Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-23

same properties as alfalfa or any other
legume and average from 80 to 40
bushels OF shelled peas per acre.
Mr.. Hopkins advised sowing 100
pounds of peas per acre with drill at
the same time as the spring grain is
sown, and they will mature in 80 days.
The pea straw makes excellent ensil-
age or hay.
l.. v, Patch, of Payette, recited some
of his experiences in feeding pea hay
and ensilage and of hogging down peas.
He said that he had planted his peas
March /. and had turned the hogs on
the Alaska variety about June 10 and
on the Hosfords about July /, getting
about six weeks feeding from them
There is no danger from weevil II the
peas are harvested when ripe and i'm
mediately fumigated if there is fear of
weevil. as the fumigation prevents the
development of the insects.
Seed Show Awards.
There was a great deal of interest
shown in the seed exhibits at the Cald-
! well show last week. and the show was
educational to marked degree. Some
of the potato exhibits were disqualified
on account of disease, but instructions
were given in ways to control these
! diseases. The corn exhibits were of
particularly high class, as were most
of the legume and grain seeds. Fol-
lowing are the awards:
Grain Awards.
Rye, lot First, T. A. Allen, Nerd :
ian.
Oats. lot 1, dry land oats.-First, Te-
ton high school; second, Jacob DAILY
Oatley.
Lot 2, irrigated oats.-First, p. Ruck-
err Parma; second, L. L. Young, Nam
pa: third, L. L. Young; fourth. T. A
Allen, Meridian. Sweepstakes. p
Rucker.
Barley, lot Amy variety except
hull -less-First, w. c. Kulicke, Parma;
second, L. L. Young, Nampa; third
John NJ. Nicholas. Nampa; fourth, T
A. Allen, Meridian.
Lot ,, hull-less barley.-First, TIE
ton high SCHOOL, second. f. G.. Schmitz
Boise.
Legumes.
Lot /, alfalfa.-First, Erastus \
Wells, Springfield second, C. c. To
bias. CALDWELL third. A. j. Snyder
Springfield; fourth, A. ]. Snyder.
Lot 2. red clover.-First. C. c. lob
las, Caldwell; second, Payette higl
school; third. Mrs. G. E. Cannon
Caldwell fourth. Walter Martin, En-
nett
Lot 3, alsike-First, w. ]. Winslow
Greenleaf; second, George Mudgett
Bull: third, o. G. Zook, Kimberly
fourth, George Kohier. Bull.
Lot 4, white clover.-First, c. {
Tobias, Caldwell; second, Verne
Harris Caldwell; third, w. J. True
blood, Twin Falls; fourth, F. T. Parish
Bull.
Lot 8. sweet clover.-First, E, F. Dol
quist. Bull.
, Lot 6, navy beans.-First. A.
; W. Berrier, Athol third, NJ. L. Roo
Athol.
Lot I, beans of any other Variety
First, r. NJ. White, Caldwell; SECOND
c. w. Whiffn. Caldwell; third, Clar
4 L. Roberts, Caldwell fourth, NJ
! Root, Athol.
5 Lot 8, garden peas.-First. Teto
l high school; second. NJ. L. Root, Athol
: third, NJ. L. Root, Athol fourth Pay
! cite high school,
! Lot 8, field peas.-First, A. c. John
] son & Sons, Caldwen; second G. W
e Berrier, Athol; third, NJ. L. Roo
s Athol.
+ Grasses.
i Lot /, timothy seed.-First, T. A. Al
r len. Meridian.
e Lot >, orchard grass.-First, c. {
e Tobias, Caldwell.
0 Potatoes
ON Burbanks.-F'irst. NJ. Hitsoi
o Caldwell; second, j. r. Stevenson
a Caldwell; fourth, C. F. Smith, Dee
d Flat.
: On rural type.-Second, R. NJ. Whit
$ Caldwell; third A. C. Rutherfor
y Twin Falls No first or fourth aware
were made.
r No awards were placed on Gem va
rieties and no third award was place
; on Burbanks.
y Students Judging Contests.
. In the students seed judging cor
Z tests on corn the best three ears an
the poorest ear had to be picked oil
y of each of three samples of 10 ears.
>, wheat the best samples of three 10
y had to be selected and the same in pc
Z tatoes. The first prize was won by II
= Lone Tree team with a total of So
!, points. Second prize, Boise team wit
- a total Of 1915 points. Third, LoI
g star team, 3707 points. Fourth. Gale
:, well. 1854 points. Fifth, New Ply
- mouth. 363J points.
- In the individual students judgir
contest the first prize was won |
"a Truman Barnam of Boise. Otto +,
becks of Lone Tree was second, Vii;
Belts, third and Donald Payne, Bots
His Meal Ticket