The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-29

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THE CUB SAYS
Henry Whitmill, who lives at Mon
roe, has just completed very
strong. mouse proof, granary, which
is built of lumber. Mr.. Whitmill has
38 acres of grain, and rs acres Of
beets that he thinks will yield Is
tons per acre. Mr.. Whitmill located
at that place in October, 1884, and
has gone thru all the stages of pion.
eering. He has good home now
and is we'll situated. The soil is
~ to Is feet deep on the claim he
took in "a. 1t took Z years before
Mr.. Whitmill could get a ditch built
to conduct water to this land.
Mr.. Pounds, of Monroe, has 33 "
acres in his farm and is raising Z
acres of potatoes and Is acres of
beets.
X. Inouye is a Japanese farmer,
who lives 2 miles above Monroe. He
is married and is educating his child
rem in the English schools. His little
daughter, Lizzie, speaks better Eng
lish than many American girls of
her age, and she is a very bright
pupil. Mr.. Inouye has 80 acres of
good potatoes, IS acres of hay, 7
acres of pasture, and "a acres of
beets. 20 of which are unusually
good. He has been in the United
States II years and in Idaho for
Is years. He was married in 1906
and they are planning to buy home
of their own.
Albert Nelson, of Monroe, has $50
acres in crops, just south of Shelley,
but he was too busy to give us any
information when we visited the
place.
H. A. Zufelt is farming two places
of 81 and 68 acres each. He has
IA acres of beets, % acres of pota-
toes, % acres of hay, and 16 acres
of grain. We did not learn what
he is raising on the rest of the place.
A. S. Gardner, who has 40 acres
south of Shelley, Is raising 9 acres
of potatoes, 10 acres of hay, acres
of wheat and s acres of oats.
Frank Smith, who lives south of
Shelley, has II acres of fine beets
and II acres of potatoes. They have
a dry farm north of Blackfoot in
what is known, locally, as Porter's
pasture.
James Jacobsen has Az or acres
Of red clover that went to seed and
he thrashed about 1900 pounds from
it. 1t IS very pure seed, being free
fro meverything with the exception
Of little sour hook. In addition
% the seed mentioned he has stack
If threshed hay, which he says makes
very fine feed.
DIR. T. c. Wilson, of Idaho Falls,
las farm southeast of Shelley, and
he neighbors say he has 60 acres
red clover seed which proves
% be very profitable and bring a good
'eturn. Besides the profits of rails
ng red clover for seed it is regarded
IS very valuable fertilizer for the
oil.
Mr. Inglestrom has 70 acres south
# Shelley and is raising rs acres of
'eets, % acres of potatoes, Z acres
# oats, 2 acres peas, and some hay.
Joseph Holland has a SO acres
arm north of Shelley and is raising
0 acres of potatoes and 7 acres of
eets. He also has some pasture and
Their crops.
A. Fl. Hansen, who lives north of
helley, has a bunch of cows that
ay him good revenue. He says
oultry on his farm are not very Il
rofitable as he has been unable to
andle them with sufficient system
D get the full benefit of the egg
rop. The hens steal their nests out
nd destroy great deal of garden
s well as other crops. Mr.. Hansen
oes not condemn the chickens and is
OF ready to Danish them from the
lrm, but he is convinced that they |
re not a source of profit under his
Management. Mrs. Hansen keeps !
lem from her flower beds by placing
Oultry netting over the beds. Mr.. s
ansen was in the hog business, but ]
I'D off all he had this spring. He |
ad great many losses from sick
ess among the hogs. Hr. Hansen |
more successful with cattle and {
entioned that he has fine two 8
ear old Durham bull for sale. The i
limal is entitled to registration, but c
lru neglect Of the man from whom /
, purchased the animal, he is not f
gistered. The ANIMAL speaks for
mself and anyone interested should a
70 Mr.. Hansen. h
Thomas Mitchell, who lives north i
est of Shelley, is one of the several b
ms of James Mitchell, Sr. The b
itchell family were among the early il
ttlers of Shelley and the several t
MS have settled around the origi f
VI Mitchell homestead. Thomas v
itchell says we need tax board c
tax committee in each county to v
assify the land and fix the valua- O
On of it for the assessor. He says n
at comparisons among the farmers f
ten reveal the fact that some man v
paying more taxes than others d
lthout regard to the comparative D
,lue of the land. Mr.. Mitchell also 8
marked that the grazing lands in h
g mountains are leased to the stock n
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