The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-25

). Fred Twitchell lives east of Wa.
pello and added to his farm this
year by the purchase of 22O acres OF
land which he paid $500 for. He
purchased it from Robert Murphy
and 1t lies In the sand hill country,
John Jensen lives east of Wapello
and has 20 acres of hay and the rest
of his 80 acres Is in grain and DO
tatoes. Mr.. Jensen reports that the
wind last year blew out most of his
crops.
John and George Drew are operat-
ing the old Drew homestead in the
Just neighborhood. They have 80
acres of wheat, Is acres of oats, 10
of barley, 35 of potatoes and 3 acres
of cabbage. They planted the cab
.bage seed in large beds running thru
the center of the field which they in
tend to use for this crop and when
the plants are large enough they will
be t~ransplanted. John Drew, in dis,
cussing the question of using trac-
tors instead of horses for farm work
suggests that it will be a long time
before the horse disappears from the
farm, as he will be needed for clean
ing out the bitches, stacking hay,
digging potatoes and operating
mowers and binders. He thinks it
practicable to operate motor trucks
for hauling produce to market and
perhaps for operating the plows, but
he says that a man and three horses
with a good old walking pillow con-
|stitutes a pretty good outfit for plow-
ing the farms. Mr.. Drew says that
last year they lost IA acres of pota-
toes by freezing and drouth in the
spring. They replanted 10 acres the
first of June and got over 1000
sacks from the land.
James Pratt has 100 acres of land
in the sand hill country and has been
grading it to get it in good condition.
He Is grading down the high places
to a depth of three feet and by fer
tilizing generously it makes a good
rich soil. He lost part of his crop
last year due to the wind blowing |
the seed out. Alfalfa is the only
crop that he feels sure about because |
it does not blow out nor winter-kill.
Mr.. Pratt says he has covered low
places in the meadow with a foot Of
sand and the alfalfa has grown up ,
thru it. Mr.. Pratt bought a Duroc-
Jersey SOW in the fall of 1915. She
weighed about 100 pounds and cost
him $14. Since that she has raised
two families, one numbering 10 and
the next IL and the third, now being
brought up, numbered 10. However,
Mr.. Pratt did not conserve his pork
to see what he could bring
up, as did Mr.. Scoot of Pingree. He
was generous and gave some away,
some and butchered some. At
present he has the original SOW and
the young litter. He has convinced
himself by this experience that there
is a great possibility in the hog bust
ness. During the summer this sow
has rustled around for herself and
lived on hay during the winter. He
the neighbors have kidded him
considerable about the SOW because
she follows him around like a dog
and is quite sociable.
Peter Hoff lives south of Firth and
building a barn 60 by go feet.
It has a capacity for 80 tons of hay,
IL horses and some cows. Mr.. Hoff
has Z acres of beets, 35 or 40 acres
If potatoes, so of grain and 40 or
acres is in hay. Last year Mr..
loft sold 5000 worth of red clover
iced.
William Pratt has about 100 acres
n his farm. He has a well on the
,lace which is 40 feet deep. Mr..
'ratt is raising Is acres of potatoes,
5 acres of grain, some orchard and
nangel-wurzels. He has LOG sheep,
81 lambs and milks about 8 cows
rom which he sells the cream. Mr..
'ratt made an unfortunate venture
the sheep business IL or IA years
go that kept him a poor man a
ong time, but milking cows enabled
i'm to pay out. He has All acres
4 his two farms and he is planning
build a seven-room house with
I'LL basement, closet, pantry, bath,
'ater system and electric lights. The
ouse raj manufactured by the
Ready-Cut company, Bay
ity, Michigan. The cost, at the fac
Dry, was $1,312 including the fix
lres for the bath, toilet, lavatory
nd sink. When it arrives on the
round a carpenter and two assist (
nts will take the blue prints and
p~ecifications and erect the house.
will be supplied with Delco lights
FINISHED by Steele & Tabb at Rigby,
laho.