Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-14
Growing Seed Crops.

Mayer before have so many people
oonreciated the wonderful adyant-
ages and possibilities that present
themselves In the growing OF seed
CROPS in this section OF southern
Idaho.
In fact reports have been received
nc 10 WELD and price per pound that
seemed to be incredible. However,
on investigating the same has proven
N he true and correct and AS Il re-
sult thousands OF acres OF land win
this fall and next spring be sown to
seed crops. We are told by expert
enced seed growers that the ordinary
method OF farming must be aban-
doned II we expect to have our names
listed among the big producers OF
seed So valuable is the crop and
40 remunerative the returns from a
good seed crop that We can well al
ford to make the closest inyestiga-
ton along the lines OF preparing the
land. sowing the seed. watering, cut
ting and threshing the crop. We
must not again make the mistake
that too often has been made in put
ting our entire farm into any one
particular crop. but diversity and
take on little OF the different kinds
OF seed producing crops. II must
also be remembered that ten acres
OF good producing seed crop is far
better than double the amount only
half cared for.
The successful farmer of today has
long since passed that stage and
theory that what was good for oul
grand father is good for us. but II
now using all tho new modern anC
scientific methods that he can In
vestigate and read about. The pro
gressive and prosperous farmer Of TO
day Is not the man who thinks h.
knows ALL but is the fellow who goe
to his neighbor who has successful,
put over better crop than he ha
and inquiries how II Is done. see
growers society Is shortly to be form
ed whose intention Is to look up tn
most successful growers OF seed, NEE
with those who are now growing an
intend TO grow seed. explain and Civ
US the actual information AS to ho'
they produced their record crop
Already some OF the most successfI
growers OF seed from the South Sid
have agreed to give US talk alon
the seed growing lines.
or course the white clover yielC
as reported from the south side hay
staggered many of US. but 1t Will NJ
do to venture too far in this lii
without some knowledge OF the sam
The crimson clover. which thoug
not yielding so heavily. is also vel
profitable crop and as We unde
stand much more easily handle
Referring to yields from these field
the Buhl Herald OF last week say
One hundred and hfty-one dolla
per acre is some yield for clover see
and while 1t is not as large as Il
1857 per acre yield OF white cloV
seed raised by /. c. McPherr'
south OF Buhl. which is the worlC
A.. hA fo rod flnN
seed yield which has been report
to the Herald office. This record W
made by Il. w. Kinyon who liv
about IL miles southwest OF Bum
the Castleford country, and II
the average grown on a field OF eie
acres. Mr. Kinyon had six acres
ditional which made good, and be
fields averaged IL bushels to I
acre. The eight acre field. howev
made IA bushels to the acre. a
Mr.. Kinyon thinks that he wo'
have had the higher average on be
fields had the six acre field receiN
enough watering. Then, too, WI
the seed was harvested there
quite a little wind, which whipl
out some of the pods.
The ground was broken up iron
desert of sage-brush three years
and 1t has produced two crops !
cious to this one, which is belle
to be the worlds record for Grim
clover production. The ground
not been fertilized. either. and 1t
ceived only three irrigations
summer. The same field was in
yer last year and It made seven bu
els of seed to the acre, which
for about $40 to the acre. Mr.. i
yon has not experimental emo
with seed raising to learn the rea
for the difference in the size OF
two crops.
AS above stated, some of the
cessful south side seed raisers b
kindly consented to come over !
and give their experiences for
benefit of those interested on
tract. There would, OF course
some expense attached to this, an