The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

at certain moisture. which accounts
for the biz crops RAISED here.
Hay, alfalfa, timothy and red clover
are 1iSO Sreat crops produced in this
valley. III fact. the f3rtIeTs ave susa
large farms that it is 4 difficult prob
lem tu Cbtain sufficient fertilizers, ana
these hay crops arc planted. left 10
grom for three or four years and then
ploWei Up. The result Is that the land
is highly enriched and free from weeiIs,
and is good for five Or six years for
beets or c~ain.
Livestock Industry.
Eastern Idaho's livestock industry is
one OF the largest enterprises of the
country. on the vast rolling hills of
the Eastern part of the state. covered
with luxuriant grasses only found in
northern climates, countless numbers Of
sheep and cattle range for nine months
Of the year. TrainlOId after trainload
Of cattle and sheep leave the empire of
Fremont Fremont county, every year
for the eastern markets. The Wool
Livestock company. one of the largest
concerns Of this kind in the west has
It's headquarters at Menan. little town
four miles northwest Of Rigby. Web
Stcr ~ WCodmansee Of Rexburg. Johns
ton & Severson of Bl1ckfoOJ and Rigby
are amonS the dcalthy sJoChmen of
this country.
The great drawback to the stock IN
dustry tits year has been lack of cars
for transportation to market. This will
be materially remediel with the advent
of the new road above mentioned. There
IS certainly traffic enough now for an
other trunk line. to say nothing Of the
increased population and business Incl
dent thereto.
"Dry Farming"
DR. farming is also becoming to be
recognized as a great industry OF east
ern Idaho. The rolling hills, and in
many places fiat country IN the cast
of this valley are composed of the very
richest OF soil This land is above the
water line and MT suitable III many III
stances for irrigation on accoun. OF
being rolling For "a number )f years,
ia a small way, dry FARMING mas peeh
experimented with. 1t is now recognized
as a paving industry. This part % Ida
no usualI.- receives considerable rain ;n
the srril,gtime. which is brought up the
Snake River valley by the Hinds from
the Pacific ocean. This, with proper
blowing and cultivation, insures good
croDs cf dry-farm grain. Some have
raise1 Forty bushels in this -frN JSE
acre Tver,ty-five bushels is a common
WELD ", bster AZ WoOdmaDsee this
year. oil their dry farm southeast or
Rexburg. raised over 1900 bushels of
wheat Millions of bushels OF grain,
!ucern seed and fax can thus be, raised.
Even good potatoes and beets nave Deea
raised on these farms without irr:ga-
ton. This opens up another great heid
of operations.
Rich Mineral Deposits.
While Neyeda is now occupying the
central part of the mining stage, east
ern and central Idaho will, upon being
traversed by the railroad named above,
develop some great mines. Rich min
| eraI denosits exist here, which have
been allowed to slumber to great ex-
| tent on account of lack OF Jfansporta-
tion facilities. While Idaho today PRO-
duces more lead than ali t,le o'nef
states of the Union put togelhef' she
will some day equal the others IN ths
production of the precious hlelais anu
coal.
In central Idaho today exists the iafs-
est tract of virgin and practcaiiy uii-
touched BODY of white pine TIMBER 10
be found i'm the United states me
new road To pass through TINS part OF
the state will open 10 this belt OF TIM
Der for market and cheaper the pro-
duct for the building up of the Snake
river country and the large cities 20 eA-
ist there.