The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-25
FIELD AND FACTORY

ne harvest oil sugar beets nearly completed and the
fine weather which has prevailed for several weeks has
been blessing to all concerned the harvest The farmers
who have worked hard all through the season and
the completion Of the work. enjoy well earned Thanks
giving time The crops have been rather better than gene
ally expected for the FIRST year, and condition among
the growers that they are very well sasyod with the showing
which they have made and contracting for greater acreage
year Many who made attempt beet raising this
getting ready for large acreage year. and
settlers and others who have been growing beets
buying small the insalmen plan expecting make
their payments out Of the checks they get for their bees
is common remark among the men from Colorado who
are conveant with the sugar beet thai the bee raised
Of the farms here exemplary shape and above the average
ze While the figures Of the factory show that they very
high in sugar The great piers built up the warehouse Of
sacked white sugar very material proof Of the sugar
Of the beets. Men who wondered what such large ware
house being bull for ind very striking in looking
over the great bins Of bees yet be ground and then seeing
the stacks Of sugar the warehouse.
Just what the tonnage per among the growers has
not yet been determined but later shall give report on
these matters. very striking example Of the benefits to be
derived from blowing alfalfa under the when the
crop half grown ferhze the land for the years beet
CROP found the experience Of Lewis ensen who powed
ten acre piece last summer when the crop was nearly matmed
on part and was removed from the other part Of the tract
The belt where he took off the hay and saved produced
sixteen tons the Of bee while the part where the crop
was owed under and rot made 20 ons difference
of $5850per acre. Mr. Jensen says that if he had harvested
much hay such sacrifice would have ruined him. In
cases where the meadow powed up the spring
considerable get the old stubs out Of the way they could
drill the seeds in the crop turned under the
chemical action which follows ots roots and ALL and leaves the
ground rich and mellow The sugar company powed thirty
acres Of alfalfa and thirty Of peas under last for
fertilizer and expect to reap reward in year from
The Antelope Land and Cattle company Lost have
contracted for hundred Of bees for year. dnd they
intended break up lot Of sage land but investigation OF
the subject they called halt and breaking up the meadows
for beets Sage land needs have egumous crops
before being planted to beets-such peas clover alfalfa
anything which takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and stores
in the bulbs Of the roots the foliage which may be powed
under while it green Dr. Geo T. Moore the physioogist Of
the department Of agriculture has discovered Of nocu
ang the sol with nitrogen by Of bacteria which deve-
OBS nitrogen in the soil with rapdty similar the spread Of
small pox or other contagious and bya simple method Of storing
and preserving the germs ship them any distance for nae
but until this comes into general the old expensive
method Of ezg by the rotation Of crops worthy Of careful
attention The Republican will try give its readers
tended article on Hvacinnatng land" by DR. Moores discovery
some time in January.
A serious condition will confront the farmer few
years consequence Of the planting Of small orchards large
farms where the farmer has not sufficient time properly spray
and care for the trees AT the time when the spraying should
be done he generally busy with other that he does not
do the spraying does it hedy and superficial manner
which does little good leaves till it is too late Insects will
breed these orchards which will damage the fruit Of the whole
community and eventually lower the standard Of quality and
raise the expense Of production by Of the thorough and