The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-02

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altitude, the section OF Idaho visited by
US on this demonstration trip cxcels, In
, my judgment. any potato country on
earth. including our own Colorado. In all
my work in behalf of the potato among
a rural class of people, have never met
farmers with equal stamina, intelligence
| and means"
"These men are farmers. They are
not retired or disappointed miners, drift
Ing from other walks OF life to the farm
as a last resort They, are out for the
highest type OF perfection as tlllers OF
| the soil, and what Joy 1t Is TO meet and
discuss with them the possibilities OF The
future OF their farms With modern meth
DDS intelligently applied. The rail-
roads and the farmers who are going 10
apply these lessons are partners in sue
cess. The railroads are conscious OF
t!on and the quality OF the potato and
| the apple II they would increase the
tonnage for them to haul to the eastern
market"
Mr.. Grub was clearly enthusiastic over
the class of men he had addressed on
this lecturing tour, who were TO apply
these lessons to the soil SO ideal In these
Immense rich valleys.
At the Commercial club rooms, before
these 500 interesting people. Joe. Wing,
the soil expert from Ohio. led the dis
toes. In his talk Mr. Wing gave scien-
| t!hc conclusions for the belief that ma
ture had placed In the soil and the air
falfa perfectly. and that two or three
years OF cropping Idaho soil to alfalfa
would place tho ground In perfect form
attracts the bacteria. which. with the
carbonate OF lime already In the Idaho
soil to the extent OF TO per cent,
supplies all deficits to the ideal raising
IAN acre of alfalfa" said Mr. Wing.
will produce more food for mankind
than an acre Of Illinois corn; alfalfa VIII
feed hungry world. 1t is the foundation
crop OF prime Idaho DrOdnCtS.H
When Presiding officer w, T. Booth
Of the Boise Commerciol club introduced
Mr.. Grubb to the audience ne opened
with this sentence: "My how Id like
to come to Idaho anH grow potatoes on
this, soil Joe Wing fns just made for
your'
Here. in short. was Eugene Grubb's
story he delivered to the eager people Of
Boise valley, whose intelligence will dI-
rect them in the highest order OF appli-
cation OF the words of their teacher who
learned his lesson In the field OF en-
perience;
Plow under the third crop of the third
or fourth years alfalfa field, just as 1t
blooms, about eight or ten inches In
depth, and plant 1t to potatoes The
increase or the growing season with fall
over spring blowing he gave as from
ten to twenty days. Then harrow the
ground repeatedly
Plant the rows SO inches apart and 8
to 10 inches apart in the rows Begin
cultivatins the day after planting by
plowing through between the rows This
opens the soil for development of root
and Tor the moisture. In q week or ten
days harrow, and repeat the narrowing
each week or ten days until the vines OF
the Dota toes are s to 10 inches high
Then irrigate every alternate row. and
again. Then irrigate the alternate row
and plow IT, Plow frequently and irri-
gate only when the soil needs the mois-
tures BY the last cultivation YOU will
in n
Then let the tubers mature for forty TO
sixty days.
Mr., Grubb advised the rotation of crops
on the ground; three years. for instance,
growing alfalfa and two years potatoes
He closed with an appeal for million
acres Of potatoes to be grown In southern
=. Mr.. Edgertons talk on seed. Mr.
Stophaker's on marketing and Mr. Ma
honey's on fruit were followed with
marked M attention and so intense was
frequently called the attention of the
good -natured audience, hungering for in
formation of the scope of the ground
yet to be covered by the interesting
speakers,
Both interurban trains extending
ley were held to carry home the belated
farmers interested in the words OF the |
experts. who possess fervent desire
for more and higher order OF knowl
the crops. the price OF the soil and |
thereby their respective bank accounts.
Mr. Mahoney. In his talk on fruit pro-
tection from frosts, brought out an In
,erestlng point for reelection by the many
men of southern Idaho interested in the |
success of commercial Club or chamber
Of commerce work Ills reference was
ness men and the fruit raisers of Grand |
Junction. In the campaign OF the fruit
raisers against frost in the sprngtime.
tf. httC 7tst
Junction-of which MIR. Mahoney is the /
ecretary-organizes volunteers from
their own members. to go on a moments
call, day or night. to help operate the
stoves in the orchards OF the country
where the orchardIst has
not help enough al hand TO save hfs crop
Last year the fruit raisers OF Grand
Junction, by stoves. fuel. watchers and
% cooperation. saved n fruit crop. which,
without these precautionary measures.
you'd have been totally lost. aggregating
money loener, advancing cash on the ex-
>ectancy OF returns from sales on dry
goods stock, goes into the question of
he policy OF insurance with which the
stock is covered. so the Grand Junction
banker inquiries to the scope OF the
protection against frost which the indi-
'idual has provided,
The journey of these lecturers and
demonstrators through Idaho has carried
hem approximately 1900 miles. over and
v,
ng which trip they have addressed the
itizens of Malad, Franklin Preston Po-
atello. Marysville. st. Anthony. Rexburg.
sisby, Idaho Falls. Shelley. Blackfoot.
merlcan Falls Rupert. Hepburn. Burley, II
3uhl. Twin Falls Fiier Kimberly. Sho,
hone Gooding, Bliss. King Hill. Noun n
ainhome. Orchard. Nampa, Caldwell |
Parma, Nyssa. Ontario. Payette, Weiser. |
leridian and Boise. Saturday. January % i
hey ended their tour at Wendell and |
erome. returning TO Salt Lake City.
The idea of the Short Line is apparent |
s Its purpose Is most commendable |
hat they arc resorting 10 a system OF |
PRACTICAL assistance TO aid the farmer |
{ the territory adjacent to their line OF |
Dad. strengthens the links In the chain |
{ cooperation between the producer and |
he transporter, that is full of promise |
or the future 1t furnishes the founda- |
Ions Of a stronger hope for stIll higher
rices In farm land. and returns from |
hat land justifylng the price II this |
reat southern Idaho country goes on to
he perfection II deserves II Will only be |
hrough an intelligent incubation OF | |
ound principles. of action by the men
'ho TIL the sofia better "spud" and | |
lDrp of them. Dpttpr OH |