The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-11
.IlAAQ STATE NEWS


Lewiston - The first field Of barley
cut this year on the William McC,or,
mick piece. near Lewiston, brings an
sverage yisld Of 80 bushels to the
acre. There il no indication that the
early grain suffered from the few
days Of extremely warm weather.
Lewiston Ground breaking for the
plant Of the Idaho Portland Cement
company will commence at Asotin
within 10 days, according to r. n
Biauvet, Of Spokane, ssles manager of
tie company. Mr.. Blauvet said the
transportation problem had been
solved, in view Of the absence Of rail
road facilities. A 2O00-horsepowe,
steamboat IL to be constructed, with
three stone bargcs, to be used to bring
the crushed rock to the Asotin plant
"A large storage capacity will be Gre
ated in order to permit the operation
Of the plant the entire year.
Saturday morning as d
IL. Critchfield, who lives near Mason's
Butte, was coming to Vollmer with
his team and buggy, he met a rabid
dog in the road four miles from here
Mr.. Critchfield says the dog was foam
ing At the mouth and would hardly
leave the road until he hit it with his
whip, and then it moved slowly awav
toward the Buttes. He had no gun.
Friday another dog in the neighbor-
hood Of Mason Butte went mad and was
killed by Mr.. McGillick. jeff Holm.
another rancher Of that community,
says that stray dogs are getting nu-
merous. The Indians held their an
nual picnic near Mason Butte, coming
from all over the country, and as most
OF them had dogs trouble may result.
Moscow = Never at this season of
the year did the crop prospects look so
we'll as they do now in Latah county.
The cutting Of alfalfa hay has just
commenced, and the yield is larger
than was ever known here without
irrigation. Fall and spring wheat
never looked SO we'll. Cora, Prince
ton, Potlatch, Palouse, Viola, Troy,
Kendrick, Juliaetta, Genesee and Mos
COW report thousands of acres of
wheat, oats and barley which, it is
estimated, viii make record yields, al
though the acreage is said not to be as
large as last year. Fruit trees are
loaded, especially with pears and win
ter apples. The cherry crop will also
be heavy. Potatoes never looked bet
ter than at this time.
Lewiston-The cutting of the 1912
grain crop in the immediate Lewiston
country will commence within 10 days,
according to leading farmers of this
section. The crop in the last six
weeks has made wonderful advance
ment and despite the lateness of the
spring the grain has ripened rapidly
and filed out far better than was ex-
pected.
In my section" said D. s. Wal
lace, of the Tammany district, "the
grain crop has not been so heavy since
| have been farming here. will cut
400 acres, of which 34O0 is wheat,
and in many parts it will average 80
bushels to the acre. The barley will
average in some fields between rs and
80 bushels to the acre. This would
be a large figure, however, speaking
of the entire acreage, but it will be
above former years by good margin.
The hot winds last week did little
damage.
81 believe the farmers of the Lew
iston country will make a greater
effort to get more skilled laborers this
year to work on their machines"
INSTRUMENTATION will be tn e per-
manent home of the Northwest Live
stock association. This decision was
reached at the meeting of the mem
bers of the association held here in
the Lewiston Commercial club rooms,
at which about 100 prominent stock
men of the Inland Empire were pres
ent. The keynote of the meeting was
harmony. Every section of the
Northwest pledged support to the
Lewiston show, December 8 to Is.
The site for the show is to be chosen
at once.
From the speeches there is every in
dication that the show will surpass
anything of its kind ever held in the
Northwest The stockmen are now
for it and will bring fully
tive times as much stock as last year.
you will have 40 people this COM
ing December" said DR.. w. L. Car
lyle, head of the department of agri-
culture at the University of Idaho,
where you had one last year. / know
that the people both in the business
and outside are deeply interested
in it."
The farmer girl and boy will play
an important part. Features are be-
ing prepared for them that will insure
attendance of large number. Lee
lures will be given especially for the
Younger set to interest them in the
live stock business.
We must take the front rank"
stated DIR. s. B. Nelson, secretary of
the association, in the boy and girl
problem. 1t is of great Importance
and one In which we can stand out
The premium list for the Lewiston
show will pass the $4,000 mark when
the list is completed. aside from the
banner ribbons and cups that have
been put up.
Fuel OH Laws Conflict.