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Show Apple Orchard Made Money. Tho Dover Sunshine publishes an Interesting story of success In orcharding orchard-ing In that rich Irrigated section of Denton county. Eleven years ago, according ac-cording to tho editor, ono of the present pres-ent prominent citizens began maki'ng a home. He hnd sp-nt 25 years as a railroad man, and desired a change. His llttlo tract of six ncrcs was set to applo trees. Thero were but two varieties, va-rieties, the pippins and Spltzcnbergs. In thrco years tho trees began bearing fruit. At tho end ot ten years tho total Income from thnt orchard was $9,952. Tho land originally cost $55 an acre, and nn additional $45 an acre for clearing nnd planting. Seattle Post-lntclllgencer. |