Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-11-03
CORN NO
EXPERIMENT
ono the Farmers Friend---No
summer FalIow--Winter
wheat an Ideal Crop.

Inc OBJECT of the writer of th;,
article is to show to the practica1
farmer the advantages Of diver
slhed farming as applied to the
present and future needs and re-.
qulrements of the country. +
two blades Of grass can GROW
where formerly only one grew
and It our soil, the best in the
land, can produce forage for live
stock which, in turn, gives The
farmer employment during the
long winter days, is certainly
worthy q. OF an attempt by the in.
teligent rancher of trial in the
direction re. Of intensified farming,
The writer Of this has in mind
tne practical side of live stock in
connection with other farm work
and an for a model has in view the
Clearwater Ranch Company, 10.
Gated 8 miles from Genesee and
the same distance from Lewiston.
or about three miles from Spald-
ing or Joseph. The COMPANY
has lands of its own but rents
considerable from Indians on al
lotted strips, thus spreading its
holdings over four or five sections
Of land. Outside of fall sown
grain very little of the spring
wheat variety is sown, outside of
barley and oats, thus giving its
attention to one Of its principal
crops, corn. -"
Corn planted May 10th was
matured August 10th. Only in
one year was corn planted earlier,
May 18th, and had only one rain
from planting to harvesting with
a binder. This fodder was then
hauled to the silo, a huge vat 20
feet in circumference at the bot
tom, .tapering to about 10 feet
across at the top, perfectly round
from top to bottom and con-
structed Of ,4-inch flooring, 16
foot long, making the silo 81 feet
high, bound with iron rods half
inch thick, A feet apart the whole
height.
This fodder is cut into about A
inch long strips, corn and all,
elevated by a blower or galvan-
lied iron tube foot through to
the top of the silo. Fermenta-
ton sets in about two weeks
after the silo is filled and no fur
ther attention is paid to it until
the steers that are to be fattened
for the March market, the mark
It when the best price for fat
cattle prevails, are placed into
The feeding pens. Now remem-
Der, there is not a particle of
waste. This feed is portioned
,ff per head. From 40 to so hogs
ire also driven into these feeding
,ens, allowing so many to each
lnimal.
What is the experience of our
merchants or any professional
let of men. Do they not have to
,ay strict attention to their du-
les, working early and late in
rider to make all ends meet?
hen why not apply this maxim
o Us farmers. The object of
his ranch company is to clear its
and of Jim Hill mustard and
ther obnoxious weeds, rest the
md by planting each year corn
aised on it's foulest land, and
trough early and late cultiva-
on to retain moisture until the
isc places this corn ground into
,ndition to SOW to fall wheat.
here is no docking at the ware
ouses on grain sown on corn
round and, believe US, you Will
. astonished to see the healthy
oking grain and long heads
lied with plump kernels.
Now. the object of the writer
for our farmers to find out just
hat our soil and climate will
.oduce If your season is too
,ort or nights too cold to raise
day corn, try to grow a flne
id of alfalfa, with a portable
-:a;no fanee in the middle.