1909 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Bee-keeping is not the only opportunity offered by this land, however. 

 Fruit-growing is its main attraction. The quality of the soil is such that it has 

 made possible the production of especially fine stocks of apples, crab apples, 

 cherries, pears, plums, and prunes. Small fruits are also grown in quantities 

 for shipment, and all kinds of garden truck grow splendidly. Hay and grains 

 yield heavily. Poultry-raising is very profitable, either on a large or small 

 scale. 



As a place for a home the valley offers some ideal conditions. The weather 

 is all that can be desired. The roads are good, and railroads running into the 

 valley offer easy means of transportation. There are excellent schools, and the 

 scenery is as grand as any to be found in this country. There is plenty of game 

 of all kinds, and the mountain streams and rivers abound in fish. 



From our observation it would appear that this valley offers an unusual op- 

 portunity to a home-seeker who is interested in bee-keeping, fruit-growing, 

 gardening," poultry-raising, etc.; and we suggest that any one seeking anew 

 location would do well to look into the offers made for this land. 



While we recommend careful maturing of plans before going to any new 

 locality, we believe the opportunities offered in various parts of the country, 

 especially newly developed irrigated districts and the land offered by the in- 

 dustrial departments of the railroads, which are promoting hitherto undeveloped 

 regions, are worthy of the earnest thought of many young men and those 

 families with a number of young boys whose bent is towards agriculture and 

 its related branches, such as fruit-growing, bee-keeping, poultry-raising. In 

 recent years much has been written in the East regarding the tendency of the 

 boys and young men to leave the farms for the cities. Many families who are 

 not favorably located in the East, and who do not wish to see the boys go to the 

 city, might find a solution of the problem in the above suggestion. 



The railroads going into these newly opened up lands are usually well sup- 

 plied with information regarding them, and an in<iuiry addressed to the indus- 

 trial department of any of the large western or southern roads will bring a 

 wealth of interesting printed matter regarding the territoy through which the 

 road runs. If you are undecided about the land, or do not wish to make a 

 move without some more personal knowledge of the country, you may make a 

 trip to the section without much expense. Railroads are constantly running 

 excursions into these new lands, and by taking advantage of these you can get 

 information first hand and see for yourself what actual conditions are. Of 

 Of course, to any one well established these opportunities are not especially at- 

 ti-active; but to the ambitious man who wants a good home and a certain inde- 

 pendence, it appears that they are worthy of consideration. 



