The Goodland republic., 1907-01-18
WRITES IRON IDAHO.
@. S. Wells, Former Sherman COunt
Man, Lives There.

@ s. Wells. Former Sherman County
Man. Lives There.
Mr. c. s. Wells, a former Sherman
county man now living at Caldwell,
Idaho, in writing to this paper, has
the following to say about the Idaho
country:
'I am located on Boise river val
ley, a mile and a half from Caldwell,
which is the county seat. Caldwell is
an enterprising town Of about $500
inhabitants, about twenty-eight miles
from Boise. The entire valley is irri-
gated from the Boise river by means
Of different canals. Part OF the old
canals furnishes free water. The
canals which furnish water for 50
much per, have been built by COM
panies and the land IS assessed by the
acre.
''The valley is adapted to all kinds Of
small grain. Vegetables and garden
truck Of all kinds grows 'luxuriantly
here. Corn is not raised to any con-
siderable extent, but where planted
yields about 40 bushels to the acre.
Fruit does well. All the towns have
packing houses" and apples, pears,
prunes and peaches are shipped by
the carload
Alfalfa is the main hay crop, yield
ing from five to ten tons to the acre.
Timothy and clover yields from four
to eight tons, and alfalfa yields all
the way from five TO twelve bushels
Of seed to the acre when left to rfpen
and threshed. The seed brings a
mighty price selling from SO to ST
per bushel. The market on oats runs
from 81 to $50 per hundred weight;
| barley about the same; potatoes from
/ rs cents to $50 per hundred; hay
from 81 to 81 in the stack; delivered,
from IS to S12 per ton
Bees are handled here to a great
extent, and honey sells from 6 to Is
| cents a pound. Chickens bring from
81 to $3.50 a dozen; eggs Is TO 40
| cents a dozen; turkeys $2 TO $2.5O
| apiece.
Sugar beats do well here. There
/ is a sugar beet factory at Nampa, a
/ place about nine miles east Of Cald-
well, and the price paid for beets is
$3.50 q ton An electric car line is
| being built from Boise to Caldwell,
and as soon as that is finished rail
facilities between the two towns viii
be very favorable indeed.
fsThe federal government has ap-
prOpriated S11,OOO,OOO for the con
struction Of dams in this part OF the
| country to furnish water to the farm
/ ers living on arid lands above the
Boise river. For a period OF ten years
| the government VIII assess a certain
| amount against every acre Of land 50
| favored which revenue is designed for
reimbursing the government; then the
ditch viii belong to the owners OF the
land. Another means OF irrigation is
by artesian wells, some Of which IN
| certain territory are as shallow as so
! feet
Cattle, sheep and horses are taken
/ from here to the mountains in March,
| brought back in October, and fed dur
/ ing the winter in the valley Good
| teams sell at S4OO, milk cows from
| S25 to $50 a head
'As we live within twenty-five miles
/ Of the mountains, lumber is worth
$3.50 a thousand feet finishing Ium-
i Der S25 at the mills
The Boise valley is well dotted
! with former short grass people sam
/ Vassar, from Sherman county. Joins
! ranches with US He has a well i'm
proved place with a large orchard
and a patch Of ali kinds Of berries
He put mp about Us tons OF alfalfa
/ hay last year The winters are mild
no wind. and but Little snow IN the
valley"