Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-11-05
Reasons Why Farming by irriga-
ton is so Much More Prof.
table than by Rainfall
FEW STARTLING COMPARISONS
Illinois Farm Land, Valued at $50 per
Acre, Yields s6 Profit, While Idaho
Soil Often Pays Out IN Year

A recent editorial IN the Capital
News calls attention TO q bulletin IS
sued by the agricultural department Ct
Washington, known as Farmers
Bulletin $40. . Then il goes on 70 say,
Among the strangest things mention
ed in this bulletin is the fact that farm
lands IN Illinois which have been pro
ducing an income Of less than S. an
acre are worth from $3.50 TO SITS. an
acre in the markets"
What would & farmerIn Lincoln CON-
II. Idaho, think II ne land produced
only S. an acre on an average That
would represent a yield Of about a ton
Of alfalfa. or from 10 10 % bushels Of
potatoes, OF six bushels OF grain, or
one one and one half tons OF sugar
oeets, or one half bushei Of alfalfa
seed. OF at most bushel, for each acre
Of his fields
Now observe the records that have
been made II incoln and other coun-
ties OF southern Idaho On single acres.
y tons OF alfalfa, % tons Of potatoes,
lie bushels of oats, 2 tons OF sugar
heets, 1000 pounds Of alfalfa seed
These yields are OF course exception
al But the following figures are fair
averages and may easily be increased:
FIVE tons Of alfalfa, 80 bushels Of po-
tatoes, 40 bushels OF wheat or 60 bush
els of cats, II tons Of sugar beets, SIX
10 eight bushels of alfalfa seed
Now observe that the farm lands in
Illinois which only yield an average Of
S. an acre are worth on the market
$50 10 s175- per acre Then in all COZ
science what should the lands of south
ern Idaho be WORTH
At the present time the local market
consumes slishe produce raised iniinzny
lines and this Is the best market OF all
But let Us see what market IS availa-
bic 70 the Lincoln county farmers after
the local market is gIutted-
Idaho Falls IS shipping from 80 10
80 cars of potatoes this season 70 east
ern markets, and the product Is consid-
sred equal 10 or better than the Celors-
10 potato The freight from this coun-
y would be only trifie more Sugar
Deets are being shipped out Of the Min
doia tract 10 the Blzckfoot factory at
4 80 per ton The same could be done
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plant that VIII consume the surplus
product OF the farms in that vicinity.
The same thing could be done here if it
we're thought advisable. II means a
rood price for alfalfa hay every season.
1ream could be easily shipped 70 the
saldwell dairies If none were built near
T. FIGURING mills viii be built in this
icinity whenever there is wheat
nough in sight to justify il Alfalfa
sed Is eagerly bought from the ma
hine at from SIX TO eight dollars per
usheL Winter apples can proftsbly
g shipped TO any part Of the world.
Another consideration that looms up
ig when the value Of lands IN Lincoln
)unty, Idaho. are 70 Be compared with
lose Of Illinois. Is the fact that every
re Of cur land is susceptible OF inteu-
We methods Of farming and can Be
sde TO produce many times the aver
.e yield given shove.
For potatoes, sugar bestS. grains. al
ia seed. hardy fruits. aad dairy pro
cts, Lincoln county can equal the best
y~here.
But Of course irrigation tells the sto-
and in southern Idaho irrigation IS
ng-
Rev. Koffend. of Shoshone. has
cepted the call extended By the Pres
terians of this place and win move
re at once. Rev. KoTend IS a very
le speaker and Wendell IS Indeed
-tunate 10 secure him.
This gives Wendell resident Pres
terisn psstov and jerome resident
.thodist minister. Rev Einney max
his home there.
IN arrangement has been msde
ereby Rev. Ninaey and Rev. Koff-
! viii exchange rulpits every othSr
nday. Hub City IrrigStioaist.