American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-15
ALONG The HIGHWAYS

| ALONG The HIGHWAYS
Gleanings by the Pilgrim In His
Wanderings Here and There.
p. A. Fugate has purchased the
Brindley ranch, located about a mile
north of Aberdeen. just Gro the
road from the W. M. Estes ranch. The
consists of 80 acres and the
lateral ditch to supply irrigation wa
ter to the fields has been constructed.
Mr.. Fugate's share of the cost of this
lateral ditch is $500. The Brindley
ranch-while it was the Brindley
ranch-was simply a weed ranch,
that's all. 1t has been abandoned for
the past eight years and has contain
mated the neighborhood with Jimhill
mustard and Russian thistle seed. The
tract was taken up under the Carey
act and it seems that the former own
er in nc wise complied with the intent
Of the law to make a productive farm
of the place. The new owner, Mr.. Flu
gate, has purchased the land with the
intention to seed the entire acreage
this spring. He has bought 5000
pounds of Dicklow Club wheat seed at
5 IA cents per pound and 500 pounds
of Grimm alfalfa seed at 80 cents per
pound and will seed the wheat as a
nurse crop for the alfalfa. For the
past eight years the S0-acre tract has
been a distinct nuisance and an eye
conc 20 tL1 .1arI1 80 AL1~IA-- ,-I
vicinity, but henceforth it will be a
productive parcel of land and serve its
destined purpose in aiding the pro-
gress and upbuilding of this commune
ty. Mr.. Fugate is cashier of the Bank
of Aberdeen, and while the profession
of banking is c%ongenial to him he still
admits that dry farming also has its
charms and allurements. He is the
owner of a 240-acre dry farm home
stead four miles northwest of Aber-
deem and last fall seeded so acres of
it to Turkey Red wheat. This was
seeded in the forepart of September
and in December showed a stand two
inches high. In 1915 from 80 acres
OF Turkey Red wheat on this dry farm
500 bushels were threshed. This par
ticular wheat was seeded in summer
fallow early in September and during
the growing season received a good
rain at just the right time. Mr.. Flu
gate insists that weeds must be fought
in every possible manner and that CO.
operation of all must be had to bring
about their quick determination. Not
only must the weeds in the fields be
destroyed, but the roads and canal
banks, as well as the railroad right
OF way, must receive attention in the
campaign of destroying weeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Teichert re-
side on an S0-acre irrigated ranch five
miles northeast of Aberdeen. This
land was taken up under the Carey
act by Mrs. Teichert when she was
Miss Mary Strang. Growing of alfal-
ia and spring wheat is the principa'
aim on this ranch. The first crop Of
wheat raised on the farm-last year;
crop-gave a yield of 25 bushels pei
acre. The alfalfa last year gave three
cuttings, and the garden and pOta.
to patches gave fine crops. Tie to.
matoes planted matured and durins
the summer the table was we'll sup
piled with this delicacy and Mrs. Tel
ebert canned a good quantity of them
Five COWS are being MIXED and ever,
week five gallons of cream are sol,
to Aberdeen dealers. The income from
this source more than pays for I'll.
groceries needed in the household
Mrs. Teichert has a flock of So pur
bred Barred Plymouth Rock chickens
which need no second inspection T.
prove that they are real a~ristocrat
of the poultry world. During tn
summer months the revenue receive
from the sale of eggs is a cO%nsiderabl
/ item in the operation of the rancl
This flock never suspended industr
during the past winter and every da
: some eggs were gathered. Mrs. Te.
ebert from experience knows that
pays well to have pure bred chicken
/ only on a ranch; they cost no more i
feed than do mixed stock and are MOI
consistent layers. Mr.. and Mrs. TIE
ebert would not be without the daiI
and chicken flock on the farm. Du.
ing the past winter butterfat for
time sold at 80 cents per pound an
eggs at 45 cents a dozen.
Herman A. Teichert, a brother
Adolph r%eichert, who joined the nj
tional army last November and for
time was stationed at Camp Levi
Washington, has written from Fran,
that he likes service in the army b
that the ways and customs of Il
French people are all new and stran.
to him. MI. Teichert is a member
Company b. Tenth Engineer regimen
and his outfit is camped in a fore.
Their work is to cut and dress tim
ers for the use of the allied armi'
He has only m complaint to mai
and that is the scarcity of good toba