The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-01

| TO see fields that yield 400 to 600 BUSH
els to the acre. Potatoes of enormous
size, weighing from to pounds, have
been the usual product here But
farmers are now catering more to the
market demand. and are devoting their
attention to the raising of medium
sized and uniform potato. There is no
blight or potato bugs in this VALLEY.
Train loads Of potatoes go direct from
Idaho Falls to Los Angeles and San
Francisco Cal.
Fruits.
| This is an ideal fruit country and its
production is a constantly increasing
source of wealth. in this valley can
be raised any variety of fruit that IS
adapted 10 the temperate climate
! fruits of unexcelled quality and ex-
cellent favor. the yield is prolific and
a never-failing crop. Apples, pears,
plums. cherries, stra wberries, rasp-
berries, cuTTants, gOOsebeTries, black
| berries. dewberTies are all grown in
marvellous abundance, and the time is
| coming in this valley when fruit grow
ing will occupy first rank.
Stock Raising.
Sheep and cattle raising are both
= carried on in a very extensive scale
but there is yet plenty of opportunity
for the free grazing Of sheep, cattle
ana horses. Many farmers are devot-
ing their attention to the domestic
cattle and horse industry. and those
who are raising thoroughbred stock
are beginning to realize large returns
on their investment.
The grazing lands extend back from
so to 75 miles, and abound with in
Vulnerable varieties of the most nutri-
tious grasses, which afford the finest
kind of fall and winter food, while the
great expanse of hill and mountain
country provides xceIlent and abund-
ant summer grazing. A great many
sheep and cattle are kept on the range
all winter, out thousands go into WIN
ter quarters i'm the late fall and are
fed alfalfa until spring. This insures
the farmer a splendid market for his
hay. The range is not stocked to any
thing like the extent il is i'm other sec,
tions Of the west, and the sheep and
cattle business today offers a great op-J
large or small capital.
Hog Raising.
There is no other section in the
United States where hogs can be
raised as cheapiy and with as little
care as they can in this country. A
patch of alfalfa is fenced off. running
water is provided, and the animals are
turned in during early spring and they
continue to thrive on the alfalfa all
through the summer. When fall
comes and the grain crop is harvested
they are turned in to the stubble field
to fatten and pick up what otherwise
goes to waste. By the middle of De-
cember they are ready for the market
Stock hogs are wintered by letting
them run to the alfalfa stacks, with
the addition of a little grain This
section is free from hog cholera and
kindred diseases SO disastrous in corn
oil IL
tunities awaiting the hOg-raiser i'm
Bingham county far superior TO any
offered elsewhere
The Poultry Industry.
This is an ideal country for poultry
raising, and for the maturing of tur-
keys ii has no equal The summers
are cool. while the winters are mild
and open, a zero day being an ex-
IRENE exception, and with proper care
hens can be kept laying, as they
should, at all seasons. Poultry-raisiDe
has already reached large proportions.
but considering the natural advan-
tages in this country the possibilities
of this industry have not yet fairly
commenced. The many towns trfb-
utary to Idaho Falls supply a never
falling market for fresh eggs and
chickens at the highest price obtainabIe
in the United States This industry
presents sn exceptionally large and
profitable field to any one who may de-
sire to embark in this business.
The Bee Industry.
The production of honey in this val
ley is abnormally great, and Bingham
county honey is in big demand, il be
ing of most superior quality. Alfal-
ia and sweet clover abound every
where, and the bees do not lose much
of their time in travelling great dis
tances to and from the sources of their
supply. They can work every day. forl
there is scarcely a rainy or cloudy davP
during the season. There are no Obj
jectiOnable flowers to give the honey
a strong flavor or color it.
Dairying.
Dairying is an Industry admitting Of,
large and profitable investment. II is
in its infancy now, but promises in
creased attention in the near future
Capitalists have been in Idaho Falls
looking over the country with a view
to establishing a centralized creamery
here, and are figuring on a plant OF
sufficient capacity to handle the cream
Of eastern and southern Idaho With.
the betting of the valley with an cleo
trio power line. this industry is likely
to attain mammoth proportions.
Vegetables.
All kinds of vegetables adapted To
the temperate climate are produced
abundantly, under ordinary conditions
Cabbage grows from 16 To 20 pounds
In weight Onions, tUrnips. beets. rad
lshes, pumpkins, squashes, potatoes
lettuce, celery, peas and beans are es-
pecially productive. and truck farm
ing is extremely profitable
Good Roads.
All sections of the Snake river val
ley are reached Dy good country roads
and driveways. This valley possesses
the natural advantages which nature
supplies without cost The soil is a
composite Of lava ash, sand and
gravel which permits the water 10
freely percolate and escape, and with
The natural surface drainage mud is
almost unknown. Evidences of the
heaviest rains disappear within a few
hours and makes the roads at all sea
sons almost equal to macadamized
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