Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19
AGRICULTURE AND STOCK
pAInYNG in OLD IDAHO COUNTY
stockraising Is Done on . Large
Scale in This County.

The arabic lands OF Idaho County,
comprise about 1000 square miles,
the principal part of which is
Camas Prairie and the recently
opeped reservation country situ-
ated on the north side of the
county. The Prairie is slightly
rolling, but with little rough or
broken ground, sloping generally to
the north. sufficient for good nat
ural drainage, into the Clearwater
river on the north side of the
county Altitude from 5000 feet at
Grangeville to the valley Of the
| Clearwater river 600 feet to 700
feet.
SALMON RIVER COUNTRY.
To the south of the Camas
Prairie proper is the Salmon. river
country, which for a stock range
cannot BIZ beat. being ahont one
thousand feet lower than the
Prairie; cattle and horses all the
winter through feed on the ranges
covered with succulent bunch grass
and without any other feed what
ever come through the winter in
good condition. Along the Salmon
river are extensive flats and bars,
which are settled upon by farmers
and stock men whose herds range
on the adjoining hills; th,,e flats
and bars are ideal places for fruit
raising, and the apples, peaches.
pears, apricots. nectarines, grapes,
etc. :. Of the Salmon river are famed
far and wide as the best raised in
all northern Idaho.
CLEARWATER VALLEY.
North of the Camas Prairie IS
the Clearwater country and the
valley OF the Clearwater river.
Along the valley fruits do equally
as well as in the Salmon river
HI valley, while on the benches above
Oa the river the farming land is un-
$, surpassed in quality for every pur-
$, pose which the homeseeker may
az desire to put it to.
The soil of Camas Prairie con-
lists generally of heavy black loan
ite which for productiveness with in
|elligent farming is unsurpassed.
4 In a few limited districts the
sil is of nature incline to sandy
BAN aud is exceedingly fertile; on
he northwest side limited area
tmtains more clay but is excellent
bay land and good general farming
and when cultivated judiciously
The soil generally is of very even
haracter over the entire district
md has outcroppings of rock
hut few places. A popularity
the soil, which is general, is the
epidity with which it drys on the
ariace after heavy falls of rain, de
ying farm work but very short
~ me. Pastures generally remain
~ feen up to the mid lie of Augn st
hen, unless it is moist summer
N be grasses seed.
The rainfall on thu Prairie is
bundant for general mixed farm
X without irrigation and none IL
fetised.
GENERAL FARMING.
Until rece nifty very little grain
As been grown except for fattenin,
rs aud cattle anl supplying
eadstuffs FIR the district, distance
nn transp rtati III being the bal
wheat grow ne Kept for lora
Eninls My farm 'rs wh'
" pw several thousand bushel
Ner sell any except in the SHAPE
fat hogs and cattle, of late years
INNER following has been adopte'
the sowing Of fal
heat, with remarkable success
the better lands of the distriC
bushels per acre is not uncom
a; this year 81 bushels per acr
been threshed; it lie of the Re
ssian variety. which appears &C
nbly adapted for the district
:ooc definite rotation of crops is ye
" iooN |cticed; following every fou
french Prs appears to keep the sol
;. IN and in good condition 40 far
'oaruo ing two crops of wheat and
once OF barley or oats. But farm
realize that with the fencing
Liner lands more definite rotatio
r;,o y be adopted, providing NOR
q : in0 for stock on the farm
Linen. he Scotch Fife wheat was il
-, iuced from Dakota in 1894, an
easily we'll, making an excellent grat
4bem bur, but was found to be wea
:, traw, and heavy crops general
crank down. Little Club has bee
Va many years and is in mar
ga satisfactory variety, exec
- mount of yield; standing !
will remain in good conditi,
no some time after ripening. b
o " the varieties tried Red al
v Russian are by far the me
Fdc, go bushels being thresh'
year in several instance
one the highest recorded
The Red variety is more pop
the two. 1t does not a
to be too coarse in this d
and commands the same pri
milling as other varieti'
,Qif16 is usually bold and plur
O weighs full weight; if thu
Nv claanod would exceed 1