American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1908-02-08
BANNER YEAR
FOR IMMIGRATION
Many New Homes in Snake
River Valley This Year.
Irrigated and Dry-Farm Lands Both
Attracting Homeseekers- Land Be-
ing Taken Up Faster Than
Ever Before.

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ley. this year, promises TO be heavier
than in any previous year. Both irri-
gated and dry-farm lands are attract
ing attention. American Falls will be
particularly favored. The completion
of the American Falls Canal & Power
Company's canal will treble the number
of farmers tributary TO this place, and
the number of settlers on dry-farms is
constantly increasing. Regarding the
development in the southern part of
the state, National Bank Examiner c.
S. Loyeland, whose opportunities for
observation are extremely favorable.
says this is to be the banner year. In
reply to queery, Tuesday, he said:
I Judging from all indications, this
| promises to be the banner year for i'm
migration TO the Snake river valley.
While all communities therein are unit
( ing in effective means to advertise the
opportunities awaiting the settler, the
best work is being done by those who
4 joined us within the past three years
and who have proved the merits of the
story we had to tell. Land is being
taken up daily on all the Carey projects
open for entry, and also under the fed
/ eral laws and the flow of money to and
in developing our fertile lands, has not
been broken by the recent troubles in
financial circles. Not one single irriga-
ton enterprise has been stopped from
this cause and all except one are work
ing full forces. The exception was
caused by internal troubles and there is
every indication that these will soon be
settled. in time to commence work
again in the spring. In addition to this,
one project which had been languishing
for few years has been taken up by
western capital and is being pushed to
an early completion.
''While American Falls has grown re-
markably during the last year, it is only
the beginning and look for much
greater progress to be made this year
With the abundant power here and the
magnificent home market opening up
in this new country. exte nding in all d.
rections from this point, it is certain
that the opportunities will not be neg
lected much longer.
The extension of the dry farming
region near here. is attracting much at
tention, and it remained for an Idaho
inventor to still further reduce the cost
of wheat production by inventing COM
bined header and thresher. which can
be operated by four horses and two
men, and will cut ten acres day.
This means that the grain is cut and
threshed for seventy cents an acre
This invention has been capitalized BY
Moscow people and a factory is being
erected there to build and distribute
these machines.
Following the headers in the nor
thern wheat country, it is customary to
run cattle and hogs in the stubble and
the same custom will probably prevail
here. There is such good market open
in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for all
the finished livestock we can furnish,
that every effort should be made to
supply il from this state. instead of
forcing the buyers to go further east.
As an instance, Payette farmer, not
long from the corn country, fed car
load of good cattle in eastern style. and
asking his banker where to market
them, was told to go to Portland He
sold his cattle at big prices and was
told there was market for that sort of
stuff at all times. This happened in
November when all markets were way
off. With the largely increased pro-
dnction of alfalfa owing to the new
lands, it is we'll to bear these facts in
mind, and see If we cannot finish feed
ing our range stock before we put it on
the Market
There is another movement which is
gaining favor in this valley and that is
the running Of small bands Of sheep
under fence, all the time. Those
who have tried it tell me it is very pro-
fitable the wool being better and the
fleece heavier, while the expense is very
small compared with the range expense
and the risk is practically eliminated
With the large acreage soon to be avail
able. there would seem to be no reason
why the number Of sheep under fence.
should not be much greater than those
on the range. and the profits equally ~