THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON. 



During a recent visit to the Northwest, a repre 

 sentative of this journal visited Kennewick, Wash., one 

 of the best developed and well advertised points in the 

 West. 



The Kennewick Valley, in which the town of that 

 name is located, is in the eastern part of the State of 

 Washington, approximately 150 miles west of Spokane, 

 and 250 miles east of Puget Sound. The country sur- 



Mrs. Staley at Kennewick, Wash., Picking 1375 Worth oi 

 Strawberries to the Acre. 



rounding Kennewick in its natural state was arid, and 

 therefore non-productive. The irrigation canal was 

 constructed by the Northern Pacific Irrigation Com- 

 pany, and was completed during May, 1903. Water is 

 taken from the Yakima River, the intake being about 

 twenty-two miles west of Kennewick, and the canal irri- 

 gates approximately 14,000 acres of land. The entire 

 Kennewick Valley borders on the bank of the Colum- 

 bia River, a navigable stream, and is also on the main 

 line of the Northern Pacific Railway. 



A Kennewick Peach Tree Breaking Down with Fruit, which 



Like All Othei Fruits Grown There, Are so Early 



They Sell at an Enormous Price. 



The low altitude, 365 feet above sea level, produces 

 a very mild winter climate, and the earliest growing 

 season in the entire Pacific Northwest, which in turn 

 gives to farmers the very highest prices for early veg- 

 etables, berries, etc. 



The Kennewick Valley is naturally adapted to the 

 growth of all kinds of fruits, such as peaches, cherries, 

 apricots, European varieties of grapes, strawberries and 

 all kinds of melons, all of which yield bountifully and 



pay a handsome profit. The first strawberries shipped 

 from Kennewick last year were sold on the depot plat- 

 form for $15 per crate of twenty-four quarts, and as 

 high as $350 profit per acre was realized from this crop, 

 while a single acre of European grapes paid the enor- 



An Alfalla Field at Kennewick-Finley, Wash., Showing the 

 Fine Lay of the Land. 



mous profit of $800. The farmers, however, have been 

 shipping asparagus and rhubarb for the past thirty 

 days, beginning late in March, and being the first into 

 our northern markets, are paying large profits. 



We are presenting herewith four illustrations of 

 Kennewick, which will give a fair idea of that country 

 and its possibilities. The Northern Pacific Railway 

 Company built, owns and operates the Kennewick canal 

 under the name of the Northern Pacific Irrigation Com- 

 pany, which makes it as safe and sure as if controlled 

 by the government. Mr. A. M. Cleland, general passen- 

 ger and ticket agent, St. Paul, Minn., will gladly fur- 

 nish additional information. The illustrations men- 

 tioned were furnished by the Hanson-Rich Investment 

 Company, Kennewick. 



A Vine of Black Hamburg Grapes (European Variety) Grown 



at Kennewick, Wash., Paying at the 



Rate of J800 Per Acre. 



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