Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-01-19
SUGGESTIONS OF
|. A SPRING LIKE DAY
What About the Plans for 1917 on the
Many Farms of the North Side
Tract.
THE SEASON OF PREPAREDNESS

Here are some suggestions from the
pen of John Minis, OF the North Side
News that are just as applicable to
to the North Side tract. and are well
worth reading and consideration of
every farmer in the county
There have been a number of days
lately that have in them a strong sug
gestion Of spring. January Is rapidly
passing. here ii. is nearly the middle
now, and a few short weeks will bring
US to March 1st, then the seasons
work will begin. Garden making
weather draws on a?pace and the
planting of early farm crops will soon
be pressing.
What are the plans for 1917? There
is so much to be done on every farm
and such a short time in which to do
it, that plans should be made now
while there is time to give careful
thought and study to it. Farming
now w-a-days demands the same careful
thought that business man applies
to his affairs, and when this is done
it means preparedness for any even
tuality.
Now is the time to get the seed
ready. No one can afford to use poor
seed. The same care should be given
to selecting good seed that is given to
selecting breeding animals. The sue
cess OF farming largely turns on the
seed used-the same preparation and
tilage and harvesting is employed
anyhow.
The residents OF the tract should not
forget the tree planting campaign in
augurated by R. E. Shepherd a cou-
pie OF years ago. What is being done
in the way of planting some this year
A years growth on a tree is valua-
BILE, and the small expense and slight
labor required to start them makes
putting It Off inexcusable. A nursery
row of seedlings costs very little. and
with an assortment of the different
viduals or groups may be planted as
convenient and as the space is found.
The state of Idaho offers gratuitous
help in this matter. and information
may be secured by writing the agri-
cultural college at Moscow. Wind
breaks around the buildings and feed
lots are valuable as well as highly
attractive. A little bunch of a dozen
growing near the house will make the
home look like and be like the old
home. Nothing is more enjoyed by
ing make the homeliest surroundings
attractive.
Not long ago one of the best far
mers on the tract told The News he
would grow and harvest and rthresh
no more grain and pack" it out to
hogs. His hogs hereafter would har
vest their own grain. help themselves
to it-and spread their own manure.
He was likely on the right track.
mo money in paying harvesting and
threshing bills in connection with |
raising pork" he says. Some corn |
and a few acres of field peas hog |
ged" off is q modern method. and |
comes handy.
Everything indicates that paying
prices for potatoes may be expected
the coming year. The scarcity and
consequent high price Of seed will
At present it looks as though it is
going to take about $50 worth of seed
to plant an acre of potatoes this
spring. 1t is likely not time to
plunge, but 1t is likely a good time to
plant somewhat one can at least.
Last year many farmers Of the tract
had not a potato to sell and some
hardly grew enough for their own
use. A reasonable acreage little
surplus to have turned off-would
have been a very good asset. 1t is
likely to be the same the coming
year. Good seed will be scarce and
should be secured as early as possi-
Die.
There ought to be an organized
campaign against weeds. There are
some growers who cannot get much
'or their alfalfa seed this year on
account OF certain foul weed seeds
mixed with it. If marketable seed is
terminated. and the time has come to
% be grown the weeds must be ex-
put NV a fight, Is the opinion of
yreat many.