Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-27

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field these oats look very much the
same as the regulation oats do.
Mr.. Allen has Soudon grass 10 feet
high. and millet with heads over a
foot long.
In the Ada county exhibit is sheaf
of four stocks of corn Is feet high,
with four ears OF corn on each stock
The lowest ear Is nine feet from the
ground. 1t is the tallest corn at the
fair and was grown by p. H. Tyler
of South Boise.
COOLING COUNTY DISPLAY.
The Gooding county exhibit is a
very attractive one and consists of
farm and garden products, and ap-
pies, plums. peaches and pears. also
canned apricots, plums, tomatoes,
beans, peaches. The netted gem po-
tatoes in this exhibit grown by Fred
Barrett of Wendell won first prem
ium. Last year Mr.. Barrett grew
1900 sacks of certified netted gem seed
that sold for $500 per sack. Last year
he had so acres of these potatoes and
his net return was $500 per acre.
A. N. Stewart of Bliss this year had
the following results from 81 acres
Of red clover: 105.1S bushels Of seed
sold for $3.50 a bushel, total $129371
is tons Of straw sold for $500 a ton,
total SEQ; 1876 tons of hay sold for SIS
a ton, or $279. His net return per acre
was $1s5.61.
COMMUNITY oANNERY.
In Hagerman the county OF Gooding
purchased a community cannery and
the county farm bureau operates it
at cost. Fruits, vegetables and meats
are canned for the initial cost of the
nine cents per can which is the cost
Of the material and it is canned while
he or she waits.
When the season Is done, over 3d.
900 quarts of food will have been can
ned at the community cannery. This
Is real conservation, as otherwise
much of this would have been fed to
stock or wasted. A placard reads:
$4,000 quarts of food conserved, pre-
pared and reserved. Will help the al
lies win the war"
TWIN FALLS FINE DISPLAY.
Twin Falls this year has an agri-
cultural and horticultural exhibit at
the Boise fair for the first time. The
exhibit contains no bulky articles, but
contains only the smaller things Of
excellent quality. Only the things that
won first and second prizes at the
Filler fair this year were brought to
Boise. by Donald McLeon, the county
agricultural agent Of Twin Falls coun-
ty.
The exhibit is artistically arranged
Wheat on the Twin Falls tract this
year yielded 40 to 50 bushels per acre.
Early potatoes made a big yield.
Yields as high as $50 sacks per acre
are reported.
A fine crop of navy and other beans
were produced this year.
A big crop OF onions was grown on
the Twin Falls tract this season.
Crops in general on the Twin Falls
conditions there are very prosperous.
PAYETTE coUNTYS EXHIBIT.
The new county of Payette showed
"A loyal spirit to the fair by sending up
big exhibit of farm and garden pro-
ducts of all kinds. They are in charge
of Mrs. Walter Burke of New Ply
mouth. The exhibit is artistically ar
ranged and is attracting much atten-
ton.
Crop conditions In the Payette val
ley are the best in the history OF that
district. Alfalfa hay is yielding six to
eight tons per acre and Is selling at
$500 per ton now.
Wheat is running from 50 to 65
bushels per acre and is of the very
best quality. Corn Is well cared out
and the yield is certain to be heavy
this year.
The Payette valley is full Of dairy
stock and the total income from this
source Is getting to be enormous.
ADA'S GREAT EXHIBIT.
Ada countys exhibit in the agri-
cultural department Is easily the finest
ever shown at any previous fair. 1t is
noteworthy as to it's extensiveness,
quality of the products shown and the
artistic arrangement of the entire ex-
hibit
One of the features of the Ada coun-
ty display Is the beautiful exhibit of
farm products from the Dry Creek
district northeast of Ea gle. 1t Is one
of the most artistically arranged dis
plays at the fair, especially the sheaf
stuff.
a feature of the Dry Creek exhibit
is a seed design in frame. made of
all kinds of garden seed and grains
grown in the district. A perfectly de-
signed house is made of timothy seed.
Alfalfa and aisike seed are used in
making the words, Ada County" The
borders and background are made of
different grasses. grains and gebe-
table seeds.
The central section of the exhibit
represents gigantic fan made of al