The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-17
+, Emil COUNTY IN BRIEF
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eli az light and heat, are soms
y .ot far distant to be secured
JAY a. the white coal of this remark
bic stream.
n Wormy Apples.
y, the salmon country there are
- nj the usual pests and plaques
w Instance, nobody ever saw .
ar,,v ample that grew in the Salmon
ann,rv Apples, pears. plums, cher
sos strawberries and the harder
VS. are produced to perfection in
,.I,ndes of 1000 to 1000 feet, while
,se lower attitudes peaches and
,rres are unfailing crops.
crains Of all kinds indigenous to
.andes that compass the range in
Uni county are produced here, in
ading wheat, barley, oats, rye, ETC.,
s;Ia notatoes seem to have their
ct habitat in this county.
,,ural Habitat Of Alfalfa.
Where alfalfa is grown by irriga-
as in the Salmon country, there
n he no sterile fields and abandon
homes. Where alfalfa grows
osner;ty must be perpetual, as fer
Nv Is everlasting. Lemhi county
Lemhi Spud.
rdeed. Mr.. Lemhi Spud has high
20 in the agricultural world, where
has met every competitor and van
shed them all and severally. In
eompetitive baking contest at the
cago Land Show with 5000 rivals,
Temhi Spud was decorated with
hlue ribbon. Now comes Prof.
mott who decides that all Lem
snnds should be Communicated
the seed to plant all the CONNER
fields in Idaho for future crops.
scientific spud man finds the
perfect quality in the, Lemhi
As Prof Bennett is national
bority on various farm products.
estimate is that the Lemhi spud
hid command premium of not
than one dollar a hundred for
ment exclusively for seed.
he farmer this year marketed
potatoes from his ranch near
hon which averaged a cash re-
OF $3.50 an acre for his crop.
lands will produce auxiliary
of greatest value with alfalfa.
to five tons to the acre is |
bnservative estimate, with three !
ngs over greater part of the (
Nv. The Importance Of this crop
publed over it's production in its
of nativity in the Lemhi land of
=. adoption. 1t doubles the yield /
!. heat crops, potato crops, sugar
4. crops and other grains and
es in the Lemhi rotations. Al
q Is one of the essential elements /
1T e perpetuity of our fertility. It
n Veritable life saver when passing
,Ad ries are to be considered.
M re should be modern goddess
igation. The science Of irriga-
!. is to save the human family
extinction by starvation. Lem
unity is the logical home Of this
IS. She could look from a
on the sunny slope Of the
rs mountains at the silver
- rs Of irrigation water that
life to agriculture by gravita-
from unfailing springs to the
q rated fields. The Lemhi fields
the most shining example Of
bal irrigation under perfect con-
with splendid results. These
\ streams bring more fertility /
Lemhi fields than could be
by a hundred horses. |:
~ livestock grower will find spe-
. n lvantages in the Lemhi valley.
IN btional forests are well directed =
N y The range can never be
- ID, SO it is an asset of per-
E(f ey. The public range is al
~ largely in proportion to the
y and holdings. There is no ov-
~ hing of the ranges to disap- :
= he resident stockman. He is
referred class, and the official
sion from the forest Office is
y many times the range fee to-
gent Iwer
lans Industry Now Paramount. Ii
.es q cattle industry has been the i,
10 d Of revenue of prime impor. e
4 N bonn pioneer days to the imme-
a. ast. The sheep industry is a
raMount in the Salmon coun- 9
s,a ne sheep growing business is 4
IA ore permanent basis in this