American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-01-20

June VIC had 157 automobiles In the
county and 100 combined har, esters.
This did not include the combines for
1916, which numbered about thirty.
For this year forty orders for COM
bines have been placed with one fac
tory.
The financing OF development like
this is a tremendous task. No coun-
try bank can supply more than a small
part Of the money needed. Losses and
long deferred payments under such
circumstances are inevitable. These
factors make interest rates higher
than they should be. But II a banker
Is to be OF real service to such a com
munity he must take a chance along
with the rest. The cooperation of all
classes, bankers, business men and
farmers, Is essential TO the fullest suc-
cess.
In order to meet the demands Of our
locality a few years ago. we shipped
In 160 work horses and 100 good
grade COWS and sold them to the farm
ers on time. We have received our
money for all the horses but are still
carrying SOM OF the paper on COWS,
our debtors income being used for
other purposes. Several purchasers
OF cows tell me that their cows reduc-
ed their grocery bills from one-third
to one-half. l believe In helping the
farmer to help himself. Realizing sew
eral years ago that the tendency of
farmers was to adhere too closely TO
wheat, our bank adopted the policy
of giving every Emancipation a good
farm and livestock paper instead OF
the usual calendars. We have adher-
cd to this policy ever since and have
been pleased to note u steady ten
doncy towards diversification and live
stock growing. | am a firm believer
In scieltific farming. We are just be
ginning to learn the essential things
about tilling the soil. When we re-
fleet that about SO per cen of tbs
elements which go to produce crops
can be conserved or supplied to the
soil. and that only about fifteen per
cent remains for the soil itself to do,
we begin TO understand how beneiic-
ial a training of our young people in
scientific agriculture may become,
| am glad to know that our normal
schools are adopting short courses To
nrepare teachers for rural school
work, | believe every Idaho boy and
girl SHOULD receive such instructions
as will enable them to make n choic,
between country life and town life
aud give them a knowledge that viii
enable them to look on a field o.
grain and tell what soil element 1,
lacking and how to supply IT,
have had the pleasure OF visiting
the John Deere 4 Co.'S experimental
farm near Moline. Illinois. II is mar
velous what they are accomplishing Il
the way OF Increased grain production
An Interesting experiment was mad
by them In oats, where they used
bacteria imported from Germany o
one half of the field. while untreate
seed was used on the other half, a
other conditions being equal. The dii
ference In yield was more than III,
bushels per acre Such increases |
crop production will bring about In
creased livestock and all other fiji
ished farm products. Such an increal
cd tonnage means greater transports
lion demands. which means Increase
demand for labor; increased labs
means a greater consumption and be
ter prices for products Of the farm. ar
, \ widening circle OF prosperity wi
; reealt
n AZ = basis OF liberalization v
should encourage livestock grown
. One OF the most successful ways
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