Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

900 POUNDS OF seeQ, WHICH ne SOl0
straight through for 10 2-3 cents per
pound, or s2791.70, or $500 per acre.
James Tuning got over six bushels
of seed per acre. His yield was 1856
pounds, which he sold for Is As cents
per pound straight, or a total return
of s1251.2E.
E. II. Vanetta got better than six
bushels Of seed per acre. His yield
was 1879 pounds, which he sold for
1923 cents per pound. His total re-
turn from seed was $12os.77.
Joe Meadows had 80 acres OF red
clover and got a yield OF 1925
pounds of seed or little over 10
bushels per acre. After cleaning the
seed he sold 1860 pounds at 1914
cents per pound, and 1245 pounds at
10 cents per pound. His total return
was s2576.6o or $3.50 per acre.
BIG YIELDS OF WHEAT.
The farmers who grew grain last
year. especially wheat. did very well.
F'ifty-five bushels OF wheat per acre
number of farmers got so bushels of
wheat per acre. The average yield
of wheat in the Parma district last
year was about 40 bushels per acre.
Among the farmers who had good
yields of wheat here last year are: A.
/ J. lockwood, Jess Johnson, Bert Rob-
ertson, Charles Herino, J. E. Meadows,
H. S. Rarnum, Fred Hultz, G. e. lam
mond, j. L. Cress. o. c. Simpson. f. B.
karn, Levi Stephens, A. L Sherman,
Eert Raymond. 7. J. Durncll, Fred
Hertig, s. G. Tucker, Mr.. Bethel. Rob-
ert Mcclure. Harvey Hatch, Nisbey
Bros, Charles Allen. Fred Kiesel
ranch, md others.
MAKES BRICK CHEESE.
| The Parma Dairy Products com
pany, manufacturer of brick and
cheddar cheese, re-opened its factory
here on May 8, 1916. From then to
The first Of the year $10,477 was paid
TO the patrons for milk, and $4,000 ad-
ditional for supplies and equipment.
The factory paid the following prices
for butter fat; May, % cents; June,
40 cents; November. 40 cents; Decem-
Der, 3S cents. The average paid for
butter fat during the eight months
Is cents; July, 27 cents; August, 25
cents; September, 20 cents; October.
was BIZ cents per pound.
The factory made cheddar or COM
mon cheese from May 8, 1915, to Oct.
Is, 1916, a total of $4,000 pounds, and
from Oct. s, 1916, to Jan. 10, 1917, the
! factory made $4,000 pounds of brick
cheese. The price paid for cheese at
the factory ranged from 14h cents to
20 cents per pound.
This is the only cheese factory In
the state that makes brick cheese.
The average daily receipts of milk at
the factory are about $500 pounds.
The largest receipt Of milk in one day
was 500 pounds one day last July.
TIE average number of milk patrons
Is So. Levi Stephens Is the largest
patron. He has 40 Holstein cows, 80
of which he is now milking.
There Is an increasing interest
shown in dairying by the farmers. 1t
is believed that business of this cheese
factory will enjoy a big increase in
1917.
PARMA's NEW BUILDINGS.
Some splendid improvements were
| made In Parma in 1916 the most nota-
BILE Of which was the fine tWo-story
brick business block built by J. i.
kerrick at a cost OF about s11. 900
The basement, first floor and balcony
were designed especially for a modern
furniture store, for the Platt-Pec
ham company Of Caldwell. ]. H. kel-
lar Is the local manager.
The second floor Is divided into a
series of modern office rooms. Those
having offices there are: e. G. john
son. real estate; ]. e. Watson. loans:
DIR. Humphreys. dentist: J. T. kerrick
Son.. real estate. loans and in
surance. Farmers Cooperative Ditch
company; and the city council cham
bers are In this building.
The Parma Review built for itself a
combination newspaper home for the
paper and residence for the publish
er, o. J. Dickinson and family, at a
cost Of $4,000. 1t is without exception
the neatest weekly newspaper home in
the state.
Other buildings built In town in 1916
are L. L. Mondell's garage and DIR.
Aliens two-room structure. One room
Is occupied by Cress Bros bakery. the