The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-07
Fruit, Hay, Grain, Poultry, Honey and
Vegetables Pay Well.
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For productive land, a splendid
market and an agreeable climate the
country surrounding Weiser cannot
be excelled. Its water supply for
irrigation purposes is ample and the
irrigation systems are constantly be.
ing enlarged and bettered On all
sides are men of wealth and IN COM
Portable circumstances who from ex-
perience can testify to the certainty
Of exceedingly remunerative returns
for all well-directed efforts in the
various departments of agriculture.
Prices of produce invariably are high.
The yields of all kind of crops are
larger than in any unirrigated country,
the crops are absolutely independent
of drouth conditions, and the price
of most products will average high
er than New York or Chicago mar
kets.
The vegetable and fruit yield of
this land is simply marvellous. 1902
promises to be year of exceptionally
good prices, as the Thunder Noun
tain excitement will bring 1000
people into the state who must be
supplied with food from our gar
dens, fields and orchards. Berries
of all kinds are of prolific yield, and
enough to supply the local demand
is never raised Peaches and pears
find an eager home demand, while
the opportunities for shipping them
protitably are splendid. Cantaloupe
raising is attracting the attention of
many, and owing to the wonderful
amount produced on a small area re-
pturns of several hundred dollars an
acre is often recorded Alfalfa is
conceded to be the easiest and surest
of all crops raised either here or
elsewhere. 1t comes nearer being a
'cinch" than anything known in the
annals of farming. Given a supply
of water and an alfalfa field nothing
short of an earthquake seems able
to keep the rancher out of yield of
five or SIX tons of hay per acre,
which is secured in three cuttings
during the season. An average price
of So 90 per ton gives him return
Of $25 or $50 an acre. The aver
age rancher has from 20 to 40 acres
of alfalfa.
Land is cheaper than at most
Snake river towns, as the immigra-
ton agent scheme has never been
worked here as in other places.
The Payette valley, under this
method, has secured hundreds of
settlers during the past yenr or SO.
Agents of land owners go TO Ne
braska, Iowa, Kansas and other
states and work up COLONIES. These
people come in body and buy land
together. They pay about one third
more than the same land can be Sc
cured for here, and still get it cheap
enough and are happy. Welser has
all the resources to make it a city,
already being the metropolis of
big section. Some day soon values
of farm land here will start upward
and the small amount of unoccupied
sage brush land will be placed in
cultivation, Present prices will
double, and the chance for the
home-seeker will be lessened that
much. The Signal believes this to
be an ideal location for the farmer
who will improve the opportunities
afforded by irrigation.
AS several hundred copies of the
Signal 60 east each week and this
article may come to the attention of
some who wish more detailed infor-
nation, we give the names of few