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creasing in a greater measure, perhaps, than the supply. 

 Anybody who can put two and two together and find 

 that it makes four may easily figure out that there is 

 no occasion to begin to back up on the increase of 

 your acreage. Keep on improving the quality the size 

 and the attractive appearance of your apples, and you 

 will never lack for eager market demand for them. 

 Notwithstanding the vast territory you have in Wash- 

 ington that may be profitably devoted to apple produc- 

 tion, you haven't enough to create the danger of over- 

 supply.' 



"As we look at it now, whatever development takes 

 place within 150 miles of Spokane in the way of irri- 

 gation and fruit growing, will inure greatly to the 

 advantage of Spokane ; but this city's greatest benefit 

 will accrue from the irrigation of those irrigable lands 

 like those in the Spokane valley and other outlying 

 districts within an hour's ride by trolley cars from the 

 city. These districts will not only be densely popu- 

 lated, but doubtless will become as beautiful and attract- 

 ive to the tourist and pleasure seeker as are the orange 

 groves in California and Florida. With the great abun- 

 dance of cheap water power which the Spokane river 



A LONGING. 



I'm weary of the city with its artificial ways, 



The rows of mammoth buildings with their princely fall 



displays. 

 I'm sad with sight of children prematurely world-wise, 



grave, 



And I'm hurt to see how people of all ages have to slave 

 To keep alive the spark of life that ever begs to live, 

 Because it might enjoy some day the treasures God did 



give 

 In great profusion on the earth to brighten mankind's 



eye 

 But here instead of reveling in His works they toil and 



die! 



I'm weary of the city, and I'll journey far away. 

 I'm weary of the city, and no longer will I stay 

 Amongst its heavy hearted, and its toil, and noise, and 



strain 



Yes, I'll leave the busy city and 111 seek a western plain, 

 Where the brown and dried-up grasses bend beneath the 



autumn's breeze. 



An Irrigated Farm in thi 



will provide, it does not require any stretch of imagina- 

 tion to see these beautiful suburban orchard communi- 

 ties lighted up all night with arc lights, and abundantly 

 provided with electric railway service. It seems to me 

 that these favored communities will contain ideal homes 

 and conditions for the development of citizenship that 

 is healthy in body, mind and morals." 



Arizona Blade Ed Crane, manager of the University 

 Experiment Station at Yuma, according to the Enterprise, 

 reports wonderful success in growing a test crop of 

 onions. They are of the White Bermuda variety. A strip 

 thirty feet wide across the field was recently harvested 

 and weighed. The test showed that the acre of onions 

 would produce 25,000 pounds, which wholesales in Yuma 

 at from 2*4 cents to 3^ cents a pound. This means an 

 income of from $625 to $500 per acre. It was on land 

 adjoining this tract that last June and July were produced 

 13,521 pounds of tomatoes on a half acre, the crop selling 

 for $624.60. On the same seven acre tract there was last 

 year a one acre patch of Rockyford cantaloupes, which 

 from July 5th to September 7th produced $144.60 worth 

 of fruit. 



And the spirit of the prairie tingles through me when 

 my knees 



Press against my skittish bronco as he cleaves the brac- 

 ing air 



So I'll hark me to the prairies, life is fresh and joyous 

 there ! 



N. C. HARHIS. 



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