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Show THE CITIZEN 12 Onions Twin Falls ONIONS are raised quite extensive- PRIDE OF THE GEM STATE LEADS THE UNITED STATES IN CROP YIELD PER ACRE. million bushels of wheat, which grinds into a superior flour for making biscuits and hot breads that are so much ' in favor in the southland. Therefore, Idaho flour finds a ready market below the Mason and Dixon line. According to the 1927 government report Idaho ranks first in the United States in yield per acre of wheat, beans, sugar beets and clover seed; the aver- - By D. Lundberg TWIN FALLS city and Twin Falls county, ' pve shown the most remark able growth of any portion of the state of Idaho. Twenty-fiv- e years ago the this section of country was covered with sagebrush. Today there are ly and bring good returns as the climate is usually very favorable to their, production and curing. Shipments are made to all Eastern and Southern states during the harvest time and later in the winter. Under normal weather conditions onions may be stored in dry storage until March of each year, which keeps the cost down as compared with cold storage expense. Dairying THERE ARE ten cream stations in Twin Falls county; a total of twenty trucks collect cream and milk daily throughout the territory. The asso-datecreameries produced millions of pounds of butter and cheese last year. The county has an abundance of good pastures which yield blue gras, clover a.d sweet clover from March 1st to December 1st. Therefore, conditions for dairying and livestock production are ideal. The county also has d annually and the snow is seldom over four inches in winter. In fact, Twin Falls runs a close second to California 315 days of sunshine annually. Idaho has the lowest death rate of any state in the Union. Those who are looking for a good farming community and who also desire to rear their families under the right conditions will find this section ideal. Twin Falls claims the lowest priced irrigated lands in the country, considering water improvements, perfect paid-u- p rights, and fertility of the soil, which is uniform in character, a silt loam. The best of marketing and shipping conditions also prevail. Prices range from $125 to $250 per acre. Buildings TWIN FALLS is one of the livest and fastest growing towns in the entire intermountain region. Fine business buildings, hotels, apartment houses, schools, churches and other public buildings line her streets. She has 16 miles of street paving, 40 miles Twin Falls Street Scenes 75,000 people within the retail and wholesale area of Twin Falls city. She lies in the midst of 700,000 acres of fine cultivated fields which yield per w acre about twice the amount of farm crops grown in the ordinary rain-be- lt farm regions. 10,381 carloads of farm products, totalling $13,318,480 were shipped out of Twin Falls county in 1927. Potatoes Biggest Crop POTATOES topped the list with 2,634 carloads; Idaho potatoes are famous throughout the country and The especially from this section. yield is approximately 400 bushels per acre. They are distributed in practically all the states of the Union, commanding top prices in every market. . Beans . ONE thousand, for hundred ninety- - age yeld of wheat per acre in the U. S. is 14.7 bushels, but Idahos yield is 27.7 bushels per acre. Dick-lowheat seems to be the best adapted to the Twin Falls country. There have never been any crop failures, plant diseases nor pest infestations in this crop. Clover Seed Production RED CLOVER, Alsike, White Clover and Alfalfa Seed, also Grimm and Cossack alfalfa are raised abundantly around Twin Falls. Not only do these crops bring the farmers excellent returns but they increase the fertility of their soil. Nowhere in the United States are yields of seed per acre to be compared with the yield of Southern Idaho. Clover seed yields from 3 to 12 bushels and alfalfa 4 to 20 bushels per acre. -- a heavy yield annually of com, bar- ley and other grains. Hay of the best quality ranges in price from $6.50 to $8.50 per ton. Alfalfa and clover hay are stacked in open fields and keep bright and green due to the very mild winter weather. Alfalfa yields from 4 to 7 tons per acre and com from 70 to SO bushels per acre. The farms of Twin Falls county maintain 10,000 work horses, 20,000 cowts and calves, 40,-0sheep, 16,000 hogs, more than 200,000 laying hens and thousands of of concrete sidewalks, 15 miles of sewer mains, 20 miles of water mains and an excellent street lighting system. She also has a number of up- department stores, individual shops, drug stores, implement houses to-da- te 00 turkeys. Poultry nine carloads of beans were shipped out of the county last year. This section of southern Idaho has been found ideal for bean production. Though raised to some extent ever since 1914, it was not until 1923 that the county really made a business of bean production. There has never been a failure of crop in this locality. Wheat THE TWINS FALLS country produces annually about two and a half Sugar Beets THE AMALGAMATED Sugar company has an excellent factory at Twin Falls. Sugar beets are an important and profitable crop in this territory. Because of the abundance of" irrigation water, favorable soil and climate, large yields with an annually high sugar content are produced. from the refinery find a ready local market in the dairy and livestock industry. By-produ- cts TWIN FALLS county is rapidly developing into one of the finest poultry producing sections of the entire country. Swift & Co. recently completed a new poultry and dairy products plant at a cost of $100,000. The advantages of this section are easily recognized when it is known that cash buyers and the egg association sell eggs from California to New York City in competition with all poultry districts of the United States. Ideal Climate TWIN FALLS also boasts of an ideal climate. Never in her history has she experienced a cyclone, tornado, hurricane, flood, earthquake or destructive blizzard. Her summers are delightfully cool, warm days but cool evenings. Sunstroke is unknown. The rainfall is approximately 10.5 inches EASY TERMS Our plan of easy monthly payments puts a new National Cash Register within reach of every merchant. Hie register really pays for itself as it goes along through the savings it effects. Let us show you the model best suited for your business. Prices, $75, $100, $125, $150, $175, $200, $225, $250, and up, A. V. KUHN, Sales Agent. 2nd South and State Sts. Phone Was. 1144. |