Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-30
IDAHO.
s,OoO-Acre Apple Orchard.

1t is announced that an orchard COM
pany, composed chiefly of Chicago cap
italists, is engaged in planting, in the
Council valley, about fifty miles from
Weiser, an apple orchard of 5000
acres. Arrangements are reported
completed for the expenditure of $3,-
100000 in the project. Eighty thou
sand trees have already been planted
on the lands, and between 1000 and
5000 acres are to be planted this fall.
This large orchards company plans to
erect $4,000 hotel a school house
and club house. The lands are To-
Gated on new irrigation project that
will receive water for the first time
next year.
200-Mile Central Idaho Railway.
That the construction of the 200
mile railway of the Hartman system
through central Idaho will begin this
year, is the announcement recently
made. This road will parallel the Ore
gon Short Line from a point west of
Pocatello through Richfeld and Camas
prairie, and will be extended through
| Boise.
Resources of Idaho.
Between 100000 and 100000
acres of land will be reclaimed, ulti-
mately, in Idaho, according to recent
report issued by the state commissioner
of immigration. This would be about
one-tenth of the total estimated irri-
gable area of the entire United States.
During the past ten years 2,47s, $50
acres of land have been appropriated
under the terms of the Carey act, ac-
cording to this authority, the estimated
cost of its reclamation being $67,750,-
900. In addition 10000 acres are be-
ing reclaimed by private projects at a
cost of $2,7S0,000. Eleven irrigation
districts will also provide water for
$4,000 acres at a total estimated cost
of $1,730,000. Under the terms of the
United States reclamation service, $780,
900 acres of land have been withdrawn
for the Minidoka and Boise Payette
projects. The total cost of these
projects will be about 100000, 900, 20
per cent of all of the work having been
completed
The state Of Idaho is $50 miles long,
and the width varies from forty-four to
$50 miles. approximately 20,000,000
of the 54,000000 acres within the State
are said to be still unappropriated and
open to entry. All but 100000 acres
of this land is in the southern semi.
arid and arid portion of the state. Ii
is estimated that 100000 of the 10,
100000 acres in southern Idaho are
suitable for dry farming Great areas
of dry-farming land have been taken
up during the past few years, and the
homesteader must usually go a consid
cradle distance from present railway
extensions. The climate of Idaho il
characterized by its many days of sun
shine. A diversity of mountains, plain,
and valleys, and humid northern por
ton, give the state a variety of agri
cultural and horticultural products
Every variety of crop known to tn,
temperate regions may be grown, it Il
said, excepting the citrus and othei
fruit common to the sub-tropics.
In general, the state has 21,000,O0(
acres of agricultural land, 10000 900
acres of timber land, 100000 acres OF
mineral land and 100000 acres Of
grazing land. Wheat is the most vain
able grain crop, with oats, barley, corn
and rye the other most important crops
according to 1909 reports of yield
Sugar beets, potatoes and hay are alsC
important crops. The total value 81
the eight chief agricultural crops fol-
1909 was $32, 100000. The fruit crop:
for last year were valued at $1,000,
600, and the livestock output al
$9,000,O0O.