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Evening journal., 1916-05-10

count Of them written at the time. One
was a noble lady, Perpetua. who.
while In prison, awaiting trial. had a
vision which she described in a mar
rative Of her experiences written the
day before her death. She tells how
in her dream she was called on to
ascend ladder leading into Heaven
after having trodden on the head OF
a dragon at its foot And ascended.'
wrote Perpetua. and saw wide ex-
panse of garden and in the midst a
Man with white hair sitting. in the
dress OF shepherd, tall OF stature.
milking his ewes; and surrounding
Him were many thousands in white
robes. He lifted His head and saw
me and said to me Welcome, my
child and He called me and gave
me of the cheese which He was maxi
ing, as 1t were a small cake. And I
received it with joined hands and ate
it.; and all that stood about said
Amen At that sound | awoke. still
seeming to cat knew not what
Dreams reflect waking thoughts The
vision Of Perpetua typically illus
trates the common thought Of Chris
tians in the age OF the martyrs. The
Good Shepherd was close at hand TO
encourage and strengthen those wha
suffered for His Names sake. His
presence was felt in all the rites OF
His Body the Church. This is the
thought of one Of the great Eucha-
ristic hymns from which Bishop Cole-
man chose an inscription for the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Bish-
opstead.
" Shepherd good. in mercy hear us,
Jesus. very bread, be near us,
Feed us still, from evil clear us,
Till the land of life shall cheer us,
With the sight Of all Thy love;
Strong and wise for all our needing.
Here till death Thy people feeding,
There to Thine own Table leading.
Make us heirs OF bliss exceeding
With the citizens above"
Evening journal., 1916-05-10
CITY merchants TRY
FOR peninsula TRADE
Chamber of Commerce
Committee Named to Plan
Two Day Excursion
ANNOUNCE THE
DETAILS LATER

For an excursion, which Will have
as its object the expansion Of buying
in Wilmington" to be given this sum-
mer. plans were discussed and Il
committee appointed by the Chamber
of Commerce at their luncheon in
the Hotel DUPONT yesterday after
noon. From all indications the eX-
cursion, which will cover two days
through the Peninsula, will be big
ger than ever. The date has not
been fixed.
The committee comprises William
B. Megear chairman; William A.
Hannigan. o. c. Purdy, Nathan Miller
and H. A. Casperson. The committee
will arrange for and take care of the
excursion.
This excursion will not he by means
of automobile. but it is the present
idea to run a special train. stopping
at the different towns along the
route and spending the night at
either RehobOth Beach, Del, or Ocean
City. Md. returning the following
day.
II is the present idea, Judging from
the discussion of the subject at the
luncheon. to cover the towns on the
branch roads as we'll. so that the
boost excursion will cover the Del
marvia Peninsula thoroughly.
1t is felt. and logically so, that the
possibilities in connection with such
an excursion are great and will do
much to encourage the growing prac-
tice of residents of the lower part Of
this State and the eastern shore Of
Maryland to patronize the local
stores.
few years ago comparatively lit.
tie Of this much desired trade cama
to Wilmington. but due to the cam-
paign of the Chamber of Commerce
in the past and to other causes. many
residents Of the lower part of the Pen-
insula who formerly did their shops
ping in Philadelphia or Baltimore
are now patronizing the local stores.
That a trade-boosting excursion
will be a contributing agency for good
in connection with the movement to
local stores is generally believed.
Definite plans in connection with
the excursion will be announced later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

ing there would be 1000 varieties
of cereals and 38 sorts of peas and
many other things, proved to be an
under statement of the facts, there
being by actual count a much great
'er variety than the announcement in
Dictated. The visitors were probably
as much impressed with the order
and exactness of all the work as with
the quantity and quality of plants.
The fact that some of the expert
mental tracts or plots showed fail
ures was not a source of disappoint-
ment to- the visitors, but rather, was
taken in the light of encouragement
as it showed that practical farmers
are not the only ones that have fail
ureS or make mistakes or insists
with the weather. The great display
of peas in bloom or in the pods was
very refreshing. The great beauty
and luxuriance of the Kaiser peas,
the rank growth of the field peas and
the varying grades of many other
kinds, was a forcible reminder to
farmers that there is food, forage and
canned stuff in pea culture that
fought not to be overlooked. Many
visitors saw alsike for the first time,
as we'll as the hairy vetch. Alsike
resembles white clover and is prob
ably a member of that family. The
bloom is tinged with red and the
lplants are larger and more l%uxuriant.
Vetch leaves the impression of being
a cross between peas and alfalfa.
Orel is a red clover that differs from
the ordinary plant in being freer
from fuzz or the hairlike growth
along the stems. They are trying to
breed out the hairy growth because
it gathers and retains dust and when
the hay is cured the fuzz itself
breaks up and may be inhaled. 1t
acts as an irritant on the membranes
and is responsible for much distress
among the animals that eat it. The
scientific name for the fuzz is pube-
scence, pronounced with the long
sound of u.
Exhaustive experiments are being
made on potato seed to determine by
actual tests in hills side by side
which yields he most, the seed plant
ed whole, the four-ounce potato cut
in halves or quarters, the blossom
ends or the stem ends of the tubers;
and in many other respects the test
is made so it will no longer be a
matter of judgment or guesswork,
but tested out absolutely as to GER
mination, the per cent of perfect
the actual yield in numbers
and pounds, and whatever would be
of interest to the potato grower in
raising the greatest amount of high
grade m~erchantable potato for a
given amount of money, seed, labor
and land space. The results when
determined and announced will guide
the potato raiser to at once select his
seed and use it in a way to save USE
less expense and get the greatest re-
suits and have least waste in the
product.
They are raising all kinds of wheat
and making records and permanent
samples of it so they a guard
fake seed houses that seek
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
FARMERS A
AT ABERDEEN
An Extensive Exhibit and a Moderate Sized
Crowd--Farmers Show Some Interest

Friday was farmers day at Aber-
deem and a few hundred people as
sembled in response to the invitation
to the public to attend and study
the work now in process. The Ore
gon Short Line put on a better train
than usual and held it six hours SO
the visitors could have plenty Of time
to study the experiments. The peo-
pie of Aberdeen furnished refresh
ments for all visitors and there were
present besides Prof. L. G. Aicher,
superintendent of the farm and his
four assistants, several of the state
and county agriculturists listed as
follows:
F. L. Williams, of Boise; w. T.
Mccall. Of Caldwell; G.. T. Morrison,
of st. Anthony; A. E. Wade, Of Nez
Perez county; John A. Morrison, of
Franklin county; e. J. Felsted, of
Twin Falls county; J. WEIGH, Of
Gooding experimental farm; A. w.
Sjosnos, of Power county; w. N.
Birch, of Twin Falls; H. w. Hoch-
baum, leader of county agricultural
agents of Boise.
The Aberdeen experimental farm
is situated just outside of the town
limits on the line of the railroad and
the train for this occasion stopped
at the farm going and returning for
the accommodation of the visitors.
There are 40 acres in the tract; 20
of it being under irrigation and 20
acres conducted without water. The
land was originally donated by
Messrs. Boutwell, & McConaughy, of
Salt Lake City, and the buildings by
Bingham county and by the dona-
tions of individual citizens. The
state and the federal government ap-
propriate the money for maintenance
of the farm and experiments out of
money collected from the individual
citizens. The station has been kept
in operation for several years and
in that time but very few people have
aver visited the place to witness the
demonstrations that were under way.
When the farm was established it
was expected that the farming COM
munity from the several nearby
counties would make frequent visits
to the place to receive the benefits
VI IIO tOSLS COuSLduLly USlu6 LlduC,
and that on this account it would
be worth a great deal to the farmers,
relieving them of the burden of MAX
ing any and all doubtful trials of
things agricultural. The tests when
made can have no value excepting as
they are seen and studied by persons
engaged in farming or as they may
be written and printed for study;
and altho the demonstrations of last
Friday were advertised widely and
the invitation was made general to
all the public, only a few hundred
responded. The place is open to
visitors all the time and the public
are invited to go at any and all times
that suit them, but the special day
named was selected because that
date afforded a suitable time in the
development of the plants and irri-
CATION of crops was withheld so the
field would be suitable for travel.
The published announcements say
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Winter Wheat

Winter wheat planted in rows 81
inches apart caused much comment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Summer Excursions
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West
Low rate excursion tickets on
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Limit,
October 81, 1916.
See any local O. S. L. agent for rates
and further details or write,
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

A great deal of winter wheat in the
state this year is very short and in
other ways shows the effect of the
drought. Wheat in rows is still
green, has large heads and promises
a good crop of excellent quality
wheat. These fields were cultivated
once with a small one horse cultiva-
tor. The rate of planting was slight
ly greater for each drill row planted
but did not equal the regular rate
of three pecks per acre in normal
seeding, as two rows were closed
up, thus making the rows FL inches
apart.
Narrowing
This is the first year that narrowed
wheat has given at all favorable re-
suits. Narrowed plats and plats
rolled with the corrugated roller
show little Inference in yield pros
pect. However, there is a marked
difference between plats not rolled
and the plats where rolled. The
latter are thin and will make a small
Ter yield than the other plats.
In the variety tests with winter
wheats the Turkey Kharkov and
Crimean wheats continue to show
superiority over beardless and other
soft wheats. The Turkey and Khar-
kov are varieties recommended by
the Aberdeen station. 4
Flax and Sudan grass r not rec !
commended for the dry lands as these
crops have never made enough yield
to make them commercially profit
able. r
The best time to plant winter
wheat is between September 1 and
Is. Planting should always be done
after the fall precipitation comes IL
possible. At any rate planting should
not be done in the upper Snake river
basin later than September %. In
the Ashton country and above, still
earlier planting should be done. Late
paintings except in seasons favored
with a late warm fall, do not get up
sufficiently to make a good stand.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Between the Rows

The distance in row tests brought
out the important conclusion that the +
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
HE WILL PAY YOU

Do you want to take somebody's
note for an obligation? We have all
the kinds, colors and forms of notes
you could wish for. We sell one or
a thousand at a time. Ask to see
them at The Republican office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

are not commercially profitable in
the plains area of the Snake river
basin. Winter wheat Is the surest
crop for the dry lands in this area.
Spring wheats recommended are
Early Baart and Washington Blue
stem. Spring barleys recommended
are White Smyrna and Mariout. Two
early varieties of oats, Sixty Day and
Kherson are recommended for the
dry land. Spring wheat should be
Dry Farm Potatoes
The Early Rose and Early Ohio
potato varieties are recommended for
dry lands. The Pearl a medium late
variety does fairly we'll on dry land
and is a white potato. Potatoes
should be planted comparatively
early when planted under dry land
conditions. Plant cut seed. using q
seed pieces. This requires from
700 to 500 pounds of seed per acre.
The sets should be planted in rows
So inches apart and "a inches. in the
row.
What the Rotations Were .
Rotations on the dry land part of
the farm have been running for 4
years. There are 20 rotations using
III tenth-acre fields in the series.
These rotations have not run for suf-
ficient length of time to base any
conclusions thereon. 1t was inter-
esting,' however, to note that n
field which had produced Turkey
winter wheat the year before pro-
duced this year 2065 pounds of cured
pea hay per acre. Other things in
these rotations which were of in
terest were the good stand of sweet
clover secured or land which was in
winter wheat last year, a fair stand
of barley on winter wheat land, a
very good stand of Bangalia peas on
winter wheat land and the great diff
ference in favor of crops secured
from summerfallowed land and crops
from continuously cropped land.
Seeding Tests
Rate of seeding tests with winter
wheat showed very clearly that a
heavy rate of seeding should not be
practiced in the plains The
was very favorable for stool
ing and the thinly planted plants
sufficiently to make the right
number of plants considering the UNI
season and the drought.
Heavily planted plats were stooled in
D similar name and were far too
thick for the available amount of
moisture in the soil. The thinly |
plats will probably outyield
The others and the quality of the
grain will be better. Three pecks
per acre is the best average rate to
Turkey winter wheat.
The depth Of seeding tests show
that deep seeding in normal
should not be practiced, Two
% three inches is ample.
Winter Wheat
Winter wheat planted in rows 81
inches apart caused much comment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
RARE BARGAIN IN PIANO

We will accept any reasonable offer
for a new h~igh-grade piano which
we have stored at Blackfoot. Liberal
terms to a responsible party. Par
will be furnished by writing
to The Denver Music company, Den
yer, Colorado. adv. 52-3
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES

Half rates for Sunday trips. On
sale every Sunday. Also tickets good
from Saturday to Monday at a little
bit more. Ask o. s. L. agents for
details. adv. 51-4
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Summer Following

The results at the Aberdeen station
indicate clearly that summer-fallow-
ing must be practiced to insure prof
table returns from the dry farm.
Summer-fallowing consists largely in
getting all the weeds as early, quick
ly and cheaply as possible. The So
called dust mulch is not recommend
ed in southern Idaho. The returns
do not justify the extra labor re-
quired to make it and in addition,
the dust mulch blows badly on the
is more moisture lost than gained
by the continuous cultivation so often
recommended to dry farmers. Get
the weeds with a "slicker' when the
weeds are small, a sufficient mulch
to hold moisture will be made by the
weed killing operation.
Crop Rotation
Dry farming cannot become a per-
manent agriculture unless some other
crop besides wheat is introduced. The
soil cannot hold up under such crop
ping methods even tho summerfal-
lowed and cropped but every other
year. This system simply prolongs
the time of single cropping. A per-
manent dry farming system means
handing down the soil from n gen
Grafton to another in at least as good
a condition as the one in which 1t
was found. To do this legumes must
pc grown and livestock used where
possible.
Peas
The Bangalia field pea is giving
excellent results on the dry land. It
is an early maturing variety which
escapes the drought. In normal years
this pea natures about July 4 and
is ripe about the middle of July. This
pea Is now being recommended by
the Aberdeen station for the dry
lands. It should be planted in 2S-
inch double rows about so to 60
pounds of seed per acre.
Spring Cereals
Spring cereals are only recon-
nended where an insufficient amount
If winter wheat has been planted
md a larger acreage of wheat Is de-
sired, or where feed for stock on the
arm is to be grown. Spring wheats
at 4 to 5 pecks, barley 5 to
pecks and oats at o to 6 pecks per
acre. Plant early in spring on a
irm summer-fallow.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Alfalfa

F. On the dry farm proper a large
block of land is devoted to the grow
ing of alfalfa in all manner of ways.
The outstanding feature demonstrat-
ed here was the good growth of al
falfa around the edges of the plants
and wherever the rows were wide
apart. This showed very plainly that
moisture is the limiting factor in
alfalfa production on dry land and
that distance in planting must be
practiced to insure success. The
rows should be from 8 to 5 feet
apart and the rate of planting should
be from l to 2 pounds per acre. AL
falfa on the dry land should be plant
ed early in the spring and preferably,
fall blowing, at any rate on a firm
seed-bed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

best results on irrigated land were
obtained by planting 16 inches apart
in the row, using 33 inch rows. The
results in the size of s~eed-piece test
showed that 4-ounce seed cut in half
lengthwise gave the best results in
total yield of marketable tubers. The
superintendent said that only II
varieties Of potatoes we're now or
trial, great numbers having been dis
carded. The varieties of potatoes
recommended were Melted Gem or
Russet and Idaho Rural for late
stock and Early Rose and Early Ohio
for early stock.
Peas, Barley, Oats and Wheat
The great interest manifested in
the pea crop indicated that the farm
ers nov realize the full value and
merit of this crop as a forage and
hog feed. 20 varieties of field peas
are on trial at the experiment farm.
Superintendent Aicher stated that he
had many varieties Of field peas
which have consistently outyielded
the garden and canning pea or some
times called the sugar pea, several
bushels per acre. The Kaiser and
Amraoti varieties are recommended
for high productive capacity on irri-
gated land.
Barley is another important crop
in Idaho where corn cannot success
fully be grown. Many varieties of
six-rowed and two rowed types were
on trial at the experiment farm. Rec
commended varieties for irrigated
land were Trebi, Beldi, Sandrel, all
six-rowed sorts and Hannchen a two
rowed sort. The White Smyrna is a
very good early variety of barley and
yields we'll. 1t has special advant-
age where used for a nurse crop,
as it natures quickly.
The Swedish Select group Of oats
were recommended for irrigated
landl This group includes White
Bonanza, Dakota No. 4, Abundance,
Swedish Select and Big A. Oats
should be planted at two bushels per
acre on irrigated land.
White spring wheats were recon-
mended for irrigated land. Red
wheats such as Marquis were not
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT lOi IIIl6dICu ldlu DO-
cause when irrigated the grain gets
what is called yellow-berry, a con-
dition which the millers do not like.
Dicklow, Washington, Bluestem and
Defiance are recommended varieties.
These varieties should be planted at
six pecks per acre.
The barley and oat nursery con-
tanning 500 sorts of oats and 366
sorts of barley caused considerable
interest. Varieties from all over the
we're being grown side by side.
The nursery is a trial ground. After
being grown in the nursery few
years, those showing merit are put
into increase blocks and if still
worthy the best are further increased
and distributed to the farmers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
Dry Land Section

The railroad right-of-way leading
to the dry farm is being dry farmed,
Grimm alfalfa having been planted
in 35-inch rows, for seed production.
This alfalfa was in full bloom and
gave every prospect Of yielding con
siderable quantity of seed. The Abb
erdeen station is farming the right
of-way primarily to keep down the
dangerous weed pests.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16
Don't Worry.

The man who is always behind in
his work and frets and worries be
cause he has so much to do, is work.
ing without a system. No use trying
to do more than one thing at a time
and II one will adhere to this rule and
have a time for doing everything day
after day and month after month, the
kinks will soon s~traighten out and he
can do his work easily and without
friction.