. The inland empire of the north west where fortune beckons to the farmer and investor. 11111 . V i u 1 1 il :J past several years, sold outhe local market all theeggs lie produces at 30cper dozen the year L. Smith, manager ofthe Hazelwood farm, Spo-kane county, states thatfrom a flock of 200 henshe sold last year $1,400worth of eggs—an averageof $7 per hen—besidesPoultry retails at neverhe price. $460 worth of live poultry, less than 15c per pound, and often reaches of 20c per pound and better for undrawn poultry. Spokane commission men estimate that 55 carloadsof eggs were imported
. The inland empire of the north west where fortune beckons to the farmer and investor. 11111 . V i u 1 1 il :J past several years, sold outhe local market all theeggs lie produces at 30cper dozen the year L. Smith, manager ofthe Hazelwood farm, Spo-kane county, states thatfrom a flock of 200 henshe sold last year $1,400worth of eggs—an averageof $7 per hen—besidesPoultry retails at neverhe price. $460 worth of live poultry, less than 15c per pound, and often reaches of 20c per pound and better for undrawn poultry. Spokane commission men estimate that 55 carloadsof eggs were imported during 1903, while the eggsproduced in Spokane county amounted to less thantwo carloads, thus showing that the poultry industrycaunot be overdone for years to come. In no othersection of the United States can so favorable condi-tions for poultry raising be found. There are nodiseases. Chicken cholera, gapes, and other diseasescommon to the fowl in Eastern commuuities are unknown all the natural advantages which Nature has so liberallybestowed upon this section, and the society of the better class ofsettlers from almost every part of the United States, where can oneselect a more suitable place to locate and make a permanent home,or make an investment in property that will yield better profit? While practically all of the agricultural land of the Inland Empiredoes not require irrigation to
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