Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-10-10
Advising a Newcomer.

arrival on the tract wants.to know what
is the best course for him to take to as
sure a livelihood. lie has 40 acres, anc
alter buying team, necessary tools anc
making two room shack REASONABLE,
comfortable, he will have around 5000 I,
90 on.
In the first place it is hard PROPOSE.
tlon Tor man to make good" with as
little capital as he has, for it is an I'M
doubted fact that it costs more in money
and labor to get an irrigated farm in
good running order than it does a farm
in rainy country.
We put the question to Charley An
derson, who has made very good sue
cess on his--ranchsof l2O'acres about three
miles east of Wendell. Mr.. Anderson
says that for one thing he would not
clear up very much land the first year
lie thinks many OF us have made our
greatest mistake by trying to get too
much land i'll shape the first season, and
in fact did not get any OF it in very good
shape for irrigating, and it is always a
source OF trouble and expense. gWhen a
held is in good shape>it is comparatively
little expense to irrigate it, but if it is
not well leyeled 80 the water will run
evenly over it, it is very expensive to
irrlgate, and no end of.trouble.
Next MIR Ap1ara,,,
thing into alfalfa as ..as he can do so.
as he does not believe it pays.to try to
raise spuds or grain crops till the land
has raised alfalfa for a few years and
then the northumberland He thinks
our native soil surely lacks some essen
tial elements of soil fertility, and we can
not expect bumper. crops until we have
built up our soils.
linen, he says, get into live stock as
last as you can, for while there is little
or no profit in selling field crops. there
Is good money if our hay and grain is
lei to stock and sold "on the hoof >,
Mr.. Anderson's favorite stock is horses.
lie has some seven brood mares and a
hhe bunch OF colts. He wants ~ more
mares. He thinks it is less trouble to
raise horses than any other stock. He
Is especially proud OF fine three-year-
OLD bay mare colt that weighed 400 lbs
when two years old, and for which ne
has refused $3.50.
we believe Mr.. Anderson's advice is
sound in principal. We would modify a
little for the case in hand.
We suggest that our friend trv to ao, |
Ten acres into good shape for crop early |
m the spring. Secure the advice of an
experienced irrigator the first thing to
ay out your field and help You to select
he easiest ten on your ranch. Put abont
wo acres into early rye, wheat or oats
or pasture and hay for your team. Plant
rom one to two acres OF garden, and
yet out good variety of garden stuff
or one thing we can do here is to live
luxury as far as garden truck is con-
erhed' and it will greatly relieve the
iohotony OF pioneering, and help keep
he blues away from the good wife if Won
re able to set good table. The rest of
our land put into alfalfa, possibly pnt-
ing out an acre or two of clover for
ariety.
About half the alfalfa | would sow
nth nurse crop of oats or wheat This
'ould insure grain for the team. and
on should get good stand Of alf,Ifa
lth the nurse-crop, but no hay the first
'asoh. The alfalfa sown alone should
ED from one to two tons of hav ner
re the hrst season. If possible get a
wv, one or two sows and a few hens
ne COW will thrive on the bunch grass
ltll late in June, and by that time Won I
ould have some other feed coming on
Oh can pasture the pigs on the rye.
ii by buying little alfalfa and grain
u can-brlng your stock thru and at the
q OF the season should have sometime
ostantial show for your first seasons =
'rK. In buying team by all means
y mares and raise colts. We bought r