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

VI pup anu sugar are Lnen mixed, two
emons cut up fine (rind and alb and
added to each seven cups of uga and
pulp and sealed in the jar. This receipe
was given by Mrs. Stephens.
The ladies of both the households
preserve large quantities of the pro
ducts of their gardens, the variety of
the articles being large enough 10
make a very creditable exhibit at the
county fair if they can be induced to
bring a sample of each article pre-
served.
Mr.. Stephens has nine work horses
and two young mules on the ranch.
and Mr.. Clark has ten horses and
mules TO add to the work bunch. The
latter prefers mules to horses on the
farm, as they consume less feed and
give about the same amount of work
as horses. The other day, while the
Pilgrim was at the ranch, it was no.
tced, too, that the mules find an open
gate a whole lot quicker than do the
horses; at least, two of Mr.. Clark's
mules did so and lost no time making
for the green barley field. However.
they were easily caught and brought
back to their stable.
Experienced Hog Raisers.
Mr.. Stephens come from Illinois. and
more particularly from that part of
the old state where they raise hogs
for the market on a large scale. He
a preserved a photograph of a large
Chester White hog which was the
foundation Of his fathers competence.
This animal weighed 1855 pounds when
killed at the Chicago stock Yards and
was at that time the largest hog known
IN the world. 1t was mounted and for
years pointed out to visitors as the
acme OF hog raising in Illinois. Mr..
stephens is of the opinion that hog
raising on a large scale will pay here.
and he will give this theory a thorough
test on his ranch in Bingham county
as soon as the ranch is fitted for it.
He still has faith in the Chester
Whites, and that breed will be the one
found on his ranch until it is prove
that it is not the best adapted to con-
ditions on a dry farm. He is firm in
the opinion that this will never be
proven.
From Illinois Mr.. Stephens vent to
Oregon where he was engaged as A
roofer in Portland. In 1914 he came to
Idaho, and being a farmers son he
listened to the call of the soil and
filed on the homestead neal Cerro
Grande a year ago last June. He and
his wife like Idaho and like Idaho
farming. They will make a producing
farm Of the newly acquired 92O-acre
rae and will be among the ever in
creasing number of homebuilders con-
verting %sagebrush fats and hills into
green spots.
MOOnShine Pioneer.
Mr.. Clark began his work in dry
farming in this section in 1908 and his
experience has taught him that GER
tain methods must be followed ridgidly
TO get best results. One of these is
that weeds must be gotten rid of-in
the highways as well as in the fields.
On summer fallOw if plowed late. say
the latter part of June of f~Orepart of
July. he advocates that no discing be
done until just before seeding. But
after drilling narrowing must be done
to kill the weeds. Flowing for sum-
mer fallOw must be at least eight
inches deep-the deeper the better
and the harrow must be used as often
as possible to conserve the moisture.
Experience has taught him that mois-
ture conservation and elimination of
weeds are the two most important fac
tors in dry farming, and the only way
TO achieve them is to use the harrow
unsparingly. Spring blowing should
be shallow, three to four inches deem
being sufficient. This will let the
roots of the wheat go to a solid foot
ing, it being desirable that the soil he
not too loose for the stand of spring
grain. Before spring seeding the
ground should be narrowed twice. AMI
if no roller is at hand to pack the soil
after seeding a harrow should be PUT
over the ground within a day or two
after seeding. Mr.. Clark uses a cor
rugated roller and thus Levels the
ground and gets an equal growth
throughout the field. OF course. the
seed must be clean. and TO avoid taking
any chances the -iaiu should be
treated for smut. lie prefers Turkey
Red for winter and Marquis for
spring wheat. The berry of the latter
is as hard as that of Turkey Red.
On another tract of land farmed by
him, not included i'm the land jointly
farmed with his associate. he has
100 acres in Marquis wheat and is
looking forward to am excellent yield
from the field.
Making Use OF Waste Places.
Mr.. Clark advanced an idea re
garding waste patches on the farms
the execution of which viii undoubt
eddy prove its value. On nearly every
ranch there are found patches OF
waste land. covered by rocks and brusl
but bearing a wealth Of wild grass
II these patches We're burned off eacl
year the stand of grass would not be-
forced to make its growth through
the mat of muck covering the GROUND
and would attain the growth nature
intended il should have. On the trac'
where the dwelling occupied by Mr.
Clark and his family stands such 2