Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1919 — Date Trees Flourish In Arizona. [ARTICLE]

Date Trees Flourish In Arizona.

That dates can . be made to thrive tn Arizona Is being demonstrated by the agricultural experiment station at the University of Arizona, whose orchards Contain 508 trees, representing 125 different varieties. The fratt is ripened , artificially and marketed in the East. Alkaline soil and the available water of the region appear to ba well suited *to the needs of the date trees, which, if Is declared, will bear trait for 100 years.