American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-28

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in this orchard, but precautions will
be taken against their inroads next
winter.
Good Cultural Methods.
Mr.. Butterield, Sr., has adopted GER
tain methods for the preparation of
the ground which he adheres to. For
fall seeding the ground is summer fall
lowed, the earlier the better. The
blowing is from six to seven inches
deep, and as the ground gets older the
blowing increases in depth. Imme-
diately after the blowing the ground
is narrowed twice, her a floater is
taken over the ground to level it and
give the mulch necessary for the con-
servation of the moisture. Without
this mulch it is useless to try to get
good results from the black loan on
dry farms. For fall seeding nothing
is dragged behind the drill; formerly
a chain was dragged behind the drill
but it was found that the seed was
covered too deep. If no chain is
dragged the furrow of the drill is left
open on late seeded grain and the use
of the harrow in the spring on winter
grain will level the ground. This har-
rowing of winter grain in the spring
is a fixture on this ranch, because it
effectively does away with the growth
of weeds.
For spring seeding the blowing is
done in the fall, as early as the ground
is in condition. The ground should be
moist and the blowing is not less than
from six to seven inches deep. The
ground is left rough until spring, then
thoroughly worked over before seed
ing.
In blowing in the spring for imme-
date seeding the pillow likewise goes
down six to sever inches and the
ground should be moist. Flowing is
followed by narrowing at once, and
again the floater follows the harrow.
By using the harrow and the floater
unsparingly Mr.. Butterfeld succeeds
in holding the moisture all summer
in extremely dry seasons. The garden
is treated in the same manner to con-
serve the moisture in the ground.
On the weed situation Mr.. Butter
field is emphatic in stating that only
cooperation of all farmers, both those
tilling the land and those letting it lie
idle, can rid the county of the pest
and prevent its recurrence. 1t is alb
sOlutely useless for one or two farmers
TO work at the eradication of the
weeds if others will not cooperate.
The new weed law should be applied
impartially to all.
Believes in Good Livestock.
Mr.. Butterfeld and his son have a
good bunch of work horses. They
own a high grade Percheron stallion
and the horses are being graded to
that standard. Besides the work
horses they own a bunch of range
stock.
The dairy herd consists of six mich
COWS and they also w a herd of
range cattle. For the dairy Holsteins
are preferred and for beef cattle
Shorthorns have the call. In the dairy
herd are two half-blood Holstein hei-
fers and some high grade calves of the
same strain are growing up to join
the herd. The intention is to build
up a fine herd of Holsteins.
Good Revenue from Hogs.
At present POland-China hogs are
raised for home consumption only.
Up to last winter hogs for market
shipment were raised on this ranch.
Mr.. Butterfeld quotes figures that
from one SOW he made $3.50 in one
year, some Of the young stock bring
ing SIS each. He knows from practi-
cal experience that hog raising for
market shipment viii pay, and a glance
at the pasture where the young pigs
are feeding is evidence that before long
hogs will again be shipped to market.
The flock of chickens consists Of
about so laying hens and somewhere
around 200 young stock. Eggs are
regularly disposed of in the market
and the receipts go a long way in de-
fraying grocery bills.
Mr.. Butterfield is q native Of Idaho,
born in Round valley, now named Ok
ford, near Swan lake in old Oneida
county. now in Bannock county. The
year of his birth is 1868 and he has
lived in Idaho practically all his life.
In 1889 he was married to Miss Adelia
Quigley, a native of Utah. who came
to Idaho when four years old. In 1909
Mr.. Butterfield filed on his homestead.
now embraced in the farm. In the
spring of the following year he dug
into the hillside, built a frame cabin,
covered it with a wagon tarpaulin. and
there the parents and Two children
lived until the cabin was enlarged and
completed by the addition of a board
roof. The same original house is still
occupied ny Che family and the grand
children OF the pioneer.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Butterfeld are
descendants of the pioneers who
crossed the plains in the years from
1S49 to 1852. The mother of Mr.. But
terrified was Martha Jane Boyce. born
in Canada, who came to Nauvoo, Ill
inois. when IA years old. She crossed
the plains in 1S49 in one of the com
panies led by Brigham Young. The
father of Mr.. Buttertield, Charles Ro-
bert Butterield, also crossed the plains
in the company of the great leader
The parents of C. r. Butterfield re-
sided in Idaho to the day of their death
with the exception of a brief residence
in Utah from the fall of 1869 to the
spring of 1871 owing to Indian