Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-23
FARM NOTES.
from Field and Farm.)

which followed shearine.
ne hIhaisas fanes s.ep ,es In,
uaFe ofeuiizeu aii ol,soelaiton anu ~" ~,
, 1oi, meeting at i,oeAs roin " ~
len 10, nint.' " soiiipie'e .ie .1'h
nne sIppe 81 wy aSSyei a. IN $780, ~
fine
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ar i,ieu Win "apei' - ~, ene iiiih - -
pe % "hoiesolhe quahAy ,ne stoeh
inu f, pe hept aMas iiola e,sn pin.
tne WIZ - o'a an a u, =.
aouo'iui luaiiss a., IN - ,oi .,in
nS ''dl9,d ~ .ne INN s'ps'''
tlic uii
Vi raillah nm splIhs MANY Eiain
s lo"eIe an noi .iieii ooipi a,1' iih' 80
! Hiisatiis men crops anu nav U.s.
,he WAFER rather lreeis. Ihes ulu ms
pecduseol tne tiiaeateleu sliol tase i".Ii
on anu aie yusLilie 7l ~ uie 1900, 49,
80 because tle most OF lneiu nave oiis
seeOiluafy rights III 'iie eahhE'
Charles S. Owens of gyers. Arapahoe
county, has sown a good-slzed area TO
barley this spring 10 raise gram for MS
sheep. Last year he grew oats ana is
now trying barley IN comparative
way. Mr.. owens appreciates the Value
OF grain Tor his hooks IN WINTER ana Is
experimenting 10 determine Willch VIII
90 the best lie ought TO try hog NIL
let.
Seven head of cattle are about suf-
ficient TO Craze on an acre of alfalfa,
anu IL pIalclCal test Vi llAiS hIhN LAS
9 gh t.I. 49, ila..e -, ,n 49,, o3tornatoiv
.,,e .,..,',. "a a., eaid'. 90 ~
9 90. w ,,.nr,t
r. oIeaie, 80, ,,,l,,,bs aao II
,.ss,,.,,., 80 go ,l.,.-'s e ,,,a,,
$500 T., ,i,;r aa,,,,+,., =. ,,,,, ono staar
-
1t is said that the government has
already made contracts for 10000 head
of cattle in Texas TO be shipped to
Cuba TO supply the army. More cattle
will be needed If the invading forces
are increased which is likely. This is
hot ,baro ,,-a,a ~ ,,any as "a ooa fat
cattle in Taxas and we hone they are
, NOT GOING Ia feed our army on raw.
bida
Inc time mas come ana gone never
' oVerstocked. Cattle wlll never become
, drug on the marker. III VIII Jake a
| number OF years to MI our ranges WIN
STOCK TO take Inc place OF those Whlch
nave been shipped east during the las1
Few Years. Inc demand Tor beei is
yearly increasing ana cannot possibly
. eaten up win the demand ana pass II
Fsyl CHI
. of poor butter on the markets the past
season, and this is a good showing, as
y such goods only go TO the bakers at q
g ruinous price. If the goods are made
a up at home a small cheese outfit will
o do much TO keep the prices of home
n made goods up to the point where q
. small profit can be made in handling
: them. Prime goods made at home and
put on the market In an attractive
shape viii win reputation for theli
maker as well as an advance over al
! competitors.
d ~, ,v,o,,,r WOO, o,;r oIon, 81,
o linz az tbo Tnion pae;fin raiIroaa !.
y scarcely one-half shipped, 2.500,0oI
o pounds having gone east out of a tota
o shearing this year of at least COCOON
II pounds. The wool is, owing TO the con
l. and averages eight and one-half pounds
to the fleece. Nearly all of the WOO
has gone TO Philadelphia or Boston oil
consignment with an advance of from
d six TO ten cents. What little has beel
n actually sold has brought from ten Il
=, thirteen cents, which are no bette
J. prices than Obtained last year
d Strawberries have baa, RIM in IN
-. ~ g.. ~ -. -, - -,
at Fr,ita Mesa county the grower
= have a car set ONT for them every 9th
10 or dav in which m shin their GOODS !
" numhar af Growers have contracta,
70 thsir entire cro,, "a tho Grand Inncfio
1 ASSOCIATION at Sl.oo crate. 1T is gen
h orally thought the grower mas the on
IL end OF the deal which Is good prlc
1T Tor the seasons run. one grove
ar named W. III. boss, mas three acre
ID which ripened early and his nrst shiI