Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-11-14
FARMERS SHOULD PREPARE
FOR AFTER-WAR CONDITIONS
To North Side Farmers.

we all rejoice that the war Is SUBJ |
stantially over. 1t will be some time,
however. before peace program will |
be agreed upon, and undoubtedly a |
large American force will be reauir-
ed In Europe for at least another
year, on police duty, and to assist
generally.
1t now behooves every farmer,
particularly those of us who are a
long distance from terminal markets,
to consider after-war conditions az
affecting the farmer. / understand
there are two crops on which the
price for 1919 has been fixed, wheat
and sugar beets, both OF which are
being grown very successfully on the
North Side.
The area. however. that can be de-
voted to sugar beets will depend very
much on the distance from the ship
ping point. Until we can have bet
ter roads, 30 that beets can be moved
by truck, only those living within the
three miles of beet loading stations
should undertake the crop, although
the price for next year will admit OF
a longer haul
You are aware that the price fixed
for the 1919 crop is $12 per ton.
This is the highest price ever paid
for sugar beets since the history OF
the industry, and those of you who
have suitable land as we'll as loca-
tion should most carefully study thts.
proposition.
The average yield on the Jerop1
territory is IL tons OF commercf1
beets. Where the ground is welf
prepared and has been in alfalfa for
period OF time previously, yields OF
15 to Is tons may be expected; but
simply assuming the average yield,
you will find 1t gives return OF
S144 per acre.
The Department Of Agriculture has
been giving a great deal OF attention
to the value OF the beet by-products
on the farm. 1t Is claimed by the
Department of Agriculture that there
will be an average OF half q ton of
beet tops and crowns for each ton Of
commercial bpets 80 that an average
yield OF IL tons OF commercial beets
will yield six tons Of tops. The De-
partment also claims that IL these
tops are properly sliced. they have
food value equal to that OF alfalfa,
ton for ton. so that the by-products.
when placed In the silo. according to
the Department OF Agriculture. is
equal to 6-ton hay crop. AS this
IL greater than the average yield OF
alfalfa, and as alfalfa is ordinarily a
good paying crop. you should care
fully consider the by-products as an
inducement for going into the sugar
beet business.
The silo for beet tops is really
nothing more tLan a pit. The tops
are handled In pits not unlike the
pitting OF potatoes. In order TO as
certain the accuracy OF the govern
ment's estimates In this matter we
are putting In slices something like
thousand tons of beet tops on the
Settlers Ranch northeast OF Jerome
You are most earnestly invited to &c
out there and see how we are doing
1 It, This work is being done under
government supervision. We are en-
deavoring to do everything Just at
the Department OF Agriculture rec
ommends, and have had their expert
here to inspect our work and see
that we were on the right track. We
have also arranged with stockmen tc
bring In sheep and cattle for the
purpose OF feeding out this ensilage
which will also be done under gov
ernment supervision; also the STATE
Agricultural College will have mar
10 keep record OF the results.
have not gone into this solely OF
he statements of the Department o
agriculture. but have met livestocl
nen who fed beet top ensilage, feed
ing half and half with alfalfa-tha
b, about half ton OF ensilage an'
alf ton of alfalfa-makes splen
Id food ration. and that their re
ults we're very satisfactory. Unfor
unately. however. none Of thes
en- kept cost account, so that W
p not know the exact figures. but
oked good enough for US to tr
i on large scale. and we are keep
3 accurate figures and Will sa
at the construction OF the siloe
d getting the tops In is costing u
average OF about 81 ton.
II must be evident to every ha
pwer on this tract that he woul
better of II there we're enoug
estock owned by the farmers o
project to consume much NOR
the hay. We are now making e,
effort to find outside markets
undoubtedly will be able
Fe the better quality of the ha
'ng the winter at satisfactor
yes, but as you know. there is
lderable amount OF hay that wa
do .A I'D uyh