Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-28
AT AND NEAR SOLDIER.
The Promising Outlook Crop Of Vol.
Mnteer Wheat that May Go One Hun.
drrd Bushels 10 the Acre Making
Out \ Case fUr the 1rriyatOrs.

| 10 THE EDITOR OF TIE ZINES
| have just heen looking around me a
little, to see what is to be seen on Sol.
dier Creek, aud although not, like You,
6n|ing large crops growing wi,hou,
irrigation, | find that farming on Sol
dier Creek with irrigation pays big.
Away up IN Soldier Creek CANYON you
will iud Mr.. Ballard, but rs did no,
60 to his house | can not give an nc.
count of his crops, but presume he is
satisfied, as | saw Mrs. Ballard few
days ago, and she seemed pleased
with what they had growing.
Just below Mr.. Ballard is Mr.. Samp-
son, one of the old-timprs. He has
been here three years. He has in "a
acres Of grain. which is doing well,
although he thinks his fall wheat
would have been better if he had got
water on it; but he says he could not
get to it, and then our fre4uen. show
ers kept it growing. His spring wheat
is nearly five feet hi .l, and stands
very thick on the ground, except his
seven.headed wheat, which is not so
thick, but in my humble Judgment is
thick enough. His oats, too, are O,art
of them) very thick, but still doug
we'll, and promise heavy yiel!. lie
has his irrigating bitches all through
his field. He SAYS he has irrigated
part Of his grain once and some Of it
three times, and some not at all. He
also has large crop of vegetables,
consisting of potatoes, turnips, ruta-
bagss, carrots, beets, etc, which are
doing we'll. lie has in some vines and
| saw cncumbers and squa>hes on
them, but vines do not thrive here lik..
small gram and root crops. lie has
some tomatoes that will probably
ripen. He has in small piece OF
timothy which is doing well.
Next below Mr.. Sampson we come
to Mr. Powell's. He also has SOM
grain. He has cut his barley. His
ground was new and he did not get it
water+d thoroughly; good deal of
his barley was badly dried out and his
early potatoes had the same appear
anre, but his wheat and most Of his
garden was on lower ground aud
looked better.
Below Mr.. Powell we come to
Oscar Clarke's domain. Here, as
everywhere, the growing crops tell
where the water is. Where the water
has wet the ground his oats, barley
and wheat look splendid; hut where
the water failed to reach it, it is short
and thin on the ground. His truck
patch looked well.
Next is Mr.. Miller, ranting irriga-
ZIONIST, and his smiling field must Ger.
tainly make his heart rejoice that he
is so close to Soldier Creek. Mr.
Miller says that he would not live on
Cumas Prairie if he could not g-,
water to irri gate. He has several
&C 'es Of grain and two and half OF
potatoes, besides his other vegetables
all Of which are doing excel'entlv
because they have water to assist
them.
East Of Mr.. Miller half mile is Mr.
Finch. Although | was not among
his grain and vegetables, they looked
well at a distance, and Judging from
the stream OF water flowing into his
garden and field, he means to guard
against dronth.
West of Mr.. Miller half a mile is
Mr. Best, who says he can't raise Il
Till of potatoes without water. lie
has been cutting his fall grain, con.
sisting Of wheat aud barley. He sowed
100 pounds Of barley and only got zoe
or little more, but his oats ar. sort OF
an Offset to this. Some claim them tc
be the best in the valley, and esti'nat.
the yield at 65 bushels per acre, bu,
he saws he will be satisfied with 40
Mr.. Best has I! 9 only No. beans
have seen in the valley. lie also has
summer squash-vines full Of squashe.
large enough for cooking; his veg.
etables all look we'll.
Mr.. Best's closest nei ghbor is Fred
Carpenter, who is also perfectly de
pendent on the irrigating ditch for his
crops. lie has in grain and vegeta.
bles that look well.