The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-06-27
HARLAND VISITS
EXPERIMENT farm

H. H. Harland Of the state board of
education spent Wednesday in the
city in the interests of the Caldwell
Experiment station. In the evening
he met several members of the Com
mercial club and freely discussed mat
tiers pertaining to the future of the
institution, with the result that the
farm will in all probability become of
considerable value to the farmer in
the near future
The state legislature appropriated
the princely sum of 100000 to pur-
sue the work on the farm, which now
represents a value of over $5O,0OOOO
and which was donated by the citizens
of Caldwell The land originally cost
but about $4,000 but has since COM
| ing under water rapidly risen in value.
OF the 800 acres, all but 50 are under
water and this part will have water
in the next few years.
The 100000 appropriated by the
permanent live stock for the farm.
Buildings are needed, especially silo
! and barn.
At the meeting Mr.. Nichol strongly
urged that few dairy animals of the
type best suited to the needs of the
country be placed on the farm. He
said that the farm was school and
that the farmer wanted to be able to
visit the station and the type he
should select. This is especially true
of any stock placed on the farm,
whether it be cows, hogs, or draft
animals. Mr. Cowden of the Idaho
Implement & Grain Co. gave Mr..
Nichols idea strong support.
Mr. Plowhead of the Caldwell Com
mercial Bank was equally certain that
the experiments in the feeding OF
lambs carried on so successfully at
the station last year should be re-
peated. He declared that only by the
feeding of lambs could the farmer dis
pose Of his large crop of hay. Mr.
Plowhead said that nearly 10000
head of lambs had lately left the
country that should have been fed
right here at home. He declared that
the banks of Caldwell could and glad
ly would sell the farmers of the ter
ritory contiguous to Caldwell
enough lambs to feed every ton OF
n hay in the. section This paper was
easily handled. was convertible into
cash at any time. Several instances
of the successful feeding of lambs
on the farm were quoted which, how
ever, showed the necessity OF bet
ter knowledge of the business by the
farmers il the best results are to be
obtained
! Prof. French was present at the
meeting and gave several helpful sug.
gestions He it was selected the land
/ for the farm. which he declared typi-
cal of at least 100000 acres of the
land hereabouts.
Walter Griffiths frankly explained
the situation to Mr.. Harland and de-
olared that the prejudice that seems
; to exist against the station in the
; minds of the state authorities was due
to a lack of knowledge of the soil Of
southern Idaho. At his suggestion
Mr.. Harland agreed to endeavor tc
have Dean Carlyle of Moscow pay
the station a visit July 5 and becom.
personally acquainted with the farm
and its possibilities.
Mr.. Harland declared that the cit,
should not be called upon to maxi
permanent improvements on the farm
and that he would use every endeavo
to have the state make the little i'm
provement absolutely necessary
should there be any available funds
If not, the members of the club pres
5 ent signiied their willingness to cree
temporary structures that the worl
t of the farm might not be hampered
The farm occupies position in tn
e center of the greatest irrigated sec
ton in the whole country and ma,
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