1905 Rocky Ford CO - Arkansas Valley - Sugar Beet Results - Ark Valley Fair

Description

1905 Booklet of Rocky Ford Colorado in the heart of the Great Arkansas Valley. Printed by Pueblo Litho & Prtg Co. Pueblo, Colo.
A guide to settling and farming in Rocky Ford, CO!
This great piece of historical ephemera includes many early black and white photographs of businesses, churches, schools, farm stands, main street, farms and families!
There is a very interesting section which includes the returns of the sugar beet industry in 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1904 with the names of farmers and gross profits on beet sales.
The booklet measures approximately 10" x 7 1/4".
It is in excellent condition, well preserved and comes from an non-smoking home. There is one small tear on the back cover.
34 pages of history!