The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
"A FARM 100 NILES LONG
AND ONLY zoo FEII UIDI
WHAT CAV NJ DONE HITHIT,
Problem an Upstate Electric somp.n,
o. TryiDE Ia solve Current ~ Nor,
Than RO,OOO HorSr-Pow ~ Fteu,
over " Other Concerns Inrrre.r.,

Than 10000 HoTSr-Pow rr Flaw,
over " Other Concerns Inrrrrsr.,
ROCHESTER,. Aug ~ To na.e ra,.
enue producer fur the company out -,
strip OF land 2W feet wide and no-. ,l,n
ltO miles long ~ problem wi B. .t.
officers ~ IA" Niagara. Inc,pn-' All
Oniar'O Power Company are -ndea,uro,
10 solve Suggestions and adyl.r have
been sought from dgricultunsts hort.
cultlrists, NItiCulturi-ts and al il,. a'p.,
culturists. from experiment stations ana
from ordinary farmers and fruit grower.
The strip uf land - the righ' ~ NAY
over which are suspended III. uow.,
cumpauys Lrgh tension siectrD 'raD..
mission lines aud extends IA an aupf,,.
imAtrly straight lue from, 'ho Magyar.
River 20 Rochester and Svragusa v,b
branches To several smaller places An
sorts and conditions ~ farm laui Ar.
represented m N" strip. from very rD,.v
To- UNFRAMED swamp. In,,udlng Of rur,r,a
ia small amounts some 81 ~" most f-r.
tile sO'l ia this part oi the state More.
over. all the Typographical variations.
from dead Lowell 10 ~ ra ght up. az present
This land cost she pOwer company all
the wav from nothing TO 81 .OOJ an acr,
AZ the time the purchases wer" made II
was generally understood that after he
fconstruction Of the transm ssIon Inc the
company was to lice the land u4i n.
officers of th" company admitted hat
they did NOT know whsu or how
Ia the meantime. with "a ,lrr-n, 4
from 70 90 10 ~ IA horse power al A
tension 81 ~ 40 vol.z passing over "a.
cables ~ - necessary TO keep tho STRIP
cleared 81 al uuGcrbrush and fhis bads
fair ~ he an item 81 large and permanent
EXPENSE Where the land Is tAlahe 'Lr
owners or tenants 81 the farms crossed
by the strip have been permitted 10 r.ss
the land ii being understood that they
were To keep % clear Of bushes and weeds
/ This has heeu satisfactory as Ear a. a
las gone. but the officers Of the COMPANY
believe that an income can bc secured
from the strip that will pay not only al
expenses Of keeping ihe land cleared tut
also a good intsr--; on the vau. 81 The
land
While the problem appea-s easy a. fret
glance. It contains ,srtaIn elements thGi
make It Iid!cu,' Perhaps the meet
troublesome element ~ tn. narrownsss
OF the area go he cultivated
In iineal mile along the strip thnre -
only "a - ceres and within tha' aIea
perhaps "a dozen different kinds = SOL
each - which night be excellent for one
| crop bat wholly unsuitable for another
For example. onions and celery could
grown to adNantaRe on some Darts 4
the strip. and good celery and onion
land produces net revenue IN excess 4
~ per cent On 'Le valuation Of o. usS an
acre in some PARTS Il western New York
! But such spots are few and far hctvaea
on the strip
Small frluts on proper soil gay an e,cel-
lent return On tho investment IN this part
~ the state bu' sucn tracts are not IRE.
3 quent on a." >irU ~ certain uorrr.
genera farmnC would paw hest hut many
of these portions are ON rolling ground
and divided no some horttc,IltIrist. have
/ a.,,,,,,oJ ,L, .r-,,,,,., =, ,,,,,t,-,,. 80,
~ o'','u W. " u ~"
7 hoe' "l IN" sup ana ie" nave recon
mended making single apple orchard
/ Of the entire strap But while ~ ~ tn.
/ tina, much 81 ~, zt.-in could wall 10 ,..st
; -, =. -. -, -, 4. - =. u.
I' '''''"'" ~ - wa
'ha' ih''T' l." '''i'. WV "''"''' h'"' 70
. the reCoinU'uE.ir stag" - taken D.. 81
oh-tacLe i the rr,u.,p!e thar ttcro Nus,
! no po nrbor,.I g~,vib I,ro.,b i,-I ,.r.
! -, -, -.
.
/ IA" iI"t H'ri "'-o q" morn" 10 n'i
that ~ ~ unw'' for an or, harc... pro .".
,nit IN. limbs If D.. trees 4, ,,,....,
f....,I.,. I.,,..,,,-,. ....-
Wy ~
reno" may "I.' Oh ''' "hA'' 90.
offending IlWtS -. f'E' Tor - U' . .'"
fruit they h'ar OF st. 10 owner .a..ss
, 81 tins .,.r f,,ns,uf ,rpVer If 1..rr...,
a.. -, ..-.. ..-
a"'' WV ''''' ''"'H '.'
planting an "''Na'H 'n -N'h ..'"'
strip IN a maun.r tua viii B.o.. ...r-
hang on abuttruE PROPERTY 'r., ..... ..-.
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- dlIrl'u" '" "''N ''"
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