The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-14

to level farm of it. II there is
an uneven ditch or piece on the land
1t is being Strengthened and leveled
To economic on horse power where
there is short haul and the ground
is soddy, he lays some planks for
a track and uses a wheel borrow
During the winter. Mr.. Robson built
a house 18x24 feet with a full base
ment. He says it was designed for
a granary but he is using it to live
in until he gets "out of the woods. "
The new railroad survey passes thru
his door yard and splits the farm in
two, and Mr.. Robson is not feeling
very good about it He came from
Iowa year or so ago where he had
a good sized farm and between
drouth and flood he was able to
raise only $500 worth of produce for
sale in 1915. On his 80 acres in
Idaho, with it's crooked bitches and
uneven surface he contrived to sell
$4,000 worth of produce in 1916
land says if it had been properly grad
ed his yield would have been much
greater.
Bishop Peter Monson has bought
supply of woven wire to fence his
whole farm. He says it is his desire
to fence his own stock in and his
neighbors' stock out.
L. T. and Thomas Weir moved
about the fifth of May from Goshen
to Fort Hall where they have leased
some Indian land.
N. Thompson, of Goshen, Shelley
route 2, has 100 head of shoats and
is feeding them scent corn and he
is puzzled as to what is best to do
with them.
Hyrum Christensen has a four
horse power oil engine for operat-
ing his washing machine, pumping
plant, wringer and feed grinder. He
had two horse power gasoline en-
CINE that was sufficient for every
thing but the grinder, He has
pressure tank and modern house
with a water system that extends to
the water troughs at the barn yard
An automatic stop for the engine
cuts Off the current when the tank
is full. He has a well 100 feet deep
walled up with curb cement blocks.
Mr.. Christensen says it requires from
As minutes to one hour to pump
1000 gallons of water and that lasts
him about half week for all pur
poses including three horses and
three or four cows. Before getting
the pumping plant he used the wind
lass operated by horse power and {
he was always afraid of it. One of
his neighbors who was operating one
had his harness break and the
weight of the barrel on the windlass,
using the sweep for club, killed his :,
horses. Mr.. Christensen feels very
much relieved since he has installed
the pumping plant. =
Alfred Peterson lives north of :
Goshen and has a farm that is mod
ern and neat in every respect Every :
hing about the house and yard and
barn yard is neat and clean. The :
are small and close to- =
sether and little walking is required ..
when doing the chores. The hog j.,
house is we'll foored, the feed =
roughs are stationary and there are :.
shoots to pour the slop in thru. A .
oading shoot at the end of the hog y
ard enables them to walk hogs onto =
Wd6OH easily. 1uC AOOl0 O1 tAC !
stable are of plank with slight :,
lrop back of where the horses stand u
% the drainage is good. The stack
ard is neat and clean with no waste ;
II damaged hay lying around. In
he chicken house is an old tub filled
With clean dust for the fowls to take
heir dust baths in and a whole in =
he wall just large enough for the h
chickens to pass thru prevents all "
ther animals from disturbing them. q
lr. Peterson has been planning for .
ONE time to build a barn and is ),
bout ready to commence construc- -
ion. 1t is to be 26x42 or 28x44. ~
lie hauled the gravel and sand for -
he foundation last fall and the &C. ;,
lent is still in the granary and most r.
f the lumber on the ground at the 9,
iding is under the buggy shed where h.
ill'keep dry. There are no sticks, n
oles, barrel hoops, wire, tin cans N
nd the like kicking about the place. "
Ir. Petersen built two hay racks -