The Idaho Republican., 1917-08-03

rainfall In June. 1t may snow all
winter and rain all spring but only
certain amount of 1t helps the
grain. A couple of inches In June
pulls adoubtful crop into maturity
and brings vigorous crop out with
good yield. The average precipi-
tation at the Aberdeen station is 9.76
inches. In 1912 1t was 11.83; 1918,
1910; 1914, 1855; 1915, 8.29; 1916
1898; and in 1917 it will be less
unless the latter part of the year
changes it.
o. B. Spraker, of Riverside, is hav-
ing a two-story house built,' consist
ing nine rooms with full basement,
bath, plumbing and electric wiring.
A. B. Stephens, of Blackfoot, has the
contract.
The village of Riverside wants a
blacksmith. The shop is ready but
1t is closed, Shelley having presented
so many attractions that Nels Soren-
sen, the former occupant of the shop
moved to Shelley.
Carl Blackburn is one of the dry
farmers west of Rockford, who has
very fine garden cared for on the
dry farm principle. He has a great
variety of truck in the garden, and
1t speaks we'll for the intimate sue
cess of dry farming there as well as
being a good link in the job of break
ing the famine.
Will Rumble is remodeling the
house on his homestead west OF
Rockford.
w. s. Rumble has lately installed
gasoline engine at his we'll and
drinks often to test the water.
John Norduff has erected wind
mill at his well.
John Belcher is making a test of
deep plowing or rather pulverizing
at his dry farm 21 miles west Of
Blackfoot. He pulverized some
ground four feet deep and put the top
soil back on top, and record is being
kept of the disposition Of the mois-
ture in it in different parts OF the
season. Mr.. Belcher has small field
of good wheat and barley.
Mr.. Morgan, who lives four miles
southeast of Taber, has $40 acres OF
wheat of which 295 acres are winter
wheat and he estimated the yield at
5000 bushels without further rain.
Carl Wagner came from South
Dakota and took a dry farm about
3 miles east of Taber He sunk
thru the hardpan and set some trees.
He lost his winter wheat and will try
raising alfalfa seed. He sowed a
little test patch and it yielded some
seed the first year.
Otto A. Thuron is inspector for
air breaks for the Short Line at Po-
catello and he has a homestead about
6 miles northeast of Taber on the
east side of the stage road. He has
26 acres of winter wheat and 70
acres of sage land broke for fall SOW
ing He is raising some garden.
Reinhart Riske lives or 8 miles
northeast of Taber and Is having a
hard fight with the gophers. He has
70 acres of winter wheat, 30 acres
of spring wheat and IA acres or rye.
Matthias Obergafell has been on his
homestead years and has 30 acres
of winter wheat, 20 of spring wheat
and some on piece OF leased land.
R. Yerke has 640-acre dry farm
and has been on it three years. He
has 80 acres of wheat, Z OF rye and
5 of oats. He cut lot of hay on
some rye grass flats about the place.
Mr.. Yerke raised a little fax but 1t
was not very satisfactory. The first
wear he had As acres, 20 the second
year and the third year none. He
also has 5 acres of rye that he cut
for hay, about 10 ton in all. He
has a. cistern that holds IS tanks OF
water, and another that holds and
still another that holds tanks. The
first of July he had lot of snow In
his cisterns that he slowed away IN
the winter. He has been trying an
international tractor and at the time
of our visit it had not given very
satisfactory results.
e. A.Ordan has an irrigated farm
lust north of Moreland and dry
farm 12 miles from Moreland. He
has a. few acres of grain and 7 milk
cows all of good stock. His we'll Is
263 feet deep and the pumping plant
complete cost $1,050. He uses
gasoline engine.
S. P. Hudson came from Oklahoma
and this is his fourth year on the
place. He lost 40 acres of winter
wheat and has IL acres OF spring
wheat and 13 of oats. He has
we'll 274 feet deep and uses gaso-
line engine for pumping.
Elmer Rounds lives 10 miles
north of Moreland and this is his
third year on the place. He has zO
acres of winter wheat, " acres OF
potatoes and is breaking 20 acres.
The Prairie Gem school house IS
10 miles north of Moreland and
miles east of Taber on the northeast
side of the stage road. 1t was built
in 1915.
Geore Petri lives just east of the
Prairie Gem school house and is pre-
pairing to drill well.
Alex Schultz lives near the Prairie
Gem school house and has done some
irrigating on a plan that is a little
different from the usual way. AS
he cleared his land he stored the
sage as a person would pile rocks,
at right angle with the direction
from which the prevailing winds
blow. The land on the lea side OF
the sage brush wall Is plowed and
the SHOWS Of winter lodge on the
field. When the winter SHOWS go
off this part Of the field is irrigated
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