Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

tiers. The first season is now drawing
to a close In this article l refer TO
the trlumphs of agriculture In that
period with pride and pleasure and
have no hesitation In predicting that
in three years the Twin Falls North
Side tract Will be one of the most
thickly settled and most popular irrl-
gated districts in the entire irrigation
field.
Companies make some mistakes the
same as individuals, but it has finally
resolved Itself with the Kuhn inter-
cSts into great cooperative plan IN
which everybody seems TO be doing ali
they can to aid and assist In this noble
work. The writer feels sure in making
all of these statements that nowhere in
the history of Irrigation can be found
a system so complete in detail
The Kuhn investments in Idaho are
all based directly on the oldest most
conservative and certain security in
the neutrality-suspicious..
DISTANCE NO DETRIMENy. yd
Agriculture, in it's highest develop
ment. is made up OF four nterdepen-
dent elements-soil, water. climate and
drainage.
There Is reason why the best prod
ucts from Idaho win recognition al
mand. one might say. from coast To
coast. and thore is likewise a very
good reason why the products from one
OF the Kuhn segregations won a signal
victory in competition with the best
in Idaho.
The farmer in New York, within an
hours shipping of the great markets,
gets 81 a barrel for apples, while the
Idahoan gets $2 a box on board cars.
Both sell on the same market and u
barrel holds two boxes OF apples. These
apples go to the same market. Ono is
raised under shortage of sunshine, eX-
-cessive rainfall. and where untimely
rain washes the chemical spray from
the apple blossoms. rendering ineffec-
tive the war on insects like the codling
moth. the source of worms In apples
The Idaho farmer has long days of
sunshine that add a high color to his
fruit. the natural dryness of the desert
that gives flavor. and Just-rlght al
titude that gives keeping quality to
apples.
The character of the soil comprising
the five great tracts. reclaimed under
the auspices of w. S. and J. S. Kuhn,
Is volcanic ash with variations ranging
from sandy to that of a more clayey
nature
Fertile soil has been the Turing
song OF all new countries. Fertility
means plant food and its availability,
and nowhere is more responsive soil
found than the volcanic ash. and tho
reason is that none of the plant food
stored by the ages has been washed
away by excessive rainfall. The ash
like composition of the soil causes it
to pack closely to planted seed. leav-
Ing the minimum of air space-the Sc
cret of successful termination of seed
The same soil characteristics enables
roots easily to find their way to great
depth and distance. and to feed upon
plant food In its most available form.
Under these conditions seeds germinate
quickly. send up vigorous plants and
the subsequent root development has
Its counterpart In the growth above
ground. Quality In everything brings
the price, the quality in produce comes
largely from quick. vigorous growth,
WATER SUPPLY SECURED.
The most important thing about any
water supply Is its source Three of
tho Kuhn Segregations, the Miner
North Side and Clover creeks, are sup
piled from the Snake river, which
hends In a region where there Is a
constant and dependable fall OF
snow every winter. In addition to the