The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-26
WHAT BINGHAM COUNTY
FARMERS ARE DOING
They Prefer the Farm


Judd, who came here from Salt Lake
City recently, has completed fine
new bungalow on his farm north of
Porterville bridge. He obught some
land of Mr.. Taylor and Is making
everything about the place as modern
as he can. The house has full
basement with the Kewaunee water
system that furnishes water under
pressure for domestic use and he has
TIT connected with the range SO they
have water both hot and cold. When
they tap the faucets they have bet
ter pressure than people "have in
Blackfoot. He has a good barn and
other things about the place for max
ing his stock comfortable.
Mr.. Judd brought his family here
from Salt Lake for a visit and they
very soon decided to build and make
it their home, so they are here and
are as interested in farming and
stockraising as anybody. Price &
Judd have been in the sheep business
for a good many years and formerly
ranged sheep in Idaho but lived in
the Utah metropolis.
M. Nelson, who lives on route three
came here from Salt Lake City last
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had not been profitably worked. He
raised a good crop of hay and grain,
and on five acres of beets he harvest
ed 80 tons. The boys and girls did
most of the hand work, and at thin
ming time, we are informed, they
did the work by hand and were par
ticular to see that each beet left in
the ground was we'll surrounded with
earth and that it was we'll firmed
about the roots. They took good
care of the beets during the summer
and at topping time they had only
two horses, weighing about 100
each, with which to pull and haul the
beets. 1t was four miles to- the fac
tory and it took Mr.. Nelson a month
to do the hauling, but he did not pay
out cent in the whole season for
labor. 1t was said that every beet
from the Nelson farm was topped
certain way and was clean. The land
was not in very good condition and
Mr. Nelson is planning to get it grad
ed perfectly and raise his beet record
next year. His father, who is II
years old, is visiting here from the
old country and when he was ready
to go back it was not considered
prudent to take the trip on account
of the war. The old gentleman Is
very active and cheerful, and is al
ways working. He is clearing off
some timber these days from the field
of neighbor, Mr.. H. c. Taylor, who
gave him the trees for the clearing
and he taRes them out roots and all.
Mr.. Magnus Johnson, who had a tract
of beets just across the fence from
Mr.. Nelson, employed Mexicans to
do the hand work, the ground was
very weedy and between weeds and
the Mexicans the crop was almost
failure. They will both try aagi1
next year.
We are informed that a Japanese
contractor whose name we did not
learn, leased s. J. Rich's half sec
ton of land at Tyhee at SO an acre
for the year 1915, and raised excel
lent crops. From 100 acres of beets
he took $500 tons worth $4,000.
He sold 10 car loads Of potatoes be-
fore the raise and felt good about It
till the price went up. He sold the
beet tops in August for $3.50 an
acre and afterwards tried to buy
them back at higher price. He has
a big hay crop and has about 200
hogs on the place. Rumor has 1t
that the honorable Japanese gentle
man has cleaned up good bunch OF
on the place and has learned
a great deal for next year. One sec