Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-17

make interest rates higher than they
should be. But IL banker is TO be OF
real service to such a community he
must take a chance along with the rest.
The cooperation Of all classes, bank
ers, business men, and farmers, is es
sential to the fullest success
Assistance Given Farmers.
in ordep to meet the demands OF our
locality a few years ago, we shipped
in $50 work horses and $50 good grade
cows and sold them to the farmers on
time. We have received our money for
all the horses but are still carrying
some of the paper on cows our debt
ors' income being used for other pur-
poses. Several purchasers Of cows tell
me that their cows reduced their gro
Gerry bills from one third to one-half. l
believe in helping the farmer to help
himself. Realizing several years ago
that the tendency of our farmers was
to adhere too closely to wheat, our
bank adopted the policy of giving every
farmer patron good farm and live
stock paper instead of the usual calen-
dars. We have adhered to this policy
ever since and have been pleased to
note a steady tendency toward diversi-
fication and livestock growing. l am
a firm believer in scientific farming. We
are just beginning to learn the essen
tial things about tilling the soil. When
we reflect that about So per cent of the
clements which go to produce crops can
be conserved or supplied to the soil, and
i that only about Is per cent remains for
the soil itself to do, we begin to under
stand how benecial a training of our
young people in scientific agriculture
may become. I am glad to know that
our normal schools are adopting short
courses to prepare teachers for rural
school work. believe every Idaho boy
and girl should receive such instruc-
lions as will enable them to make a
choice between country life and town
life. and give them a knowledge that
will enable them to look on a field oil
grain and tell what soil element is lack
ing and how to supply It,
Should Encourage Livestock.
Il have had the pleasure Of visiting
the John Deere & Company's expert
mental farm near Moline, ILL., 1t is mar
velous what they are accomplishing In
the way of increased grain production
An interesting experiment was made BY
them in oats, where they used a bac.
terra imported from Germany on one.
half OF the field, while untreated sect
was used on the other half, all othe,
conditions being equal. The differenc,
in yield was more than SO bushels PEI
acre. Such increases in crop produc
ton will bring about increased live
stock and all other finished farm pro
ducts. Such an increased tonnag,
means greater transportation demands
which means increased demands 70
labor; increased labor means a create
consumption and better prices for pro
ducts of the farm, and a widening
circle of prosperity will result.
AS a basis of diversification W
should encourage livestock growing
One of the most successful ways o
doing this is means of livestock shows
We have started a movement at Amer
lean Falls which we hope will make
livestock center. and that is to secur
; exhibits of the best livestock in tn
northwest at our county fair l hav
been in the habit of visiting the Lewis
ton Livestock Show and each year no
tice marked increase in number
> shown and an improvement in quality
l have ever attended. am told tina
when the show started there was not
pure bred mare on Nez Perez prairi,
while now they are numbered by tn
hundreds.
The sheep and cattle industrla
should be fostered and encouraged
They do not enjoy the permanency the
should. Sheep alone consume the al
falfa produced on $4,000 acres of irri
gated land. Sheep growing has bee
looked upon in the past as a strict
range proposition. The time is rapid
~ approaching when the Idaho farme
will find 1t most profitable to have
small band of sheep on his farm. on
4 climatic and Typographical condition
q favor livestock production. AS settle
e ment has advanced stockmen hay
| moved before il. They have bee
= driven to their last stand. The ope
: ranges outside of forest reserves, O
{ lands that can be cultivated is narrow
e ing every year. These interests are
J. such vast Importance as to demand III
s best constructive thought of our publ
}. men TO the end that they shall not
s crippled, but on the contrary becon
greater than they now are. The intei
e ests OF our stockmen and farmers al
Y not antagonistic. They are interdC
t pendent and will become more so Z
g our development increases.
: Suggests Civil Service.