American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-11


ment TO the work of the farm bureau
and to the institution of the county
fair. The latter is the one means of
bringing the farmers together to com
pare notes on successes and failures,
and to bring about increase in the
former and remedies for the latter.
Would Force Cultivation OF Vacant
Lands.
Mr.. Creasey emphatically states that
the M Of vacant lands should be
compelled to put them in cultivation,
or at the very least be forced to clean
out the weeds. The intent of the gov
eminent was and is that land taken up
as a homestead should be converted
into a productive farm and not be held
for speculation and raising of a weed
crop to scatter the seeds of the pests
all over the country. A remedy ex-
lists for every evil under the sun, and
there must be a remedy for the evil Of
abandoned and other vacant lands be-
ing used as weed producers.
He believes that properly gone at
dry farming here will be a success in
fullest measure. One thing that must
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crops on stubble ground. Flowing
must be deep, the harrow and weeder
and hoe must be used unsparingly,
and nothing must be left to luck as
far as preparation of the soil is con
cerned. He made trips over the coun-
ty on both sides of the Snake river, in
= dry farm territory and in irrigated
1 sections, and is convinced that the
methods adopted by him and herein
set forth will continue to give him re-
s suits in crop commensurate with the
labor and time expended on the farm
Rotation of crops must be practiced
n as the soil here will not produce whea'
year in and year out for an indefinite
period. Corn and peas planted OIL
summer fallow will do the trick.
The work bunch Of horses number
= four graded PercherOns. and the Owne
y Of the farm is firm in his belief tina
this strain of horses can never be ex
n celled as workers on the ranch. H
believes in feeding his horses well
giving them plenty of good pure waite
and providing them with adequat
shelter.
u He believes that in time hogs vii
e. be raised in this section for marke
shipment, but that before the rancho
engages in the enterprise he must hav
10 everything arranged when the frs
drove of hogs is put on the place.
Good Revenue From Chickens.
One of the finest flOcks Of pure bre
- Plymouth Rock chickens in the cou1
n ty are the especial pride Of Mr.. Crea
% sey and his mother. The flock nun
81 bers 40 hens and 125 young stool
IS From IA to 20 dozens of eggs are sol
tE each week, bringing a good price, an
81 they are one of the chief revenue pre-
81 ducers of the farm. The chickens d
III not require any extraordinary amour
xa of care, they are good rustlers, and a
** together an ornament to the plac
Il The chicken house is kept free fro
"a parasites by the use of Whitewash, ar
81 plenty of pure water is furnished Il
# flock. Every evening they assemb
in massmeeting to receive their gra
and they present a pretty sight. NJ
Creasey said that in the four years
his residence on this ranch this flol
has been his mainstay while he W.
III getting the place in shape to be a pr
ductive farm.
Mr.. Creasey is one Of four brothe
that came to Idaho from Iowa to e
M gage in business or farming in &
Gem state. A sister resides at Tw
Falls. When the children decided
'e% leave for the west. the mother. NJ.
Sarah Creasey, decided she would COZ
T also. All her life has been spent
<& q farm in Iowa, and although she
MI advanced in years she every day
}X tends to the household duties of {
~ home occupied by herself and her s,
& and besides works in the garden a
~ among the chickens. 1t is charact
A istic of the western pioneer men a
IA women that age never bars them fir
activities on the farm, and that is
reason why they bear their years W
III an easy grace. Mother Creasey lii
It in Idaho and her health is far b
ter here than it was in Iowa. The
itor to the home of this pioneer
man of the west is received with c
diality and made to feel that he is
cepting the hospitality of a true mo
er.
Mr.. Creasey is a native of Van B
en- county, Iowa, and came here
1913. When he purchased his ia
only a small cabin and a well Z
pump were On the place. A mod
four-rOom farm dwelling was built
windmill and tank were installed
M good 30x40 barn was erected, anC
chicken house, granary and coal no
were built. The owner of the farm
a persistent worker and in the sh
span of four years has accomplisl
much. The farm at present is 2
s ductive to a large degree and the
IA tentiOn is to increase that product
by diversified farming until il will
f one of the model agricultural inst
r. tiOns of Power county.