The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-11-11
ODD FACTS FOR FARM FOLK.
Toiay and Syrian Grapes Grown In
Northern Idaho-All Grains Are
Over Weight When Properly
Grown BY Irrigation-white
Flax Sced-Corn Wheat
In Place of Corn.

II Is a big surprise TO Worlds Fall
Visitors TO Ind that tokay grapes
SLOW Ia the United States as far
north as Duluth. Mlnn. The particu-
lar place where this may be done 10
Lewiston. Idaho. on the banks OF the
snake river. Whatever Is done along
the Snake river in the matter OF agri-
culture and horticulture must be done
With irrigation. however.
The remarkable things done under
Irrigation are portrayed By a number
ui states. Colorado has u relief may
~ the ArkanHas valley. Utah shows
a diorama OF one Of her irrigated val
lsys. California exhibits her products
from lands worth a thousand dollars
Tn acre. Oregon displays Der beauii-
iul fruits and grains from Irrigated
districts. while Idaho. her next o
rcishbor. won twenty gold medals On
her agricultural showing.
The tokay grapes from Lewiston are
only one Of " varieties now success
idlly grown at that Tar northern point
where the climate Is almost a. mild as
l'aly. for thc tuhay cannot flourish
where the winters are cold Along
Nith the toiay 10 n nne aWect grape
from syria. In which every glapo and
fIuli lrowor Will be Interested Thc
name Is I~iuuial. or Autah late. itom
Antab II Is large. very dark. ana q
rnc keeper. the last being It's most
Important quality. Anor travelling
over 1900 miles TO the Worlds Fair
Il opened w 10 as nno condition a. the
tohay. and made "a good show. Thee
Shapes are from tie irst win Of ihis
variety iruittd IN America
Another fact q well known Ia tina,
grains frown by irrigation In thu
dry atmosphere OF the western slope
Of the Rocky mountains are much
heavier than those grown In the east.
ana the yield Is far greater In the
Idaho exhibit Of the Palace OF Agri.
culture at the Worlds Fair are many
examples Of irrigation results. A
rack Of oats was received at the ex-
l.hit a Few days aFu which was graded
by "a OF the machines In the building
sud tested as tn weight IL was found
that the third. OF poorest grade,
] N'AHN'A 30 lNANfAN " AtA' hAsHAfAH "Asf'
the standard OF weight TOT oats Ia only
- pounds To the bushcl. The yield
IL 100 to 10 bushels 10 the acre. and
Idaho oats ordinarily welsh " to ~
pound. to the bushsi An acre Of IT..
rlgalcd land yields chout three times
ar much as an acre In a humid ell
mate. Wheat In southern Idaho Is %
to ca pounds to the bushei, the stand
ptd being 60 pounds. and the yield 90
to 20 bushels to the acre. \ bundle
90 alfalfa hay. second crop Of 1904,
Brought from southern Idaho. Is as
taii as a man. a t%is-footer. Five to
t.vcn tons To the acre are grown each
season. II bclns cut usually three times.
All over southern Idaho. which tor
the most part Is a vast desert. are
eases that have been made fruitful by
irrigation The liberal provisions Of
the Cary Act ut Congress have made
lossiDlc the reclamation OF these
lands. the state taking over the lands
and diaposing OF them To settlers at 90
cents an acre. The water right Is an
extra cost. ia some cases a. low ~
s2b m acre Tor a perpetual right, the
Lfst one or two cropa often paying the
entire cost OF a tine property. oaly
"a few days . the state land board Of
Idaho threw open &C. settlement 100 .O0t
acres Of land under n canal ~ Ta In
rails. ~ the south side oi Snake
uNer II Is IN Cassia county one Of
the counties that touch the Nevada
norIct. In THIS instance the total cus,
per acre Is ,25 90. and unlcr the liberal
terms OF the CARY Act entry may b
made through another person. Thu
payment IL IN easy lnstallmentg
Idaho has the honor Of showing IN
her agricultural display something
that very few farmers have ever seen.
namely. white ilas seed, This variety
ol Han originated IN Idaho. and 10
said to possess great commercial pos.
sibilities. because II is richer In oil
md produces a grade Of very light
,olofed oil that Is far more desirable
for white paint than the darker
grade.
Idaho Is trying to do what other
mountain states are attempting, that
Is To supply the home market with
iIuitB. vegetables. meats. grains and
dairy products, The mountains con-
tain hundreds Of mining camps aud
settlements whore everything now pro-
duccd finds ready market. while the
t,mand increases with each new min.
ms district opened.
Corn Ii about the only thing tina,
Goes not grow well IN the ~irrlfa,et
rtser,s OF southern Idaho. because the
summer nights ARE cool. but u Lind OF
rraln is raised called corn wheat that
takes the place of corn, and p~roduces
over 100 bushels to the acre. Il II