. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . he mostvaluable assets of the San Juan Basin. They are willing laborers, and whenthe sugar beet industry is introduced in these many fertile valleys, which iscertain to come very soon, the Navajo Indians will afford the necessary handlabor, the securing of which in many localities is a big problem. The Navajos now do a large part of the work of clearing land, buildingditches, etc., over the whole San Juan Basin. The Shiprock Agency and Indian School is devoted to teaching the Indiansto make the best use of their lands and opportuniti
. The fertile lands of Colorado and northern New Mexico .. . he mostvaluable assets of the San Juan Basin. They are willing laborers, and whenthe sugar beet industry is introduced in these many fertile valleys, which iscertain to come very soon, the Navajo Indians will afford the necessary handlabor, the securing of which in many localities is a big problem. The Navajos now do a large part of the work of clearing land, buildingditches, etc., over the whole San Juan Basin. The Shiprock Agency and Indian School is devoted to teaching the Indiansto make the best use of their lands and opportunities. The region boasts thebest roads in the West. The annual fair is one of the events of southwesternColorado and northern New Mexico, and the exhibits of all kinds offruit, vegetables, grain and live stock produced by these Indians generallygoes ahead of what is done by the whites. The Shiprock Agency is one ofthe show places of the San Juan, and few visitors fail to take the trip there,and marvel at the achievements of the Indians under careful Compound Interest Producers Facts of Interest to Farmers SeekingHomes in Colorado The area of the state of Colorado is 103,948 square miles The area of the arable land is, approximately 35,000 square miles The area of Colorado is 66,526,720 acres The area of arable lands is, approximately 22,400,000 acres The area of lands which can be placed under irrigation is 6,000,000 acres The area of lands irrigated and in actual cultivation is 3,000,000 acres Of public lands there have been granted to the state for the support of common schools 3,715,555 acres For the use and support of the Agricultural College 90,000 acres For the use and support of public and state buildings 64,000 acres For the use and support of the State University 46,080 acres Public domain open to homestead, desert and mineral entry in Colorado : 20,711,147 acres National Forests (homestead and mineral entries permitted), net area 13,381,055 acres State school
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