American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-05
By "THE PILGRIM"

six feet. This was an experiment and
SO well pleased is the owner of the
farm that next spring a considerably
larger area will be planted to corn.
The garden covers about two-thirds
of an acre and is under the care Of
Mrs. Meitzenheimer. Early Ohio and
Six Weeks potatoes have given an
excellent yield, and the beans, dry
land c~ucumbers, carrots, turnips, and
all other early and late vegetables
have given more than enough for the
household. WatermelOns and canta-
lOupes have matured in this garden in
other years and the only thing that
will keep them from doing so this year
is an early frost. Tomatoes planted
from seed the first week in June are
growing fine, the vines full of the
fruit, and if Jack Frost will only keep
away a little while they will mature.
A small patch of potatoes and beets
on a hill top are growing fine and bid
fair to justify the prediction of this
rancher that these products will do as
we'll On high ground as in the bottoms.
In past years alfalfa has been grown
and always gave two cuttings and
sometimes a smaller third crop. Dry
land alfalfa will again be seeded in
the spring and the ranch will never
be without it again.
Mr.. Meitzenheimer states that he is
constantly clearing away the quaker
aspen and other brush on the place,
considering the land too valuable to
allow it to remain idle. The forest
rncnrUa &c nn1v milo NC q, 4lA ,.-+
and plenty of poles are obtainable
there.
Water for domestic use is furnished
by a well and for the livestock Cherry
creek and the springs on the farm
provide more than enough. The
farmers in the Crystal country are for
tunate in having so much running
water on their places. 1t is no trouble
at all for them to water their stock,
and during the busy harvest season
they do not have to spend valuable
time in pumping water for the big
punches of work horses at feeding
time.
The bunch of work horsese on this
ranch numbers four head and as Per-
cherons are the favorites here they are
being graded to that standard.
Good Revenue From Cows.
At present the dairy herd consists
of two COWS, a Red Durham and a Roam
Durham, and both are excellent milk
producers. Besides supplying the
home with milk and cream they fur
nish an average of eleven pounds OF
butter each week and this is regular
ly marketed. Mr.. Meitzenheimer is
buying high grade and pure bred
calves and raises them with skim milk
and calf meal mixed. In the bunch oil
calves Durhams, Jerseys, Guernseys
and HOlsteins are represented. The
different strains will be tested out
closely and the best butterfat produc-
ing strain will eventually comprise the
dairy herd on this ranch. The inten-
ton is to make dairying the FREEDOM
inent feature of this farm. Some Of
the HOlstein calves are registered
stock, descendants of a famous Wis
consin herd. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nett
zenheimer are convinced that they
have decided we'll in establishing
dairy herd and going into this branch
of farming on an extended scale.
Hogs are now being raised for home
consumption only. Later, however, il
connection with the dairy, hogs viii
be raised for market shipment.
A flock of sixty Plymouth Rock: