The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-03

lots by express and freight. Some in
dividuals have also shipped in guam
titles the record of which is not avail
able. 1t is conservative to say thai
over 600 carloads of fruit have gone
from Gem county, and for this fruit
the growers have received good prices
The food conservation drive was
conducted the latter part of October
and resulted in more than 725 pledge
cards being signed. This drive was
under the direction of E. K. Hayes and
was well organized. A house-to-h house
visitation was made. Only Is persons
refused to sign the cards.
Big Potato Year.
Gem county has produced an excep-
tional quantity and quality of pota-
toes the last year. In addition to
home needs, growers have about ~
carloads for shipment when cars can
be secured that will safeguard them
from freezing.
The hay crop this year was only
about 70 per cent of the year 1916.
While more acreage was seeded to
various hay crops, the winter of 1916
II partly killed the older fields of al
falfa and clover. This shortage has
been provided for by means of the
corn crop, which was saved in silos
and we will be able to take care of
the usual number of sheep and cattle.
The home gardening campaign pro-
voked ready response on the part of
Gem county citizens and their chill
dren.
Vacant lots which were available
were generally planted. Many boys
in the county schools were enlisted,
most of whom worked in home gar
dens and plots under the direction of
their parents. Children were very
busily engaged all the summer at
profitable employment. The result is
that almost every home has a we'll
stored cellar, and the use of these
garden products will mean a saving
n wheat and meat.
The fruit that was dried and canned
vas handled in private homes as there
Ire no canneries or driers of a COM
nercial character in Gem county.
Twice as much fruit was cared for as
Usual. In addition seventy carloads
we're shipped to driers in nearby
'laces. Gem county has the promise
# dryer for 1918, and greatly needs,
n addition, a good cannery.
Wool Filled SO Cars
The wool clip of Gem county was
good. The carload ship
1ents were 80 cars, and a total of |
lore than 100000 pounds has been J
old. Sheepmen are doing their ut ,
lost to provide as large an output |
f wool as is possible. h
At Pearl there are two groups of r
lines, which are working. They are v
lie HeclaBasque group and the :,
incoln. Both are handicapped by I
sason of the shortage of fuel sup e
lies. So far, prospecting and en-
rging facilities for production have 5
osorbed all energies and the actual n
-oduct marketed has been small. c
The lumber production of Gem :
'unty has been large. One large
ill and two smaller ones have pro-
iced about 100000 feet of lumber, \
great deal of which has been
tipped. The monthly payrolls of the =
mber interests have ranged for the :
ar from $4,000 to $4,000 per |
onth. Between 300 and 400 men
we been employed in Gem county in
is work.
This has meant a growing popula
m and the building of about 125
W buildings in the county.
In the work of meeting the war
eds of the government Gem coun-
people have been practically unit
d have been unified in their inter-
S by the great undertaking.