Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — Interesting Letter from Washington State. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Letter from Washington State.

Editor Democrat:—Will write you a few lines, and also send money order for $1.50 to renew our subscription to The Democrat. Crops are fairly good in our locality this year. Harvesting began about June 14; rye and wheat are the principal grains grown. The amount of rain this year was more than usual in this desert country, and most of the ranchers have good gardens and truck. The watermelons are as good as we ever saw grown in Indiana, and were grown with about one-fifth the amount of moisture you would have to have to grow them there.

The Beverly irrigation project has a pumping plant'''that purrtps water from the great\ Columbia river, and they now have the first unit under w p ater, and we see the beautiful alfalfa growing where only last winter there was uti. ing but eare brush Our home is about 5 miles northeast ol Bev*''y, and is about 700 Tcet higher, Is located in wrat is knowjj as tthe Royal Fiajt region, and comes under the irrigation project known as the Quincey Valley project, or Quincey Valley Water Users’ Association. This is one of the 'largest projects in the northwest and will water about 475,000 acres in the aggregate. The greater portion of which is said to be the richest soil in eastern or central Washington. This is the report given out by soil surveyors. This project is well begun, as 'the topographical and soil surveys have been completed, and the board of directors are now arranging to get two crewis of surveyors in bhe field to make the final survey and classify the land. When this work is oompQeted then the project ife> ready to be financed. We aare always anxious to . get The Democrat; it is always a welcome guest. S. Bi THORNTON AND WIFE.