The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-11-10
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ter, making it exceedingly rich.
"Latah county has the climate, the
soil and the location to make one of the
| finest sections of the Inland Empire
and, being well within the rain belt
it is blessed with plenty of moisture
| and every vegetable characteristic tC
this latitude, attains a perfect growth
1.-THE abnormal profit producing abil-
ity of it's non-irrigated lands of the
first class is not only surprising but
sometimes tests the credence of those
| familiar only with the ordinary re-
suits obtained in the older rain-belt
states.
"This county took gold medals at
both the Louisiana Purchase (St.
Louis and Alaska Yukon-Pacific (Se-
attle) expositions for the best general
displays of grasses and grains. H. A.
Axtell, whose farm is literally with
in sight of this body of state land, was
given first award, diploma and gold
medal at the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton, held in Portland in 1905, for the
best wheat exhibited, and it was rails
ed on stump land like this of the
states without any special care.
when fertility of soil, perfect eli
matte conditions and abudant moisture
cause a single grain of winter wheat
to produce 60, 80 and as high as 1870
perfect stalks or heads, it can read
lily be seen why this little county pro-
duces more grain to the acre than any
other section of the United States.
Il may add that Latah county took
the first prize for wheat at the Spo-
kane Interstate fair this year, first
and second prizes for oats, and first
prize for the best county display.
Speaking of oats reminds me that
Mr.. O. A. Johnson, president of the
First Bank of Troy, was given first
award, diploma and gold medal for
oats exhibited at the Lewis and Clark
exposition in Portland, and was award
ed diploma and silver medal for oats
exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase
exposition in st. Louis. These oats
were raised on cut-over lands near
Troy.
my enquiries as to fruits and veg
etables have elected the following
facts:
Three cucumbers raised this year
at Dearly, which will be one Of the prin-
cipal trading points for this tract. |
measured 38, AZ and 4S inches long
turnips, raised in the
same locality, were exhibited at the |
county fair, weighing eighteen pounds; |
peaches, raised on pine land, sur
rounded by state holdings, were ex-
hibited at both the Deary and county |
fairs, taking the first prize at the for
mer; and apples, raised on stump land |
have twice taken first prize at the Spo-
kane Apple show and once got sec
ond. Of the larger orchard fruits,
dSluo ITOH apples, the great CONNER
eial standards are prunes, cherries and |
p1ums. These bear enormously; are
hardy keepers, magnificent, firm,
strong shippers, color beautifully,
shape perfect, reach prize winning
size and are free from blemishes or
mperfections, possessing a quality and
luscious flavor unrivalled in the mar
xet. All small fruits without a single
produce regular and tremen-
lOusly abundant crops of size, quail
ty, flavor and appearance that cannot
)e excelled anywhere
y. H. Frandson, former professor of
lairying at the University of Idaho,
las the following to say of its splend-
d opportunities here for the dairy
nan:
Here are found cheap lands, plenty