Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-31
PROSPERITY FOR
country BROUGHT
BY THE FARMERS
Successful Year for the Till
ers Of the Soil Reflected
in Every Line of Trade at
Caldwell.

Caldwell, Dec. 3O--There is no lack
of substantial proof of the prevailing
prosperity in this city and the country
surrounding it. A trip through the va
rious tributary communities demon
strates this fact to even the most cas-
ual of observers. The financial con-
diti IN of the city is shown by the
statements of its banks, the three
banks OF the city haV'"g at the pres
ent time deposits Of approximately So
100000. However. through the sales
and shipments of in excess of 1900 car
loads of grain and livestock by the
farmers of this section this year, they
are well supplied with money, and the
banks are unable to loan all the money
they have.
That this unprecedented period Of
prosperity comes from the correlation
of the industries of agriculture, live
stock and dairying is very generally
conceded. For dairy products pur-
chased from the farmers of the coun-
try Immediately adjacent to this city,
the three creameries and cheese factory
of this city this year paid in excess of
$4,000. These purchases were dis
tributed among the local creameries
as follows: The Mutual, $4,000; the
Hazelwood, $109,500; the Caldwell Co
operative, $65,000. The financial bet
terment of the county from its con-
tiition of few years ago is to be at
tributed to the operation of the indus
tries which have been enumerated, and
considering the wonderful proportions
which they have attained, it is not sur
prising that Canyon county is pointed
out as an example of what other coun-
ties in the state should strive to ac-
complsh along the lines of agriculture,
livestock and dairying and that this
city, the center of approximately $780,
600 acres of as rich farming land as
was ever transformed from sage
brush desert to numerous farms of
phenomenal fertility should be held up
as a municipal criterion for other cities
and towns of the state to emulate.
TO INCREASE TRADE TERRITORY.
In this connection, it may be added
that with the reclamation OF the Black
Canyon irrigation district, which is in
proximity to this city and which has
been decided upon by the national gov
eminent, as announced last week, a
wonderful growth and progress is as
sured it. Tho reclamation of this prof.
ect will increase the trade territory
of the city $4,000 ceres and make it
one of the greatest farming and live
stock centers i'll the west.
The county of Canyon IL already a
widely recognized source of supply for
grain and livestock. The import of
the industries of agriculture, livestock
and dairying ten years ago was not
what it is today. In this county, it
must be obvious to all that the appli-
cation of scientific methods in these
industries has wrought wonders, and
the county farm agent as been the
path finder to the marvellous prosper
tty of the present, and as natural
consequence, County arm Agent Nc
c. Il, of this city. is almost looked upon
as seer in the variout agricultural
sectionn of the county.
Through his highly effective Demon
strations and greatly NEEDED assist
ance the past few years. scientific
farming has come into general appre-
citation, and to such an extent that i
the accomplishments of county farm
agents, Canyon county leads her sis
ter counties of the state. Moreover, In
this county, at least the farmers have
come into their own. Mode N homes
commodious barns, silos, vas herds OF
livestock, automobiles, and last, bui
not least, healthful bank deposits pro-
claim that they are on Easy Street
Nor are concrete cxami les on their
prosperity lacking. Throughout the
county they are TO be observed.
PROFITABLE RETURNS.
Hundreds Of notable instances OF
profitable GRO returns in this imme-
dilte territory are to be noted From
20 acres of his 40-acre farm near the
city. j. A. Henley secured as a croI
revenue this year the handsome sun
of fi125.31. This crop included ID acres
Of wheat, averaging As bushels to tn,
acre. sold at s1.90 per hundred pounds
five acres of farley, averaging 81 bush.
els per acre and sold AT $40 per hun.
bred pounds; two acres of potatoes
averaging 1121A sacks to the acre, III
sacks of which were sold for s1s5.O6
The remainder of the farm was In al.
falfa and produced from six to sever
Ions of hay per acre which could hav,
been sold early had Mr. Henley de.
sired to sell it at from 81 to So pei
ION.
W. IL. Messler, another farmer re.
SUING near tHe CITY, TedIzeu THIS yedl
rs a crop revenue from 10 acres o.
wheat, the sum of s536.70 after keep.
ing 81 bushels for seed for the mex
crop. Then B. G. Bradley, another
prosperous farmer of the Greenlea
community, secured as a revenue fo
his crop of this year $3.50, this sun
being realized from the crops of 81
acres C his 4o-acre farm. This in.
cluded three acres OF potatoes bring
ing in $500; IL acres Of wheat. making
1905: and 81 acres Of alfalfa, realizin:
q crop return of $685..
From his 40-acre farm in the Pleas
ant Ridge community, T. B. wilkins
enc Of the most progressive farmer