1HE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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tations are from the Saratoga, Wyo. , 8un. 

 Saratoga is in southern Wyoming, Carbon 

 o. , North Platte Valley, adjacent to the 

 Grand Encampmei.t mining district: 



Oats, per 100 Ibs 2.35 



Wheat " " " 2.2* 



Flour, 50 Ibs. sack 1.25 to 1.45 



Graham, 25 lb. sack 55 



Corn Meal, 25 Ibs. sack 75 



Potatoes, 100 Ibs 2.25 



Cabbage, per Ib 4 to 5 



Onions, per Ib t 5 



rapid growth of the raining and manufacf 

 uring industries in the West, now going 

 forward in leaps and bounds, a farm under 

 such favored conditions becomes a verita- 

 ble gold mine. With such prices and such 

 yields and such crops there is nothing to 

 hinder the thrifty farmer from prospering. 

 6th. Theae is still another advantage, 

 which many esteem the greatest the ad- 

 vantage of healthfulness. The arid regions 

 are proverbially healthful, especially for 

 weak-lunged people and those suffering 



Method of irrigating grain. 



Butter, ranch 30 



Butter, creamery 35 



Eggs, per doz 30 to 35 



Hay, native, in stack, per ton.... 12.00 

 Alfalfa " "".... 10.00 



Loose, delivered, per ton 13.00 



Baled " " 16.00 



Baled " "by bale.. 18.00 



These are prevailing Nebraska prices 

 plus the freight and handling. With such 

 prices and in such a favored locality, 

 where the irrigable land area is limited, 

 and the adjacent mining section large, the 

 farmer can always depend upon eastern 

 prices plus the freight. On account of the 



The process is not difficult. 



with catarrh, asthma, rheumatism or any 

 of the diverse disease products of a humid 

 climate. They possess none of the ener- 

 vating influences of a humid climate, or 

 the penetrating cold of the humid regions 

 of the north, but the climate is invigorat- 

 ing, producing strong men and women, 

 mentally and physically. Also the ele- 

 ment seeking the west are as a rule the 

 most progressive, creating good society and 

 prosperous communities. 



With all these advantages it will be seen, 

 viewed from a commercial standpoint, that 

 irrigated farms, when their real value, 

 measured by the money yield, is establish- 



