Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-15
PHuSEs AM rRoFlrs.
what Can he Done " ian Ten Acres %
Soil out Here.

The following article is from that
excellent paper, the Caldwell Tri-
bune, and las it is equally as appli-
cable to Gilmore county as il is TO
Canyon we reproduce il for the bon
eft of all persons who are seeking
homes in this part of Idaho:
Nav that prune culture IL Canyon county has
pAsses entirely beyond the experimental stage u l.
proper 20 call particular attention b this highly Ia.
cratiSe industry There i other part Of the
Initei states that Offers inviting q field this
Land - cheap, water Is abundant and climate and
emil peculiarly adaptable There Is no other fruit
raisei that Yields A. steadily and Ahunhantiy and
commands as suite and extensive market Dried
prunes used all The civilized work. and cpni.
mand higher price than any other dried fruit The
pssine Is a. much staple A. sugar walt The lin.
tied ma al country that Is adapted b. s profitable
culture maintains high prize and ever Increasing
deuaD In all probability there will be material
change IN the price q pruRts IN the next hundrri
YEAR, Therefore ~ " unnecessary to zsl Attsnfioa
" the ayisabllity Of securing prne raising lands a,
tho earliest possible opportunity In order 10 apprr
ctate the actual profits Of this business il only
necessary 10 take actual figures ten orch.
ard. The figures we give arr from actual experiences
and names could be cited u neeeexary on tan acres
land and water TO cost sa5 per acre, that is s2sO
fences planting and yonag trees would cost ah0si,
ESQ more, t"tal Investment $500, The trees would
not be in good hearing condition for three wears In
tero-t capital IN that prune orchard woud be sls0
Culture ~ trees Nonld cost about 80 per annum
more: Total $500. Making at the beginning u ths
fourth year total investment Of ses0 say 81 0t1
In round numbers. These are all very literal est
mates The average amount OF fruit borne By olse
tree Is 300 pounds The uniform price 10 cents
pound The pToduct OF each tree then would be s2l
OF the whole 500 trees ssi 500. This looks like q
fabulous snni 10 realize such insignificant In
yestment, but IL il surely within the range Of posi-
f.l.. NxK
SOME allowances First Of all We will calculate thai
10 per cent Of the trees fall to grow. That reiuse.
the bearing trees To $50. Next We will estimate
that each tree sA. short third Of it, usual crop
that will reduce the number ~ pounds 20 3D. Ia each
tree. Then ne will suppose falling Of price 10 hss
cents pound The profits will then hgur. up like
this. $50 trees at 30 pounds 10 each tree make,
g5O,s0 At ave cents pound equals si3 500 Thai
even u not ba.i showing. But let get right
down to tho extreme limit q adverse possibilities
say that half OF the tres die out fail bear
that each tree onli produces half GRIP. that III,
price falls o. four crnts pound Even arter all this
the crop would fetch ~ aO That u not bAii RETURN
ON ton acres oi land hut nay that something awfn
and unhcArd II happens anil Cuts the last do~f
one half Still We have g., ss1 OF s225 NoS
thcsc figures do mt lie. They lac substantially
verified Why Is II then that thousand. Of pcop,
not rushing Ia here 10 take AL, antage Of thes,
glorious pos-'hiiitiesi simply because tlcy don
know about them The possibilities are inst begin
ming 10 he realized. The country |. Just unft1ing
10 = few years there will he thousands u de
voted 10 pyune culture. II IL bound 10 Abou
and lucky u h. sbn and embraces tho 0pVortun
ns. There II no such country the facc II th,
earth A. this that ID To say county Witch IL no
already fuliN occupied AZ matter Of Tact, few
countries Insss-ssi the natural advantages thi,
does But the better gay for any who doubts h
to come and sec. Look the country thoroughly
study II, and every iact will be verified. every state
ment proven There Is an abundance Of land yet uB
occupied but u will not be In tina, condition lon.
" you want a pTune orchard In Canyon county,
viii 10 well to get o1 the ground possible
The fruit sxhbit at the Worlds Fair n attracting in
tense attehton and the shipments this will in
crease the fame of the country To such extern
that people all come here from every quarter durn
the next twelve months