The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-01
Profits of Irrigated Farming.

Profits of Irrigated Farming.
The irrigated fruit farms of the Yakima and
Wenatchee valleys alone have made more indie
pendent fortunes than all the gold fields of Alas
ka and the stored Yukon. There guess
work about winning this golden wealth that grows
in the gstening green of the trees ands kissed by
the mellowing sunglints in the ambrosal depths
of the foliage. 1t industry certain of rich re-
ward, not enterprise of hazard. Many in
stances can be cited where lands have earned in
single season $1,000 an acre, and a net profit of
one-half this much is common occurrence In
the Hanford tracts, with irrigation until sup
piled by crude water wheels, John w Brice raised
perfect grapes, each bunch weighing four and
one-half pounds.
Another farmer raised 1856 pounds of prime
sweet potatoes twenty square rods of land,
gathered more than 500 pounds of luscious grapes
from twelve vines, and his pear trees, seven years
DID, were literally loaded with full ripe fruit.
These are only few instances of what has been
accomplished already on Hanford land. Many
could be cited were the space only allowed.
The booklets issued by the company tell of many
instances where farmers have reaped rich har-
vest and also tell of the wonderful yields of the
lands in the more settled Yakima and Wenatchee
valleys, as we'll as of the unprecedented increases
in the value of these lands. There is no doubt
that the Hanford lands will become equally val
liable, when they have become settled and that
increases of several hundred per cent will occur
in the next few years.
The Hanford fruit land, with it's Incompatible
advantages, it's heritage of perpetual water rights
and constant abundant supply, with it's ideal mild
climate and it's supreme position, controlling the
early markets. and which is actually worth more
per than any other land of it's character in all
Eastern Washington; this land is now offered to
the bona fde public in tracts of five ten more
acres at from 800 to $500 per acre. including free
perpetual water supply for irrigation.
The land is sold on the following terms: One
fifth cash down. and the balance in five equal in
stalments Or, the company will accept onefourth
cash down and the balance any time within five
years, provided the purchaser improves his land
at once 1t is the object of the company to let
the purchaser pay for his land out of the crops
that he grows, an easy matter when it is consid-
cred that the land in year has already in GER
tain instances raised more per than the land
is being sold for. For instance, If man buys
ten acres for 1000, he pays $3.50 down and then
has four years in which to pay the remaining
$3.50 out of the profits of his crops.
Ten acres is enough for any to cult
vate and if he be good fruit grower and man
ager ten will not only pay for the land with
in the first five years out of share of the profits,
but will make him independently rich, with an
annual income of from $4,000 to $4,000.
1t is an opportunity that comes rarely indeed
in the lifetime of any man-and it may not soon
come again.
The company invites every prospective purchas-
err to undertake close personal investigation be-
fore buying, and is confident that this offer is
by far the best that has ever been put before the
public since irrigation was established in the
Eastern Washington district.