The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-03-18
HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Center of One of Greatest
Fruit Belts in the Country.

Emmett's splendid fruit land.
and her unequaled climate have
called forth from newspapers scat
tered all over the country most IA
vorable mention. This has beer
given, not as paid advertisements,
but because this locality compels
admiration. In the current issue
of the Gem State Rural of Cald-
well, Editor Gipson prints the fol
lowing commendatory article:
In last months Gem State Rural
brief reference was made to the
visit OF the editor of this paper at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Hartley near Emmett.
Their friends will be interested
to know what these pioneers in
horticulture are doing in their new
home in the upper Payette valley.
Mr.. Hartley will soon have 20
acres in orchard at his home place
one and three fourth miles east of
Emmett. OF this acreage about
half Will be in Italian prunes, some
thing like six acres in dwarf pears
mostly Anjous and the balance
of the tract will probably be set to
sweet cherries -Bings, Lamberts
and Royal AIMS, and standard
pears, with small family orchard
of different fruits. Mr.. Hartley
appears to have an ideal spot for
orchard fruits as we'll as small
fruits. He has very thrifty bed
of strawberries and other small
fruits do we'll. Foreign grapes
Ike the Tokays, Hambergs. Mus
cats and Malagas also promise to
succeed we'll in that locality, at
least the few trials made of those
varieties. Mr.. Hartley believes,
will justify that conclusion. Hence
it is likely that quite extensive
vineyards will be planted along
the warmer slopes within the next
few years.
]. R. Field. State Horticultural
Inspector is preparing TO plant 60
acres of orchard near Mr., Hartley's
place and this will be largely win
Ter apples as reported. 1t will also
include something like 10000
dwarf pears, about 1890 Anjous
and 500 Howells, and 20 acres i'll
peaches.
Mr.. Field is making valuable
building Improvements on his 200l
acre tract and will no doubt have
4 highly productive orchard and
farm within few years.
Mr.. Hartley has erected a hand
SOME dwelling house with modern
improvements, and is now engaged |
in surrounding it with stade and
ornamental trees and shrubs that
will add to the natural attractive
ness of the surroundings. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Hartley are pioneers of
the Boise Valley and have friends
without number who will rejoice
at their fortunate surroundings and
general prosperity.
In addition to his home 80 acre
tract Mr.. Hartley has 40 acres of |
superior land 2 miles southeast
of his home which will later be set
10 commercial orchards. He ex-
5ects to plant 25 acres of this to
peaches and perhaps 20 acres to
pears also several acres to apricots
ind sweet cherries. Mr.. Hartley
links this location particularly
adapted to commercial peach grow
ng and believes that the peaches
hat can be grown here will not
,nly top the market but can be
placed into the eastern markets at
ime when there will be little COM
petition with peaches from other
localities.
In any event it seems certain that
Emmett and its tributary regions,
will be found producing the COM
nercial peach III large quantities
md of the highest excellence i'll
quality.
Small fruits likewise produce
enormously, and these, in connec-
ion with high quality cantaloupes
nd watsrme Ions, will 60 to swell
he list of orchard and garden pro-
Iucts that will flourish here to
ormidabl- proportions. An ample
nd never falling water supply for
irrigation with a typical Idaho
Innate and matchless soil not only
make the above results possible
'ut clearly point to development
long horticultural and agricultural ,
ines that even the enthusiastic ,
wellers in great Canyon county,
{ which Emmett is = part, are ,
carcely prepared to forecast. 4
The town proper is we'll located
or trade and has many good bust
ess houses aud handson,S resi-.
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