Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31

of that locality, realized this year the
nice little sum of $1,000, and this only
represents a part OF his crop. the por-
ton which was sold for cash. In this
crop were IL acres of wheat, making
46h bushels to the acre. the wheat
having been sown with alfalfa seed
and in thin manner, which reduced
its possible yield. From 25 acres in
alfalfa, Mr.. Wilkins secured three
crops of hay or a total of 1876 tons, and
from three and one-half acres of corn,
he secured crop Of $50 bushels of
corn, which he kept for his own use.
FROM CLOVER SEED.
Then still another farmer, Charles
p. Howard, of the Pleasant Ridge
community, realized Gs revenue from
the red clover seed secured from IL
acres in red clover. $927.36, or an aver
age return per acre of $61.15 per acre.
The clover pastured So hogs from its
early growth until the time of its cut
ting, which added to the average of
the revenue per acre considerably.
Bert McCrory, residing in the Deer
Flat community, on the farm Of John
Pemberton of this city. realized this
year a revenue from this farm, which
is farm of so acres. the sum Of $4,000.
The farm of !. w, Cavanagh, near
Riverside. is another one of the farms
of Canyon county which was an ex-
cessive revenue producer this year.
The products grown from it this year
were sold for $4,000. Mr. Cavanagh hav-
ing rented it, received but one third
of the crop, but after he paid his wa
ter rental he had left as the proceeds
Of his one third of the crop, 5000. This
farm is an S0-acre farm, but only IS
acres of 1t are in cultivation. There
was yield on 1t of as high as eight
bushels of red clover seed to the acre.
which meant an average return per
acre for the amount of land in red
clover, of S76.S0.
BIG SEED PRODUCTION.
The great yield of red and white
clover seed per acre throughout the
Boise valley this year proves the won
derful adaptability of this section to
the production of grass seed and fore
shadows its development as one Of the
greatest sections in the entire United
States for the production of clover seed
for the markets. The recital o. these
wonderful incidents of profits is not
an over fertile imagination, bu. to the
contrary, it is based upon actual &C.
currences, which can be fully substan-
tiated by the farmers upon whom
Dame Fortune has so profusely smiled
this year. The trend of development
along agricultural and livestock lines
in Canyon county the past five or six
years, 1t must be admitted, has been
pronounced. Seven or eight years
ago, this section was in the infancy of
it's development, so Ear as these in
dustries were involved.
The citizens of both this and Ada
county were living upon each other
swapping dollars. as 1t were or achiev-
ing their support through speculations
of trades with people from the east.
and fortunate indeed, in the last anal
ysis of the stu -tion was the realty
slump Mhich resulted in the real de-
velopment of the country through the
active operations of the industries of
agriculture, livestock and dairying,
which have assumed such proportions
during this period of time and placed
almost every community of southwest
ern Idaho upon a wealth. producing
basis through rigid adherence to the
industries which have been mentioned.
Consequent to the change, the Boise
valley has come to be q vast Inland
Empire" within itself.
CORRELATION BRINGS RESULTS
Briefly summarized, it may be said
that the correlation of the industries
of agriculture, livestock and dairying
has been the magic wand which has
drawn prosperity and progress to this
God favored section. A more happy
section than the country tributary to
this city would be difficult to imagine
The farmers have drawn royal rev.
enues from the phenomenal crops OF
the present year and they are spend
ing in numerous channels with COM
mensurate profusion, and the business
life of this city highly reflects their
wonderful prosperity, prosperity
| which is essentially based upon the
prosperity Of the farmer, which is, after
all, the real basis of all prosperity
for if he Is prosperous there is q
general prosperity through the entire
| land and IL barriers and difficulties are
| thrown in the line of his progress and
prosperity, the entire country is af-
fected. Through their results this year
| the possibilities Of the industries oil
agriculture, livestock and dairying In
Canyon county have been abundantls
demonstrated. Great are the farms
throughout the country tributary Il
| this city. apd naturally enough, as a
| consequence, the inference is to be
| drawn that the future OF this city an6
| the country upon which 1t draws is g
great one. for the prosperity of the