The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-31
What we Would Help You
To Get During 1916

disappointment in the payment of
| debts. An agriculture. community
should look to the condition of it's
| farms and farmers and the relations
existing between them and the source
of their supply and their markets.
We are convinced that the greatest
field for improvement of local condi-
lions is in devising methods by which
to increase the yield dollar an acre
on every cultivated acre of the county
and we are also convinced that this
can be done every year for ten years
If few of the energetic men and
women of each township will give
some study and effort to- the task.
AS an illustration of what this would
mean to community, we ask the
consideration of the following para
graph:
There are Is places in the county
called towns, or where there is q
shipping point or business houses.
Granting that each of these towns is
about the center of township of
farming lands and that there is an
average of 23,040 acres tributary to
each one, (some or more, some less)
adding one dollar to the yield of each
acre would release in that little town
$23,040 more money next fall than
in 1915. Kindly follow the illustra-
ton farther and permit us to discuss
the methods later.
Following the plan of improving
conditions for 1917, ana adding one
dollar per acre to the yield above
the 1916 yield, and it can be done,
would release $4,000 in each little
town, above what would be IL we
did not undertake the Improving Of
conditions In 1918 the increase
would be $69,120 added to each COM
munity; in 1919. $92,16O; in 1920,
$115,200; in 1921. s138,240; in
1922, $161,2S0; in 1923, 1S4,32O;
in 1924, $207,36O; in 1925, $23O,4O0
making total of $1,267,2OO for each
township in ten years, or SIS, OSS, 900
for the Is townships so organized in
the county.
The totals might be more or they
might be less, but each farmer CO.
operating in the plan could improve
his income in that proportion with
his usual working capital and govern
his own affairs and handle HIS own
money the same as usual only he
would have more money to handle
each year. Taking the beet crop az
a basis of measurement, he would
have to increase his yield 400 pounds
per acre in 1915. 500 pounds In 1917,
and 30 on, and by the year 1926 he
would have to raise two tons more
per acre than he does now. Vastly
more than that can be uonc on some
farms and with some crops, but we
want this average and we believe it
can be- done. II a few energetic men
IN each community will help in 1915
we think Q job can be started that
more Will help with in 1917, and
still more in 1918, and those who
DO not get to helping within a few
years will sell out and make room
for men who will. This subject will
be discussed more in detail in the
weeks to come.
Employ County Agricultural Expert
8. We should like to see the en-
ergetic men OF this county employ
county agricultural agent for 1915
to aid and advise those farmers who
are willing to receive mrs aid and
advice, the purpose being to 80 i'm
prove upon their plans and manage
ment Of farm work and stock, that
they could receive greater yield
per acre, turn some waste products
into meat products and save some
}oss thru disease and sickness. The