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costs approximately $60 per acre for a 
maximum crop of about 200 crates per 
acre and the cultivation and the water- 
ing incident to harvesting a good crop 
are ideal for securing a maximum growth 
on the trees. Cantaloupes do well on the 
heavier upland soils of the valley with- 
out fertilizer but do not appear to be 
adapted for the light sandy soils. 
Potatoes 
Four acres. Yield 28 tons, exclusive of 
culls—about two tons at $3 or $4 a ton fed 
to stock. Returns: One ton early pota- 
toes, $35; 2214 tons, August digging, sold 
to net f. 0. b. Grandview, $395; three tons, 
late digging, $45; total, $440. I prefer 
early planting, as prices average fully as 
good, less water is required and the 
ground can be seeded in September to win- 
ter wheat for poultry. For potatoes and 
corn the ground needs enriching. Two 
years ago (1911) on ground not enriched, 
I harvested four tons merchantable pota- 
toes per acre Last year (1912) on man- 
ured ground the yield was seven tons, and 
this year I will have two-year clover sod 
with manure dressing, which I expect to 
yield around 12 tons per acre All seed 
is treated with formaldehyde and so far 
I have had no loss from seab. On an 
eight to ten ton per acre crop, seeding and 
harvesting expenses need not exceed $5 or 
$6 per ton and fair returns are obtained 
at even $12 to $15 per ton for potatoes 
Corn 
Five acres. Yield 175 bushels. Value, 
exclusive of fodder, $125. This corn was 
on unenriched ground Next year I will 
have two-year clover sod and expect bet- 
ter than twice this yield. I have been 
feeding the fodder to the cows but this 
year will put in a silo and corn not used 
for silage will be husked without cutting, 
the stocks run down with a stock cutter 
and plowed under  AJl corn is fed on 
the ranch, chiefly to poultry. 
Wheat 
One acre. Yield approximately four 
tons wheat, on straw. Value $25. The 
wheat was sowed in September of the 
previous year, on land from which pota- 
toes were harvested in August, and cut in 
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June and the ground replanted in July to 
rutabagas, making three crops in two 
years 
Rutabagas 
One and one-fourth acres. Yield 175 
sacks Returns: 100 sacks shipped for 
culinary purposes to net f. o. b. Grand- 
view about $100; 20 sacks sold 50 cents 
per sack; balance fed to stock; total value 
about $125. 
Tomatoes 
One-fifth acre. Yield two and one-half 
tons. Returns $85. The tomatoes were 
packed in peach boxes and shipped. Re- 
turns varied from 30 cents to 65 cents 
per box f. 0. b. Grandview. I was espe- 
cially fortunate in my marketing but 
would not recommend a large acreage un- 
less the greater part of the crop could be 
sold to a cannery. 
Onions 
One-tenth acre. Yield 12 sacks. Re- 
turns $12. All things considered not a 
bad crop. 
Black Caps 
One-tenth acre. Yield 25 crates. Re- 
turns $45. Considerable work in harvest- 
ing, but with pickers available a paying 
crop. 
Poultry 
While not a field crop the poultry and 
the cows are an important item on our 
ranch. The average number of hens was 
about 800. Total returns from eggs, sale 
of hens, broilers and about 25 turkeys, 
$800. My experience would indicate about 
50 per cent of the gross returns from the 
poultry to be required for feed. Consider- 
able of the feed, including all excess milk 
from the cows, is produced on the ranch. 
The poultry have proved a valuable ad- 
junct and personally more desirable than 
hogs. Our experience would indicate this 
valley to be especially well adapted for 
poultry. 
Dairy 
During 1913 we milked two cows, but 
have four heifers to freshen during 1914. 
The cream checks from the two cows after 
supplying the ranch with milk and butter 
amounted to about $200. If the increase 
and growth of young stock, together with 
