The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-16
THE CUB SAYS

Farmers and stockmen are haul
ing much baled hay out of Blackfoot
The roads in the country are report
ed TO be clear OF snow and ice IL
most of the southwestern part of tn,
county, but the roads on the west
side of the river within a few miles
of Rlackfoot are still in bad condi.
[tion.
Governor Alexander has issued q
proclamation asking officers and citi.
zens to meet and organize for closer
cooperation in all matters pertain
ing to production of foods of every
kind from agricultural work, and to
give special attention to getting ade-
quate seed supplies, labor and ma
chinery for all SO that no sacrifice be
made that can possibly be avoided.
A general call by the department
of agriculture urges everybody thru
out the nation to bend their energies
to production of foods. 1t is especial
ly urged that vacant lots be made to
yield as much as possible and that
all shall conserve and save from
waste as much as they can of food
supplies.
This is the time when parsnips are
harvested, and persons having them
are advised that they are like gold
nuggets in a way, only better. They
are worth five cents a pound and
up. Markus Farmer, of the Stand
rod bank, says he had happy sur
prise this week arising from his an
nual harvest of parsnips He had
a row about as long as fishing pole,
or possibly as long as a ribbon reach
ing from here to yam each par
snip being of length somewhat less
than fishing pole and in thickness
larger than ribbon. Well, his en-
tire acreage yielded up something
over 100 pounds, and after saving
one or more parsnips for home
he took the rest to a
money changer who also handles
food supplies as side line and the
fellow handed him Sc in filthy lucre
and Immediately wrapped the par
ships in silk or something and later
in the day deposited them in the
vault. Mr.. Farmer is thinking of
jumping his job or closing up the
and devoting all his time to digging
and things. He is advising |
lis neighbors to plant onions so as
lot to overstock the armies with
,ther food supplies, particularly par
'nips. He says that beans and onions
lave always commanded good prices
n times of war and says he would
ike to see all the vacant lots in
America planted to them unless there
s greater need for other things than
or garlick.
l.. S. Harvard, who lives west of
he Smith nursery, says he is going
o raise some wheat and cut the beet
and little shorter than he would
ave done if the spring had been1
arlier and he had had more time to
10 all his work the way he wanted
D. Lack of horse power and scarcity
f horse feed influences his decision
omewhat Heber Austin, the beet |
gricultural adviser says this is bad |
and that this is the
ear the farmers should make big
rofits on beets; that beet land is
DO expensive and too profitable to
e devoted to raising wheat, no mat
,r how high the price of wheat may .
BAR.
Some of the farmers are planning L
, provide plenty of hay and other
orse feed, not counting the cost at It
/, because the chances for securing t
g crops and unheard-of prices this O
Ear makes the opportunity so rare s
IF making money and doing good b
7 helping to stave off the world
mine.