Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-07-29
IDAHO.
6,oO0-Acre Apple orcbard

IL is announced that an orcbord -
pany, composed chiefly of Chicago can.
ltahsts, is engaged in planting. in t5o
council -, valley, about fifty miles from
Welser, an apple orchard Of oon
acreS; Arrangements are reported
con for the expenditure Of AZ
ooo'ooo IN the project. Eighty thon.
sanu trees have already been plantad
on inc lands, and between 1000 ana
o,ooo acres are to be planted This fall
Inns large orchards company MANS 10
erect a $4,000 hotel, a school borso
ana a club house. The lands arc Il.
cated on a new irrigation project tbot
VIII receive water for the first time
next year. TIME
Soo-Mile Central Idaho Railway.
mat the construction of the 2oo-
inlle railway of the Hartman svste,,
through central Idaho will begin tbis
year, is the announcement recentI,,
maze. This road will parallel the Ore.
gon Short Line from point west of
Focatello, through Richfeld and Camas
Boise. s"ioueh
resources of Idaho.
Between 6,5OO,00O and 10000 ooo
acres OF land will be reclaimed. ulti-
maSeiy, in Idaho, according to a recent
report issued by the state commissioner
OF immigration. This would be abont
one-tenth of the total estimated irri-
gable area of the entire United States
Durlng the past ten years 2,47s. s56
acres OF land have been appropriated
under the terms of the Carey act az
cordlng to this authority, the estimated
cost of its reclamation being $67 75O
900. In addition $4,000 acres are be-
ing reclaimed by private projects at
cost OF $2,7S0,00O. Eleven irrigation
districts will also provide water for
54o,ooO acres at total estimated cost
OF Sl,73O,O00. Under the terms of the
United States reclamation service. AGO.
900 acres of land have been withdrawn
for the Minidoka and Boise Pavette
projects. The total cost of these
projects will be about $50, 900 900. %
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 10000 900 |
of the 100000 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. 1t
is estimated that 100000 of the 49,
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
must usually go a consid-
cradle distance from present railway
extensions. The climate of Idaho is
characterized by its many days of sun
shine A diversity of mountains, plains
and valleys, and humid northern por-
ton, give the state variety of agri
cultural and horticultural products
Every variety of crop known to the
regions may be grown, it is
said, excepting the citrus and other
fruit common to the sub-tropics.
In general, the state has 21,0O0,O00 {
acres of agricultural land, 20,000,000 {
acres of timber land, 100000 acres of
mineral land and 100000 acres of 1
grazing land. Wheat is the most val,l-
able grain crop, with oats, barley, corn, s
and rye the other most important crops,
according to 1909 reports of yield. {
Sugar beets, potatoes and hay are also {
crops. The total value Of |
he eight chief agricultural crops for {
1909 was $32,32O,OOO. The fruit crops i
,or last year were valued at $1,000 c
100, and the livestock output at t
100000. S