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Farm No. 56, contains 8| acres of onions, from which 2,400 sacks 

 were sold, which brought $4,200. The net gain for this farm in 1910 

 was $3,363. 



Farm No. 39, contains 5 acres of onions, producing 1,600 sacks 

 which sold for $2,700. 



Farm No. 57, consists of only 2 acres of celery, and a small patch 

 of cabbage and corn, making a total sales of $1,550, leaving a net 

 gain of $842. 



Columbia Basin Division. 



The Columbia Basin Division includes a number of widely 

 separated fruit districts. These districts are quite dissimilar in 

 many respects, such as climate, soil, and variety adaptability. In the 

 table of incomes this district is shown to give a greater profit per 

 acre than any of the other districts. The reasons for this are, from 

 a horticultural point of view, due to the following conditions : First, 

 the fruit farms are small. Second, they are farmed intensively. 

 Third, the climatic and soil conditions allow for a wide diversity of 

 crops. Fourth, irrigation is used supplementarily very successfully 

 on many of the farms. 



The districts included in the Columbia Basin Division are the 

 Freewater Milton district, which is part of the Walla Walla valley. 

 This region produces a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Probably 

 no other region in the state is as diversified in a small area as this 

 district. Prunes for shipping green, peaches, apples, berries, cherries, 

 and garden truck are all grown on a commercial scale. 



Irrigation is used quite extensively in this valley. 



The Hermiston-Stanfield district is an irrigated district which has 

 been developed in the past few years. Horti culturally it shows 

 promise of producing early vegetables, lima beans, melons, peppers, 

 peaches, table grapes, and Winesap apples. 



The Dalles district is primarily a stone fruit district. Prunes, 

 peaches, apricots and Royal Anne cherries are all grown commercially. 

 The vinifera grapes also succeed in this district. In the valleys to the 

 south apples and similar fruits are being produced successfully. 



The Hood River and Mosier districts are devoted mostly to apple 

 culture, Spitzenbergs and Yellow Newtowns being the leaders. 

 Some pears and berries, especially strawberries, are also grown. 



FRUIT COLUMBIA BASIN DIVISION 1910-11. 



