Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
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three sows that brought 800 each. One
was yearling, and two were two
year olds. One was shipped to Wash
ington and two to Oregon.
The average price for the hogs sold
by Royston in 1916 was s61.50 per head.
The Royston estate owns 1870 acres of
fine land near Fruitland. and grows
most OF the hay and grain needed to
stock.
$1,000 NET FROM HENS.
A fine example of what can be and
Is being done in poultry raising is
that Of 0. Z. Bossen, who has 700
Brown Leghorn hens on a small tract
near Fruitland. Mr.. Bossen buys all
his feed, which amounted to $3.50 in
1916. He sold 1850 worth of eggs in
1919. which made his net profit $1,000,
or an average net profit OF about S1.43
per hen for the year, for eggs.
Mr.. Bossen said wheat is the princi-
pal feed for his hens. In the morning
he feeds the hens a mixture Of bran,
middlings and meat scraps in the shape
OF hot mash. At noon he feeds them
sprouted oats, and corn at night. He
so they have all they can eat all
the time.
That poultry raising is becoming
quite an industry In this district is EVIL
denced by the business done in 1915
by the Park Produce company. This
company opened for business here on
May !, 1916. From May L. 1916, to
Jan. l, 1917. this company paid to the
farmers over $4,000 for poultry and
eggs, principally poultry. During the
month of November, the company paid
out $1,000 for poultry, and $500 in De-
ccmber
80 BUSHELS WHEAT PER ACRE.
Some other evidences as showing the
prosperous conditions of the people of
Notwithstanding the fruit
failure last year as here shown:
Charles Hingler got better than 80
bushels of wheat per acre from six
acres.
$. ID. Pardunn got so bushels OF
wheat per acre from five acres. He
also got 30 tons of alfal from six acres
between the tree rows In his orchard.
He has % head of hogs that will be
ready for market in May
5, NJ. Thomas got 700 bushels Of
wheat per acre from five acres. lie also
got 80 tons of alfalfa from six acres
And is feeding the rest of the grain
He got 100 tons of alfalfa hay from Il
acres, or about six tons per acre. He
sold 20 tons at 81 per ton. or $499. He
sold 10 tons at 81 per ton, or $49O. He
18 hogs left.
$40 PER ACRE FOR ONIONS.
Ira +. Dalzel grew 20 acres OF po-
tatoes. He shipped five carloads, or
II tons, or 154,000 pounds. He sold
them early last season for $3.50 per
or $3.50. He has IL tons of
potatoes left. They are worth about
3 cents pound. or 1920. His return
from the 20 acres on the foregoing
basis would average S15l.5O per acre.
on Sla ncres Mr.. Dalzeh produced
100 tons OF onions. He sold five car
loads at $3.50 per hundred pounds. or
$3.50. One car of Gull onions he sold
for rs cents per hundred pounds. or
s225. And n cars OF onions he sold
for $2.25 per hundred, or s1012.5o. 1t is
seen from this that Mr.. Dalzell got a
total of $34s7.50 from his SIa acres of
onions. or an average OF S41O per acre.
246 CARLOAD SHIPMENTS.
Considering the population of Fruit
land the carload shipments received
and forwarded from here by the Pay
cite valley branch of the Oregon Short
Line are surprisingly large. The Ore
gon Short Line carload shipments here
in 1916 total 246 cars. or this number
81 cars were received, and 179 carloads
were forwarded. The shipments for
warded include los cars of hay, one of
corn, seven of onions. A of fruit, IA OF
potatoes, one of sheep and one of
wheat. The "A cars of fruit were
grown in 1915, and were shipped out
early in 1916.