Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-16
CROPS CROWN
BY IRRIGATION
] Report From Experimental
Farm at Miner
Idaho

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 16.-John C. Nc
Emerson, who has charge of the new
experimental farm at Miner. under
the direction, of his father, A. P. Nc
Pherson, who has so successfully con-
Quoted a similar farm at Twin Falls
for number of years, is spending q
few days in the city on business. SAYS
the Capital News.
In speaking Of the farm at Miner,
ne said that on March 20 the six and
one-fourth acres now being used were
In sagebrush. but now they have over
70 varieties of crops, and all are do
ing well. Probably the most prolific
crop this season. he said, was the
Canadian field peas for stock, which
grew to a height of four and a half
feet and had pods we'll filled with peas
with only two applications of water
during the season. All other crops on
the ranch were irrigated, once about
the middle Of July, and as they have
been successful IT is a good demonstra-
ton of what can be done In that sec
ton with smail amount Of water,
when cultivation is used to retain the
moisture in. the soil.
Five varieties of oats were planted
which are at present being cut, and all
show good yield. especially the Big
Four variety. TIE other varities from
which good returns will be received
are the Sixty Day Kherston. Gold
Giant side, and Texas Red
-Four varieties Of wheat which have
been successfully experimental on for
several seasons on the Twin Falls
farm, were planted and held well up
to the usual standard. the best being
the Blue stem. which has given a bet
ter yield than any wheat grown there.
while the Dicklow and Little Club and
Defiance also showed a good yield,
giving high. average.
The corn planted has SO far given
promise of good crop and with no
bad weather win yield well. The va
4rieties are the White Cap. Dent, White
Flint, Early Minnesota and sweet corn.
Two varieties OF potatoes, the Early
Ohio and the Early Six Weeks. proved
adaptable to the soil and gave good
returns. The cantaloupes. onions and
carrots all give promise of a good
YIELD although the cantaloupes were
slightly injured In June by a light
frost which retarded their growth for a
time.
The varieties of beans planted were
the Early Six Weeks, Tree beans and
Navy beans. They are looking fine
and will yield heavily. On the Twin
Falls tract this season there are many
acres of beans and all are doing fine
and win undoubtedly bring good prices
this fall.
The sugar beets, to which especial
attention has been given. are making
a fine showing and 1t has been DEM
onstrated that the soil there contains
all the elements for their successful
growth, and the people in that section
feel confident they will secure a sugar
beet factory in a few seasons.
The alfalfa and clover on the rancn
were sown May "a and are doing well
for the first season on new land The
first cutting of alfalfa has been made
and the yield was fair.
Cabbage and tomatoes are looking
good and are expected to make a fine
showing
Mr. Mcpherson states that the farm
has fully demonstrated what can be
done with a small amount of water
and from experiments they have shown
that two good civilizations are equal
to one irrigation. Another fact that
has been shown. ne added. is that when
too much water is applied to plant
life, the greatest growth is in the
stock. this being especially noticeable
in alfalfa, which II too heavily watered
has more stock than leaves. I
At the new TOWNSHIP of Miner. he
said, fully 1,T50 trees had been set out
and the new town is growing rapidly.