The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-15

the closed season went into eject
they grew bold and troublesome.
Where the orchard has no crops for
keeping weeds down, during July
and August, while there Is irrigation
but no cultivation the weeds spring
up in profusion and have to be re-
moved at much expense. He has
decided to push corn and other crops
on which he can feed stock during
the fall and winter. The mild eli
mate makes it safe to raise hogs in
the open field and it has proven very
profitable. He Is buying hogs now to
turn into the field; while We were
talking he answered the phone and
bought 80 head for delivery the day
after He expects to build silo next
year for corn and hay. Has an APP
pie cellar 40x100 feet, and an artifi-
cial lake where there is fine duck
shooting. Has over 10000 apple
trees growing now. He came here
from Oskaloosa, Iowa, merely as an
accommodation to his partners to
look after planting an orchard. De-
clared he would only remain one
year Went back after eight months
and was induced to return for the
season. When back in the fall to
stay four months and came back of
his own accord in 16 days. The next
year he went back for good long
visit and stayed 13 days. Since that
he refuses to 60 at all. Relatives
have to come out here to do the visit
ing if any is done. Mr.. Augustine
is making some very interesting plans
and experiments which we shall pub
lish more about in the near future.
Also Raising Corn
E. S. Dearborn: wheat IA acres;
oats 16 acres; potatoes IL acres,
corn rs acres; and hay Is acres. We
did not get the estimate of yield.
May Build SilO
]. S. Bowker has fine farm, a
big grove of shade trees, and good
buildings for everything. He was
not home when we called. He has a
cement potato cellar about 36x75 feet
in size, one of the best. We are told
he raised an acre of corn this year
and declined to sell the crop for $50.
He is said to be considering the erec-
ton of a silo within a year or two.
Raising Popcorn Sc
Henry Mcmillan has 25 acres.
raised five kinds of corn this year
and was we'll matured, including pop
corn. Raised nice pie pumpkins and
avariety Of apples Had three pear
trees attacked by blight and he doc
tored them with the result that they
seem to have recovered and bore a
bushel apiece of very fine pears. Says
if his trees do not have relapse he
will hang out his shingle as a blight
doctor.
Some Sound Advice "a
/ E. c. Conklin, bought out George
Wol den IL years ago. Has raised
hay, grain and beets, and considers
beets the best crop. For the past six
years he has bonghtS9pd fed stock
on the place during fall and winter,
and finds it profitable for the man
who understands conditions, buys
right, sells right and feeds right.
thinks little profit can be made farm
ing unless there is stock to eat the
waste and roughness on the farm.
Advises every farmer to get a start
in good stock if possible. Has Il
acres of beets, 16 tons; hay eight
acres, three crops; pasture eight
acres; potatoes 10 acres, 100 sacks;
eight cattle and few horses. Will
buy feeders soon. Has 100 acres
known as the High Anderson farm
southwest of Moreland; hay, 70
acres; beets 10 acres, IL tons; pota-
toes IA tons, 100 sacks; raised 1885
bushels of wheat and oats on 30
acres. Has no disease in his pota-
toes always selects good seed and,
never plants two crops in succession
on the same ground. Has about two
acres of orchard on the home place;
always prunes and sprays and has
good yield. Mr.. Conklin has more
to say about farming, which we shall
give later.
just Pegging Away s
Joseph Clark, raises Percheron
grade horses on the place, about ten,
in number. Says there is nothing un-
usual about his crops, just ordinary
In every respect.
A Corporation Farm
The Pratt ranch leased to The Ida
no Land & Livestock company, F. A.
Starkweather of Salt Lake manager,
Mr.. Sechert, foreman in charge.
Raised oats, 16 acres, So bushels;
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