The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-07
THE CUB SAYS

The Men brothers, who live north
of the sugar factory, have been Cd.
Grating manure spreader making q
fine showing that suggests a good
color in crops for 1916, and an in
crease of a dollar an acre by not
having any Jumps too rich in the
field.
Louis Felt has set an example at
The Model Farm by thinning out his
trees and working up a big pile of
stove wood.
B. ]. Howard, who erected a large
residence on his farm ABOVE the fac
tory last summer, is having it paint
ed this spring. The folks are plan
ming to set some shrubs and cult
vate flowers in the lawn.
Theodore Isaacson, at West Firth,
has let contract for a circular barn
to be built by Marcus Mester. He
has also shipped in a big bill of
nursery goods from a nursery in Mis-
souri, to set in the yard according
to plans furnished by the landscape
architect.
The people at Rose have arranged
for a three-acre park at the amuse-
ment hall, to be set to trees and
SHRUBS. They are looking forward to
having community in every sense
of the word.
James JOhnston's place which was
written up in our Agricultural Edi-
tion last fall giving special attention
to the corrals and Landing sheds,
now presents the appearance of
gold mine; an agricultural gold
mine. The ground seems to have
been too soft to haul it out and he
is waiting for it to settle.
A trip of observation was made
to the Carl Nelson place above Rose,
and ewes and lambkins were in evil
dence in the big yard. They were a
nice thrifty bunch and most of the
gold mine had been removed from
the stable yards and corrals.
Harry Trego is doing some level
ing on the old Trego farm north of
the railroad.
Emeron Yancey is fattening a
bunch Of hogs at his farm, feeding
them on chopped barley and beet
pulp, the latter making very pungent
doors when combined with the ma
.ural smell of hog yard
M. H. Beesley, of Rose, is building
! four-room bungalow with a bath.
Brigham Robinson, of Moreland,
8 building a seven-room house on
he Ballard plan. 1t will have a |
oath room and will be wired for
electricity
Mrs. o. F. Smith is planning to
lave part of the peony bulbs bloom
Is early as possible this spring and |
S mulching others to hold them back
is late as she can. In this way she
ropes to extend the selling season
en- or Is days. Don't forget that
'ou are to buy some bulbs and raise
'eonies of your own.
Andrew V. baldwin lives on dry
arm west of Rockford and has a
wife and baby. He is 46 years old,
outrageous and industrious but has
o team nor implements. Last year
e worked for his neighbors to get
he use of team and tools to put
n his crop and then it dried up and
ielded little. He had a job at the
ugar factory all fall and did not
ct his fall blowing done. This spring
q is right back where he was
ear ago excepting that his ground
as been plowed once before. He
J putting in crop on spring plow-
lg. Query: Is that courage or per-
stence, or indiscretion, bad judg-
tent, or foolishness or trusting to
lie slim end of luck with conditions
gainst him? II
Electrical Engineer Smith of the
Idaho Power company has {
zen going over the country between
berdeen and Blackfoot to see what
e it's resources. and when he had s
zen two days in the country about l
cckford and Pingree he was full t
ent husiasm for that locality.