The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-12
His methods are poorer, but his operations

produce on His methods poorer but his operations
are larger
In European farming there hand and less machine
work than with u.s. There the whole family often works in
the field for long hours of hard labor This means peasant
farmer and this we do not want.
"O need the best farm methods that can be carried on
by machinery cultvang smaller in better
It better to raise bushels YIELD say 80 than
bushels yield on 50 Too often farming large
means two crops on the and-gran and weeds. An
hour cutting weeds in August before seeding, days OF
fighting their offspring the next year.
"What we need the county agent carry the far
er the best known methods and show him how to apply
them In other words how increase his YIELD how to
build up his SOIL how decrease the cost of production how
to his farm profits how shorten his hours of labor
by increase of brain power The farm demonstration will
quicken interest in farming among the young He will show
them the splendid opportunities and the large and
ward scientific farming opens to them that is big bust
ness an interesting business dgnfed business and when
coupled with bran industry and patience the best and safest
business in the world.
"The farm demonstration or county agent will
the farm with the of scientific knowledge. He will
aid in building up community spirit, will aid in cooperative
movements and educational and social development of
which will grow higher type of ctzensthe scientific, eff
Gent and prosperous farmer
"1e will the poorer farmer up the present
age farmer and the latter the present best farmer
The best farmers of today able to take care of them
selves"
AND PAY THEIR TAXES
WhaLGood From aberdeen Statione
The people of Bingham county and of the business
of Aberdeen and Blafoo expended considerable
ey secure the demonstration farm Aberdeen and al
though has been operating long enough have done
demonstrating, nothing has come to public observation to
show that anything has been accomplished People living
the farm may have visited and received advan
ges of it, but far the general public concerned they
know nothing of its existence only by the bills they have paid
If unjust in asking for results in too short time
wish to be advised of our mistake but think it is
der for Supt L. Aicher give the public statement of
what has been done and something of what planned for the
future that will be of practical aid the farmer Aberdeen
Blackfoot Shelley, American Falls and Arco.
State and Interstate Roads.
Much has been said about the necessity for building the
terstate wagon road and automobile way connecting Salt
Lake City and Boise with the Yellowstone park The state
has expended upwards Of forty thousand dollars link of
six miles between Blacfoot and Ross Fork and the Boise
Yellowstone commission planning to build some links of
its road and get into such condition that other appropra
tons may be asked for the logic that many river
and harbor appropriations allowed the ground that
what has already been expended will be of little unless
the work pushed completion" 1t may seem unfair to
state in those words but trying to face the simple