Potatoes in Young Orchard, Uncompahgrc Project 



At the present value- <>f orchard land in 

 Washington and Oregon, it takes a 

 great deal more capital to make invest- 

 ments in this territory. While this 

 fruit land i- a wonderful investment in 

 tin- above-named places, and while the 

 apples raised here cannot he equaled in 

 any place known, the price-- of the land 

 are somewhat too high for the class of 

 American inve-tor- \vith a limited 

 amount of money. 



While Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, 

 and other sections \\here irrigation is 

 carried on at the present time raise 

 nearly any kind of fruit, their apples 

 are not the hardy and keeping apple 

 which i- gro\\ii in Washington and 

 1 "ivgon. Kir-ant apples are raised, 

 which are known as the "Christmas 

 apple." hut which after this season be- 

 come soft, and have not the keeping 

 qualities which make the northern 



Apple Orchard, Uncompahgre Project 



