American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-20

ground is gone over several times with
disc and harrow before seeding. Mr..
Bailey expresses the belief that every
time the harrow is taken over the
grain land the yield is increased from
one to three bushels per acre and that
narrowing after seeding will do no
harm whatever.
Spring blowing for spring seeding
is not practiced on this ranch, sum
mer following being the only spring
blowing done.
The main reliance for the creation of
mulch to hold the moisture is placed
on the harrow, and the same imple-
ment is depended upon in the main
to get the weeds. Not only is the har-
row used on the plowed land before
and after seeding, but the springtooth
harrow is taken over the alfalfa fields
to stimulate the growth of the plants,
and to eradicate weeds and grasses
that have no place in a well regulated
alfalfa field. Treating the alfalfa
! fields to this combing every year will
surely keep out all noxious and for
eign growths.
The garden on this ranch always
supplies the household with plenty of
vegetables and the potatoes this year
gave a particularly fine yield.
A large bunch of work horses is
needed for a ranch of more than 500
acres and the equine crew on this
farm numbers an even dozen. Among
them are two fine high grade Per-
cheron brood mares and the horses
on the place are being graded to this
favOrite standard. Mr.. Bailey is the
owner of "Percheron,' a registered
dapple grey Percheron stallion. A
number of high grade Percheron colts
are attaining a fine growth, the rails
ing of horses for the market being a
feature of this ranch.
A dairy herd of twelve COWS of mix
ed stock is one of the principal revenue
producers on the ranch, and at the
present time ten are being MIXED.
During the summer both cream and
butter were marketed, but at present
the latter product only is sold. The
intention is to dispose of the mixed
stock and establish a dairy herd Of
pure bred Shorthorns on a large scale.
The dairy herd, in the opinion of the
owner of this ranch, is ever to be con-
sidered one of the indispensable fea-
lures of a we'll conducted farm. His
barn is so arranged as to accommodate
a large number of COWS, because the
feeding of hay in a barn "a the
prevention of waste.
A flock of so laying Plymouth Rock
hens adds to the income of the farm,
and a number of geese and ducks are
doing their bit" too.
Mr.. Bailey is a native of Cache
county, Utah, and came to Idaho in
1894. His father, Charles r. Bailey
was a native of Lancashire, England
and came to America when a child
He crossed the plains in 1856 in one
of the early Utah OK cam immigrant
trains, and later returned east several
times. In 1861 he was married to
Susannah Hawkins and they settled in
Wellsville, Utah. Father Bailey" as
he was affectionately known to all in
Utah. took an active part in the up
building of hat territory and in the
annals of the state his name is honor
ed and revered. He died in 1903 and
is laid to rest in the cemetery at Wells
Vile, Utah. Mother Bailey resides al
Wellsville, aged 70 years.. and each
year the descendants of these pioneers
hold a family reunion. Last year more
IMAM zOU RELATIVES we're present dl Tue
reunion held in Wellsville. including
the children. more han 100 grand
children, and leven great-grand-
children.
>, ]. R. Bailey is the oldest of eighteen
{ brothers and grew to manhood in
Utah. In 1890 he was married to Mis-;
, Anna Kerr, daughter of Thomas anC
Jane Kerr, also Utah pioneers. Hell
5 father was a native of Scotland anC
her mother a native of Utah, one o
the first white children born in Cedar
valley. When ]. R. Bailey and his
wife came to their present home il
1894 he had only four neighbOrs. The.
went to work clearing and breaking
5 the %sagebrush lands and putting il
crops long before the land was sur
veyed and opened to entry. Their frs