Hints to homeseekers; a handbook of agricultural opportunities . e very mildand the climatic conditions are such as to suit the most criti-cal. The region is adapted to the growing of pears, plums,apples, strawberries, alfalfa, potatoes, all general farm crops,including cotton and a broad range of other fruits and truckcrops. In the valley of the Pacos River water for irrigation is ob-tained from the river and also from deep wells. There arenumerous places where small irrigation projects could be in-stalled and made to yield very profitable returns. Throughout the state there is a large amount
Hints to homeseekers; a handbook of agricultural opportunities . e very mildand the climatic conditions are such as to suit the most criti-cal. The region is adapted to the growing of pears, plums,apples, strawberries, alfalfa, potatoes, all general farm crops,including cotton and a broad range of other fruits and truckcrops. In the valley of the Pacos River water for irrigation is ob-tained from the river and also from deep wells. There arenumerous places where small irrigation projects could be in-stalled and made to yield very profitable returns. Throughout the state there is a large amount of governmentland which is still open to homestead entry. Mining is an important industry in various parts of the stateand the mining camps furnish a good market for a considera-ble amount of farm produce. The state is traversed by sev-eral important railroad lines connecting directly with the largecities of tTie west and the east. The produce not consumed bythe local markets goes chiefly to the cities of the middle westand the east. 202 Uints to Ilomeseekers. IbARO. \ u.^/ n y*^— ^?? (y 4 \ ;-V
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