The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida. March 22.-Boise valley
with It's fertile lands and rich sweeping
benches sometimes called the land of
two most staple fruits. win, II the present
weather conditions prevail enjoy the
bumper fruit crop of its history. for con-
ditions are such now as TO indicate that
the yield Will be heavier, the variety bet
ter, the quality the very best and the
market steady with n demand for every
ounce that can be picked from the trees
Conservatively speaking the crop will
bring hundreds OF thousands OF dollars TO
Boise valley farmers this year more than
ever before, due TO the fact that larger
number OF orchards Will come into full
hearing. The hortlculturalist is the most
enthusiastic resident OF the valley now
for Idaho sunshine and It's rich soil are
bringing forth actual and profitable re-
suits.
The fruit crop expected during the
coming season will not be an off year one
for n small yield and an off year was the
experience OF ,horticulturalists last sea-
son. Although prices were high the yield
was OF such n nature TO hardly pay
some OF the growers for caring for their
fruit, They are all living in hopes OF a
big crop this season and a yield OF this
nature means money in the pockets OF
the fruit raiser.
Prosperous Outlook.
The present spring has opened with
conditions decidedly favorable. An un-
usual winter, the worst reported cover
ing n period OF twenty five years, has
made amends 10 some extent by usher
ing in a spring that is cmblemat!c OF
Idaho, and warm days have already
started the peach and prune trees to
budding. If the late frosts can be
guarded against the valley viii grow any
and all varieties oil fruit. The latest frost
preventives have been installed by
many Of the more progressive farmers
and orchard heating is the slogan, TO
which they are ralying, This means
the protection of the apple, peach, prune,
apricot and pear buds from being nipped
with the late frosts,
Large acreage will be planted in the
valley this spring 10 commercial orchards
and of these winter apples VIII greatly
predominant 1t is the intention OF the
hundred acres of fruit, This company
recently sold out large tract of or
chard land but has about siXty-seVen
acres left. II b. Allen and the Nc
| Birney Fruit company have also made
| plans TO set out hundreds of trees,
while parties from Iowa. who recently
| purchased the old Curtiss farm near
| Meridian have taken steps towards
| planting the entire farm OF 200 acres 10
| fruit The small tract farmer Is also
| coming into his own and viii plant a
great many trees this year. Gradually
the old nay ranches for which this val
| Icy has been so well known. are disap-
| pearlng and they are being cut INTO or
! chard farms with modern and eNper-
Ienced horticulturalists setting out trees
and engaging in this profitable industry:
| Tho appearance to the valley is a marked
| Improvement
Dividing Big Farms.
| The tendency here is fast gaining
| ground 10 ub-divide the larger tract
farms into profitable properties, the POP
| ular sizes being nve. ten and twenty
acre tracts. practically all OF which is
either In fruit or being prepared for IT.
| In order TO encourage the INDUSTRY
| and TO bring 10 the doors Of the fruit
crowcrs everything needed 10 make farm
Ing easy and the growing OF frull q
! pleasure. numerous industries manutac-
| iurInR Iabor-savtng devices have been In
stalled. Al Meridian. located in the cen
ter OF the valley. is what is known as
| the Boise -Payette Valley spray MANU- =