sandy loam soil, Al garden
soil. Better see this only $3600, half cash, or would
exchange for larger tract."' Pay difference.
20 ACRES Improved Al land will grow anything
and a splendid buy at $5750 $3000 cash.
FOR EXCHANGE
SO ACRES near Ashland, Oregon 60 acres in
bearing pears balance in cultivation. We can
recommend this land at $250 per acre. Owner wants
Arizona land.
CITY
6 ROOAI modern brick, well located in best part of
the city only $4200, ( with terms.
7 ROOM on car line 3 good lots all kinds of out
buildings, shade and fruit. Price only $4000 with
term::!.
SEE
B. W. GETSINGER
FOR BARGAINS
16 East Adams
LETTUCE ONE OF
T T
IF IMS HUH
It Is Only a Few Years Since
the Initial Carload Was
'Shipped to the East By J.
S. Heard and Paved Wav
. .As a commercial ero p, lettuce in the
Salt River valley is comparatively
new. It was only a few years ago
that one enthusiastic truck gardener,
J. S. Heard of It. K. D. Xo. 6, Phoenix,
produced a carload ot lettuce which
iwas shipped back east and brought
returns that at once showed the. possi
bilities of this crop. The following
year there were many enthusiastic
growers that put in a considerable
acreage. Unfortunately, their experi
ence was far less in evidence than
their enthusiasm, and in consequence
there were some failures as well as
many successes. Since then, and par
ticularly for the past two or three
years, lettuce has been recognized as
one of the principal crops which may
be raised in this valley. For the past
two seasons, the shipments have been
close to 100 carloads each season. The
acreage the present season, especially
in the Glendale district, has been in
creased considerably and it is prob
able that the shipments this year will
be larger than in previous years.
Grows in Winter
Lettuce is one of the few crops that
makes its principal growth in the
winter season. It is possible to ma
ture lettuce in December, and, as a
matter of fact, lettuce is being shipped
in small quantities by express now. as
well as supplying local demands. For
the local demand and that of the near
by markets, lettuce is planted as early
in the fall as it will mature, usually
this is not earlier than September. For
the main crop, it has been found that
the lettuce which reaches the eastern
market just after the California and
Florida lettuce is off the market
brings better prices. Consequently the
aim of the grower is to produce lettuce
maturing continuously from about
January 15 to early March.
The most popular variety grown
here is that which is generally known
as the "New York Market," although
this sometimes ppears under different
names, such as "Wonderful and other
local names.
"New Pork" Called Best
At the agricultural experiment sta
tion at Mesa two years ago 47 differ
ent varieties of lettuce were grown.
and the New York was pronounced
the best variety for this section, al
though Iseberg may be considered a !
close second. Of this variety, the of
ficial report of the experiment station
says : "Next to the New York market,
this is the best variety for Arizona.
Late in the spring it heads better than
New York, and is therefore popufar
with gardeners during this season.
The heads are generally smaller, light
er in color, and the leaves are more
wrinkled than New York. The head is
solid and o f fine texture. The touch
of bronze adds to Its appearance.
Other varieties are grown to a small
extent to supply local needs or for
home gardens. Those who are most
successful in growing lettuce are those
that give a great deal of attention to
the selection and fertilization of the
soil. Most lettuce is grown upon the
sandy loam or upon the Glendale loess
soil, although exceptionally good yields
have been obtained upon the heavy
adobe soil.
Requires Rich Soil
Lettuce is a crop that requires very
rich soil and growers now recognize
the necessity of heavy fertilization.
Cotton seed meal was used at the ex
perimental farm, but best results were
obtained where about 20 tons o f stable
manure was used. This should be
plowed under in the fall, the ground
then thoroughly plowed and worked,
ridges being thrown up about 24
inches apart. Some growers have
planted on both sides of the ridge:3,
leaving the rows on the ridges about
12 inches apart and thinning the plants
in the row to 12 inches. This method
makes it necessary to do a great deal
of hand work, and most growers pre
fer to plant on one side of the ridge
only, thinning as previously mentioned
to 12 inches. Many growers prefer to
have the rows run east and west, and
for tho early planting the seed is scat
tered with a hand seed drill on the
north side of the ridge. For a later
planting, October and November, the
seed is sown on the south side of the
ridge, the ridge forming a slight pro
tection. The seed is not covered more
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DWIGHT B. HEARD
Southeast Corner Central and Adams
We are sales agents for some of the very best real estate
in the SALT RIVER VALLEY.
Sales Agents
For
Altadena: Suburban small farms
of finest soil and best location.
Monte Vista: Acre tracts, north
east of city.
Los Olivos: Highest class sub
division for the Best Homes.
Central Park Place: Lots on
easy terms.
High Class Country Homes and
General Farm Lands.
The rule of this office, from the time the business was
established, more than twenty-two years ago, has been
the rule- of SERVICE. Our endeavor has been to get for
each investor the very best that his money could obtain,
in development, in location, and in prospects of future
value. That this effort has succeeded has been shown by
our steady growth.
If you are interested in REAL ESTATE, make our of
fice your headquarters. We are exceptionally well
equipped with information as to this valley, and it will be
a pleasure to put this experience at your service.
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than one half an inch deep. About
three-quarters of a pound of se;d is
required to plant one acre.
Gains a Reputation
Irrigation is frequent and cultivation
should fo How each irrigation. There
is very little lettuce transplanted, al
though it is possible t make trans
planted lettuce grow very rapidly.
This, however, seems to have a ten
dency to set it back so that it is sev
eral weeks later than where planted
direct in the field.
Lettuce weighing 43 pounds to the
crate of 24 heads is simetimes pro
duced. The size and quality o the
lettuce prod uced here has made a
reputation for the Salt River valley
lettuce which sells it on its own mer
its, even where there is considerable
competition. Fortunately, there is
not very much trouble from inserts or
from plant disease. The chief insect
enemy of lettuce is probably the
grasshopper, which probably some
times would clean up plants when
they first appeared above the ground
if they were not promptly poisoned.
Poisoning insects with poisoned bran
mash is a simple matter and enables
the grower to easily keep them under
control so that they do not become
a serious menace.
Cut When No Moisture
In shipping lettuce, a two-tier ven
tilated crate is used which is paper
lined and holding 24 to 40 heads is
used. The usual method of harvest
ing is to withhold the water for two
or three weeks before harvesting. The
lettuce is cut when there is no dew
or rain on it and carefully packed im
tho crate. General prac tice is to pack
the lettuce, then load the crates into
the iced cars. During the latter part
of the season, cracked ice is usually
packed between the two layers in th
crate. Another protection is to ice
the cars some time before loading, so
that they are thoroughly cooled and
the lettuce is then packed for ship
ment. With due care in the selection
of markets and keeping in close touch
with market conditions, growers have
usually obtained prices which make
this industry quite remunerative.
Up to $500 Per Acre -
William Thompson, secretary of the
United Produce Growers at Glendale,
states that . 'gross returns last ifar
ran from $030 to $500 an acre. The
net profits, after all expenses were
paid, ran from $150 to $200."
According to reports of the United
States reclamation service for 1917, the
average production was about 200
crates to the acre.
Lettuce may now be considered om
of the staple crops of the valley, and.
while the. ore acreage will never make
it a serious competitor o f co tton, the
fact that it is grown in the winter
season and that the land is then ready
for cantaloupes or some other small
crop will ever make this one of the
mast attractive crops to the small
farmer.
o
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and sweethearts, the most wet
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FOR SALE
25 acres choice cotton or alfalfa land. $275
per acre.
80 acres, all in alfalfa, good stand, only $275
per acre. Good terms.
40 acres alfalfa, N. E. Will sell or rent. This
is a good dairy farm.
80 acre cotton or alfalfa land. All A 1.
A water; good domestic well; fair improve
ments. 120 acres alfalfa and Dairy Ranch. This is
certainly one of the best ranches in the val
ley. Price $300 per acre. Terms of the
best. We have a splendid list of A "1"
Ranches.
BROUGHT&WILLARD
130 N. Central Ave.
Phone 1353