Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-29
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
IDAHo,s PROGRESS IN 1915.
Boise Correspondence in the Christian Scien
Monitor of Boston.

Boise Correspondence in the Christian Science
Monitor of Boston.
The increase of agricultural pro
ducuon in southern Idaho this veal
il considered remarkable. Owing tc
prevalent business conditions the in,
.flux OF money from the outside has
not been 80 marked during the Last
year or two, causing an apparent
lull; but this year there is seen a
pronounced change. Thousands OF
additional acres of land has been
undergoing development and the re-
turns from them are now becoming
noticeable in better and greater crops
Idaho, though as large as all the
New England states, Is yet one of
the new states, with population of
only 100000. Thousands of acres
Of arabic land have not yet been
brought to the producing stage
The returns from seed growing have
been particularly noticeable. In the
Twin Falls country, one farmer on
Is acres, raised $4,000 worth of white
clover seed; another man, near Buhl,
put 800 acres In clover andalsike and
received this year over $4,000 for
his seed crop; third received over
$4,000 for seed from so acres. Near
Jerome, rs bushels of red clover seed
were threshed from eight acres; on
another farm four and half bash
els per acre from ten acres. Grow
ers near Wendell threshed 20 bush
els OF beans per acre. Farther |
north is St. Anthony, the center OF
the seed pea industry. This crop
will, 1t 10 estimated bring over
$l,000,000 to the farmers In that sec
ton. In the Bruneau country, the al
falfa seed crop was bought by buy
ers from large seed houses. Sweet
clover, heretofore considered a weed
In this country, LIS now also raised
for seed. In other sections, to the
northwest of Boise, In the Long val
ley, Timothy seed Is raised, and over
$160,000 worth of seed is the esti-
mated crop In this section. AS high
AZ IA bushels per acre have been
threshed.
During the last few years 1t has
been proved that a fine quality of
corn for seed and silo can be raised
In Idaho. A farmer near Payette,
Ida, grew corn that received gold
medal aat the Panama-Pacifiic exps-
sition, on the record of $40 bushels ,
to the acre. Fruit reports this year {
show shipped from southern Idaho c
$40 cars of apples, 1119 cars OF |
prunes, 15S cars of peaches. Three c
hundred cars OF prunes alone were
shipped from the Boise section.
Prune driers are being erected In
he Boise valley.
In the southeastern part of Ida
10 thousands of acres are devoted to
he growing OF sugar beets. On
he Minidoka government project :
'lone 1t lis estimated that about
150,0 will be paid to the farmers
or sugar beets this year. At the Ru-
'ert dump. 10000 tons were deliver j,
ID this season.
1t LIS estimated that 100000
Of dry farm and irrigated
arm wheat will be shipped from Ida
%. American Falls, Ida, is credit .
d with being the second largest
originating wheat shipping point in
he United States. Z
The increased demand for Idaho
otatoes has caused farmers to take
lore care in packing. Assorted with
ars as to weight and size and S
acked in boxes, they bring fancy
rices for use in hotels and dining
ars. The stock industry of Idaho
rs prospered this year and 1920, In
10 pounds OF wool was produced in
,uthern Idaho. There has been an
crease In the cheese factories, and
70 class of dairy herds Is of a high w
quality than ever. In Boise, where
any Of the financial interests of
'uth Idaho center, the October,
is, bank clearings showed an In st
ease Of 800 per cent over October,
IA.
de- active. Mining is
ore active than before for the last n,
years. Large bodies OF base ore, ~
the Boise Basin, are now being On