Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-08-14
By Mrs. j. H. Spainhower

buying 1000 tons of hay. He pur
> chased some at $3.50 but found the
farmers holding for $500 and $500.
w. A. Fouts is building a packing
house 20 by 80 that he may be able
to care for his fine grape crop that
will soon be ripe and his apples this
fall. The following article may be
interesting to those interested in
, grape culture.
w. A. Fouts who lives north OF
Fruitland has a grape vineyard that
makes one think of the land Of the
golden sunset and some of the clus-
tiers look to our imagination like the
ones brought back from the prem sed
land. All jokes aside this one acre
of ground with AIS vines IS picture
and demonstrates that grpae culture
| in Payette Valley has passed tie ex-
perimental stage and is an unqualifl d
success. Absolutely free of any dis
ease he has in the black native va
rieties Moore's Early, Nordon and
Concord White Moore's Diamond and
Thompson seedless, also the Tokay
and Muscat. These vines are four
years old and will produce 1000 bas-
kets this year and at 5 years old or
full bearing he estimates they will
produce from 1900 to 1000 baskets.
Mr.. Fouts was a vineyardist back in
Missouri Valley and conceived the
idea grape culture would find its vir-
gin soil in Payette Valley, and start
ed in as an experiment enlarging I'M
til he has in prospect fine paying
proposition. He will sell on the home
market and through the North Pacif-
ic Fruit Distributors.
Sc Sunday for 10 days encampment
at Camp Hepburn, which is tc be a
joint regimental camp, maneuvers and
officers school, rifle practice and
the last day field day and athletic
sports and competitive shoot for
which numerous prizes are offered to
the winners. The boys have been dill
igently practicing for the past five or
six weeks over on their rifle range
and hope to bring down some Of the
prizes as sharp shooters and expert
riflemen. Major H. T. Lewis has en-
listed his son Clark Is years old, who
has shown exceptional ability in the
rifle practice and will take part in
the competitive shoot. Edgar Vestal
has been recently promoted to err
geant Major and will go with the
company in the capacity of his new
honors.
Boor and Silkett thresher is at worl
full swing and grain is turning out
well. Wheat about so bushel to the
acre, other grains accordingly. c. T. !
Hall has 90 acres mostly wheat on !
Park Ranch taht he estimates will
produce so bushels to the acre.
The board of directors of the Com .
mercial club met Monday morning to
appoint a committee of two to go !
with other committees before the 1
board of equalization to protest +
against the raising of the levy on
land values in Canyon Couny. F. w.
Griep, assessor has been called to
appear, by the county commissioners
and H. Harland and H. T. Lewis were
appointed by the grange.
Quite a number of witnesses were
to appear in Caldwell
Monday on the trial of James Ray
Farrell
Santa Rosa" is packing Bradshaw
plums this week to be handled by the
Fruit Distributors but the real prune
picking and packing will not begin
for about two weeks.
Mr.. Massey who lives northeast OF
Fruitland, found it necessary to have
his fine bull dog killed Monday be-
cause of the manifest symptoms of
hydrophobia. He had been acting
strangely for a couple OF days and
although the owner was grieved to
do it he felt the only safeguard was
to have the animal killed.
C. Meyer made a deal last We'd
nesday disposing of his fine Is acres
of land here highly improved to j.
w. Gilmore valued at $4,000 receiv-
ing in the deal one room bungalow
in Baker City, room bungalow in /
Nampa and the remainder in cash.