Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-12-10
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Commissioner Wells is now in
Chicago, where he will remain until
after holidays. His presence there
was necessary to let the contracts for
the construction of the Idaho building
The time is short, but five months yet
remain before the great exposition
opens in May. and Idaho's work can
stand no delay.
Those who think maize cannot be
successfully grown in the Snake river
valley will he surprised to see the
sample from the ranch OF Budd Clark,
On Dry creek, seven miles north Of
Boise City. This hill of corn is now
at the Columbian Commission heat
quarters in the Soma block, and is 70
tall that it will not stand in the room
without gracefully bending at the
ceiling. There are ten stalks in all,
with ten bright yellow ears of corn,
some Of which are foot in length,
and have twenty rows Of full, solid
grains of corn on the cob. The stalks
themselves are ike young hoop poles
and the fodder makes quite bundle.
DIR. Clark raised four acres of this
kind Of corn, some of the stake
measuring thirteen feet in height
The corr was grown by irrigation, OF
hillside so steep the blowing wa
very difficult. 4 gentleman familiar
with Mr.. Clark's method of planting
and culiivating said; "The mistake
heretofore made by most farmers who
have experimental with corn in thu
Snake river valley, is in following tin
old plan OF the eastern states. The
corn is dropped in furrow and thel
covered up, and then the water il
turned into this iuirow to irrigats tn,
ground. The corn sprouts and comes
up, but the young plants are soor
drowned out. The corn" said til,
speaker, chad better be planted in TIN
the ridge alongside the furrow, ther
the water can percolate through TO the
roots without injuring the tende
stalks. When our ranchmen come I,
understand this they will be raising
corn that will equal the best produced
in the Mississippi valley. With oul
fertile soil and the certainty of O
water supply from the irrigating ditch
and the absence Of frost in early
autumn, thus allowing the corn ia
mature, there Is no reason why Idaho
should not become great corn state. >
This Clark corn Is not the only sample
Commissioner Wells has secured for
the Worlds Fair. There are several
other varities, among them some fine
ears Of sugar corn. Those who delight
in the succulent roasting ear are in
yited to come To Idaho's valleys OF
perpetual sunshine, where the farmer
in times OF drought does not survey
the heavens with supplicating eyes
III A1iI ~ lillGtAlG lAtr
crops.
While il is not expected that Idaho
can make a big display in coal at the
Worlds Fair, yet the question is one
OF the deepest interest to the ,eople
of this state. So far the coal u ed
here is imported. But it is not inn
probable that Idaho will soou obtain
her supply from her own coal fields.
Around Horseshoe Bend there is
dictrict Of more than hundred
square miles underlaid with fine
quality oi coal. At Robb's mine the
most development has been done, and
about fifteen hundred dollars expended
IN opening up the vein. But at this
point the vein is only two and half
feet thick. At ITe;on's and other
places where it has been uncovered
the vein Is four feet through. Coal
has also been discovered in Custer
and Lenhi Counties. Re ort also
Comes that an excellent coti,:s coal