The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-12-09

e ]. W. Boor = ranch on the bench sout
+ Of town had scvca acres In corn th
year that yielded over 100 bushels pc
scrr.
Moscow-The campaign TO rails
: money for the construction Of Y. N
g. A. Building here has been completed
and Il j. now assured that the bnjldin,
will be constructed as soon as the goo
weather commences IN the spring
Twenty thousand dollars have been sub
seribcd, and the committee In eharQ
Of the subscriptions claim to have $40.
ooa more IN sight.
Lewiston---A carrot weighing ois
pounds y on display here. II was grown
BY II. 9. Jackson, who owns l0acr,
irrigated tract near town. Mr.. Jack
son = orchard Is young. and while wait
ing for the trees to boar, he is improv.
ing his time by raising vegetables.
Planted between the fruit trees Mr..
jackson hns several acres In carrots.
producing between % and 25 tons per
acre, for which he Il. receiving 40 per
ton. The cost Of production Is light.
and the profit rs a result is great.
Lewisfon--Thc big concrete dam Of
the Craig Mountain Lumber company.
which Is being built for the reservoir
at Winchester, viii be completed about
January J. The dam, when completed.
will cost about 5000, and will be one
Of the most improved and strongest
dams that could possibly be constructed.
The dam is being built Of concrete and
earth, the core being entirely Of con.
crete, with width Of six feet on top
and 2ls feet long. Around the cement
core will be I'LL OF earth which will be
ripraPped, assuring permanent solidity
Boise-iIaving expended 500 900 in a
plant near Star, DIR. l.. p. McCalla has
entered the sheep business in Idaho on "A
new plan. The SCHNEIDER sheep farm.
one OF the highly improved places Of
the valley, has been bought and will be
developed into a stock farm.
DE-. MeCaila will take possession Of
the big ranch early in February, and
with Professor II. r. French, formerly
Of the state university, will engage OK.
tcnsiyely In the raising Of thorough
bred sheep and cattle. The stock for
the big ranch is to be selected by Mr.
French, who win leave for England
the last of the year and will visit the
most noted stock farms In nicL;no
choice bands Of sheep, which win be
shipped direct to this country and are
expected TO arrive here about the time
possession OF the ranch is given.
NJ. p...n
-, yas r,n"s ono OF tno
pIyno.,h Land 'n.na "n'' ."' WV
ie.ooo s,,,I,' ,s., f~"' "as o'"o,ou
,,lsnt,, Pr M. sa,, 60 oa,v spl'ns
49, rs a'' -" w "''os OF trees
nra ,ia, a,o ~ ~ , ho'v ,n', 20 apple cur
the pron.scd es,ensio, ~ ,h ~ ua,s "
lntcrnrban sailroad ssh;eh ~ ,o'se
ious to 90, ~ Ina sa,a ~. "n~
pavette Valley nv followioa IA I'M,
into pavette Xxx ioter,rhse -" 49,, iva'5
would mass tbrough New pfvmonth ~
F,uitland. which ara locatod ~ M
famous pavette heneh ,,hara H. ~.
Highest nriced land m ,ha s,a,a ~
idaho
Practically the who;e bench from
New Plymouth 20 Pavctte n d;stance
OF ~ miles. IA rnpidlv being set 40
fsuit trees. Hundreds of acres were
set to fruit trees this vear. and hmm.
dfcds Of more acres ON the bench will
be set to fruit trees next spring.
This bench IL famous for its magnif
cent orchards. 1t is ON this bench
that Captain Shawhan's splendid 40.
acre orchard is located. This orchard
has received favorable mention in the
publications issued in Washington. ID.
T., by the agricultural department. IL
has also been written up by several of
The best horticultural writers for their
Lewiston-The first mills OF large
capacity for converting the central
IDAHO pine into the manufactured prod |
net are now being installed on Craig
mountain, ~ miles southeast Of Lewis
on, by the Craig Mountain Lumber
company Tho company is now work
ng q force Of 400 men ia the building
4 branch railroad from the Grange
'lllc line 10 the millsite and In the
construction OF the mill foundations
md the dam by which an artificial lake
overing 100 acres win be created
The railroad line win DO six miles IN
ength, and will be completed aud in
pCTntlOu hV January The mill will
= ready for operation by May !, and