Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-11-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

raised in Idaho is that it contains
absolutely no weevil. something that
is true Of no other state.
Washington county is TO have a
poultry association. Fanciers OF fine
birds have called a meeting for the
purpose of effecting a permanent or
ganization.
An Idaho farmer raised 10 bushels
Of alsyke clover seed. which he sold
for IA cents a pound. receiving sS4.
The cost of production was 500, a
net profit of s64.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
Of Idaho Falls. organized six years
ago by Montana capitalists. has been
sold TO the First National bank of
Ogden, the Eccles and Pingree inter.
ests OF Utah.
In the older settled communities
near Nampa, where grain has been
raised before, the yields this year
run to as high as 60 bushels OF wheat
20 the acre, so bushels of oats and
so bushels of barley.
Men, women and children from
Weiser and the surrounding country
Joined one day last week in big rab-
bit drive on Dead Ok Flat. across the
Snake river, in Oregon Strengthening
hundreds of the pestiferous jacks.
Montpelier has just received its
third shipment of Kentucky bred
young Jersey heifers. A good many
of these young heifers are Kentucky
registered stock. and the farmers
around Montpelier are buying them at
prices ranging from $50 to 500.
The Short Line is making arrange
ments for drilling a 14-inch we'll at
the Nampa station, which is to be
used in connection with the two six
inch wells now in operation. Since
this place has been made freight
terminal more water is needed for
the engines.
One Idaho rancher reports s111.60
gross received from an acre of peas.
and figures his expenses at 1890 per
acre. or net gain of 1880 per acre.
Another rancher gives his figures as
folloCs: Sc bushels sold for s1OO.SO;
gross cost. $3.50, making a net pro-
fit of $50 20.
Investigation into the unjust quar-
antine that California has placed on
Idaho alfalfa has brought out the
fact that this state, owing to weak
laws regarding agriculture, has no
way to protect the farmer from pests
that are brought into the state by
different carriers.
Representatives of a directory COM
pany have completed the compilation
of a new directory to be issued dur
ing the next forty-five days and which
includes Weiser and all the tributary
country of Washington and Adams
counties, as well as a portion of Nal
heur county, Oregon.
On Friday, November /, Burley
celebrated her first annual beet and
potato day. In order to assure the
complete success of the occasion, a
special train was run from Oakley
and the people from that section
were brought to Burley and returned
home free of charge
Election day in Boise was one of
the quietest that has ever character
lied national election. There was
no excitement about the polling
places and after the rain started
about l o'clock in the afternoon the
few workers who we're out in the
morning took to shelter.
During the past few weeks the
Nampa Fruit Growers association
has shipped II carloads of apples
from the local packing plant There
are three more carloads ready for
shipment, two packed in the orch
ards, and enough more apples to
make up a total of % cars.
Successful irrigation of thousands
of acres of land on Dead Ok fiat, in
eastern Oregon, directly opposite
Weiser and across the Snake river.
has stimulated plans for bringing
water to another immense area, locat.
ed on higher bench and for years
regarded as practically barren waste.
Master Buena Roberts, II years old,
living two miles north of Jerome, last
week received a personal letter from
President Taft complimenting him on
his success in potato culture. Master
Buena this summer entered the potato
growing contest with other school
children and won three prizes.
John Dotsel, a miner OF Twin
Springs, is charged with attempting
to kill his wife. He is said to have
poured coal oil on her hair and at
tempted to set fire to it; he put
chain around her neck and tried to
hang her to beam, but she escaped
In her night gown, and sought help.
Jerome has been selected as the
site for the new horticultural station
N southern Idaho, which has been es-
-ablished by the federal government
Tor the sole purpose of ascertaining
he best potatoes to raise on irrigated
ands and also to conduct experiments
On sugar beet culture.
Idaho is regarded by eastern seed