Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-04-30
Attends State
Board of
Education,

lnS the anI.ual meeting OF tAe ota
boarI OF Education.
Mr. HarlaLd lett two weeks agt
: for GLADSTONE and Standpoint at bod
; OF which places, demonstItalon farms
under the direction OF the Agricultur
al Department OF the Unil ersdy are
in operation. for the purpose Of e.
ing over these farms with Dean Car
lyle to determine what should be don
in the way of Improvement.
The Clagstone station consists G
200 acres of cut over land of an 'ex
tremely rocky porous nature. The
land was donated by Mr.. Clsgs6cne
for demonstration purposes, but il
has proven of Very little value tc
the State for that purpose. There are
but few settlers in that vicipity and
due to it's isolation if of no particular
4 benefit. 1t has been decided to give
up this farm at the end of this
present season.
The farm at Sand Point consists OF
100 acres of cut over land donated
by the Humbord Lumber Co., in a :
dition to which that company gives
all lumber necessary to construct the
farm house, barns etc. Twenty acres
of the land have been cleared and is
now ready for seeding. The balance
OF the land will be gradually cleared
and put under cultivation.
The cost of clearing this kind or
cut over land varies in cost CT from
~ to 50 dollars per acre. 1t is ex
pected that this particular farm whica
adjoins the city OF Sand Point viii
oe OF decided benefit to the settle.
N that section OF the state !. 1t is
intended for stock and dairy demon
Jlration purposes.
North Idaho, at the present time,
said Mr. Harlani, presents wonder
of growing grain which covers the
Mills and the valleys for miles and
miles interspersed with fallowed
fields or fields recently seeded, is
truly magnificent sight and the
stately pine trees of wondrous size
and quantity were truly a grand
sight.
The farmer and business man o.
north Idaho are both well pleased
with present crop prospects and 1rom
appearances they have every reason
to be-
PROF. c. H. Shattuck has worke |
cut some decidedly interesting GAIA,
in connection with the utilization of |
forest by-products SO tar reaching |
ehat the congress recently appropr at
ed a considerable fund to help carry
on the work. 1t is expected that the
clearing OF cut over land will yiela |
1 good profit by the extraction OF
rosln, terpentine, wood Alcohol char
;oal etc. 1t is planned to demonstrate
his particular line of work in the
urther clearing of the Sand Point
arm.
In addition to this work, Prof. Shat
uck has proven conclusiyely that
jack pine and other cheap
woods can be made disable and val
able at an amazingly low cost.
One of the pleasant features of {
his trip was drive of twenty eight {
liles from Moscow to Lewiston. Z
rom the top of the big hill on this I
rive there is a drop OF 1900 feet in !
cur miles and the view from the Q
~ OF this hill is certainly magnif- c
.edt. z
If anyone desires a practical les I
on in community cooperation a
lip over the famous Lewiston or
hard tract would be very valuable.
lst at this time this tract is a grand
ght. A majority of the trees On
us tract are years old. They are
AIDED down with blossom, varieties,
ewtons, Spitzenberg, Jonathans. And
ferries and peaches in abundance. Il
reefs lined with almonds, walnuts,
id out in 40 acre squares, main
ads around each with alleys. Bond
ection for road Improvement last
eek, S10O,00O.00 carried lat to g."
The Board authorized the Com
ssloner in conjunction with the
ate Superintendent to make a re
TT on our public school situation
the June meeting of the board.
may add that the Commissioner
at this time some very valuable \
convincing information concern
our State and high schools which
i be used at the proper time and
recommendations which will be
de cannot but convince the think
people of our state that siren
Is efforts are being made to put
educational system of our state
a basis of helping our bows and