The Springdale news., 1909-04-13
.oes, s165; pumpkins and squash

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 The worlds record for pota- toes is a thing of interest, how ever. K. J. Hurd, a raneher on the Little Spokane River, grew 800 bushels of Burbanks from one acre, in 1908. Three other acres on the same patch averaged 53S13 bushels. One hill contained thirty-two pota- toes, wei g Il ng twenty-two pounds. The highest average for the state of Washington for the past ten years has been 151 bushels. and the general average 124 bushels. Sometimes thirty to forty good, well-grown pota- toes have been found in hill, where proper care has been given them. Proper care has been the secret of all the wonderful rec ordS, but the term means much. But the fact that the farmer of America IS demonstrating every year that the real productiveness of the land has never been known, IS an encouraging one to the small holder. or to the man or woman who looks upon farming as calling with longing eye. Robert Sleicher, of Lewiston, Idaho, reports the expense of raising and packing grapes at SIS per acre, the actual profits at S400. Charles Lambert, of Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, sold three tons of grapes from 245 vines, on one-third of an acre. at S7O ton, or $210 total. J. H. Nave, of Lewlston-Clarkston Val ley, took 800 crates from 1000 vines on one and half acres, selling them for S1, 800, or S1 ,o00 to the acre. Wm. Lee, IT,, of North Yakima, Washington, sold five tons, or l2, 800 baskets from three acres; an average of S625 to the acre. Among the big records are those of 0. C. Hag- gart, of Spokane, who sold So0 worth of strawberry plants, S200 first-crop berries and i100.s0 second-crop berries; total of $500. 80 from one-third acre. J. M. Jackson sold Sl65 worth of wberries from quarter acre. Charles Ayers sold s75O from one acre. A. ]. Wilson sold 5000 from one acre.
 Charles Ayers, of Spokane, raised 200 crates of raspberries on one acre, selling them at an average price of s1 5; total of $25O.
 A. Carter, of Spokane, sold May Duke cherries for fifteen cents pound, netting S4s per tree. The trees can be planted eighty to the acre, total at this ratio of s, $40.
 E. V. Martin, of Wenatchee, sold 2,So0 boxes of tomatoes from one acre, net profit of S700. Mrs. Edith Coatney, of Spokane, sold SIS worth of tomatoes from quarter acre, doing the picking and packing herself. $. A. Wright of Spokane, sold S635 worth of tomatoes from one and three-fourths acres, an average of $500 to the acre.
 J. B. Wolfe, of Union, Oregon picked 1 200 sacks of onions from three acres, selling them for S1 sack, total of S400 per acre In 1897 he sold the crop fol Sl, 800. an average of $500 pei acre. E. V. Martin, of Wenat chee, from two and a half acre. of Yellow Denver onions realized 5000, or a little over SS75 pc, acre.
 John Arrowsmith, of Kent Washington, in 1907, from on, and one-fourth acres sold S67l
 worth of cucumbers, netting S52O.
 Frank Jordan, of North Va kima, planted one-third acre t cabbage and reaped fifteen tons , bringing in 5000. The head averaged twelve pounds, on : weighing thirty-one pounds. Confederate Veterans. Attention Mildred Chapter, Unlte' Daughters of the Confederacy l wishes to bestow Southern Cross :, es of Honor on as many Confeder ate veterans as possible.
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