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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
NOTICE

In the matter of petition of Leon
e. Jones, ct al, for the creation OF
a herd district.
Notice is hereby given that a petit
tion has been filed with the board OF
county commissioners of Bingham
county, Idaho, signed by a majority
of the qualified electors of the said
proposed herd district, the bounda-
ries of which are hereafter given, for
the creation of a herd district in the
following described territory, to wit:
All the land embracing and includ-
ing section twenty-eight (2S), twenty
nine (29) %thirty-one (31), t~hirty-two
(32), thirty-three $3.50, and thirty
four (34), in township two CD S.
R. thirty-two 1922 e. B. M.
And notice is further given that
the said petition will be heard by
the board of county commissioners
of said county, on Wednesday, July
II, 1917, at the hour of 10 o'clock
a. M, of said day, at the office Of
said board at the county court house,
at Blackfoot, Idaho. At which time
all persons interested will be heard
for or against said petition.
Attest my hand and official seal,
at Blackfoot, Idaho, this fifteenth
day of May, 1917.
(SEAL) F. M. FISHER,
Clerk Board of County Commits
sioners. 455-465
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28

distorted and when the scab spots are
abundant often cracks open.
AS already noted, pear scab, unlike
apple scab, fuses a disease Of the
twigs. In this case the fungus pro.
duces mycelium beneath the epidermis
Of the twigs. The mycelium finally
breaks through the epidermis and
gives to the twigs a roughened ap.
pearance.
cause-Apple and pear scab are
caused by two closely related fungi,
Ventura pomi (apple scab) and Ven
turia pyrina (pear scab). With both
apple and pear scab there are two dis
tinct stages, the conidial or summer
spore stage and the sexual or ascus
spore stage. The summer spore stage
develops on both fruit and foliage in
the spring and summer, giving rise
to the cha racteristic spots on the fruit
and foliage from which the disease
takes its name.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28

cows by hand. The amount Of milk
received in this manner will vary from
one-half to three pounds, depending
on the disposition of the cow and the
efficiency of the machine. AS a rule,
If the machine is properly handled, no
more udder trouble will result than
from hand milking. 1t Is a good plan
to strip the cows, ven If but little
milk is obtained, to determine the
condition Of the udder.
"In case Of purebred cattle, where
high records are being striven for, the
milking machine Is not recommend
ed, as more care and attention usual
ly can be given by a good hand milk
er. This does not always hold true,
however, as the Holstein COW, Fan
cher Farm Maxey, which produced 46
pounds Of butter in seven days as a
four-year-old, was MIXED four times
a day with a machine"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
NOTICE

In the matter of petition of J.
Larson, ct al, for the creation of a
herd district.
Notice is hereby given: That a Pc
tition has been filed with the board
of county commissioners of Bingham
county, Idaho, signed by a majority
of the qualified electors of the said
proped herd district, the boundaries
of which r hereinafter given, for
the creation of a herd district in the
following described territory, to wit:
Starting at the northeast corner of
township three CD of range thirty
600 east Boise meridian, running
thence on the north line of said
township three co to the northwest
corner of said township three (3);
thence south to the southwest corner
of said township three go; then
east to the southeast corner of said
township three 60 thence north to
the place of beginning, being all of
township three 60 in range thirty
(30) E. B. NJ.
And notice is further given that
the said petition will be heard by
the board of county commissioners
of said county, on Wednesday, July
IL, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. NJ, of said
day, at the office of said board, at
the county court house, at Black
foot, Idaho. At which time all per-
who are interested will be
heard for and against said petition.
Attest my hand and official seal
at Blackfoot, Idaho, this fifteenth
day of May, 1917.
(SEAL) F. M. FISHER,
Clerk Board of County Commits
sioners. 455-465
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28

baume to Is parts of water. Spray
again just as the petals fall, using one
part Of lime-sulphur to 40 parts OF
water. Spray again from ten days to
two weeks later, using the same mix.
ture as for the second spray, three to
four pounds Of arsenate Of lead may
be added to each so gallons Of the
spray mixture in the second and third
spraying for the control Of cooling
moth.
For pear scab spray just after the
fruit is picked, using bordeaux mix
ture $3.50 (6 pounds quick lime, 9
pounds copper sulphate, 80 gallons of
water). Spray again just as the buds
begin to show color, using lime-sul-
phur 1 in rs Il part Of lime-sulphur
testing 80 baume to rs parts of wa
teri. Spray again just as the pet
ais are falling, use lime-sulphur 1 In IS.
and again with the same spray from
ten days to two weeks later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
EFFICIENCY OF THE
MILKING MACHINES
Successful Operation Depends on
Ability of Operator DAD
just 1t to Cow.

That the efficiency of the present
day milking machine depends On the
ability Of the operator, is the opinion
1cf j.. B. Fitch, associate professor
Of dairy husbandry in the Kansas
State Agriculture college.
Several new milking machines have
been placed on the market In the last
few years and their manufacturers
have carried on extensive advertising"
said Professor Fitch. "Many farmers
have been led to believe that with a
machine their troubles would be at an
end. AS a result many machines have
been sold., Although they apparently
gave good results at first, many are
not used now.
"In most cases where the machine
has been discarded, 1t has been the
fault of the operator. 1t takes an
able man to operate the machine and
adjust it to the COW and get good re-
suits. Satisfactory results cannot be
obtained unless it is properly ADJUST
ed to the COW. An efficient hand
mixer will get more milk from a COW
than a machine. The machine, how
ever, will do better milking than the
average farm hand. For the farmer
who has trouble getting good mixers
and has from Is to 20 cows, the ma
chine will work to good advantage.
ut is necessary, when any machine
Is used, to finish by stripping the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
GAINS MADE FEEDING LAMBS
Result Of Test at South Dakota Station
to Determine Value Of Alfalfa
and Prairie Hay.

The best gains ever secured at the
South Dakota experiment station in
feeding lambs was in an experiment
to determine the comparative value
Of alfalfa and prairie hay with the
same kind Of a grain ration.
The grain ration consisted of a mix
ture Of 100 pounds Of oats, 100 pounds
Of shelled corn and rs pounds Of Oil
meal.
Each lot was started on one pound
per head Of the mixture daily, and In
creased until they were receiving two
and one-tenths pounds per head Of
grain daily, and what hay they would
eat.
The average daily gain per head for
the lot that received the alfalfa hay
was 81 Of a pound, while with the lot
that received the prairie hay, the AVER
age daily gain per head was .38 Of a
pound. t
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28

SIS 209
Said bids will be received up to
Z o'clock p. M, Tuesday, June 5,
1917, and Immediately opened pub
licly by the council in the city hall
of said city.
Said pavement to be laid and con-
structed according to the plans and
specifications which may be seen at
the office of the city engineer.
Each bid must be in accordance
with the form of proposal furnished
by the council and accompanied by
a certified check on some local bank,
payable to the City of Blackfoot, In
the sum of 5 per cent of the amount
Of the bid, to be forfeited II the sue
cessfuI bidder fails to enter into O
contract and furnish a good and suf-
ficient bond inta sum equal to the
total amount of his bid for the faith
full performance of each and every
covenant in the contract.
Bidders are requested to submit
bids as follows:
For the whole of the work to be
done by the contractor.
BY order of the councI OF the City
of Blackfoot, Idaho, this t~wenty-frst
day Of May, 1917.
445-3 City Engineer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28

cities, where the c~arcasses are either
sold to canning establishments or dis
tributed to public charities.
Many Of the states which have a
close season for cottontail or other ma
tive rabbits permit landowners at any
time to protect property from the de-
predations Of the animals. Usually,
however, close hunting and trapping
in the open season afford ample pr0tec-
ton, and only in exceptional cases is
1t necessary to resort to other meas
ures for relief.
Saving Trees.
Except where deep snow fall, or
chards or other crops on small areas
may be protected by the use Of rabbit
proof fencing. Individual trees may
be %safeguarded by metal OF wooden
protectors attached to the trunks. In
Idaho a poisoned wash of strychnine,
glycerin, and starch proved effective
to save trees from jack rabbits, and
the method Is recommended for trial
in any locality where conditions war
rant its use. The wash is prepared as
follows:
Poison wash.-Dissolve one unc Of
strychnine (sulphate) in three quarts
of Boiling water. Dissolve one-half
pound of laundry starch in n pint
Of cold water, stirring thoroughly. Pour
the starch into the vessel containing
the strychnine and boil the mixture
a short time until the starch is clear.
Add six ounce Of glycerin and stir.
When the paste is cool enough apply
to tree trunks with a paint brush. !
The mixture adheres well and forms
a thin coating. If rabbits attack the
tree they will be killed before 1t Is
seriously injured. The wash should
not be used If live stock, especially
young cattle, have access to the Or
chard.
For poisoning jack rabbits in winter
the following formula Is recommend
ed:
Poison baits.-Good oats, IL quarts;
oLIyC1IuAuCS OAc OuuCC luuu-
dry starch, one tablespoonful; soda
(bicarbonate), one ounce; saccharine,
one-eighth ounce; water, n quart.
Prepare as directed for mixing prairie
dog poison. Not over a tablespoonful
of the poisoned grain should be used
in a single bait, and this should be
scattered considerably. A little al
falfa hay may be used to attract rab-
bits to the grain. The poison is es-
pecially effective when now overs
the ground.
Partly ripened or ripe heads of bar
ley or wheat soaked in a sweetened
solution Of %strychnine or coated with
the starch-strychnine paste just de-
scribed have also proved effective bats
for rabbits, but care must be exer-.
cised in using them, as they are likely
to be eaten by live stock.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
HINTS FOR POTATO GROWERS
Serious Losses Sustained by Farmer
Through Use Of Mixtures-Stor-
age Place Essential.

Good seed Is a determining factor in
the production of maximum crops Of
potatoes.
Purity of seed stock is an essential
quality Of good seed. Serious losses
are sustained by the grower through
mixtures.
A more liberal use of seed will gen
orally result in both increased produc-
ton and profit.
; The use of high-grade seed would
increase the returns from the potato
crop of the country by many millions
of dollars.
A good storage place is essential in
order to insure sound, firm seed at
planting time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
JACK RABBIT DRIVE IS A WESTERN EVENT.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of A~griculture.)
The common woodchuck inhabits
eastern North America from northern
georgia and middle Alabama north
ward, including the greater part Of
canada. In the United States it ranges
Westward to Arkansas, eastern Kan
GaS, and eastern Minnesota. Another
species Of woodchuck inhabits the
hiSher country of the Black hills,
Rocky mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cas-
cades, and other ranges in the West.
This mountain form seldom comes in
contact with agriculture, but the East
ern species frequently damages gar,
den vegetables, clover, and other crops.
Also, it's burrows and mounds inter-
fere with moving and other farm OPP
erations. In some states the animal is
regarded as so obnoxious that local
bonnties are paid for destroying it.
Woodchucks, while somewhat, gre
garious, seldom occur in large colonies,
and may, therefore, be kept in check
by shooting or trapping. They may
1Nbe poisoned by strychnine inserted in
pieces of sweet apple, carrot, or sweet
potato. The animals are often de-
stroyed in their burrows by fumigation
with carbon b~isulphide or by the dis
charge Of blasting powder.
To destroy woodchucks with carbon
bisulphide, saturate a wad of cotton
or waste with about one and one-half
Uunce of the liquid. Place the cotton
well inside the woodchuck burrow and
close the opening with a piece of sod,
well stamped down. If there are two
or more entrances to q burrow, all but
one should be tightly closed before
fumigation.
The smaller forms Of rabbits, known
generally as cottontails, are useful ami
mails and become Objectionable only
when too numerous in the vicinity of
orchards or nurseries. The same is
true Of the larger snowshoe rabbits.
The jack rabbits of the West are of less
value for human food, and, by reason
Of their abundance in newly settled
regions, often interfere greatly with
crops and the growing Of orchard and
other trees.
Jack rabbits are not protected in any
of the states, but are everywhere re-
karded as a pest. They afford consid-
cradle sport in .coursing with fleet grey
hounds, but at times they become so
abundant and destructive that entire
communities unite to kill them by the
organized hunt or drive. A large area
Is surrounded and the animals are
driven toward some central point,
where a wire corral has been built,
into which, with the help Of wing bar
riers, thousands of rabbits are driven
and then slaughtered. When these
hunts take place in cold weather the
rabbits are usually shipped to large
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
SUNLIGHT is BIG ESSENTIAL
Provision for Admission Of Maximum
Amount Of Light IN Barn Should q,
Not Be Overlooked.

No barns or shelters for any kind
Of animals should we be constructed
without making ample provision for
the admission Of the maximum amount
Of sunlight. Such buildings should
have a southern exposure, If possible.
This will provide extra warmth in the
winter time and the sunlight which is
thus permitted to enter the building
will destroy many disease germs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
DAILY EXERCISE FOR STOCK
Horses and Mules Should Be Given
Run for an Hour or So In Lot
Adjoining Stables.

Horses and mules should have good
daily carding and regular exercise. II
there is nothing for them to do re-
move their shoes and give them a
run for an hour or so In a well-fenced
lot adjoining the stables.
The best and safest fence for pas
ture Is of stout woven wire, rail or q
combination board and smooth wire.
Barbed wire should not be used, as 1t
Is dangerous.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
FARMING AS A PATRIOTIC DUTY
Rx Franklin X. Lane, Secretary Of the interior.

BY Franklin X. Lane, Secretary Of the Interior.
Xx7E ARE at war with a great power. We are preparing an army
w and training a navy to combat that power. But the work OF
preparation and defense is not to the army and navy alone. Our people
cannot all be fighters. We must have, in addition to our armies Of
fighters, arnnhs of producers, to sustain those who struggle and to main.
tain those for whom they struggle. Men In close touch with the food
supply Of this country predict that II the present decrease In production
keeps up for another year, we will face a serious food famine. To
avoid this shortage, our country must develop Its patriots who plow,
Just an It develops it's patriots who shoot For the man who shoots
cannot long exist without the active support OF the man who pows.
In this emergency, a solemn duty, a call as compelling as the call to
arms confronts every man In the United States who does not fight and
who does know how to grow the crops that are the life Of the nation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-28
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the
council of the City of Blackfoot, Ida
no, for list of side walk extensions
and intersections in improvement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
Is in w a S h in G to- to
"Put up as Chal-
lenged by Chairman
Henry-Is Ready to
Testify Before Any
Committee
Believes Every Phase of Market
Manipulations Should Be In
vestigated

washington, Jan. Thomas W. Lawson
Of Boston arrived here today prepared. he
said. 10 testify before any congressional
or other committee in relation to any
phase of the stock exchange business
The alleged leak" forecasting President
Wilson's note to the European belligei-
ents, Mr.. Lawson said. was but small
part Of the inside working of stock ex-
changes which the federal authorities
should investigate.
Il think every phase of stock market
manipulations should be gone into by :,
congressional committee II some other
authorized body he said The stock
exchange certainly Offer: fertile field
for investigation. am in the game my
self and certainly will be able to give
some interesting testimony if it really is
desired. l know any number Of men VINO
year ago did not have $4,000 but now
as result of playing the market have
from s5o,oon, 900 to sso,ooo.ooO each. This
situation alone should warrant investi-
CATION"
Upon arrival Mr.. Lawson had no immc-
date plans for getting in touch with Con-
gress except that he arranged to attend
the session tomorrow. He said Chairman
Henry Of the House rules committee, who
telegraphed him to put up or shut up
regarding the reported leak" would
know where to find him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
PRESIDENT GOES TO
CAPITOL FOR HOURS
CONFERENCE MONDAY
Time Devoted to Discus
sion of the Situation
Brought by .Unfavor-
able Reply to Teuton
Offer

Washington, Jan. 1.-President Will
son late today went to the capitol and
passed an hour discussing the coun-
try's foreign affairs with Senator
tons committee. Their talk covered
wide range, but it is understood that
much of the time was devoted to the
situation growing out of the unfavor-
able Entente reply to the peace pro-
posals of the Central Powers which the
President had been studying during
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
Caucus Notices

The Republican caucus committees
of the two branches issued notices
Monday night that the House caucus
for the nomination of House officers
would be held in the hall of the House
of Representatives at 100 p. NJ. Tues
day and that the Senate caucus for the
nomination of Senate officers would
be held in the judiciary room at the
same hour. The joint caucus for the
nomination of State officers was called
for P. NJ. in the hall of the House of
Representatives.
At this joint caucus the attorney
general, secretary of State, State
treasurer, commissioner Of agriculture
and councillor nominations will be
named.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
.Adan1s;.on
Law Is to
the Fxonlt
Congress- Affection Fo-
cused on Hearings on
Wilson's Reconimen-
dations for Supple
mentary Legislation
brotherhood Officials Opposed to
Law Making Strikes Unlawful
Pending Investigation

Washington, Jan. Upon the re-
converting of Congress tomorrow. chief
interest will center in hearings before
the Senate commerce committee on
President Wilson's recommendation
Tor legislation to supplement the
Adamson law, which was enacted to
become effective today and the consti-
tutionality of which is to be argued
in the supreme court next week.
Representatives of the employees
brotherhoods, the railroads of the
country and the general public have
been invited to appeal before the COM
mittee by Chairman'N ewlands to ex-
press their views on the Presidents
proposals and suggestions that have
been made by members Of Congress.
The attitude of the brotherhood Off
Gals is known to be antagonistic to
the Presidents recommendation that
Congress enact a law which would
make railroad strikes unlawful pend
ing a period of investigation of dispute
by an official board of inquiry, should
mediation by a board of Cancellation
fail to settle the threatened trouble.
Employees Contention
law, modelled after the Canadian dis
putcs act would mean compulsory ar
bitration and involuntarily servitude
and that it would operate as legal
ban on the right to strike. An alter
native suggestion is contained in the
form of a rules which would provide
for compulsory investigation of dis
putes between railroad managers and
their employees but which would not
deny the right to strike pending out
come of an inquiry.
AS the time for hearings approaches.
with the President urging expeditions
action. opposition to the general leg
islative scheme in developing in both
branches of, Congress so much SO as to
arouse. misgivings whether anything
can be accomplished by March ,4.1- If
nothing is done, some membeFSi, of
Congress believe that the President
may call an extra session to dea1. with
the problem &,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
Contention of State in
Trial of Frederick l..
Small, Charged with
Wife Murder
Sensational Testimony Monday
-Small's Remarks When
Viewing Ruins of Home
Death of Mrs. Small Caused
by Cord About Neck

Ossipee, n. H., Jan. There were
no lights in the Small cottages on the
night Mrs. Florence A. Small was muir
dered, and the house burned down, ac-
cording to the testimony Of two Mel
rose. Mass. campers at the trial to-
day of Frederick L. Small, charged
with the murder Of his wife George
Glover and Arthur H. Boynton Of Mel
rose, testified that from their camp
they had seen lights in the Small home
every night up to the evening she was
slain.