The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-25
THE CUB SAYS
Cultivating New Land Near Aber-
deem; Gasoline Pumps Water;
Tractor Used without Great Sat
isfactiOn: Prices Paid for Land
North and West of Aberdeen.

Frank Underwood lives at Grand
view and has part of his farm fenced
for hog pasture. He has A hogs Of
all sizes and reports having lost a
pigs at narrowing time. The weather
was very cold and stormy and Mr.
Underwood suggests hanging a liant
ern in each enclosed pig pen at night
to keep down the chill in such cases
He did not have things arranged tt
his liking last spring, but thinks he
can manage better next spring with
the use of the lanterns. They keeI
up steady heat and just enough
to keep down the extreme chill. Mr.
Underwood reports "a acres OF
wheat, of oats, 4 of barley, OF
beets and of potatoes.
H. Garder lives between Grand
view and Aberdeen on a 4O-acre farm
Of which % acres is in hay, in
potatoes and the rest in grain. Mr..
Garder has hay-baler and an auto
mobile and well 81 feet deep.
l.. A. Watts has 80 acres between
Grandview and Aberdeen. He reports
20 acres in wheat, 20 in hay, 20 of
oats and some pasture. He has a
little band of sheep, there being rs
ewes in the herd.
George Beaton has 40 acres east
of Mr. Watts place leased to Vincent
Marriott. Mr.. Marriott reports 80
acres of wheat and the rest in oats
and alfalfa.
Samuel tombstone, north of Aber-
deem, has IL acres of peas, 10 of
grain, 4 of potatoes, of beets and
IS acres in hay.
L. c. Murphy is leasing the DR..
Pearsall place of $40 acres in con-
nection with w. B. Green. They re-
port hay rs acres. wheat 80, oats
10, potatoes 2, barley Is and peas
5.
John Sissler is farming the Nelson
Macaulay place northeast of Aber-
deem and is looking about for a place
to buy farm or place to get into
business for himself
George Dodge has 80 acres, five
miles north of Aberdeen, in the dry
farm section. He has an Emerson
tractor. The man operating the
tractor reports blowing about IL per
day and using about 3 gallons of
coal oil per acre. They think they
can get this down to two gallons per
acre when they get to understand the
machine better. They use a gang
pillow of four discs that cuts a strip
three feet wide. James Wray and
James Holmberg are operating the
tractor. Mr.. Dodge bought the trac-
tor late in May and has been work.
ing day and night by the use of two |
shifts. He has drilled we'll and got
water at depth of Sc feet and the
pumping is done with a windmill.
Mr.. Dodge set some fruit and shade
trees this spring.
e. r. Davis has dry farm "
miles north of Aberdeen and has a J
well on the place Sc feet deep. He
is planning to sow fall crop of
about 20 acres Mr.. Davis has been
driving motor truck hauling wool
from one of the shearing camps in
the desert. He has set some shade /
trees on his dry farm.
]. B. A. Mann bought A. /
Shreck's place of 80 acres 4 miles
north of Aberdeen. He reports hav- !
ing 80 acres of wheat, 10 acres of
oats, 5 of peas, Is of beets, 2 of po-
tatoes and about % Of alfalfa.
The Livingstone ranch, northwest I
Of Aberdeen, is owned by father and
sons. They came to the tract in
1904, 10 people with travelling out
fit and $40 in money They helped
build the canal and subdue the coun-
try and now have 500 acres of land
LII well supplied with implement and
livestock as well as fine modern
house. There is we'll on the place
and pumping plant operated with
4 gasoline engine. They have a set
Of lambing sheds on the ranch and
have always had the benefit of keep
ing herds on the place during the
winter. The farm is one of the we'll
known land marks of the country for
\ considerable distance The dry
farmers for 10 miles to the westward
have filled their water tanks at the