The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-11
For sale BY SCHRAMM-J JOHNSON
DRUGS. FIVE STORES.
Of the golden future which are just
ont ahead of us:


Potatoes grow into money in south
ern Idaho. That AT least, is what the
farmers of the Twin Falls tract think
since they began harvesting their 1910
ing one milo east of Twin Falls. has given
the secretary OF the Commercial club at
Twin Falls some fisures which are illumi
mating.
vested he gathered S95 sacks, averaging
ll0 pounds to the sack He sold 1900
bushels at 20 cents hundred pounds,
receiving $500 In addition he has IS
three varieties on the three acres. One
acre was planted with Dclmany Chai-
acre in White Plcachblow brought s195 II.
and the third acre In Red Peachblow
brought $685.
The planting and harvesting was all
merly lived at Park, Utah. where he was
engaged in mining. and he had no farm
Ing experience previous 10 his removal
10 the South Side Twin Falls tract about
four years ago. He stands a good show
to capture one Of the big cash prizes Of
fered by -. Il. Burley. general passenger
aEcn, for the 0rcron Short Line for the
largest yield of the best potatoes raised
on the irrigated tracts in southern
Idaho.
SNYDER averaged about 5000 per acre
on his potatoes. He sold them at 20
cents per hundred, price less than
has been the average selling price
of potatoes during the last ten years.
Apply the deduction to the irrigated
acreage of south Idaho (and the Twin
Falls country has no particular edge
on other irrigated sections along the
rivers mentioned above, between Ash
ton and Weiser). and we have the al
most staggering annual income of
$l20.000,000 per season.
Every farmer in Idaho, living within
100 miles of the stations where this
Short Line experimental potato train
the lectures provided, free of cost TO
them. The results, if the admonition
be respected and applied 10 physical
conditions, will be marvellous.
Money in Alfalfa.
Again the Ilagerman Sun gives An
interesting account of the returns of
eight acres Of alfalfa, which figures are
strictly applicable TO every six year
old field of alfalfa planted or to be
planted on the area mentioned above
now or soon to be in cultivation, in the
following story;
The Hagerman Sun says that eight
duced Sl60 pounds OF alfalfa seed. which
sold a@12i cents per pound Ga low price
as II would bring i7i TO 20 cents II held
until next sprips) would bring S696: the
first crop OF hay was % tons for tho
eight acres. which will sell for SIS per
ton. making $i76 more: there viii be 20
tons n cnaIf after the seed is threshed
whic Twill sell for S. ton making an
addiI .5nal Si0O--a total Of S912 or $l2l.50
per acre This Is not counting anything
for the pastur" after the hay has been
cut, which IS certainly worth something.
DO you wonder why Idaho lands steadily
increase in price while eastern lands
either stand still or depreciaie in price?
I think 1T is entirely fair to the
situation TO say that for ten years last
past l2i.. cents per mound for alfalfa
seed is at least third less than the
market price for this product through
out southern Idaho. This is the price
which Mr.. johnson obtained for his
seed Here again the reasoning holds
good as TO this crop to alternate with
the "spuds' on this vast 100000 acres.
soon TO be in a high state Of cultiva
ton.
With proper "head- work - the land
owners of all southern Idaho have Il
rich thing before them. With this land
ali in high state of cultivation, what
an enormous grauary will it be and how
changed the scene from the desert Of
but few years ago,