The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-04-02
WILL SHIP SERUM INTO IDAHO

WILL SHIP SERUM INTO IDAHO
Washington, March 26.-Under q
special appropriation made by con-
gress, the department of agriculture
ID preparing to ship to Idaho large
quantities Of hog cholera serum, for
distribution among the farmers whose
swine are infected. The appropria-
ton was secured largely through tho
efforts Of Senator Brady, a member
Of the committee on agriculture, and
the senator has been promised by the
secretary Of agriculture that Idaho
will get large share Of the benefit
from the $4,000 appropriation now
available The senator 10 urging the
secretary to send several experts from
the bureau Of animal industry to
Idaho to demonstrate to the farmers
propeH methods of using hog cholera.
He has furnished the department
list Of counties in which the disease
is prevalent, and the department win
act along lines suggested BY Senator
Brady.
| The senate will soon consider q
resolution authorizing the ! depart
me1t of agriculture to make exhibits
at the exposition of forest products
at Chicago. April 13 to May 9, and
at New York, May p to May 80. Ten
Thousand dollars is appropriated to
pay expenses. Senator Brady will
offer an amendment to this resolu-
ton providing that part of this
amount shall be expended in collect
ing and installing an exhibit showing
the results of experiments made by
Professor c. H. Shottuck of the Uni
versity of Idaho, which demonstrates
mills, which are now dead loss. whe
properly treated can be made to yield
large profits. Prof. Shattuck has
made greater progress with this line
of investigation than have the ex-
perts Of the government service. and
has been able to demonstrate that
oils, turpentine, alcohol and other b.
products can be recovered from
stumps in such quantities and of such
value as will more than pay the cost
of clearing logged-off lands.
The senate recently passed bill
which allows settlers on government
irrigation projects 20 years instead
of 10 to pay for water. AS the bill
was reported to the senate it required
a payment OF five per cent of the
water charge at the time of filing
entry, or making water right appli-
cation. On the motion Of Senator
Borah this provision was amended SO
as to reduce the initial payment to
per cent. AS the bill now stands,
lands under government projects may
be entered whenever water is avail
able and the initial payment of pei
cent will be made when the charge
per acre is established.
Senator Brady has introduced a
bill exte nding the provision of the
Indian war pension act to all survi
vors of late Indian wars in Idaho and
neighEoring states who are not now
entitled to pension from the govern
ment The Brady bill extsmds the
present law to cover all persons who
served in Indian wars as late as 1868
and applies not only to Indian fight
ers who enlisted in the service of the
United States, but to those who
served in private organizations form
ed to protect white settlers against
hostile tribes. The passage Of this
bill would grant p,nsions to severa
. hundred old Indian fighters now liv
ing in Idaho
AS the agricultural appropriation
! bill passed the house it carried
$685. 900 TO enable the department o
, agriculture to give first hand instruc
ton to farmers on government irri
cation projects. This appropriation
is intended to be used in paying tho
4 expenses of irrigation and farming
experts who are to conf>r with ths
farmers, showing proper methods o
, irrigation to those who have difficulty
/. in applying water to the lands. Sena
n tor Brady has introduced an amend
ment to tho agricultural bill increas
e ing this appropriation to $4,000
d which is tho amount ask d for by thu
g department If this amendment i.
7" adopted the government will be abb
. TO have at least one demonstration OF