The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

A Prize Win
: NETT supplies most of the melons col
Z sumed by Boise, being hauled thel
by wagon and auto. The Emme
J melon is usually the first in the ma
ket and the best.
Grapes.
European grapes are coming to b
a valuable crop. The display at tn
recent Gem County fair held in Sep
TENDER, opened the eyes of many b
the astonishing size and quality of tn
home grown grapes.
Most of the vineyards are just be
ginning to bear in commercial guam
titles and many acres are planted tina
will come in during the next few
years. Seedless raisen grapes hav,
proven a good variety for this eli
mate and it is very probable this may
become a considerable raisin produc
ing section. Four carloads of this
fruit were shipped from Emmett last
year and this year five. Louis ODER
meyer is the principal shipper at this
time. He has II acres in vineyards
from 10 acres of which he this year
shipped four and one-half carloads
The net to growers is about $500 a
car.
Pears, Almonds and English Walnuts
The first car of pears ever shipped
from the Emmett country was sent
out this year by C. P. Hartley. An
other car was made up later by DEN
ney & Co. There are a good many
pear trees planted in the valley, but
are mostly young trees. Each year
will see an increase in the output I'M
til pears become an appreciable crop.
English walnuts and almonds are
being planted in this section in con-
siderable numbers. 1t takes from five
to six years for the English walnut
to begin bearing. Almonds not quite
so long. The Frozen Dog ranch sold
a ton of paper shell almonds this year.
They have 40 acres planted to this
variety and have great faith in the
commercial possibilities of nuts in
this region.
Apples.
AS before stated the greatest fruit
acreage in the valley is planted to APP
oles of the very best quality. These
are just beginning to pro-
luce and the output will increase rap
dly from $50 cars this year to some
800 cars in few years to come.
Many large orchards in this end of
he Payette valley are owned by out
tide investors who will be coming here
IS soon as the orchards begin to bear.
several Boise people own large tracts,
.mong whom are w. E. Pierce, Chas.
'insell and Assistant Secretary of
# State Hiatt. Mr.. Sinsell has con-
racted for several tracts outside of |
is own, and is marketing consider
BILE fruit this year. Apple trees in
his climate seem to take on some of
he traits of the California orange
rec. 1t is not unusual for ripe APP
les, little green ones and blossoms
D all be on tree at the same time.
Apple prices are ranging this year
rom rs cents to SIPS per box, the
verage being about 81. In fact, Den
ey & Co. made a flat offer of 81
OK for the entire Frozen Dog crop
nd was refused by Col. Hunter, who
ad made arrangements for market
lg them in Kansas City.
Early varieties of commercial APP
es begin ripening early in Septem-
,r. The principal kinds grown here
pen in the order named: King Da-
d, Winter Banana, Jonathan, Deli
Gus, Grimes Golden, Rome Beauty,
amos, Stamin Winesap, Winesap and
rkansaw Black. The last are brought
as late as November 1st. Denney
Co. report practically all the apples
is season run fancy and extra fancy,
ostly extra fancy, and are therefore
inging the top prices.
Five boxes of Emmett apples were
tered in the worlds sweepstakes at
e Panama Pacific Exposition at San
,ancisco this fall. The o. S. L. R.
dining car service selected Pay
tie valley Ben Davis apples to serve
ked with all meat orders as an adj
rtisement of the products of the
untry in their territory. l. A. Flag
. received word from a Cedar Falls,
wa, commission house that car of
aho apples shipped by him were the
ct apples ever received in that CITY III