American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1907-07-27
l6O ACRE ORCHARD
AMERICAN FALLS
$50 Acres IN Apples, Balance
d Small Fruits.
Five Thsssaal Trees Already Ordered,
Elsvea Thsssaaa Mere win
Be Required.

Just across the river from American
Falls, and within mile of town. Will
lard Spsuhing. Of Salt Lake is prepar-
ing To set out 100 acre commercial or
ehxrd- Hardy winter apples. Of a half
dozen or less of the better varieties.
will constitute the better part Of the or
ehard Five Thousand trees have al
ready b~~n contracted for. leaving
10. Upo To be secured o. r. Smith, the
Bisekfoos nurseryrnan, will furnish the
first 1900 trees.
The apple orchard w.ll include i50
acres, loo trees to the aerc. leaving ten
acres for small fruits. garden spo, and
buildings
Mr.. Spauhiing. with his family, ar
rived Molaiay from Salt Lake, and will
at ono. make arrangements for getting
his land cleared ard in shape for planting.
Thv first work will be the erection of
residence, which will soon BIC under Way.
He aill not occupy this al once, himself.
bus has secured the services Of an ex.
I-Srs~seed man sho will book after the
work for hira.
AF. Sna0iding Is familiar with all the
frssis growing countries Of the wvsS. and
his selection of ihis location for his
operations Is inasia after inqairins into
conditions elsewhere, This locality pre-
senss maHY favorable conditions right
quality Of soil. ahundanee Of water.
sunshine TO highly color. and climate
shseh natures fruit with exceptional
keeping qualities.
Near here fruit growing or snlsll
seaie has been prpiisably co.dnrte,d for
years. ard strrs have been 30 failures.
A, Nessley, faar rifles frssm AmeFiean
FsiIs. are sevafsi #psai orchards. W.
A. Iohnzoss h#s about 90 trees. ses out
Sc ess yssre ase stisssgt. ,sessl1zsssss
apples. pears. tyyines. spsIeos& ard cher.
risa. Ono hundred mrsnc trees lat
year. grown OIL lass than es,e Asre, net
ted hin nore thar fga Ills apple
trees. mostly lunathAns. just beginning
10 bear. prssiueesi s.p boxes ~ apples.
all Of stirh he SOLD at hnGne fet cents
possd. iiss cherry trees. ef which he
has large number. always ysebi sell
George ssanger. whe lives twoor three
miles further down the valley. has
shouE $50 trees. Just beginning to bear
well. J J. Sorensen. Of Neelsy. aiao
has nlea orchard. but returns from
these are not at hand. Other small or.
eharis 1t Medley. ard further down the
valley At RoeklaDd. afford ample esi.
deaee u the aasptability of this section
for commercial fruit growing.
Apple trees eight years old will yield
at least five hoses per tree. and sith
little sslded age. ten 20 fifteen boxes.
At 81 pcr box. this viii give minimum
returns Of $500 per acre. When these
returns are compared with Kansas OF
Dakota sheat fields Il explains why
western lands are sa much more vaiua-
BILE than eastern farming lands, and
why the tide Of immigration 10 the west
IN syer increasing,
Irrigated lands on the Carey project
here may be had for ST. so per acre. in
annual payments. which gives every in.
dustricus man All opportunity to secure
home and make the proceeds from the
land pay for it as the payments fall due.
No better opportunities are to be found
anywhere. either for home-making, or
for investment.
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