The Green Forest tribune., 1903-09-05
S10,0OO CLEAR IN f YEARS.
Estimate on a 20-Acre E1berta
 Orchard at Green Forest.


 only a limited amount of means in this community should decide to purchase twenty acres of land and grow a model Elberta peach orchard. Suppose that land would cost him S25 per acre, which it would not unless he had decided preference to get close to town.
 .a We will conclude, however, that such tract of land will cost him $500 and that he will be at an ex- pense of $500 more in purchasing and planting out the trees, total of $500, of which he might borrow the greater part if need be, pro- vided he proved himself a hustler and worthy of the confidence of those who have money to lend.
 We will suppose then that, with ali the side lines that he may have, such as raising poulty, vegetables and other produce, that the owner of such tract is only able to live comfortably and give this orchard the proper at tention, which he could most as- suredly do, as the producing capacity of the land on which an orchard is planted is not materi- ally lessened before the trees are of bearing size. We will say that such man would follow up this plan of living until the end of the fourth year, when he will get his first harvest of peaches.
 We will surmise that he has one hundred and fifty trees to each acre Of land or 5000 healthy ell-deyetoped trees, and that each one produces one bushel to the tree and that the price receiv- ed is one dollar per bushel-they have seldom been less-and that the cost of picking and marketing the crop amounts to $500, making the owner a net profit on the crop of S2500. We will now suppose that he is still in debt for his place and that other debts have accumulated against him to the amount of $500. When he has paid all off he has in his pocket or to his credit in the Bank of Green For est the sum of 5000, and his orchard ready to do him service again next year. But we will suppose here that he wants to sell out and some fellow comes along and offers him a price of S3 per tree for his place, which is small price for well developed 4-year old Elberta-you wouldn't take it and that he accepts the offer and puts $9000 in the bank, which sum added to the cash already on hand gives him to his credit SlO,O00, above the cost of his place and everything connected with it.
 Now, you may have concluded Afhat these figures are entirely too i org. If you insist that such is the case and that the expenses are not figured high enough, double the expense and cut everything else down one-half afd still he will come out at the end of the fouth year with everything paid for and S2000 to ms credit, and what will beat it? But the first figures are not un- reasonable. They would be con- sldered conservative at KOshko- nong, up here in Oregon county, Mo., where the most trifling look ihg land in the country is being cleared up and is making the oWners independently rich on ac- eouht ot it's value for peach oreh- afos. These figures would not De considered too large in South efh Tennessee and Northern eoneogla where land has risen from sz,oo per acre up to where it is m noV tor sale at all on account of ene discovery of it's value for growing peaches.
 That the lands here are in every way equal to those where peaches are being grown with such wonderful profit is recog- hized @ by every person who has n nau occasion or opportunity to
 aake the comparison.