The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-27
THE INSTITUTE
A GREAT SUCCESS
FARMERS HOLD VERY sue
CESSFUL INSTITUTE AT
CALDWELL LAST WEEK

Practical Agriculturists Tell Each
Other How They Do Things on the
Farm-Good Attendance Through
or. Two Days Of Session Much
Good Accomplished.
The farmers held an institute Friday
and Saturday of last week. The at
tendance was very good both days OF
the institute and it is thought that
much good will result from the meet
;nps. A noticeable feature of the insti-
tute was that the discussions and
papers were by men of practical ex-
perience in horticulture and agricul-
ture In other words, the meetings
were in the hands of the farmers them
selves. The meetings were held
under the auspices Of the Caldwell
Grange and at the city hall.
The meeting Friday morning was
called to order by Prof. H. t. French.
L. Bardsley was elected chairman
and A. f. Gipson secretary.
The first number on the program
was talk by ]. II. Trout of Roswell
on Hogs and Corn" The speaker
is one of the successful farmers Of the
Roswell country and his experience
was derived from parctical work. Mr..
Trout had samples of corn that would
do credit to any grown in Iowa or
Illinois. The one thing necessary to
secure a perfect crop is to have the
soil in perfect condition for planting
and irrigation. The seed should be
carefully selected With these condi-
tons perfect there should be no trou-
bic to grow from 90 to rs bushels OF
corn to the acre. He advises plant
ing to be done from April IS to Is.
Irrigate three times and cultivate three
times. The speaker said that corn is
the easiest crop to grow that the farm
er puts into the ground. Alfalfa and
corn being the best feed for hogs, the
former should be grown He urged
the necessity for the farmers of the
Boise valley to raise hogs, as they
paid the best of any stock on the
farm.
Pure Bred Hogs was the theme
of V. D. Hannah. If there is any
one thing more than another on which
Mr.. Hannah is posted it is hogs. He
considers the hog industry the most
Important for the farmer and believes
that the Boise valley is the best place
in the United States for raising them.
Wheat, barley and alfalfa will make a
hog weigh 280 pounds in $50 days.
Poand China is the breed he prefers.
He advises careful selection for the
breeders-none but the best should
be selected for breeding purposes. He
runs his hogs and pigs in alfalfa dur
ing eight months and has a small
place fenced for the pigs where he can
feed them wheat and barley Mr.,
Hannah is considered one OF the sue
cessful farmers of the lower Boise
valley.
Following Mr. Hannah's talk, adj
ournment was taken for dinner.
During the noon hour free lunch
was served and a pleasant visit had by
all present The afternoon meeting
opened with about 100 present. The
FIRST on the program was a paper by
f. T. French entitled: More Home
Bacon" The speaker urged the
farmers to raise their own bacon lie
Stated that $18,0O0000 had gone east
TO pay for bacon used in the north
west He fully agreed with the other
Speakers that this money could near
~ al have been kept in this section
Df the United States if the farmers
would turn their attention more ex-
aensively to hog raising He then
eave the following recipe for curing
Bacon: To so pounds of pork use 10
Bounds of salt, one-half ounce of
Black pepper. Mr., French had fine
Sample of bacon of his own manufac-
lure to show the audience just what
could be done in this line.
More Intensive Farming" was the
sbjcet of j. F. Pemberton of Deer
Flat. In order to prepare for inten-
I've farming the ground should be
thoroughly fitted, first by levcling
md then by cultivation Mr. Penn.
berton said he knew of one man in the
Boise valley who had received $1,000
from rs acres Cows, hogs and chick