THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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Winesap, Fall Orange, Mammoth Black Twig, York Imperial, 

 Delaware Red, Steel's Red Winter, Jeffrey, Duchess of Olden- 

 berg, Yellow Transparent, Pride of Idaho, Minnatanka, Smith 

 Cider, Cole's Quince, Geniton, Good Peasant, Missouri Pippin, 

 Wandering Spy, Hass, Longfield, Cooper's Early White, Steb- 

 ern's Seedling. 



PRUNES. 



Silver, Pacific, French, Hungarian, Tennant, Gold, Duane, 

 Bulgarian. 



PLUMS. 



Burbank, Golden, Orient, Bradshaw, Lumbard, Green- 

 gage, Columbian, Blue Damson, Union Purple, Yellow Egg. 



CRABS. 

 Transcendent, Hyslop, Martha, Whitney No. 20. 



Elberta, Champion, Early Crawford, Orange Cling, Prince 

 Alexander, Late Crawford, Charlotte, Foster, Wager. 



was thoroughly deserved. And while, of course, the Herald 

 regrets that the prize did not fall to Utah, at the same time 

 it gives our fruit growers an object lesson they could have 

 obtained in no other manner. 



Salt Lake Tribune. That was a noble fruit exhibit in 

 connection with the Eleventh Irrigation Congress. It was 

 pronounced by all to be the best they ever saw. The repre- 

 sentative of California, Mr. Post, is reported to have said 

 that in his fifteen years' experience in fruit exhibits he 

 never saw anything like it. The sight was surely a superb 

 one, and it was displayed to grand advantage. Idaho took 

 the prize, winning the cup. It was a great honor, and it 

 was worthily won. It was a showing worthy of the great 

 occasion. In fact, all the States had shows that were ravish- 

 ing to the sight. We congratulate our northern neighbor on 

 her triumph, and concede that it was her due. 



Dcseret News, Salt Lake. Since the valuable prize for 

 the best fruit exhibit at the Irrigation Congress could not 



A Handsome Payette Valley Home. 

 FisMnj Grjunds near Payette, Idaho. 



Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Buerre D'Anjou, Duchess, 

 D'Anjou, Buerre Easter, Patrick Parry, Idaho, Winter Nellis, 

 Clapp's Favorite, Rodney, Wicker of Winfield, Erwin Seed- 

 ling, Buerre Claigeau, Keifers, Seckle, Leconte, Comet, Shel- 

 don, Lawrence. 



GRAPES. 



Fifteen varieties. 



Jesse Strawberries. 



Almonds. 



Black Walnuts. 



The expression so often heard, "The famous Payette 

 Valley," seemed to be on everybody's lips after the award 

 was made and the expression from all gave good ground 

 for the belief that they had previously formed a most favor- 

 able opinion of this splendid section of Idaho, an opinion 

 which was mightily strengthened by the new honor won. 



Salt Lake Herald. The Herald congratulates the Gem 

 State on its fruit pre-eminence. We have no disposition to 

 question the decision of the judges. They acted wisely and 

 fairly and properly. The cup was won honestly and it 



A Comfortable Home in the Payette Valley. 

 Home of Manager of Farmers Canal near New Plymouth, Idaho. 



go to Utah, we are all glad that Idaho was the winner of it. 

 The fact proves all the same the adaptability of the inter- 

 mountain States for fruit raising, and the victory of our 

 neighbor is a triumph for the entire region. Like the Amer- 

 ica's cup, Idaho's cup ought to be kept, to be competed for 

 at intervals. It would then be of permanent value to horti- 

 culture, inasmuch as all interested would strive to remedy 

 defects, and raise the very best fruit possible. 



FACTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST. 



George H. Champ, president of the Utah Mortgage 

 Loan Corporation, one of the leading loan companies in- 

 vesting in Idaho securities, in a recent official report 

 sent out to eastern capitalists, includes the following 

 interesting facts regarding the Payette Valley : 



The New Plymouth Land & Colonization Company sold 

 during the year 1902 to settlers, principally from Iowa, Illinois 

 and Nebraska, coming into the valley, seventy-seven tracts 

 under this canal. Considerations of sales $133,667, of which 

 $50,520 was paid in cash. 



