The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-28


FARMERS ATTAINED
Excuse me, friends, but l want to
know if you are really telling the
truth, or-just talking. I've read a
whole lot of literature on this coun-
try and heard many wierd tales of the
tremendous crops, and to be frank, the
look OF the country from the car win
dows don't bear out the statements.
They were all seated in the hotel
lobby and the men he addressed we're
clothed in the raiment so we'll known
to farmers and ranchers of this Sec
ton. They had been discuss sing the
crops-what they had realized the
past season-and the interruption
came as a surprise.
Il don't like to doubt any mans
word" continued the eastern man,
but when you speak of red clover
seed running over 10, IL and Is BUSH
els to the acre, why-well, l know
red clover, and l don't believe it,"
That was several years ago-but
the man believes it now. Here is a
sworn statement showing a yield of
IS Z-l5 bushels to the acre, or l2H
bushels after re-cleaning. The men
are well known in this section-and
they are all men whose simple state
ment is accepted here without any
affidavit. The farm on which this
clover was raised has since been de-
veloped and shows even better re-
turns in other crops, but on account
IN rs A.
statement is printed:
l, II. E. Brumback, being first duly
sworn, hereby affirm under oath that
am the person who threshed the
clover seed on the ranch of Sylvester
Hin in Roswell, Idaho, commencing
Friday. August ~, 1906, and that it
yielded 1891 pounds; and on August
~, 1900, assisted by -Chas. E. Paine,
measured the entire field from which
the clover was cut and found it to con-
tain IS rs acres, the seed yielding
78S pounds per acre, making Is 2-l5
bushels per acre. After deductinR 3
pounds per bushel for shrinkage in
re-cleaning the seed averaged l2H
bushels per acre.
(Signed) EZRA H. BRUMBACH,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3lst day of August, 1906.
J. f. KERRlCK, Notry Public.
Great Opportunities for Seed Raising.
The raising of seed in this section
is destined to become one of the big
industries in the next few years, if we
are to believe the seed experts that
have visited and examined the terri
tory.
Reports of phenomenal yields OF
good seed come from every section.
Not one or two, but all kinds of seeds
seem to develop better here than
elsewhere. Growers of new orchards
may realize splendid returns while
waiting for the trees to bear. Here
are few letters handed US by one OF
the prominent real estate men of the
city; letters he has received in re-
spouse to inquiries addressed to the
ranchers near this city. s.,
What One Homesteader Did.
w. E. Day lives on a homestead
under the Payette-Boise Reclamation
Project, about half a mile south of
Greenleaf. This is his statement:
Creenleaf, Idaho, Nov. 80, 1912.
Gentlemen:-I have threshed from
~ acres of red clover a total of 283
bushels and 40 pounds of the highest
grade seed. l had previously taken,
this year, two tons of hay per acre
from this same acreage. The seed
sold for $246O.9o.
In EDITION to this seed crop l have
raised this past year 5H acres of corn,
yielding about 40 bushels per acre.
And out of the corn crop l have fed
OUT hogs OF my own raising to the
value OF $274.O5, and have quite little
corn left.
From 4 acres of potatoes planted on
new. land have on hand for later
market about 800 bushels.
j also have a herd of IL dairy cows
tnat have returned me not less than
@oo per month for any month in the
past year and as high as $7O And
tnese cows have been maintained and
the crops above all grown on a total
OF % acres in cultivation.
Hoping the above statement NAV
meet your requirement, am,
Yours truly.
(Signed) WE. DAv
Raised Between His Trees.
Mr.. Howard lives about 4 miles
southwest of Caldwell. He is we'll
known. Results obtained by him
demonstrate the value of clover seed
IN young orchard.
Caldwell, Dec. 2. 1912.
Gentiemen:--1 threshed ~ bushels
and few pounds of red clover seed
from acres of ground.
This was raised between the tree
rows OF my orchard and the first
years crop. This seed cleaned away |
; pounds to the bushel and sold / |
u lsc per pound Besides this seed
cut from 2 to 3 tons of fine clover
hay from the ground for the first
cutting, and since taking off the seed
am getting q fine lot OF pasture for
Yours truly.
-, CHAS. HOWARD.
Inc experience Of John Chevalley
~ miles south of Caldwell, ia re,
ported as follows: 20 acres of red
lover. first years crop (loll) about
~ OF buShcl Oer acre. .aco.J |