American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-24


a ranch nine miles south Of town, is
keeping a record Of the income derived
from the sale Of butter and eggs.
From January 10 TO August IS, 1917,
the money received from these two
farm products totals 1885,. Besides
this the home was supplied, and butter
and eggs were sold to %neighbors. The
dairy herd is small, at present but
two cows being MIXED. One Of these.
a POll-Durham, gives an average of
33 pounds Of milk at each milking.
twice daily. This COW has been tested
out for a considerable period and her
average of butter ranges from 10 10
y pounds per week. The test shows
that one week she yielded Is pounds
OF butter. The other COW is a 2-year-
old hiefer, half Jersey and half Poll
Durham, and gives nine pounds of
milk at each milking-twice daily. A
pig and a calf are kept on skim milk.
The flack of hens numbers about 125
Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds
and White LeghOrns being represent
ed in the flock. Mrs. Misenhimer does
not regard the production of butter as
a side issue on the farm but as one
Of the principal eyenue producers
The production of eggs is regarded as
equally important.
Mrs. J.. NJ. Clark. residing on a
ranch eight miles east of town. on the
Sunbeam road, has surely done her
part in the line of raising garden pro-
duce. Early Ohio potatoes. Valentine
string beans, and other necessities for
the family table are showing an excel
lent growth and will yield bOuntifully.
The canning and preserving feature Of
the household is receiving full atten-
ton, and besides these. other of the
garden products are being dried. The
weed problem is just as alive in that
section as elsewhere, and Mrs. Clark
is of the opinion that g~et-tOgether
work of the farmers is imperative to
overcome the menace. She advocates
that for a year or two the ground be
plowed in the spring and only spring
grain be seeded, on the theory that
thus the weeds are put under the
ground before they have an Opportun-
ity to spread seed. Weeds. however,
are not the only destructive pest in the
neighborhOod of the Clark ranch. Last
spring. during the absence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark, a coyote appeared in the
barnyard in broad daylight and killed
nine chickens. These marauders are
plentiful in that section and their con-
certs are heard every night. Within
the past year several coyotes with
rabies have been noticed Whereabouts.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Stephens reside
eight miles east of town on the Sun
beam road, the little farm home stand
ing in the midst of a field of barley.
They are from Portland. Oregon, and
farm life here suits them. The little
daughter. Gwenith. six years old, said
she liked it all right here on the farm,
but would like it still more if she had
some playmates. The only playmates
she has now are a kitten and a dog.
That dog is a good one at all sorts of
tricks-he will speak for his meals,
parade on his hind feet for them, roll
over for them. and go through other
variations of dog language TO get an
extra delicacy thrown in with the reg
lar feed. When asked if he would
rather be dead than be "a certain per-
sonage he evidently dislikes very
much. he 1Ops over on his l WIN
Sout further ado and remains dead
until called back to life. The other
day he was put through the trick aad
while the dog was dead" the CONVEX
sation turned to other matters. Fiji
teen minutes later it was noticed that
the dog was still PROSTATE. never NOV
ing ever so little. 1t was explained
that he often remained sc for hours
until called to life again. The dog
and the kitten are boon companions
and when the former starts into the
barley field on a still hunt the latter
does her best to kept up with him.
On this ranch the heavy snow of last
winter formed some especially deep
banks and one of these has been put 70
serve a good purpose Early in the
spring it was covered deep with straw
and at present it presents a solid cake
Of ice some twenty fee, long and sew
eral feet deep. Every day Mr.. Steph-
ems goes to the refrigerator and
brings back a sack full Of lie, and ice
cold lemonade and fine ice cream are
on the menu whenever wanted.