The Idaho Republican., 1915-12-03

Bingham county as represented by
towns and surrounding territory is
herewith presented by naming the
towns and sidings on it's railroads
We regret our inability to publish
a map in this edition, but The Idaho
Republican supplies it's subscribers
with the state map, revised as often
as a new county is made, and re-
ference can be made to it,
At the north and proceeding
| tsouthwestward we name Cotton,
Shelley, Monrone, Firth, Wapello.
Sugar Factory, Blackfoot, Young,
Gibson and Ft. Hail.
On the Mackay branch, Collins,
Aiken, Moreland, Moreland Junction,
Taber, Cerro Grande and Powell.
One the Aberdeen branch, Rock
ford, Virden, Pingree, Springfield,
Sterling, Yuma and Aberdeen.
The older settlements are grouped
about Blackfoot, Firth, Shelley,
Rockford and Springfield. The larg-
est places are Blackfoot, Shelley, Alb
erdeen and Moreland The places
where the most rapid development
is taking place would be the whole
county. The places where the most
marked changes are just now in the
making, places where the transition
presents sharp contrast each year
as compared with the previous year
and where the prospects for further
rapid developments in the immediate
future, are between Moreland and
Aberdeen, including especially Ster-
ling, Springfield, Pingree and the
country lying to the north of Pin
gree in the direction of Taber. All
of this territory is settling up stead
ily and has all grades of success and
failure in its settlers. Some succeed
while others having the same re-
sources fail. The country has GER
tain well defined resources, but their
into wealth depends up
one the personal element in it's men
and women. Its steady advancement
is assured, and there are no pitfalls |
such as alkali, hot winds, or lack of |
water when one drills a well. The |
best of water, cold and pure can be
obtained anywhere at depths ranging
from 40 to 70 feet in all but the
Taber district. and as the altitude
increases the depth of wells increases
to between 200 and 800 feet. The
soil depth varies from about one and
a half to six feet, the climate is
warmer than corresponding, .lati-
,urdes in places not modified as. this
s by warm winds from the semi-arid
plains of southern Idaho and Nevada |.
rhe almost continuous sunny
weather. of the whole growing sea-
ION, the great distance from the cool
ng effect of the mountain ranges l.
md the prevailing winds from the
,lains stretching for hundreds of {
niles to the southwark, give great {
natural advantage for plant growth. s
In the Yuma district are some {
arms underlaid with formation {
hat causes them to sub-irrigate from
he canal, and hundreds of acres are &
total loss until such time as
Irainage system shall be devised to {
ontrol it. A part of the same dis q
riot carries alkali, and only certain a
rops such as sugar beets and the
lover family can be grown on it un- s
il the soil is redeemed with crops s
nd increase the relative amount of s
umus and nitrogen. The clOvers L
" means of the nodules in their |
DOT systems perform such service in f
he SOIL All the soils in the county n
how marked improvement where r
ropped with alfalfa and clovers and p
here natural fertilizers are applied.
,aising grain crops without rotation ! r
epletes the soil rapidly, except d
here summer following is practiced. r