The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-29
THE CUB SAYS
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that it was as much as he could make
at most any other employment he
was able to get at the time. The
principle behind the dealers methods
was the same that guides many OF
the farmers Of today. If there is
anyway to handle work so that every
body will make more money and be
more prosperous, the farmers are
ready to steer clear of it, or are
afraid to attempt it. The dealer who
was having the lime hauled could
not stand to see anyone with good
outfit do so we'll, but was willing
to pay high rate to anybody who
could not make much. Mr.. Mitchell
has farm that had a canal cut thru
it about 80 years ago, known as the
Holbrook canal. 1t was about feet
deep and 20 feet wide, but was never
completed. Since the old ditch was
abandoned he has filled it in, and
planted that part of the field to beets.
The strip where the canal had been,
yielded beets that grew as deep as
the soil was mellow. He said the
largest of them came to his waist
when stood on end at his feet, and
that practically all Of them on the
canal belt were monstrous beets.
This has shown Mr.. Mitchell that II
some means can be found for plow-
ing deeper than has been done, or
operating a subsoiler every few years,
that perhaps many tons can be add
ed to the yield of the beets per acre,
due to the extra length of the beets.
Mr.. Mitchell is convinced that there
is wide field for improvements in
the preparation of the soil for the
beet crop. He has hopes that the
successful beet raisers of today, who
raise 20 tons of beets per acre, may
be able to increase the yield to 80
tons per acre, with slight addition
to the expense of blowing.
B J. Moore, who lives two miles
northeast of Shelley has just COM
pleted the erection Of barn 46x52
feet, with feed rack connected with
the hay now To the feed rack,
where managers are usually built, he
has a trough Is inches wide, run
ming the full length of the stalls.
The alfalfa leaves that come off when
the horses are pulling it thru the
rack, fall into the trough and are
not wasted. He will put in a gravel
base and cover it with clay. Mr..
Moore has 100 acres in the farm and
raises mixed crops. He has 80 acres
of very fine potatoes. 20 acres Of
hay, IL acres of oats, and 60 acres of
wheat that will yield about As bus
hels per acre. He has nice brown
Percheron STALLION, and bay mare
fthe Percheron-Shire stock. The
mare weighs about 1000 pounds. He
also has COW three-fourths Guern-
sew and one-fourth Holstein that
brings them an income of about So
per month for cream, besides keep
| ing the family in butter and cream.
Mr., Moore has just recently pur-
chased a fine Studebaker car and he
and his wife have both learned to
drive it, Mrs. Moore said they wanted
to build a house this year, but only
had $1,000 and they wanted car
so Mr.. Moore left it to her to de-
eide between the two, and she de-
cided to take the car and wait until
thew had more money before build
ing a house. Mrs. Moore remarked
that this is good year for crops
and they hope to be able to build a
house next year. Mr.. Moore is assist
ed in his farming by Chandler bro
theirs and he and the Chambers are
planning to operate some dry farm
land IN the mountains to the east
ward