American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-31

on land which is intended for contin-
ual cultivation.
Mr.. Clark is in accord with the re-
quest of the government for increased
acreage for wheat next year and will
put in a large amount of spring wheat,
following out his plan Of combating
weeds at the same time.
He has planted two acres Of Early
Ohio potatoes. personally, and in an
other little patch Mrs. Clark has sew
enteen hills of Blue Victor potatoes.
all the eyes being taken from one
potato. This variety is an experiment,
and results will be announced when
the harvest is made. Six acres of
potatoes are planted in partnership
with his associate, and it will be seen
that these two ranchers are no slack
ers when it comes to raising spuds.
Mr.. Clark is of the opinion that the
raising of hogs for market shipment
is not feasible on ranches where.
owing to the conditions arising from
severe winters. the farmer is forced
to reside in town during the winter.
Under more favorable conditions the
enterprise would succeed and prove a
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builder of the county.
Idaho Suits Him.
Mr.. Clark is a native of Illinois
and came to Idaho in 1908 and filed
on a homestead the same year. The
tract comprised 100 acres and was lc-
Gated eight miles east of American
Falls. He went through some real
pioneering in clearing the land. Mrs.
Clark and two children lived on the
homestead while he worked in the
blacksmith shop of George Angelly.
who was his only neighbor in the hills.
he also being a homesteader. Eeverv
day Mr.. Clark drove to town i'm he
morning and back in the evening. and
on Sundays and HOLIDAYS worked at
clearing the ranch. He and his wife
grubbed out a large area of the sage
brush and then went to burning it off.
The first year they succeeded in clear
ing, blowing and seeding 20 acres.
For five years the homestead was
farmed and then the family moved
back to the home state, selling the
homestead. After eleven months the
call of Idaho brought them back and
Mr.. Clark leased his old homestead
and is farming it now in addition to
other tracts totaling ESQ acres, exclu-
sive of the land he is farming in part
nership with Mr. Stephens. OF this
$50 acres. $50 acres are in winter and
spring wheat, including the 100 acres
of Marquis wheat with which Mr..
Clark is confident of achieving a mark
ed success.
Mr.. Clark and his family reside in
town in the winter time owing to the
rigors of the winter in the Moonshine
district. The snow drifts are bad in
the roads then AMI make them posi-
lively impossible at times. No mail
service has been established for the
people out MOonshine way and the
farmer as well as the town people
likes to keep in touch with the out
side world. However, in the summer
time conditions are far better than
they were when Mr.. Clark and his
family located on the homestead. More
conveniences are at command to make
life on the farm attractive and pleas
ant and take away from it the mOnot-
ony. Last spring a deep snow bank
was covered with straw. and now the
families of Messrs. Clark and stephens
can have their ice cold lemonade and
ice cream any old time without going
to town for it. 1t speaks well for the
charm Of Idaho that these pioneers of
the M%oOnshine district came back aft
err eleven months of residence in Illi-
nois, and still more eloQuently does it
speak for the Gem state that they
came back to the very spot where
they went through their pioneer hard