Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-05


is no profit in farming unless you feed
your products to your own stock
Horses are more risky to raise thar
any other kind of stock. / would pu,
horses fourth, to stock the farm.
would put cattle in third place. to stoel,
the farm Sheep should occupy second
place as farm stockers. You can take
$40, buy two spring gifts. and they
should produce eight each within 4
year. and bring we'll onto $500 income
within year from a SIS investment
| would put hogs in the very first place
as profitable stock for the farm.
Il prefer Poland Chinas, medium
type, quick maturing, a hog that can
be made to weigh ESQ pounds In seven
months. finished for the market" said
Mr.. Hannah.
Resolutions Swine Breeders.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we favor the taking
over of the Inter Mountain Fair
grounds at Boise by the state and mai.-
ing 1t first class state fair, free from
any form of gambling or liquor SELL
ing on the grounds and our legislative
committee is instructed to work for
this end. provided 1t can be accom-
plished at a reasonable cost.
Resolved further That we favor ap-
preparations from the state for county
fairs in each county that will appro-
PIRATE similar amount. the state S
part of the appropriation to be used for
premiums only
Whereas, many millions of dollars
a Lost H.. =
hog cholera or swine plague, and
Whereas, the department of agrl-
culture has discovered a specific for
the prevention of this disease, known
as serum treatment, and
Whereas, the state experiment sta
ton can at n moderate expense estab-
lish plant for the manufacture of
this serum and thus be prepared 10
prevent the invasion Of this disease
among the swine herds of our state,
therefore.
Resolved, by the State Swine Breed
ers' association of Idaho, that swe
recommend our legislature toI
make provision and establish such fac
tory at once. owing to the immlnence
of this dread disease in our state.
tlnaslnuph as the disease IS so pre-
Valent throughout the United States
and the demand for the serum so great
1nd so many fake serums are now on
the market we believe this is the only
way our swine breeders may be en-
abled to obtain reliable serum at n
reasonable cost and thus protect the |
herds of our state.
owing to the cheap feed and ex-
,ellent climate conditions and the |
splendid market the swine industry I
S rapidly taking its place as the fore
most branch of the farming industry
u Idaho, we therefore trust that our
state legislature may provide this pro-
eetion to our swine breeders through
,ut the state
Whereas the state OF Idaho has re-
entity developed and completed irriga-
lon projects the cost Of which is many
millions of dollars and,
Whereas, she has invited through
Ter immigration bureau commercial
Tubs, immigration companies and many
'ther agencies people from all over
america to come and buy and develop
hose lands into productive and profit
ible farms, and
Whereas, these people are here with
heir families. all their capital and en-
rely unfamiliar with the proper meth
IDS of farming under our cond itions,
nd
whereas, the extensive work of our
tate university IN connection with the
of agriculture constitute
heir only way OF learning the way to
arm under our local conditions and
ueeeed ii our state. be it, therefore,
Resolved. That the state legislature
c requested to set aside at least $780,
90 to carry on the extension work If
ar university for the next two years.
"Inasmuch as this work should be
AIKEN up and carried on during the re-
aiming months Of this winter we urge
hat this fund be made Immediately
valuable for the work, and
Resolved, That the Idaho Swine
reeders' association extend their sin
ore thanks 70 the people Of Caldwell
or the use Of the hall and the many
Their fayors and courtesles extended 10
ais association
400 Acres Paid With Hogs.
The Saturday afternoon session of ,
ne Swine Breeders association was ,
oened with short talk by ] NJ. Roys !
N Of Payette, the president of the !
laho association.
He said in part:
81 was n hog raiser in Nebraska 10 .
ears, and those who stayed in the +
lsiness did well. / started in with a
~ hundred dollars. and when | sold :
II in Nebraska l owned free of debt. j
70 acres of land. And | did most Of it
18th my hogs. In six years in Idaho. :
have done better with hogs than l !
d i'll Nebraska. In five years Idaho 4
i'll be famous as a hog raising dis
let"
Mr.. Royston was not feeling very I
ell. so he made his talk quite brief. h
When Hog Meets Hog. d
When Hog Meets Hog. was the I
bjeet of the interesting address by b
r. Hubbard, of Boise. who has 1900
vine on his ranch near kuna He en- t:
lasized the use of plenty of pasture. ii
I'd lots of water in connection with the II
eding Of alfalfa. Hogs want water. q
ten. l feed alfalfa hay straight to k