Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-18


have not enough, 1 am sorry 10 say,
for every boy but you can have what
have got, provided you will prom
ise to plant 1t on good rich ground
two. If you take good care OF half
acre of corn 1t ought to produce
enough for more than two pigs, but
l am not going to expect too much
from those of you who are making
your first start.
If your father will select you a |
plat of suitable ground and let you |
fence of a corner of the alfalfa field |
start. Don't get the pig for awhile |
until you have the feed ready. If
your father has some pigs perhaps
you can dicker for one from him. If
not. you may find one in your neigh
borhood and find way to get it.
IL you have trouble in finding the lit
tie pigs let me know.
Remember that corn and weeds
Will not do well together, the weeds
will get the best of it, So think II
all over. and II you have got the
pluck and pep to stick to it. write
me a letter and / will give you the
seed corn in the order in which l re-
cave the letters. / will be glad to
hear from you during the summer
as to how you are making II. Keep a
cost account OF all you pay out so
that when you are ready to sell your
hog you will know just how much
net profit you have made.
Now l don't want to overlook the
girls. / was much surprised at the
convention in Idaho Falls, to learn
that girl in the Boise valley and
another near Rigby had won cham
pionships in the hog clubs last year
so any of you girls that want to try
on this. I will be glad to have you
come In.
Now word about growing corn.
The ground should be well plowed
and narrowed. When you think you
are ready to plant, don't do it, but
harrow Il again. the point is to let
the weeds sprout ana kill of all you
can before planting. The harrow
ing also holds the moisture. If the
ground is dry at planting, irrigate II
first. then plant. 1t is hard to say
just when to plant. but along the last
OF May. then you will get 90 days
> usually. between frosts. After yo,
plant. don't irrigate again until the
corn is knee high. just keep cultivat
5 ing and hoeing. am assuming
0 now you have got the ground wei
irrigated before you plant. The ole
saying is that the roots grow a
= long as the stalks do tall. AS th'
: moisture drys in the top layers o
a ground the roots keep growing deep
er following the moisture down.
II you water too soon. the roots sprea'
4. in place OF going down and so don
o have much to feed on. the deepe
y you can make the roots grow, tn
: better your corn will be. Keep watc
II of the moisture, dig mole a foot c
u will not pack up when you squeez
J. Il up like ball. IL Is time to watel
H. From this on irrigatv and cultivat
y until the corn is too tall for cultivs
II ton. then stop irrigating until III
'e ears are well set thea ppt on th
1t water again, but don't use any afte
IA II gets to the roasting ear stage. IL
III the stalks dry up. s1nding all the
III vitality into the ears. If you kee
U. on irrigaing you will hav9tall stall
III and soft corn.
If you can get some field pea
o. plant a small patch and feed vim
and all, let the pig hog II off If yo
have II fenced, put in a few rows
d. carrots and feed them to the pi
al then top of on corn. Say. you w
ks sure have a fine. healthy, fat hog.
"a Yours very truly,
ne r. e. SHEPHER
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