Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-10-29
FARM IN A TOWN TO ADVER-
TISE A GREAT TRACT.
Jessie Warrington in Idaho
Statesman.


A visit to jerome and the Twin |
Falls North Side tract on Friday, |
Oct. 16, the event OF Jerome's first
annual fair and field day. gave occa-
sion for the investigation OF a unique
and highly practicable plan for ad-
vertising and demonstrating the pos
sibilities of the North Side under ir-
rigation and at the same time utiliz-
ing some 45 acres of vacant land in
the heart of the townsite.
The plan had its inception in the
sents the bondholders OF the tract
and Jerome townsite. These As
acres constitute a strip of unsold
company land extending through the
townsite east and west, paralleling
and only block from the main bust
ness street This land is now being
plowed and leveled. preparatory to
being converted into a practical ex-
perimental and demonstration farm,
complete in every detail Such
farm in the heart of a city, and with
in the electric light and cement side
walk zone. promises TO be big ad-
vertisement for Jerome and the tract
in general.
All characters of land are repre-
sented in these As acres, from smooth
land with a gentle slope TO the
rough and irregular. making il ideal
for general demonstration purposes.
Everything in the agricultural or
farming industry will be seen on this
farm. There will be complete gar
dens for all table vegetables, also as
lparagus and celery beds Even mush-
rooms will be raised Then there
will be the seed sections, where red,
white and alsike clover seed crop will
be grown; grain section. where
there will be demonstrated the splen-
did yields of grain. oats. barley. etc.
Another section will be devoted to
corn raising alone; sugar beet grow
ing will also be given special atten-
| NAOI. lul cClN uCpdl W III tOl-
2 tain, besides fruit trees. shade tree.
D and locust grove. a poultry yard
containing the best in poultry vii
be feature of the farm, and live
stock section on the outskirts of til,
farm will exhibit thoroughbred bee
and dairy cattle. also high grad,
f horses. hogs and sheep.
Y Products from the dairy. garden
: and poultry will be utilized by tn
North Side Inn. the splendid hote
owned by the company. From III
l. livestock department animals will b
: sold to the farmers and high grad
S animals will also be purchased fror
l. the farmers whenever needed for III
e experimental farm.
e Resides all this there will be tn
y practical demonstrations in irrigai
lie ing all conditions of land. Latest d,
l. vices and most scientific methods wi
x be used
,e The entire preparation and col
lie ducting of this big undertaking wi
t. be in charge of Morrison Aitken, II
as expert agriculturist. who. in assent
ay ling and arranging exhibits for II
n North Side at various fairs. has den
ir onstrated his ability to handle tn
work
e" The fair was arranged for and ca
ried through within two weeks tim
no A tri-county fair was scheduled +,
re Gooding this year. in which Jeron
re was TO have participated. but VIII,
rd il Was abandoned, Jerome decided
as have fair anyway, and straightw
or plans were made for it. The fact tn
lily fully 1000 people were in attendan
ize that day proved the ability of Jeror
to to do things up right.
.ge The sheaf grain exhibit won t
On. praise and appreciation of everyoI
lsh The display was arranged by Nor
son Aitken. "It is without except