. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. FRUIT CROPS ON THE YUMA MESA FIRST CITRUS PLANTINGS Too much credit can not be given the pioneer citrus grower of the Yuma Mesa, Mr. H. W. Blaisdell, who had the foresight to realize something of the possibilities of this district for citrus pro- duction and established here in 1892 an orchard of twenty acre*, and eight years later another orchard of forty acres. Considered in the light of actual returns, it can not be said that the orchards have proven a financial success, but the plantings are of extreme value and importance in that they have
. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. FRUIT CROPS ON THE YUMA MESA FIRST CITRUS PLANTINGS Too much credit can not be given the pioneer citrus grower of the Yuma Mesa, Mr. H. W. Blaisdell, who had the foresight to realize something of the possibilities of this district for citrus pro- duction and established here in 1892 an orchard of twenty acre*, and eight years later another orchard of forty acres. Considered in the light of actual returns, it can not be said that the orchards have proven a financial success, but the plantings are of extreme value and importance in that they have furnished sufficient evidence to show that orchards operated under more favorable circum- stances would be Fig. 8.—View in ten-acre block of Valencia oranges in Blaisdell orchard on the Yuma Mesa A review of the methods employed in the handling of these oichards shows that crops requiring clean cultivation were grown between the rows while the trees were young. In later years the practice generally followed was to allow sour clover, together with a natural growth of weeds and grass, to cover the entire area during summer. This was turned under in the fall or winter. The present appearance of the orchard would indicate that Bermuda grass and sand burrs have been allowed to encroach severely upon. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station. Tucson : Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
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