Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-30
BIC RETURNS
ONDOUBLE CROPS
ACTUAL RETURNS IN LEWISTON
CHARLESTON VALLEY SHOW
WHAT MAY BE DONE IN WAY
OF FOLLOW CROPS.

OF FOLLOW CROPS.
Ihat two crops can be successfully
grown in the same season on the same
land in the Lewiston and Charleston
valley has been fully demonstrated
through results obtained by Buell.
Hyde of Charleston, who has been dou-
BILE cropping portions of his land for
the past two years.
MI. Hyde is one of the best garden
ers in the entire Northwest. Having
had years of experience in various
parts of the United States. growing
all kinds of fruits and vegetables, the
results of his labor and experiments in
this section can be taken as practical
and reliable.
When asked what he thought of two
crops per season for this country, Mr..
Hyde said:
There is no question in my mind
about the possibility of raising two
crops of many of our most profitable
vegetables on any of the land in this
valley where sufficient water is OBJ
tainable and correct knowledge of
growing crops is a part of the stock
in trade of the person who plans to
grow two crops upon the same land in
one season.
In reply to the question as to what
hn 101a he n
cropped land. Mr.. Hyde stated that he
had followed early lettuce with pota-
toes on one piece of land while on
| another piece he had grown water
melons after the lettuce and cucum-
bers on another.
I'VE have number of crops to Sc
fleet FROM" said Mr.. Hyde. 1--WE can
start lettuce, spinach or similar vege-
tables and can follow any of these
crops with either watermelons, pota-
toes. cabbage, caulifiower, beans, peas.
etc. We have a very long growing
season in this valley, and the field of
gardening is broad. and the list of
crops here mentioned might be, great
! ly extended"
Yields Approach $4,000 Per Acre.
Under the double-cropping expert
ment, land has been made to yield
| splendid crops, and the returns have
been in each case excellent In one
case where lettuce was the first crop
800 boxes, were harvested. making a
yield of 10000 pounds averaging 10
cents per pound. or a total of $1,000
per acre for the first crop. This crop
was followed by a crop Of late potay
| toes. which yielded little better than
ZOO bushelss,to the acre and brought
$3.50 The total crop value of the acre
amounted to sEe5O.
In. another instance. following crop
of lettuce that AVERAGED $f60Q to the
Eacreg watermelons was the crop Sc
lected for the second product. Over
20 tons of marketable melons were
grown. netting the grower $500, maxi
ling the total value of ths two crops
| $4,000.
Seven hundred and fifty boxes of
cucumbers, each box containing five
dozen, bringing the producer an aver
age of 81 per box. or a total of $3.50
to the acre. preceded by an early crop
of lettuce valued at 81 500, making a
total return of $3.50.
/ From these results it will be seen
that two crops from the same land in
season can be proftably grown and
that the range of products is quite
varied. The climate and soil are here
and it is for the gardener to say
whether he will have single crop
netting him $500 to $500 or whether
he will raise two crops and secure a
return of $1,000 to $1,000 or more.
Advantages Over California.
Early vegetables are shipped from
! California points to all the cities Of
the Northwest and find ready mar
kets at good prices. Celery, asparagus
peas beans, lettuce, onions, radishes
cucumbers, cabbage, cauliflower and
! egg plant are shipped out Of Califor.
mia in carload lots and by local express
shipments netting the growers splen'
did returns. In the matter of CROWNS
these vegetables California has M
great advantage over this section, and
when it comes to freight and express
rates the Lewiston Charleston country
1 is in a much better position, as the
rate to Eastern points is in our favor
! Unquestionably a splendid oppor-
tunity exists in this valley for the gar
dener and the fruit grower Condition:
are favorable to the production CT al
the vegetables and all the fruits, ex'
cept the tropical kinds, and 1t remains
Eonly for the growers to intensively
cultivate their ground to insure then
most excellent returns on their invest
ment.