A Fairly Well Established Orciiard Expected to Yield $500 to SIOOU an Acre. 



or 



drought, hot winds or dust storms, but 

 it enjoys a very large proportion of 

 bright, breezy, sunshiny days, which 

 develop the fruit quickly and give it 

 that brilliant color, texture and flavor 

 that the sun, and the sun alone, can give. 

 At the same time the heat is never ex- 

 cessive, the highest recorded during 

 the last three summers being 94 degrees 

 in the shade. The nights are pleasantly 

 cool, and yet not cool enough to check 

 or prevent the ripening of fruit. On 



overabsr 2, the representative of 

 E Canadian Horticulturist was 



eking wild strawberries at Robson. 

 Sweet peas, roses and dahlias were in full 

 bloom and there had been no frost up to 

 that date. 



EXCELLENT MARKETS 



While there are some other districts 



that can produce fruit equal to that of 



the Kootenay district, there are none 



in British Columbia that can compare 



with it for markets and transportation 



facilities, and in this respect the Robson 



District is very favorably situated. 



^JChe great Northwest of Canada is 



^Hbnost at its doors, and with its large 



^^■id ever-increasing population, pro- 



^^Edes a good market now, and must con- 



^^^nnuc to provide a market for all the 



fruit that can be produced for many 



years to come. Indeed, owing to the 



comparatively small area of first-class 



fruit land, it is a question if the supply 



will in the future meet the demand. 



Nelson, Rossland, Trail, Grand Forks, 

 Fernie and many other large places are 

 within a few hours' run from Robson. 

 The markets, in proportion to the 

 available supply, are almost unlimited. 

 It will not be long before the hardv 

 varieties of fruit will be shipped from the 

 Kootenays to Great Britain. 



The following prices may be taken as 

 representative: Strawberries, SI. 75 to 

 $4 a twenty-four pound crate; rasp- 

 berries, $2.75 to $4 a twenty-four pound 

 crate; cherries, $1.50 to $2.50 a twenty 

 pound box; red currants, $1.25 to $2.25 

 a twenty-four quart bDX ; black currants, 

 $2.50 to $3.50 a twenty-four quart box; 

 goosebsrries, $1.25 to $2 a twenty-four 

 quart box; apples average $1.75 a box, 

 forty pounds; pears, $1.75 to $2.25; 

 potatoes opened at $50 a ton and at the 

 end of the year were $25; carrots, $20 

 to $25; turnips, $25; parsnips, $30; 

 beets, $30; onions, $45; eggs, 35 cents 

 to 75 cents a dozen; hay, $16 to $30 a 

 ton. 



Taking into consideration the prices 

 paid and the large crops raised, it is not 

 surprising to hear of big returns being 

 realized. A con- 

 servative estimate 

 places the yield 

 from an acre of 

 trees in full bear- 

 ing, anywhere be- 

 tween $500 and 

 $2,000 a year, and 

 from an acre of 

 strawberries $200 

 to $1,000. Many 

 ranchers say that 

 they are making 

 much more. 



While the or- 

 chard is maturing, 

 it is customary to 

 grow vegetables or 

 berries between the 

 trees, and practi- 

 cally every kind of 

 vegetable does well 

 and commands 

 good prices. Poul- 



Branch of Royal Anne 

 Cherries. 



try and dairy products also serve as 

 useful side lines, while trees are growing. 

 As a place for a home, Robson offers 

 exceptional advantages. The climate is 

 mild in winter and not too hot in the 

 summer. A church has been established 

 and a school will be opened at an early 

 date. Settlers at Robson are not forced 

 to give up the comforts and pleasures 

 of life. Nelson, being only a short dis- 

 tance away, affords an opportunity to 

 shop in a fairly large city, and the 

 enjoyment of evening entertainments. 

 Daily papers are delivered at Robson 

 every morning. Should the province 

 continue to develop as rapidly as it has 

 during the past few years, land that is 

 now selling for $100 an acre will treble 

 in value in the not distant future. , 



Fishing and hunting are both of the 

 best. Deer were seen while our repres- 

 entative was inspecting the land. The 

 scenery is beautiful. All things consid- 

 ered, it would be difficult to find a more 

 ideal land in which to live, or a more 

 natural and congenial industry in which 

 to be engaged. This is the view of those 

 people from Manitoba and the other 

 western provinces who are now making 

 their homes in British Columbia. 



A number of experienced fruit men, 

 who had visited almost every part of 

 British Columbia in search of fruit lands, 

 have selected Robson as their future 

 home. Most of the land around Robson 

 is owned bv a real estate firm (Mc- 

 Dermid & McHardy, of Nelson, B.C.), 

 which has issued a well-illustrated 

 booklet showing views of the country 

 and giving information for intending 

 purchasers. After visiting this part of 

 the country one does not wonder that 

 Robson has been named, "The Cream of 

 the Kootenay." 



