The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-08
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G. A. Line is building a two-story
seed house, 20x50 feet, with bins
on the second floor which have shoots
leading to the tanning mill on the
lower floor. The machinery for
cleaning is to be operated by a gaso-
line engine that Is also used for
operating the pump. Mr.. Line has
100 acres of alfalfa that he is cut
ting for seed and about go acres
that he cuts for hay. The parts
that lie in the low land, and do not
drain we'll, are not being cut for
seed. Mr.. Line cuts the crop with
the old fashioned McCormic reaper
that throws the crop onto a platform,
in punches, then a man comes along
with a fork and puts several punches
into a shock. Mr.. Line hopes to
build a house soon. He has the
pans for it which include the large
Colonial arch which he speaks of
as his George Washington" porch.
Mr.. Line intends to start his house
when he has the seed house finished.
H. *. Wiley is having a seed
house built, 30x40 feet in size, with
concrete floor. There will be quite
an elaborate set of machinery in
connection with the seed house for
cleaning, sacking and storing the
seed. Mr.. Wiley had 240 acres OF
land of which 100 acres is in alfalfa
and he has cut about 100 acres for
seed. He used the McCormic reaper
for cutting it, as did Mr.. Line. Mr..
Wiley raised 10 acres of field peas
this year that yielded about 40
bushels per acre and he has sold
them for $2.10 per bushel. He
keeps about 1875 head of hogs on
the place and is raising about 10
acres Of peas to fatten them on. He
says the pea crop is good for two
months feed for the herd Of hogs
and that they make good pork when
fattened in this way. He also raised
some oats and barley for use in fat
tening hogs. Mr.. Wiley will operate
the machinery in the seed house by
gasoline power and will do custom
work for other seed raisers. He will
put in a stock scale for weighing
produce on the farm and a floor scale
in the seed house. Harris McN1te
and family are living at the Wiley
ranch, and have a cottage for their
W use, east of Wiley's house.
Walter Loomis and wife, from
Makanda, Illinois, have been spend
ing the summer in Colorado, and eX-
pect to come to Idaho to spend the
winter at the Wiley ranch. Mrs.
Wiley and the two boys will leave
soon for California to spend the
winter on account of heart trouble
in one of the boys.
c. T. Summercorn, Of Springfield,
has a gasoline pumping outfit that
draws water from a IA foot we'll,
for the purpose of irrigating 81
acres of crop. This summer Mr..
Summercorn was unable to Keep up
the gasoline expenses at the time
it was necessary and lost his crop
for the want of water. He hopes
to have electricity for pumping next
year.
A. ]. Snyder, of Springfield, has
developed a very nice farm on some
rolling land. His house is built on
a hill and he has a nice orchard,
garden and a we'll on the high land.
On n side of the orchard he plant
ed some basket willows, two years
ago, to test them for the government,
and he has an unusual display or
them. He has 200 acres in the farm,
145 in alfalfa of which he cuts 81
for hay and IS acres for seed. Mr..
SNYDER is one of the pioneers In rals-
ing alfalfa seed and was the nrst
man to install machinery for clean
ing it. he operates the machinery
with a gasoline engine. All OF his
machinery on the farm is good n
he takes the proper care of it. Mr..
Snyder makes every animal a pet
and keeps them fat and in good con-
ON He has a very fine three year
old Holsteln bull that he would bring
to the fair for exhibition were it not
for the long hot trip. Mr.. Snyder
has three acres of the Dick Low
wheat, famous for heavy yields. lie
quotes Secretary L. C. Aicher as say
ing that Marquis wheat degenerates
under irrigation.
John Cole, a former resident of
Blackfoot, is now living on Louis
Tichert's place, northwest OF Ster-
ling. Mr.. Cole has had hard luck
losing his horses and is trying again
to get another start.
Ancil Rupe, who lives four miles
northwest of Sterling, has 100 acres
Of alfalfa that yielded two heavy
crops this year, "a acres Of wheat.
Is acres of oats and IL acres OF
e beets. Besides caring for all
this r he has been doing the haul
ing the material for the erection OF
a fine two story residence. Mr.. Rupe
has 100 shoats, Is or 80 of them
are larger hogs and the rest are
about a year old.
Edward Nelson, of Springfield, has
10 acres of Grimm's seed alfalfa
planted this year, 20 acres of COM
mon alfalfa for seed and four acres
of sweet clover. 1t keeps him busy
fighting the Russian thistle. Mr..
also has five acres of sugar
beets on the bottom lands that
promise a fine crop.