The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-02-01

the bearing stage at five years
of age, 500 per acre, or. -. ooo
Interest on investment for four 90
years at $50 ,........-.......''. Szo
Total cost. ...............$1 $3.50
Profits
On apple crop fourth year after
planting. $40 per acre ......$ 200
On apple crop fifth year after
planting, 500 per acre. ... 5OO
On apple crop sixth year after
planting. $3.50 per acre. 49,. l,25o
On rise in the value of the land at
the rate of 500 per acre per year
for six years ................. 5000
Total profits
Net profits ................... $3.50
BY the seventh year profits will be
| from two to three thousand dollars
per year and the land still rise in value
one hundred dollars per acre.
In the opinion of the writer these
lands will increase in value at the
rate of 5000 per acre per year, judging
by what has taken place and what is
taking place in other irrigated Sec
tons of the state, but he desires to
retain a very safe margin in these
estimates. a margin which he is GER
tain may be attained, and he believes
that the above estimate is 40 to 5O
per cent lower than the real results
in profits will be- The writer's expert
ence in planting and caring for an or
chard to the bearing stage is that 1t
has cost him fifty dollars per acre to
buy his trees, plant them, care for
them and bring them to the profit
bearing stage; but he prefers to make
the estimate for the purposes OF this
article twice as high and has, there
fore, placed it at one hundred dollars
per acre instead of fifty dollars per
acre Greater advantages even than
those that have been mentioned will
come to these splendid Hanford irrl-
gated lands. The water power at
Priest Rapids is conservatively estl-
mated by competent engineers at 1OO,-
600 horse power. This means that
this magnificent power will be devel-
oped, and that as the HanfOrd irrl-
gated fruit farms become settled upon
they will enjoy the benefcent boon OF
, electricity, not only for power and
lighting purposes, but for heating pur-
poses as well.
The new town Of Hanford now being
laid out upon the banks of the Column
bia river and, centrally located to the
lands, will become distributing point
for this electrical energy throughout
central Washington. Electricity Will
heat the homes, cook the food, and
light the homes of the people, while
trolley lines will penetrate all sections
of the irrigated lands, bringing trans
portation to the very doors OF the for
tupate owners of these fruit farms
The Hanford lands are approximately
forty miles long and from two to five
miles wide. 1t does not require the
display of much foresight to see here
great population of happy, prosper
Gus people, enjoying every fruit, plant
and flower provided by a bountiful
nature and at the same time producing
practically all of the comforts and lux
uries of city life. The country roads
here will be smooth, hard and perfect,
the ample water supply will keep them
from ever becoming dusty or soft. This
will create ideal conditions for the
automobile which will be owned by
these thrifty homeseekers; in fact,
this is Just what has taken place in
the neghboring irrigated sections,
where a. large percentage of the fruit
farmers now possess their own autos.
In the section referred to by the writer
there is larger percentage or the
farmers owning automobiles than any
other part of the Pacific northwest,
all derived from the profits of fruit
raising. Other conditions may be
highly favorable, but for producing the
very highest priced fruit called for by
the market it is required that man
should do his part. Good cultivation
and proper attention are necessary to
bring about the fortuitous results re-
ferred to in this article The writer
does not hold out that the splendid
| recults he has outlined can be OBJ