The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-12
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One Of llonta mas MOST beautiful ag.
rtcniturai walters enriy tl,is summer
VIM ne the scene o. unnspai actisity
when hnntEeds 81 t,otne seeker 'FRONT.'
I'LL parts Of the count IN arrive % talsei
in thair new homes. 81
1.-THE Sun River alley. icb III ioI|
Gated west 81 tths scsente % sthe state
song the eastern 8 lope ot the Rocky
Mountains and neaI. the city Of Great
fi=Talls. was selected several years ago
:sys he Rsclannat lion; Service as a
choice area for the cons ton sof ga.l
st,lpendors irrigation work. The work
has progressed rapidly and on; May
d two hundred and fifty farms will
be thrown open to ettlers on very
liberal terms. VA
These farms will be obtains BILE un-
der the homestead law, sub jectE to the
charges OF actual cost o. water upon
the number OF acres actually sup,
piled with water from the system
This charge has ben h+ed at $50 per
acre, divided into not less than Ave.
nor8more than ten annual ;na yments.
Tic snm Of SO. so will be due and pay!
able at the time OF making entry The,
second installment will be. payable
March i, 1910. thus allowing early set,
tiers nearly tw,o years before second
pnyment is due. In this period any
Industrious settler can get his land
In shan to earn its own repayment Of
the charges. X II Il a: 4 5f.
An Interesting and unique feature
| in Connection with the project is the
|uroposed establishments OF model rural
villages every six miles. In all there
will be 90 OF these, SO that no farm
will be more than three miles from
a post3fllce and school.
All the crops which can be growlt
In northern countries can be raise'l
here. It Is probable that the principal
crops raised will be alfalfa suga:
beets and potatoes. Usually three
cuttings OF alfalfa are made annually.
lSome have cut only two crops. and
others have cut four. but the average
is three. and the average yield abou:
i 1--WE tons per acre. The present pric:
varies frem SIS to SIS per ton in thf
stack, according to location :srl! de
mand. 1t is not probable that the
! average price will drop below IS FOL
many years. The cost OF putting ttir
hay into the sta elk is about $1.25 pc,
ton. b 81 z. I. 81 55 &
The average yields per acre are
potatoes, 22s bushels: wheat, IS bust,
els; oats, GO bushels; sugar beets, q
tons. f5.sSS i
YfAll garden truck is easy TO rails.
except tomatoes and some. kinds cas-
ily affected by frosts. though thes,
with care mya be grown sufficient.
for family use.
IAN ordinary ranch garden about tw'
miles from Simms in 1905 produced
: net profit of s225 per acre from TIL
following kinds / OF vegetables, viz.
cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes. squash
!; onions pumpkins. carrots. turnip:
> heets and parsntps.
! The sugar beets grows in the Weir
: ity have analysed over. 90 per cent $,
: gar. The beet industry promises grea
. things and n sugar factory Is assure
{ upon the completion OF the works ne
3 essary to irrigate an area large enoug
to guarantee five-year contracts O
: 5000 acres Of beets. Past exper
9 nlents prove that the farmer shout
y average a net profit OF $40 per nc:
4 on sugar beets.
: It Is probable that the Sun Rive
Valley will prove an excellent dial,
t country. A creamery was complete
i in Augusta in January. 1907, and tt
i three or four others already in oper
l. tlon in neighboring towns show TIL,
& the Industry is profitable and will
!. permanent and growing. Four and
y third million pounds of butter are no
- imported annually from other state
y This means that over a million IL
n lars ought to be kept In Montana eat
l. year for butter. f,s n, - -
e. Full details relating to terms. ST.
st Of farm units and other informatit
regarding the method of securil
,e lands will be furnished on apple
!. tton to the statistician. u. s. Reclaim
n. ton Service, Washington. D. C.
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