Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14
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a number of stock princes on the eve
of promotion. Horses and cattle do
well here all the year round, even in
the winters, with comparatively little
attention and feeding. The pssturage,
both winter and summer ranges, are
unexceptionally inc and the losses
among the range stock even in severe
winters are comparatively small and
triiing. Sheep also do well in the
county and number of the citizens
are collecting and raising large and
profitable flocks In the winter when
the SHOWS are on the mountains, stock
feed in the valleys and along the river
bottoms, and in the summer they vol
UNFAIRLY return to the mountain grass
es. Much attention is being given by
horsemcn and cattlemen to the i'm
provement of their stock, and the i'm
provement is becoming more notice
able in the bands from year to year.
THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
Are yet in their infancy, but enough
has been learned to satisfy the farm
ers that agricultural pursuits can be
followed with great profit and large
paying results. All along the streams
and, in fact, wherever water can be
obtained natural meadows can be
made and the very best grades of ma
tive grasses grown. Timothy and the
clovers do well but alfalfa is the IA
vorite because of its rapid growth and
large yield This plant is becoming
the staple product as hay crop and
the acreage sown therein is largely on
the increase with each returning year
Three and four crops can be mown on
the same ground yearly. More and
more attention IS being given to farm
ing every year and as the soil is easy
of cultivation, and tine yields large
the farmers labor with growing inter
est. Many valuable and permanent
Improvements are being made, COM
Portable and attractive homes are be-
ing built, orchards and shrubbery set
out and more and more land enclosed.
Grain, such as wheat, oats and barley
is the principal field crop, and the
yield is large and the quality very
superior. In favored spots wheat has
been known to yield from so to IS
bushels per acre. In the growth of
potatoes the soil of this county cannot
be beaten, here they approach perfec-
ton in size, quality and condition, as
near as they do anywhere in this great
land of ours. Their yield is from 200
to 300 bushels per acre. All root
crops, in truth, all vegetables do well
as likewise the small fruits, berries,
etc, where proper care and attention
is given market gardening and fruit
raising can be followed with satisfac-
tory results. Experiments in this line
have given the utmost satisfaction.
FRUITS.
Bingham county cannot be excelled
by any region east of California for
the production of certain kinds of
fruits. Apples, pears, plums, grapes
and berries grow in abundance and of
a quality unsurpassed. The dry sage
brush lands made to produce by arti-
cial irrigation make the very finest
fruit farms, particularly small fruits,
and there is always a demand and
ready sale for them.
IRRIGATION.
All farming is done by irrigation and
water can be readily obtained by ditch
es from the natural streams with as
little labor and expense as in any
county in the Territory; but irrigation
BY artesian wells is a problem yet to
be demonstrated, although in the vi
cinity of Oxford, in the southern part
Of the county, it has been tried with
successful practical results.
TIMBER.
Is found in considerable quantities in
the extreme northern part of the
county, and the lumber sawed has
ready market for home consumption.
On the mountains and along the
streams and even in the lava beds. we
ind trees of sufficient size and quaint
les to supply all demands for fuel, |
posts and other purposes.
GAME.
TO all lovers of the gun and rod Bling
lam county furnishes some of the
inest fields for sport known in the
history of the West. In the noun
aims to the north, bear, antelope, elk,
moose, deer, white and black tail, and
Iheep are found and in tha afrao,ns |