Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-24 | Page 3 | Record Price Given for Idaho Farm Land

RECORD PRICE GIVEN FOR IDAHO FARM LAND pen ATKLLi ', Ida.. Sept 2 A record rec-ord price for land transfer was established estab-lished here when Mrs- Barbaru Neidor-karn Neidor-karn sold her 14 acre farm to W. M. Vrufton of Idaho Kails for JlL',500. approximately ap-proximately $900 per acre. The land lies west of Idaho Falls and Is In good condition In 1905 the farm was covered with sago brush. Best land In this vicinity was then available for Jli per acre. In 1908 a 40-acte tract was purchased pur-chased for $50 per acre and Immediately Immedi-ately put under cultivation A system sys-tem of canals to Irrigate the land was Installed and within n few years the land was supporting a bearing orchard. In 1914 the owner sold t went J -six acres for $lr0 per acre and then turned turn-ed her attention to the remainder of the land which yearly brought In an abundant return of fruit, potatoes and grain. Mrs. Nelderkarn's husband has been an Invalid for a number of years and during this time, she had sole chnre ot the development work on her farm.