Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-08-08
IDAHO GIVEN
MUCH ADVERTISING
Union Pacific Railway Magazine, De-
votes Large Space to Idaho in
Last Issue.

e pany and the Oregon Short Lin
y company and published in Omaha
@ This bulletin is sent throughout tn
eastern states to prospective tour
d lists and scattered through publi
/ buildings and office buildings. Tn,
y following information about Idaho
: its resources and crops, appeared il
the last number.
A"ea, S4,31S square miles, or So,
96O,320 acres. OF this total, 21,0O0, 90
acres are agricultural lands, 10000 ,OO
acres timber, 7,960,3 acres of range
lands and 100000 acres of mineral
zone. 1t is estimated that there are
in Idaho seven hundred billion feet
of standing timber that is being cut
at the tate of one billion feet per
annum.
Idaho has under canal irrigation
more land than any other state in
the Union, the total being upwards OF
100000 acres, of which nearly one
half is actually under cultivation, dry
farms bring the aggregate OF Idaho's
titled Soil up to approximately 5,000,-
900 acres.
Population: The population OF
Idaho increased from 161 ,722 in 1900
to 1858 in, 1910, a gain of more
than 101 per cent; the principal city,
Boise, has population of 1883, ac-
cording to the 1910 census, as against
5,9?5 in 800. Other prosperous cities
are Pocatello, 9110; Twin Falls 525S;
Idaho Falls, 42S7.
To the success that has attended
her great private and government
irrigation enterprises is due Idaho's
and wealth. The total
numter of farms increased 17.471 in
1900 to 30,741 in 1910, while the aver
age farm unit decreased from 1S9 |
to Ill ceres. The farm unit is !
steadily decreasing and it is thought
that within few years the average |
will be under 100 acres. This will
bring about more diversified and
more intensive farming as we'll as
q large pODuldlUOH.
The value of Idaho's farm lands
in 1910 was s219, ,346, 900, an increase
of SIS per cent over 1900. The value
of farm buildings increased during
19OO-19l0 from S6,S32 900 to s25,074,-
900. and the value of farm imple-
ments increased proportionately.
There are in Idaho nearly 5000
miles of main irrigation canals cost
ing upwards of 4O,5OO,O ,OOO This is
A gain of 7O1.1 per cent over 1900. :
In 1911 Idaho produced 100000 ,
bushels of wheat, 100000 bushels !
Of oats, 3,500,0O0 bushels Of barley /,
and 200, 900 tons of hay. The value
# these crops alone are approximate
'25, 900 900. r
Besides the potatoes used in the :
lone market and retained for seed
or 1912, Idaho shipped out approxi- .
nately 5000 cars of potatoes during
he shipping season of 1911-12. This
means potatoe crop of not less {
han 100000 bushels, for which .
he grower received an average of ;,
0 cents per bushel. ,
Fruit growing, while by no means a .
ew industry in Idaho, has received +,
decided impetus in recent years. r.
Experts estimate that in 1912 there :,
1ill be shipped out of Idaho not :;
ess than 5000 cars of deciduous fruit :,
f every character, principally prunes =,
nd apples. Peaches do exceptional =
well in some sections of the
tate and pears are a staple in some .,
FACILITIES. Idaho is noted also for its =,
and small fruit. There >,
re thousands of acres of land in :,
iaho that could have been had at 81
low figure 10 years ago that are
ow worth from 100000 to s2500.00
er acre, because of their splendid
-chards. a
By reason of the enormous quanti- in
es of hay and grain grown within W
S borders, as well as because of tn
le great expanse of FREQ summer -
Inges in the forest reserves and &c
l unsurveyed government lands. fir,
aho affords almost ideal stock m
Using conditions. This is an indus
y that has grown rapidly in recent ed
,ars. Idaho will average more than hi
100000 pounds of wool annually. of
II sheep and lambs go in numerous tn
ainload lots to the eastern mark tie
S. tn,
In mineral resources Idaho takes
nix among the foremost states OF or
@ Union A single district in the tie
rthern part CT the state produces att
per cent of the lead annually bu
med in the United States. In by hu