The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-22
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO

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e Boise-The determination to exten
the Minidoka q Southwestern, brapcI
OF the Oregon Short Line, PRACTICAL,
: insures building Of the great Twir
! Falls Bruneua irrigation works, de
signed to reclaim eventua II half {
million acres Of land.
The line will be extended from the
present terminus, Bull, to Nyssa,
Ore, to connect there with the main
lins of the Oregon Short Line. There
will be branch lines from Bull 70
Glenns Ferry and from Burley to
Oakley.
Moscow-This vicinity is having the
largest hay harvest ever witnessed in
the county. Prior to beginning hay
cutting there were two days Of rain,
which washed the hay clean and gave
| 1t freshness.
Riding 80 miles in an automobile. ("
said + E. Ostroot, real estate dealer.
II was surprised to see how little of
the heavy wheat had fallen. There il
only an occasional place at the foot of
some hill where a slight wind formed
downward curl.'
It is said that the spring wheat,
which is in the boot, was at a stage
where rain was most timely and that
nothing can we'll prevent the heaviest
yield ever in this county, and only sur
passed by the heavy yield of fall
wheat.
Lewiston-The first of dozen new
combined harvesters purchased this
season in the Lewiston country drove
into 300 acre field Of barley south of
the city few days ago, and began the
seasons run OF harvesting. The grain
on the lowlands is now fully matured
and the harvest will be under full head |
way by the middle of the coming week.
A weeks rain has delayed the work,
but 1t did no harm to the ripened grain,
while 1t made the crop on the uplands.
lnsurlng more than the average Weld
on the largest acreage ever grown in
the country.
Inc bluestem wheat now being cut
has been largely contracted to the mill
companies for 81 bushe and the farm
ers are expecting that the main crop
of spring sown wheat will bring Sc
tents or better. The total of the crop
hat VIII be routed through the Lewis.
on gateway this year is estimated at
10, 900, 600 bushels. Nez Perez and
jamas prairies will have the largest
'rops ever harvested in that section.
wing to the good yields and the in,
'reased acreage, and as this is the first
'ear that the railroads have operated
N the prairies they will market at the
east expense and get the highest re-
urns.
American Falls-Chairman Frank c. '
5owman, Of the national executive c
ommittee of the Dry Farming con. o
'ress, has appointed David Burrell to
ollect and prepare an exhibit of drv
arm products from this section for the
International Exposition of Dry Farm
'roducts, which will be held at Bill
ngs, Mont, October 25-29, in connec-
ion with the Fourth Dry Farming con-
ress. IL is claimed by local farmers :,
hat American Falls can beat the world Z
Or dry farm crops, and they will make g
effort to send samples of everything =
rown without irrigation to BILLINGS. l.
'gether with data on the soil and "
'oisture conditions under which they
ere grown. 1t is probable that prizes L
I'll be offered here to stimulate in Il
rest in this exhibit. in
Mr.. Burrell will endeavor to secure 81
implies of the crops from Neelev. pr
ckland, Landing, Arbon. Igo, Horse
land. Aberdeen, Tilden, Otis, Spring l(
I'D, Yuma and the desert county OF
18th wheat grown here that yields up di
oO ou ,h' Is an acre, oats that would ar
IN 'ize over any grain raised in ii,
istern states, fine rye, barley, alfalfa
d potatoes, Mr.. Burrell believes he
n collect an exhibit that will spread
fame Of this district and result in ~,
creased settlement wy
Portland Irrigation certainly paws ~
Idaho" said r. M. McCollum. of m'
I'm Falls. "In the last five years ir- a.s
'ation projects under the Carey act So
We been launched for the reclamation 'n'
900, 600 acres in the Southern part ere
the state, with the result that the on'
alter part Of that area has been con- SUI
TED from desert into productive s"'
u.s. In the same period that sec
of Southern Idaho has grown until
las a population of 25, 600. with ~
ID towns and 20 established bank OH
institutions. Another project on ger
u river, including IT'S, 600 acres cru
DE thrown open to settlers some isia
e next month" or
fr. McCollum is in the emnlov of shi
Clinton-Hurtt company, of Boise. at
oh has handled the various projects sgd
the reclamation of this vast tract sail
3. HURT, of Boise, is president and ton,
eral manager of the firm, which is mir
arded as the largest irrigation con- mai
IN the United States. This com rou'
has one ditch SO miles in length
80 feet wide on the bottom. l20
at the top and carries 10 feet of C
er. The project was originally ger
need by f. H. Bull and P. w. Kim sas
y, OF Sharon, Pa, and S. b. Mil be
of Salt Lake. stat
r. McCollum is one of the pioneer resu
cation promoters in the West. and a nu
addition to his interests with the viii,
e company, is assistant manager max
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