W "It Would Be Hard to Replace Them Because They Have Special Training". WHEN your employer cuts down the pay roll it is the untrained men that go. His finger will sooner or later go down the pay-roll list on which your name appears. Are you one of the men whom he will hold? If you are not, I. C. S. training will keep you on the pay roll. It makes no difference where you live, You can get this training. Mark and mail the coupon. We will tell you how thousands situated just as you are have risen to positions of trust and responsibility through L. C. S. training. Make your employer say "Keep That Man" when he reaches your name. Mark and Mail the Coupon TODAY of alfalfa by the dairymen of this section, although alfalfa can be and is raised profitably. The temperature is seldom below freezing throughout the winter months, except in the higher altitudes, and the summer months are never excessively hot. Opportunities in the Escalante Valley Q. Will you please tell me the nearest town of 1500 population to Escalante valley, Arizona, and what railroad is it on? Are there homesteads there to be taken, yet? Does it snow or rain in winter?F. B., PATRICK POINT, B. C. A. The Escalante valley lies chiefly in southwestern Utah and southeastern Nevada, only a very small portion of the valley extending into Arizona. There are two or three small villages in the valley, the largest probably being Lund, Utah, at the north end of the valley. This valley is reached by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad. There are many thousands of acres in the valley available for homesteading, according to a report from the Arizona State Experimental Farms, which report also states that the water supply comes from pumping, and there is no record of any irrigation projects of any great size that are furnishing a gravity supply. Many of the farmers, especially near the mountains, are growing grain and potatoes very successfully, with so-called dry-farming methods. The climatic conditions will permit of the growing of all kinds of deciduous fruits, small grains, potatoes, alfalfa and other legumes, with ease. There are spots more or less affected by alkali in the soil, which should be kept in mind by the prospective settler, but there are thousands of acres of excellent soil that may be taken up in this section. Cheap Land in the Mojave Desert Q. Can you tell me if there are opportunities for the homeseeker in the western part of Kern county, California? I have been told that there is opportunity for one to take a homestead and develop it for but a small fraction of the cost of buying an improved place in the more thickly settled parts. Near Cinco, not far from Mojave, is the place that was mentioned. Can you tell me as to the climate and chance for water? Also if my information is correct.-C. A. S., TACOMA, WASH. A. Cinco, Kern county, California, is located in the eastern portion of the county, in the Owens River valley, on the Nevada & California railroad, with the general climatic conditions of that valley, a semi-arid section. Wells have been successfully sunk by homesteaders in this district, water being obtained at varying depths from 20 to 300 feet, although the majority of wells are from 200 to 300 feet, with a fair flow of water. As in many other sections of Mojave desert, the presence of water is followed by the production of various crops. Melons are successfully grown and alfalfa, apples and pears are some of the products raised by the Cinco farmers. There is a large amount of so-called desert land around Cinco that can be purchased at low prices, Certain feed Cool in summer-warm in winter The General Says: Neither the hot winds of summer nor the cold blasts of winter can penetrate our roofing or wall board. 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As manufacturers of all of our own products, and having There is a Certain-teed dealer in your locality who will be pleased to General Roofing Manufacturing Company New York City World's largest manufacturers of Roofing and Building Papers is a matchless combination BIG CATALOG OF BAND INSTRUMENTS on the purchase of a band instrument is to send for the Lyon & Healy Band Catalog, and take advantage of our low prices. The biggest value at the lowest price has always been our motto. A $50.00 Cornet for $30.00. What instrument are you interested in? Write today. LYON & HEALY 33-36 Adams St., Chicago but the prospective settler must bear in mind that development is costly and the pioneering far from pastime. One who would conquer the desert must endure its inconveniences. A well developed ranch will surely bring its owner a handsome reward and the hardships are forgotten in the triumph of success. Write to Mr. T. F. Burke, Secretary of the Kern County Board of Trade, Bakersfield, for more definite information. For information concerning land subject to entry in this district, write to the United States Land Office, Visalia, California. Corning, Tehama County, Cal. Q. Would Corning, Tehama county, Cal., be a good place to settle and make a good living, say on ten or twenty acres? What is the land good for and what fruits bring best results? What should a man pay for a twenty-acre piece within a mile of the town and what is the nature of the soil within that radius of the town? Would lots in the town be a good purchase at the present time?-E. T. E., OIL CITY, PA. A. Within the distance from Corning that you mention there is both good and poor land. In the first place, you must have no doubt about the quality of the piece you buy. You must then prepare for irrigation, as the dry summer in that locality lasts too long for successful fruit-growing. The rootlets can only take up their nutriment in liquid form and for this purpose it is necessary that the soil should not be dried out while the fruit is maturing. In the third place, you must look after your orchard yourself. If you do not actually work in it, you must at least be on the spot. Absentee landlordism has never proved a success in fruit-growing. Most deciduous fruits can be grown in the northern Sacramento valley and they bring good prices. Suitable land can be bought for from $50 to $100 an acre, according to location. It will be more expensive a mile from town. The town of Corning is growing, but is not yet large enough to make the residence lots very costly. Will Have to Pay for Cleaning Trees Q. Kindly let me know what land is worth per acre in Cucamonga Fruit Land region. I am particularly interested in the West 1⁄2 of Lot 18, Section 13, south of Range 7 of San Bernardino Meridian, comprising 10 acres. If it is possible let me know just what is planted on this ranch. What in your opinion is this land worth?-J. H. P., CHICAGO, ILL. A. The horticultural commissioner of San Bernardino county, California, writes as follows: West 1⁄2 of Lot 18, Sec. 13 is planted to olives, about 16 years old, which have been neglected for perhaps ten years. Trees are very foul with black scale and as this piece with some others in the same section is in a bad condition and as complaints of those conditions have been made to the Horticultural Commission, some action will be taken this season for having them cleaned. The whole of lot 18, or 20 acres, was owned by William English and A. Christensen in last records and is worth about $75 an acre. |