American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-05
Pea Demonstrations.

full in four cases out of seven, half
successful In one and total failure
In two. In every case where well
prepared, firm and clean seed bed ives
used, where the peas were planted
early and deep, and were innoculated
with cultures from the state bacter-
iological laboratory, the peas did very
well. Where one or another OF these
conditions were neglected the crop
suffered. Specific and final reports OF
this will be made when the seed crops
are harvested. They have already
been demonstrated to be an excellent
hogging off crop and money maker
as such by one of the demonstrators.
In every case the variety recommend
ed by the county agent was superior
to any other used and In each of
these cases the demonstration express
sed his pleasure with this feature.
Fifty Thousand Rabbits Killed.
In the pest determination project,
10000 rabbits were killed with sUych-
nine applied to alfalfa cuttings. The
county agent was assisted i'm this by
farmers and government rodent men.
The plan of action was to locate the
colonies of rabbits and their feeding
grounds, trails, etc, and work on one
colony till that was exterminated then
move TO the next end so in. Much
time was required in mixing poison.
The county agent enjoyed considerable
night work with this and the squirrel
work and also the opposition of farm
ers. Not one head OF livestock was
killed from poisoning where instruc-
tions We're carried out or where the
county agent worked himself Three
hundred and fifty ounces of strychn'ne
were used for poisoning squirrels but
no estimate of numbers could be made.
a number of farmers will testify To
the effectiveness of the poisoned oats
mixed by the county agent as they
cleaned up their own and their neigh
bors' fields. One man bought over
$2S.C0 worth of poison and his whole
family watched II work. Grasshoppers
proved to be a menace late in the sea
son to gardens but only one demon
stration was held. Active measures
viii be taken against them this fall
and next year
! The plans for the coming year in.
r,vro uufuuustratorS ana cooperating
farmers. New projects will be start
ed. one on wlnterlng hogs for profii
and another on growing beans on dry
land, using especially adaptible yarle-
ties, still another on smut, time OF
seeding and its effect on reducing the
loss by smut, a corn project for irri
gated farms and silos constructed. Il
farmers call for more projects they
will be started If possible. farm
bureau organization will be perfected
with "A view to determining on wha
projects the county agent shall worl
and take up, Improvement OF market
ing conditions. etc. There is mucl
more to report and much more vii
come up.
The county bears no part Of the cx
pense involved In travel. for which tn
state and L. s. department Of agri
culture has made ample provision fol
The county agent bought aud own
his own machine and no one has an
y interest in this but himself. This
/. he only county in this state or in N
state of Washington In which this
the case. The county agent viii
pleased to call on any farmer who
Il, In need of his services or who invite
a him To do so. as the time and expeni
a of travel permit.