The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

Colu leeL ABOUT sowing the winter
wheat, but his wife was very en-
phatic about making the adventure
so they compromised and sowed part
in the fall and left the rest lie idle.
At harvest time they were sorry they
had not sowed the whole 70 acres
in winter wheat. Mr.. Northdurft
says that if it is possible to raise
wheat at all such a year as this has
been, dry farmers need have no fear
of crop failures.
Bill Rumble has planned to SOW
40 acres to fall wheat early in Sep
TENDER.
Mrs. Lille Johnson, who has a dry
farm about eight miles west of Rock
ford, is getting ready to SOW some
fall wheat. She had a windmill that
operated at her we'll, but once when
she was away something happened
to it and there is every indication
that it had been tempered with and
it blew down.
Hattie Johnson has about 35 or
40 acres plowed on her homestead
ready for fall sowing.
H. T. Fisher has 80 acres ready
for fall sowing. He raised 20 acres
of spring wheat that made 10 bushels
per acre.
William Hubble and Mr.. Cotney
live nine miles west of Rockford and
are blowing considerable land ready
for fall sowing. They say they had
but little capital to work on and are
trying to keep business on cash
basis. They are busy blowing and
clearing land and are simply isolat-
ing themselves until they are able
to harvest a good return.
Mr.. Nelson lives on the head of
Danilson creek, just above Spring
field. He has been there four years
and this year raised 16 acres Of al
falfa, 40 acres of grain and some
wild hay.
Mr.. Chandler recently bought 80
acres of the Vinegar place, north OF
Springfield, and raised 40 acres of
spring wheat and some alfalfa this
year. Mr. Chandler is studying the
better farm methods, trying to make
good profits on every acre.
w. A. Edwards, of Springfield, SOW
ed some Sudan grass, on irrigated
land, last june, and some on dry
sandy land. Some came up and grew
from three to five feet high. The
grass on the dry land did better than
that on the other. Most of the seed
the dry land did not sprout until
there came a little shower late in
July and it has grown rapidly from
that time and was several feet high
when we saw it in August. Mr.. Ed
wards had made quite a test of the
Sudan grass for the government and
the indications are that it is very
valuable for hay and pasture. He
has a garden and orchard on top
of a hill where he gets a little water
from the windmill. He also has quite
a nice grove and a flower garden, a
real beauty spot on a bleak little hill
in the desert. The land is more
sandy than most desert land and
probably holds moisture better on
account.
The Coumerilh ranch consists of
about 700 acres in the eastern end
Of the Tilden Bottoms. They have
about $50 acres OF the low lands
that is very fine black soil. Their
ranch is on the bench and was in
native sage brush. Mr.. Coumerilh
has a field of beets that are very
.arge and have w been watered.
Mr.. Brooks, the tenant, planted and
drilled them and they are almost as
good as any the writer has seen
the county. Mr.. Coumerilh says
ne thinks there are 1000 acres of
and in the Tilden Bottoms that are
lust as good as his for beets and
hat a great deal of it would not
irrigation. The Coumerilh
'anch has a water right of about
900 inches from the Twin Springs,
NcTucker Spring and Snake river.
Mr.. Coumerilh and sons also have
iome land in the eastern part OF the
county where they keep herds during
he summer and in the winter they
,eep them on the Tilden ranch. The
changed conditions on the range may
make it necessary for them to change
heir plans for wintering stock and
n that event the Tilden ranch will
,e for sale. The Coumerilh brothers
will round up and sell a lot Of cattle
arly in September and this big ranch
nay be for sale at that time.
Last spring we reported on a tract
f beets belonging to ]. L. Wilson.
We spoke of part of the tract being
O much in advance of the rest. This
'ortion had been heavily fortified
With the cleanings from the chicken
ouse. We visited this tract again
he first of August but could tell no
Inference in these beets and those
It seems the fertilizer
ave the young beets a start when
rst coming up and the difference
ould only be noticed for a short :
ime. We shall try to report on the !
eets at harvest time. d.
E. D. Parsons has completed his /
ew house west of Riverside and has
loved into it. The house is 32X42 ,
18th a water system. The water Is
iped into the house and is used I
Or the bath and cess-pool. Mr.. Par !
.ns was invited, by the Democrat +
arty, to be their candidate for :
After thinking it over, Mr.. 9
concluded he would rather +
on the farm and enjoy his new :
ouse than to nov into town and {
ave charge of the criminals.
M. L. Sparks, who lives southwest {
Moreland. has a hard luck story {
, tell this year. Three acres of his a
$500