Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
BIRTHDAY NUMBER
Governor Alexander Tells Of daos Material and Moral Advancement

lands, no matter where they are. Electric
power SO generated will come within the
reach of every man, and lands irrigated BY
pumping are easier to maintain than by
gravity The bitches don't have to be so
long and the danger OF breaks in the bitches
is not so great. With the heralding in OF
the development of electric energy, there
will be transformation in Idaho that the
present generation can hardly conceive
There is enough electric energy and enough
water and enough land in Idaho to take care
OF 100000 people, not counting the other
resources in the state. Therefore, Idaho
looks to the future with perfect confidence
that as long as man exists upon the earth
and needs the produce of the soil to live
from, just that long will Idaho, ito lands
and resources, become more in demand day
by day until the time shall arrive when the
produce from the soil of Idaho in its irri-
gated belt will be large factor in feeding
the United States as we'll as other parts Of
the world which are not so fortunately sit
uated.
The livestock industry, such a. cattle,
sheep, hogs and horses is one of Idaho's
greatest assets In the early days Of the
pioneer, gold placer mining and stockrais-
ing were the two great industries Of the
state and the livestock industry has de-
veloped, and is today larger than ever
There are more sheep in Idaho today than
there has ever been before, and with the
range close to the foothills, and the noun
tain range of the forest reserve in the sum-
mer time, there Is always room in Idaho
for at least from five to seven million head
of sheep. The fertile lands of the Snake
river valley furnish abundant hay for win
ter feed There have been fortunes made
out of the sheep industry of the state and
there will be many more millionaires Great
ed by the favorable condition of Idahos
grazing lands for this industry. Cattle,
while not in as large herds as in days gone
by, are scattered in smaller herds through
out the farming belt of the state. A higher
grade of cattle is being developed, blooded
stock is the order OF the day and cows for
dairy purposes are receiving more atten-
ton than ever, and In the wake of the milk
COW there come the butter and chees fac
tories which are springing up all over the
state and the famous cream cheese made at
Bull and Meridian bids fair to become
household word in the entire west
The state is we'll adapted to the produc-
ton of hogs and the alfalfa fields are sani-
tary spot as well as meat producing spot
for the hog industry which flourishes in
Idaho as well as anywhere, in the world
There is very little hog cholera, and what
little there is, is looked after by the state
government with the cooperation of the
national government, and in another year
or SO the question OF hog cholera will give
no one much concern. The state furnishes
hog serum and keeps it on hand for prompt
use at actual cost and in many cases where
the owner is not able to pay for it at the
time of purchase, the state even extends him
credit. The horse raisers of Idaho have fur
nished many regiment OF the allies with
mounts in the recent war and have many
thousands yet for any demand that may be
made upon them. The entire livestock indus
try is under the supervision Of the sanitary
livestock board, which looks after the health
of the industry and with the aid of the vet
erinarian and his assistants, has kept Idaho
free from any disease which naturally pre-
walls where stock is raised. Climatic condi-
tions exist in Idaho, where the sunshine
is ever present and feed abounds and where
crops like hay and cereals can be cut and
stacked in the summer without particle
of rain and every bit OF the substance re-
tanned, and thereby the nourishment pre-
served, is a great aid to the health of the
stock Idaho is destined to become the
great dairy country of the west Where
acres Of land to maintain dairy cow one
acre of Idaho pasture will keep and main
tain two dairy cows. When this is figured
out from a mathematical standpoint, anyone
can see Idaho's advantage over the ordinary
agricultural state.
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