The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-29

amount from the federal government.
Rhode Island, with the smallest pro-
portion of ruarl population, will be
entitled to only 81, 200 Of this sum.
The Young Generation is Right on
the job
A little less than two years ago
Uncle Sam opened the doors Of his
wonderful school to all the boys and
girls of America. The first years
enrolment was 72,162, and last year
this jumped to 147,546. In old Mas
sachusetts the mass of the young gen
Grafton amounted to 42,467, almost
four times that of any of the other
new states. The work in this state
was remarkable for the achievement
of the girls-of whom more later.
The two years experience has
shown that the young generation
knows no geographical limit A new
champion approximations mission
will be as great as that of Jerry
Moore-in the field of potato culture.
Merle Hyer of Utah raised the equiv
falent of 1877 bushels of potatoes on
an are. Ralph Hyer raised $40
bushels, but in the score of points,
the preparation of the crop report, he
was obliged to yield the first place
to Merle Utah blazed with enthusi-
asm for potatoes.
I Maine, the best cropping state for
potatoes, has never averaged above
220 bushels to the acre, and the
greatest annual crop average for the
whole country was 1874 bushels in
1912 The Hyer boys had exceeded
all normal records by more than
three to one! Last year, the Utah
champion-and, SO far as potatoes
go, the national champion for 1914
was Howard Dalton, raising 100
bushels to an acre. The Utah club
leader reports that the FARMERS are
taking up work along similar lines.
Even in hopelessly decadent New
England-so far as agriculture is
concerned-the youth of this magic
school has shown its power. New
Hampshire few years ago possessed
a domain of 100000 acres, once und-
er the pillow, desolated by the call
of its youth to the cities. To raise
over a hurried bushels of corn un-
der climatic conditions much less ia
Gle than in the south is an active
ment worthy of Jerry Moore. But
along the Connecticut valley, across
from Windsor, Vermont, in the vicin-
ity of the summer White House, at
Harlakenden, young Hoyt Quimby
harvested 124 bushels of corn from
one acre! Robert Mack and Ormsby
Scudder of New Jersey raised respec-
lively 1913 and 1902 bushels on their
plat.
In Massachusetts, also along the Con-
.necticut river, at South Hadley, John
E. Devine went with the champions
to Washington, with score of 1T
bushels of corn to the acre. OF the
northern, central and western states
sending delegations to the great fes-
,tival-and graduation-of this school
10 sent representatives who had
raised more than 100 bushels to the
acre. Massachusetts sent four pota-
to club boys and girls whose records,
while inferior to Merle Hyer's, the
world champion, ranged from 224 to
1876 bushels to the acre.
Raising "AIl Star" Agricultural
Educators
Uncle Sam places a particular
value on these champions. They
have exposed the perverse, uneduc-
able temperament of the 100000
farmers he has endeavored to train.
They have turned to the small boy
to be shown" So the "All Star
Club" a national organization, has
been formed, from whose member
tship greater achievements are ex-
pected. The All Stars are very care
fully observed They are depended
upon to be future teachers in this
school of the fields. A great indus
trial university, 50 they feel in Wash
ington, has but just begun to perform