American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-17

preparation Of his own which is mex
pensively and easily applied. He gave =
the formula and directions 10 the Pill
grim with the request that they be pub
lished. The formla follows:
/ ounce or tablespoonful strychnine.
/ - tablespoons Of soda.
/ - teaspoons of sugar.
Dissolve this mixture in a gallon OF
and boil in a vessel holding more
than a gallon, so there will be a full
gallon Of the poison lotion after it is
boiled. Also be careful not to inhale
the fumes Of the mixture while boiling
as the poison is intended for the SOUR
rels only. Then take 49, or three cups
Of germade and make a mixture OF the
whole, not too thick. Early in the NOR
ming before the squirrels are out, place
a quarter teaspOOnful before each
squirrel hole. When the rodent emer-
yes il Will eat some of the poison and
die almost Immediately. Personal OBJ
s%ervation by Mr.. Meadows shows that
the squirrel lives less than three min
utes after ~partaking Of the potion.
Even after the mixture has dried the
squirrels will eat il and die. Mr.. Mead
ows has miles of land bordering on
pasture and woodland, yet his ranch
is clear of squirrels. Formerly he used
something more than 200 traps in his
fight on the pests, and the traps are
still lying around the ranch. Anyone
who wants them may have them for
the trouble OF calling. This year on mis-
extensive farm Mr.. Meadows used only
two ounces of the poison potion.
Nearly all of the Meadows farm is
devoted to the growing of wheat. It's
first crop consisted of 80 acres, yield
ing an average of 25 bushels to the
acre. The second year there were 100
acres in wheat. At he present time 800
acres are growing wheat, half spring
and half winter grain, and all prom
Using a good yield. For sLring seeding
Mr.. Meadows prefers Bluestem and Tor
winter wheat he pins his faith TO Tur-
key Red. In 1911 from 400 acres OF
Gold Coin he obtained an average OF
45 bushels per acre. This was the bum
per crop Of the ranch.
At the county fair last year Mr.. Mead
ows took first prize on Dluestem and
second on Turkey Red. The year before
he took first on bluestem and second
on Gold coin. He has discontinued the
growing of Gold Coin because he sees
the necessity of standardizing wheat
grown in this section. His experience
has beer that Bluestem and Turkey
Red are the best milling wheats ano
stand the rigors of the climate best.
Formula for Smut.
For smut Mr.. Meadows uses the gov
eminent formula, one pint OF formal
dehyde to 40 gallons OF water. He ad'
vises against a stronger solution a.
it is liable to injure the germlnatlns
qualities of the wheat. His method o.
preparing the seed wheat is as fol
lows: Put a bushel of wheat into ;
sack, sloshing it around in the solution
vat long enough TO wet il thoroughly
A draining board near the vat haC
room for seven sacks. When it wa.
full. and the sacks drained, the sack.
were placed in a wagon and enough
more treated to last one day. III
treated his seed at night for the mex
days seeding, and ~ treated NOR
than one days supply. because of dan
ger of iniuring terminating Quahtie
of the seed. If il rained so that seed
ing could not be done the next day h
raised the sacks and let them fall Of
the n floor until the berrle
were freed from each other. If thi
was done. he said, the seed would kee.
several days without injury. He CAV
as the reason for some prelude
against fOrmaldehyde that the see
was treated too long before being useC
or else that the solution was not pre-
pared by measure, being either TO
weak or TOO strong. Mr.. Meadows sal
he always measured the water and th
formaldehyde he put into it, and neve
guessed at anything. Asked if h
. thought blue vitriol was not better, h
r said: Il would not change for any
! thing. have kept my fields free troi
d smut and know that if the sOlutlo
o is made according to directions, every
y thing measured, that it will do N
work" The only trouble he ever ha'
- he said. was treating seed several day
a before he used it, and by doing so XII
e ling the termination of about half
e it.
e Clean Wheat Brings Top Prices.
BY taking these precautions to ket
his wheat clean. MIR. Meadows hi
earned the reputation OF furnishlr
= extra clean wheat to the market an
has been getting premium prices risl
along. As a further incentive TO bu.
ers. he sees to it that his wheat VINE
N delivered 20 the warehouses here
d. stored i'm exclusive bins. the wint'
what and spring wheat being lie
N separate. He then hands his sampl
To the buyers. and these eentlem'
know just where to go to ger the whe
i grown on the Meadows ranch. "
ID Meadows states that the premiu
prices he has obtained for his whe
le more than pay for the cost of sacl
s. This is an item of interest to be tax.
ne ~ by every farmer in the count
No. For instance. last year sir. Meado'
A. hauled 10000 bushels of wheat
n- American Falls. keeping 1000 bush'
NJ for feed and seed. Another year