Arizona republican., 1914-05-25

Grape Fruit
 The pomelo or grapefruit does splendidly. Il will bear even heavier than the orange and the fruit that has been raised has commanded att tcntion of growers from all parts. Actual experience has shown eleven boxes to be taken from one tree This sold for an average of $3.25 q box f O. b. at PhoniX The owner who produced this fruit states that at ten years the trees should pay d net profit of 5000 an acre
 The same grower says:
 Tt is difficult to give any exact figures as to the cost of bringing an orchard into bearing, as so much depends on individual conditions and methods. but should say it would cost between $500 to $4o0 per acre. above the cost of the land The same applies to the running expenses after coming into bearing. but l should think from SD to S100 an acre per annum would be d sale estimate To sum up: The soil and climatic
  ful cultivation of grape fruit The grape fruit raised here is su- perior to that grown i'll any other place. We obtain higher prices st our orchards for fruit than most growers east or west receive in the far eastern markets.
 We cannot begin to supply the de mand. and need more settlers to come in and plant grape fruit Grape fruit is and will be a profitable crop, paying from $500 to $500 net profit per acre"
 In all of this statement we have 1 endeavored to give the exact facts and tried to show the minimum pro 1 fits that are to be expected We could cite many instances of enor- nous returns received from groves already established but in justice 10 the industry which is destined to be- come one of the most important in Arizona. We have preferred to give the lowest figures
 1 In summing up the situation you 1 will see that. in the Salt River val l ley. the orange enthusiast has the l advantage in the price of land Here he can get choice locations Ut a price averaging about S.o0 an acre l Compare this with the S1 eco m acre prices asked in other places Then the water. here he gets all he needs for oranges for $I.50 an acre a year. r. one will study the operation of this project he will see how in d
 
 acre bt. cut down. but there is a, possibility amounting almost to a certainty. that he will have To pay nothing for his water. and that in stead of paving for water he will be lreceiving d small revenue per acre for his interest in the power plants Then comes the marketing of his i fruit We have shown how the val Hey frlit reaching d flooded market at once brought higher prices than had been heard of that season We have shown that the valley fruit with the exception of this one year re ferred |" is first in the market reaching market that is looking for choice material for special occa sions, such as Thanksgiving. We have told of how the wonderful Salt River valley fulfills all the require ments for citrus growing which are mentioned hv the biggest authority in the country, and finally. lest Ue forget let Us mention that the men going into the citrus fruit industry iii Arizona are men from the other famous citrus centers of the world, men who have come here to look the field over and have been impressed with the opportunity here and de ridd that this is the right field