Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

80 acres southwest Of Nyssa. II is
fine place. Consideration not given.
B. F. Logan bought Of the Bank of
Nyssa 80 acres In Kingman colony
for $1,000. or $50 per acre.
e. Hickox bought of w. c. Waltz
1875 acres in Kingman colony for $1,000.
This is 10 miles south of Nyssa
Charles La Moyne bought OF Fred
Zutk Of Vale. ITO acres in Kingman
colony. Consideration not learned
These are just a few of a number
Of real estate sales made in 1915.
FARMERS PROSPEROUS.
| The farmers here had q prosperous
year in 1916 A. M. Johnson had 25
acres in corn, which he sold for en-
silage to the Deseret Sheep company.
1t brought him s2250, or $50 per acre.
| Peter Tensen had Is acres Of red
clover. The first cutting made two
and one-half tons per acre. The sec
ond crop he let go to seed, and got
7742 pounds, which he sold for 15h
cents per pound, or $1,000. There were
three tons OF chaff. which is worth
- per ton, which he Is feeding to his
stock with ensilage. The returns from
this field of red clover were over 500
per acre in 1916. Mr.. Tensen also had
eight acres of corn that made 40
tons of ensilage worth S. per ton, or
$500 for all. for an average of $3.50
per acre.
Mr.. Tensen also had 60 acres OF al
falfa that yielded seven tons per acre.
| He sold $50 tons early in the season
for $3.50 per ton. He is milking 20
cows. These cows bring him an an
nual return of from S75 to 1920 each.
II. II. Weidman bought 20 acres of
c. d. Mitchell for $3.50 per acre. Last
year he raised corn, hay, cabbage,
m,iskmelons. He has some cows, too.
He Melted $50 per acre, or $1,000, last
year
{. G. Hunt is now milking nine high
grade Holsteins. His mature cows
bring him in 1925 each per year for
milk. To this should be added TIE
value of the whey and of the manure.
Mr.. Hunts alfalfa last year had q
yield of eight tons per acre. He had
10 acres of corn that made Is tons
Of ensilage per acre. which Is now
worth So per ton.
In the Kingman colony south OF
) Nyssa the farmers had good yields OF
corn. wheat. alfalfa. beans, etc. Last
year was very profitable year for
the farmers in this colony.
FEEDING $4,000 HAY.
1t Is stated upon excellent author
ity that $4,000 sheep are being winter
ed in the Nyssa and Kingman coiony
districts. OF this number about To-
900 are In the colony. and about 60,
600 are at Nyssa.
Those wintering sheep in Kingman
colony are Mcknight Bros. William
II. Hoskins, Rufinio Arrien. NJ. j
Joyce and one or two others.
The flockmasters winterng at Nys-
sa are: Deseret Sheep company, Ovid
NJ. Doubleday. Mcconnell Bros.
George Ward, Hub Ward. w. s. Brun
dage, Williams e. Davies. Ma1heur
Livestock & Land company. Bosticl,
Bros. r.. c. Goodwin, A. j. Bowman
A. Butler, Jr., Ted Butler & Son. J.
A. Hunt, and others.
The sheepmen recognizing Nyssa's
advantages in the way of abundance
of hay and good winter climate, and
numbers of them make this their win
ter sheep quarters each year
In a feeding season of 100 days 1t
will require 1880 tons of hay to feed
the $1,000 sheep. At IS per ton this
hay is worth $4,000.
According to the figuring Of the New
York tax department in its 1917 esti-
mate, the Grand Central station is the
most valuable single property in the
city, It's value is reckoned at 21,500,-
900. The Equitable building and site
covering the block between Nassau
street. Broadway. Pine and Cedar
streets is assessed at a value OF 800
900, 900. and the Pennsylvania station
is believed to be worth $15,ss0, 900, ac-
cording to current values. The Metro
politan Life Insurance company build
ing is taxed at s12, 100000; B. Altman &
Co.'S dry goods store is rated as the
most valuable, at $14,100,000, and the
Waldorf Astoria taxed at 11.650,000, Is
the most valuable hotel
A building trades council has beel
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