The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
CANYON COUNTY TOOK MANY PRIZES
ATATHE STATE PURE SEED SHOW

ters on his second term as president
OF the association. l.. l.. Dung OF
.>alnpa mad made known his desire
20 retlre IRON the vice presidency
ana to succeed MN a. J. onvder OF
springfield, already member OF the
directorate, was elected. Professor
y. u. Center OF BOISE was again made
Secretary-treasurer OF the association.
directors were chosen as follows: o..
4. Scott OF focatello, M. ii. Beasley
OF Idaho Falls. M. H. Ihometz OF
win Fails, Z. L. Tobias OF Caldwell
and /. II. Hopkins OF st. Anthony.
Mr.. Beasley is the only new member
OF the board.
Resolutions Adopted.
he entire morning session was de-
voted to the transaction OF business
in addition to the election of officers
the reports OF committees were re-
ceived. Most important of the re-
ports was that of the resolutions
committee, composed of l.. l.. Young,
a. J. Snyder and A. E. Gipson.
Among the resolutions recommended
and passed was one calling for much
more stringent laws governing the
purity OF seeds and the control of
noxious weeds in the state.
At the afternoon session the pro-
gram of addresses was resumed, with
Vice President Young, presiding,
President Sessions being engaged
with Professor Brown in judging the
| legume exhibits. One OF the best
addresses of the convention was that
of DR.. Hill on Fatal Potato Dis
eases; How to Handle Them" The
speaker described rhizoctonia scab
and fusarium wilt in terms which
every grower could understand. He
also described at length the corrosive
sublmate dip with which the former
disease can be controlled and eradi-
Gated. He touched briefly also on
the causes of dry rot.
| c. F. Potato" Smith. another
famed grower OF the Deer Flat Sec
ton, briefly discussed the subject of
diseases. He has had Is years ex-
perience in growing potatoes, having
been engaged in this business in Colo
RADIO many years before moving to
Idaho. He expressed appreciation of
the facts given by DR.. Smith and de-
clared he will try the dip treatment
recommended.
Extols the Pea.
| 1: H. Hopkins of st. Anthony gave
an instructive talk on the production
| OF peas for seed and market He has
been engaged in the seed pea industry
for many years, and declared that he
considers conditions in Idaho more
favorable for the industry than in
most any other section of the United
States. That this is true is evidenced
by the great number of gold medals
and premiums the peas from the St.
Anthony section won at the San Fran
cisco Exposition. He stated that dur
ing the past year one million dollars
was paid to the pea growers of the
small region in southeastern Idaho
where commercial production has been
developed on large scale. Mr.. Hop
kins urged the ranchers of other sec
tons of the state to launch into this
paying industry.
L.. V. Patch of Payette led the dis
cussion which followed Mr.. Hopkins
talk.
DR.. Hill spoke second time during
the afternoon, giving his experience
with and knowledge of the treatment
OF grain smuts. The facts he brought
out were of practical value to The
large number of grain producers pres
ent.
Potato Awards.
In making up the potato awards no
entries entirely free from disease were
found in the Ohio or Triumph types.
and consequently no awards were
made. In the other lists a first. third
and fourth will be missed because the
specimens were diseased or inferior
to such an extent that they were not
entitled to higher rank than given, |
The awards were:
Sweepstakes-William Hitson, of |
Caldwell.
Lot ], Triumph type-No awards.
Lot ), Gem typeEFirst' William
tIitson, Caldwell; second, T. Ste
yenson, Caldwell; fourth. G F
Smith, Caldwell
y Lot 4 Rural type-No first; second,
X. NJ. White, Caldwell; third, A. c.
Rutherford. Twin Falls; no fourth.
Prizes on Wheat.
Awards on wheat exhibits were
made by President Sessions, who did
he Judging, as follows:
SSwee.pstak es-H. NJ. Haag, Eagle,
Lot ], red winter-First, Jacob Dav-
ey' Oakley: second. Teton HIGH
';1; briggs; third, T. A. Allen, Ne
Lot ?. white winter-First II NJ |
lag, Eagle; second, NJ. L. Root
Athol; third. Payette High school
Lot 5, red spring-First, o. o, Hapa
5oise; second, A. l.. Sloat, nixon
hird, /. l.. Young. Nampa; fourth
:. L. Young, Nampa.
Lot 4, white spring-First, Toe
goodyear. Caldwell; second, T. A. Al
en-; Meridian; third Clarence Harvey
,uhl; fourth, A. c. Johnson & Sons
caldwell. 'on''
Final Seed Show Awards
Not until late Saturday evening was
ne complete list of awards at the
tate seed show made public. the task
ta6ulating the winners having re.
ulred many hours of arduous labor -
'ws: 90 ioi- {
riggs. 'N"oo''
irrigated land oats-First p Ruc T.,