The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-23
Post Falls. April 26. 1918

Post rails, April 26, 1911
II am not at all surprised tina
there would be criticism OF you
work In the department. Any tim,
you pull of anything of any impor
lance to the growers someone who
has been profiting at the growers
expense gets squeezed little and II
PUSHES into print and makes an aw.
full fuss and stears as far away from
the truth and facts as possible
There is no criticism in north Idaho
OF you in regard to hay. Anyone
knows, who has been in the game al
all, If we could have gotten cars
there would be no hay left.
| Respectfully,
CHARLES WAGGONER,
Deputy Farm Markets Depart
ment for Northern Idaho"
Meridian, April rs, 1918
Dear Sir:
I'm reply to your favor Of the %,
will say frankly haven't any in
formation from farmers that would
indicate feeling of criticism on the
part Of the hay grower. We bought
some 100 tons of hay early last fall
for patrons of the Boise Cooperative
Creamery company at $500 a ton
and the balance of good hay in this
vicinity has sold at that figure and
there will be but very little left of
the old crop.
I'm fairness to your office If your
advice to hay growers caused stock
to 60 elswhere to feed, where did
they 60? In what number? How
much was saved to feeder, etc? A
close survey of those statements
often show that somebody was mis-
taken.
T. M. McDERMoTT,
President Ada County Farm
Rupert, April 20, 1918.
II read your letter in regard to
your action in the matter of the
price of hay for last year before the
Rupert Grange of which l am master,
and also before the executive COM
mittee meeting of the farm bureau,
and in each case a motion was made
and unanimously carried commend
ing your action, and / have heard
many expressions of hearty approval
of your work. / am very much graft
fed to be able to convey to you this
information as l consider your work
of the greatest Importance and can
assure you Of the loyal support of
the farmers of this section.
&c. E. BOUSE,
President Minidoka County Farm
Bureau and Master of Rupert
Grange"
Boise, May 8, 1918.
II think that the bulletin put out
by your department advising farmers
to hold for $12.50 to SIS per ton
was justifiable, as l believe that this
price is fair. to both growers and
feeders.
While we had but very little sur
plus hay in this county, all that was
placed on the market could have
been sold at SIS had it not, been for
the car shortage and other conditions
over which we had no control.
"F. L. WILLIAMS,
County Agricultural Agent Ada
County"
Twin Falls, May 4, 1918.
"In answer to your circular of
April %, would say that on account
of the way you handled the hay
problem and the sale of hay last
winter, you are most cordially liked
and appreciated in this county, and
especially in the rural districts and
particularly on the Salmon tract,
where you had a chance of talking
to the farmers and explaining the
way you had of managing things.
DONALD MCLEAN,
County Agricultural Agent, Twin
Falls County"
"Rexburg, Idaho.
There is some criticism in this
county as to the actions of the farm
markets department. Yet at the
same time we hear of favorable COM
ments as to their action. In general,
think the results were quite salts
factory The sheepmen and cattle
men thought that the price of hay |
was fixed somewhat high at SIS per |
ton. Some of the farmers are now
saying had they offered their hay at |
! lower price all the hay would have
been bought in this section; as it is
now we have three to four hundred
tons of hay in the county. l am sure
his hay would have reached a mar
ket and netted the farmers SIS per
,on had we been able to secure the
,ars, as l received several inquiries
or hay during the past winter.
ID. P. MURRAY,
County Agricultural Agent Madi-
son County"
Springfield, April 20, 1918.
II thought last fall, and still
hink, that your advice on the hay
question was right. / hope to prove
t by the final results from my sheep,
tut cannot speak yet. Fifteen-dollar
lay, with other prices considered,
vas right last year and l do not know
my state to which sheep men could
ave gone and Jared better. Some
armers were not consistent, neglect
ng to sell when they could hoping
or more than SIS, many of them.
ARTHUR J. SNYDER,
President Bingham County Farm
Bureau"
Later: "This may interest you.
have sold the 500 eve lambs I /
ought last November. In the bunch {
vere twenty-five wethers by mistake,
of which / still have on
and. During the time lost from