Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-10
Monthly Review Of County
Agent Work In Idaho

petition with over 100 exhibitors of po-
tatoes. This is wonderful achieve
ment. for we must consider that she
was competing with the best potato
growing districts of Idaho.
Mr. Mccall of Canyon county feels
elated over the success won by the
boys and girls of this county. The ex
hibits from this county totaled about
three-ffths of the exhibit from the en-
tire state. Canyon county girls won
all the premiums in the state canning
contest. speaking contest and potato
pairing contest. In the mems class, the
I boys won in open competition with the
men; first on single ear of corn; first
and third on ten ears of white dent
I corn and third and fourth on ten ears
of yellow corn. All prizes for dent
/ corn in the club entries also went to
Canyon county boys. For the fine
showing and for the wonderful inter-
est in this work now evidenced in
! Canyon county. Miss u. Fay Fowler,
+ county superintendent of schools,
should receive great credit and COM
/ mendation.
THE BEST ROADS.
Lewis county has the best roads in
the state. This is the testimony of the
county agent leader who recently paid
visit to this county. Though the
/ farmers were in the midst Of harvest
| ing and mark citing and though the
| travel of heavily loaded grain wagons
/ for long distances is greater at this
time than any time of the year, the
roads were the best shape of any seen
in the state. This is a grain county,
so loads are big and hauls long. while
hthe native road material is only the
/ fine, black soil of the Camas prairie,
yet there were no chuck holes, wal
/ lows or ruts and little dust. No other
material is used and the good results
obtained are brought about solely
through persistent, consistent and con-
scientious dragging of the roads with
split log drags by the farmers under
the direction of the county officers
Lewis county has a lesson for every
county of the state. big one, for the
people have accomplished wonders with
| fewer advantages than many counties
FAIR OF RIGHT SORT.
County Agent Morrison of Franklin
county. submits an interesting account
of what a community can do in the
way of making a fair worth while: He
SAYS:
"'No fair has been held in this sec
ton for over four years. There was
no organization so the movement for q
fair this year was directed through the
county farm bureau and the office OF
the county agent. The commissioners
of the county granted $3.50 for fair pur-
poses and leading citizens contributed
other funds time and labor. The fail
grounds and buildings were put into
shape by the citizens of Preston. Fri
day morning the people began to file in
on the fair grounds and on that day
more than 1000 people viewed the ex
hbits, and the following day, over 1000
came II was the unanimous sentiment
that it was the best time ever had in
the county. The exhibits were unus-
ually fine and good spirit of cooper
alton was manifest on every hand. No
concessions of questionable character
were allowed on the grounds. Admis
sion was free. and a complete program
of fine wholesome entertainment was
: provided. The total expense aside from
the premium list was less than 500
Now the people want a fair every year.
COUNTY AGENT EXHIBIT.
Visitors at the Gem State fair held
in Boise the last week in September
were much pleased with an unusla
exhibit which won much praise. This
was the booth of County Agent Will
Jams, designed solely to acquaint the
l, farmers with the work of the county
agent. No farm products We're exhib.
tied as such. but the whole exhibit was
planned to bring out the five projects
> on which the agent is at work At.
tractiVe cards calling attention TO tn,
aim in each project and the results al
ready obtained were prominently dis.
played. A model concrete silo; a ros
ter of the members of the COW testinl
association and the results obtained
hills of potatoes and specimen plant,
showing results in the treatment anC
selection of seed; specimens of goph
ers, ground squirrels and other pest
with information on control methods
and directions for controlling blackle;
and hog cholera, with implements an,
! appliances used. made up the main eX
hibit. rest room was provided. TIL,
fact that there were always a few
farmers near the booth examining tn,
exhibits, and asking Questions of tin
) agent, testify that exhibits of this kim
are very much worth while"
FOR A. MUDDY COMPLEXION.
Take Chamberlain's Tablets ant
! adopt a diet of vegetables and cereals
o Take outdoor exercise daily and you
complexion will be greatly improve,
. within Il few months. Try it. OBJ
= tainable ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T TIL !