The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-01-21

lOSSeS ana long deferred payment.
: under such circumstances are newt
: able. These factors make interes
l rates higher than they should be. Blu
: II banker is to be Of real service
to such a community he must take q
chance along with the rest The co
operation of all classes, bankers, bust
ness men and farmers, is essential
to the fullest success.
) HELPED THE
FARMERS
In order to meet the demands of
our locality a few years ago, we ship
ped 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 debtors income being used
for other purposes. Several purchas-
ers Of cows tell me that their cows
reduced their grocery bills from one
third to one half l believe in help
ing the farmer to help himself. Real
lzlng several years ago that the ten
dency of our farmers was to adhere
too closely to wheat, our bank adopt-
ed the policy of giving the farmer
patron a good farm and livestock pa
per instead of the usual calendars
We have adhered to this policy ever
since and have been pleased to note
steady tendency toward diversifi-
cation and livestock growing. I ap
firm believer in scientific farming.
We are just beginning to learn the
essential things about tilling the soil.
When we reflect that about IS per
cent of the elements which go to pro-
duce crops can be conserved or sup
piled to the soil, and that only about
fifteen per cent remains for the soil
itself to do, we begin to understand
how beneficial a training of our young
people in scientific agriculture may |
become. l am glad to know that our |
normal schools are adopting short
OCo4 oCo " PlOPalO tGdCuCIO lOI rural
school work. believe that every Idaho
boy and girl should receive such in,
structions as will enable them to
make choice between country life
and town life, and give them knowl-
edge that will enable them to look on
a field of grain and tell what soil ele-
ment is lacking and how to supply it,
I have had the pleasure of visiting
John Deere & Company's experiment.
al farm near Moline, Illinois It is
what they are accomplish
ing in the way of increased grain pro-
duction. An interesting experiment
was made by them in oats, where they
used bacteria imported from Ger
many Un one half of the field, walle
seed was used on the other
half. al other conditions being equal.
The difference in yield was more than
fifty bushels per acre. Such incr eases
in cror production will bring about [
Gcl eas ed livestock and all other Elm \
shed farm products. Such an in {
creased tonnage means greater trans l
,ortation demands, which means IN 1
creased demands for labor; increased L
abor means greater consumption Ii
md better prices for products OF the b
arm, and widening circle of pros g
)erity will result 6
ENCOURAGE LIVESTOCK n
AS a basis of diversification we il
hould encourage livestock growing n
)ne of the most successful ways of il
oing this is by means of livestock 0
lows. We have started a movement 7
, American Falls which we hope b
i'll make it a livestock CENTER and "
at is to secure exhibits, of the best p
restock in the northwest at our c.
,urlty fair. have been in the habit d
visiting the Lewiston Livestock IL
10 W and each year notice a marked II
III Ease in numbers shown and an CT
pr ovement in quality. This is The III
ia; est educational show l have ever +
Ell ded. l am told that when the ia
NV started there was not pure W
,dL mare on Nez Pe-ce prairie, while S.
v they are numbered by the hun m
d S. to
J 10 sheep and cattle industries in
u Id be fostered and encouraged. pl
" do not enjoy the permanency SC
Y should. Sheep alone consume OF
aAfa,lfa produced on $4,000 acres ii
rr;igated land. Sheep growing has st
N looked upon in the past as b.
isstly range proposition. The time NJ
rapidly approaching when the Ida tr
farmer will find it most profitable m
have small band of sheep on his o