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In the "Handbook of British Columbia," an official Government bulletin, distributed from the office of the Agent-General for British Columbia, Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C., we read (pp. 39-42): "The actual experience of many fruit-growers is highly satisfactory to them and a temptation to every man who desires to make money pleasantly to set up in the business. In Okanagan there are instances of $500 (£100) to $600 (£120) gross profit per acre. At Kelowna nine tons of pears and 10 tons of prunes per acre are not uncommon. Near Nelson 14 acres produced 1,000 cases of strawberries and 94 tons of roots, netting the owner $100 (£20) per acre. This land was formerly a cedar swamp. At Lytton to-day grapes averaging 4lb. to the bunch were grown in the open. On the Coldstream Ranch, near Vernon, 20 acres produced $10,000 (£2,000) worth of Northern Spy apples. At Peachland one acre and a half gave a return of $700 (£140) in peaches. Tomatoes to the value of $1,500 (£300) per acre were grown near Okanagan Lake. A cherry-tree at Penticton produced 800lbs. of fruit. These cases are by no means exceptional or confined to any single district. Similar ones could be cited from almost any part of the province. Apples and pears produce from 8 to 15 tons of fruit per acre, according to variety, and the average price is $26 (£5 2s.) and $30 (£6) per ton respectively. Plums, prunes, cherries, and peaches invariably bear largely, and the prices are always satisfactory if the fruit is properly picked and packed."