Potatoes in Young Orchard, Uncompahgre Project" 



At the present value of orchard land in 

 Washington and Oregon, it takes a 

 great deal more capital to make invest- 

 ments in this territory. While this 

 fruit land is a wonderful investment in 

 the above-named places, and while the 

 apples raised here cannot be equaled in 

 any place known, the prices of the land 

 are somewhat too high for the class of 



American investors 

 amount of money. 



with a limited 



While Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, 

 and other sections where irrigation is 

 carried on at the present time raise 

 nearly any kind of fruit, their apples 

 are not the hardy and keeping apple 

 which is grown in Washington and 

 Oregon. Elegant apples are raised, 

 which are known as the "Christmas 

 apple," but which after this season be- 

 come soft, and have not the keeping 

 qualities which make the northern 



Apple Orchard, Uncompahgre Proiecl 



