. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . The New Beet Sugar Factory at Monte Vista THE FERTILE LANDS OF COLORADO 47 Crated that beets will do extraordinarily well in all parts of the San LuisValley There is now available of well irrigated land an acreage sufficient torun five factories such as the one at Monte Vista, and the extension of theoeet industry to all sections of the valley is one of the certain developmentsof the near future. Potatoes in the San Luis ValleyThe nitrogen that the field pea crop puts into the soil is especiallyfavor-able to potatoes and the acreage


. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . The New Beet Sugar Factory at Monte Vista THE FERTILE LANDS OF COLORADO 47 Crated that beets will do extraordinarily well in all parts of the San LuisValley There is now available of well irrigated land an acreage sufficient torun five factories such as the one at Monte Vista, and the extension of theoeet industry to all sections of the valley is one of the certain developmentsof the near future. Potatoes in the San Luis ValleyThe nitrogen that the field pea crop puts into the soil is especiallyfavor-able to potatoes and the acreage of tubers in the valley is always large. Ther^atoesP raised irthis soil and climate have secured a reputation for qualityaU over the WeS, being extraordinarily mealy and well flavored. While theuotato industry in the valley has not always been entirely successful, owingLthe%mdportaIion of seed fJom regions that --^ b^dly mfested -tji Potatoblight, the farmers have learned the lesson, and, with the aid ot tiie experts


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