. The inland empire of the north west where fortune beckons to the farmer and investor. clover, and the several varieties of meadow grasses aregrown extensively and yield large profits. A feature uot to be overlooked by the thrifty farmer is the absenceof all pests iu the Inland Empire. Crops are absolutely immune fromchintz bug-, Hessian fiy, weevil, army vrorm, or potato bug. Irrigation was introduced in 1903 as a factor in the development ofSpokane. Water was taken from three lakes in the Spokane Valley andconveyed to nearly acres. The results exceeded the expectationsof the projector
. The inland empire of the north west where fortune beckons to the farmer and investor. clover, and the several varieties of meadow grasses aregrown extensively and yield large profits. A feature uot to be overlooked by the thrifty farmer is the absenceof all pests iu the Inland Empire. Crops are absolutely immune fromchintz bug-, Hessian fiy, weevil, army vrorm, or potato bug. Irrigation was introduced in 1903 as a factor in the development ofSpokane. Water was taken from three lakes in the Spokane Valley andconveyed to nearly acres. The results exceeded the expectationsof the projectors, as the gravelly loam yielded immense crops when broughtunder water. The value of land is governed by its productive capacity, althoughtemporary conditions may affect its selling price. For purposes of illustra-tion, the best farm land in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota sells forS50 to $ per acre. In the Inland Empire better land can be purchasedfor $10 to $40 per acre because there are not enough people in thecountry to cultivate it. A glance at the following table of statistics. ■i.^^^r>jfc>^- ■*^-**?. ^ .««»7.—^SB-
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