The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-08-29

told in the next chapter, interesting
tables for the months of June and
July being given; also another table
which shows that the annual precip-
itation for Portland, Or, for the past
81 years was 1852, while that of Bos-
ton was Alps, New York 43.01, and
other eastern cities surprisingly as
high. Soil" and Grain Growing"
are each given separate chapters, the
following paragraph from the chapter
on Grain Growing" being of espec-
ial interest:
Cost Of Wheat Production.
'"The cost of wheat production in
the Inland Empire is relatively so
much less and the yield so far ahead
of many much advertising and boast
ed sections of the United States, that
actual returns from harvest fields are
often discredited by those who have
not visited the region. Under date
of November s, 1902, Mr.. John Car
penter, of Forest River, N. D., writes
that the yield in the Red River Val
ley for the year 1902 was from to 35
bushels per acre; that the cost of
raising a 35-bushel bumper crop was
$3.50 per acre, and that wheat at that
day was worth so cents per bushe1,
which means that the net profit from
an acre of wheat land in the Red Rtv-
err Valley that yielded IS bushels in
1902 was $3.50. In the great Inland
Empire the cost of raising an acre OF
wheat ready for market is between IS
and 81 Assuming that it is $3.50 per
IN vi Mo
Gahey, of Walla Walla, authority on
the subject, never exceeds that amount
in the case of Samuel Drumheller, who
in 1902, from the uplands of Eastern
Washington, raised 10,560 bushels
from 100 acres, an average of &c bush
els per acre, at the market price, 6E
cents per bushel, means net profit OF
1864, or $3.50 per acre, nearly three
times the profit Of that from an acre
in the Red River Valley. To Bruce
Terrell in the same county, who
| threshed 23,250 bushels from 42C
acres, an average Of Sc bushels pei
acre, it means a net profit Of $11,
96250, or $28.25 per acre."
Chapter on Irrigation.
There is an interesting chapter or
Grasses and Forage Plants" Dairy
ing" "Stockraising," Fruit Culture,
vegetable Products" "Hopraising.
Lumber Industry" Mining" Fist
and Fishing" and Irrigation" This
chapter on irrigation will be of es
pecial interest to the people of East
ern Oregon. The figures in this chap
ter bring out some surprising facts.
One chapter is devoted to Portland
and as is the custom of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company, this
city is given special prominence
Spokane is also given a special chap
ter in above. Another new chapter Il
that on Markets." the wonderful de
mand and Oriental field being pointed
out. Chapter q is devoted to Rail
roads," In the back of the book, un
der CONDENSED Information" a shor
paragraph is devoted to each tow
along the Oregon Railroad & Naviga
ton Company, and the Southern Pa
cific lines in Oregon. A splendid maj
OF Oregon, Washington and Idaho Il
also in the back Of the book.
Copies Of this splendid publication
can be secured by sending four cent
in stamps to A. L. Craig, General Pas
senger Agent, Oregon Railroad & Nav
igation Company, or W. E. Conan, G
F. & T. A., Southern Pacific, Port
land. Oregon. Get the book and rea,
1t. Send it to some Eastern or South
ern friend. Then do so again an,
again, in the cases of other Easter
and Southern friends.