The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . w< < m THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 3 1 esources and proximity to the markets of Mexico and theOrient. For the Husbandman. Farmers are wanted to till the soil under the most favorableconditions and with home markets that pay better prices thanany eastern market. Only a quarter of a million of acres areunder cultivation; four times that area is immediately avail-able for agricultural purposes. Not one-half of the flowingwaters are utihzed and not one-fiftieth of the flood waters arestored. New Mex
The land of sunshine, a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . w< < m THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 3 1 esources and proximity to the markets of Mexico and theOrient. For the Husbandman. Farmers are wanted to till the soil under the most favorableconditions and with home markets that pay better prices thanany eastern market. Only a quarter of a million of acres areunder cultivation; four times that area is immediately avail-able for agricultural purposes. Not one-half of the flowingwaters are utihzed and not one-fiftieth of the flood waters arestored. New Mexico raises the finest fruit in the world andevery other crop that can be produced anywhere in the tem-perate zone. Yet, it imports annually millions of dollars worthof flour, alfalfa, hay, potatoes, garden produce, poultry, eggs,butter and other products that it can and should raise at lands, an ideal chmate, irrigation, churches, schools, rail-road facilities, home markets, good prices and extensive range,are all factors which help to make the life of the
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