Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
Summary of Activity for August
for Western, Southern and
Eastern Counties Given Out
Saturday.

The University of Idaho extension
department headquarters at the state.
house Saturday issued a, summary Of
county agents by counties during the
month of August. The report is pre-.
faced with the following statement:
Each executive committeeman will
play leading part in the annual or
ganization of his farm bureau. He Is
the county leader of his phase of the
program and should attend as many
of the community meetings as possible
The farm bureau plan endeavors tc
first determine the important prob
lem or problems of the community
then plan to solve these by organized
effort. The slogan being, do one thing
1T q time and do 1t well.
The farm bureau will accomplish
just so much as the members will
betterment of community agriculture
and each should take part in planning
the program for his community.
The 1920 campaign will be carried
forward somewhat as follows: Dates
to be varied in counties:
Community committee meetings
September to October Is.
Advisory council meetings, october
] to october 80
Community organization meetings
October Is to November so.
ANNUAL county reorganization meet
ing, December to December 81.
County project committee meetings
January ! to January 81.
Organize ton of program OF work
February / to February %.
Livestock-A total of 1,457 sheep
have been shipped to the Omaha mar
ket by members of the county farm
bureau. Twenty three head were
lost in transit, freight rate was $1.l4
cwt, commission IL cents per head
caretaker. IL cents per head. making
a net to the farmers of IL and ID
cents per pound for lambs. tops, $3.50,
ewes and wethers, SIS to s11.I5.
Dairying--t'uly 10 silos are under
process of construction at the present
time. Silage corn is not quite up
to normal due to heat and lack of wa
ter. Fourteen dairy herds have been
tested for T. b. with only 4 re-actors.
Seed-Clover seed crop is of unusual
quality and is being contracted at 42c
per pound in the dirt. The water
shortage has successfully demon :
strated to number of the farmers
that alfalfa seed responds advantage
ously to less water during the seed
forming period This will be valu-
able lesson for the alfalfa seed indus
try for future years.
Weed control-Sodium Arsenic and
Sodium Arsenate are giving excellent
results III lht poiSoiih5 VI ~oit''''
Thistle. .
Livestock-Tarm bureau members
have pooled their orders for hay and
Mr.. Coffin. the president, has sue
ceeded in the purchase of ZOO tons 10
either be shipped into the county or
fed where purchased. Part of this
amount is from Oregon and part from
southwestern Idaho. Silos, both for
interesting the
farms in the Tyhee community.
Two carloads of dairy cattle were
shipped from the county. Some fine
milk cows being sold as low as $50
per head, the low price being due to
shortage of feed in the county. Twen-
ty-nine carloads of mixed beef cattle
have been shipped comparatively by
farm bureau members to eastern mar
xets.
BEAR LAKE.
Organization-The club excursion
held August % was a great success.
An interesting feature of the excursion
was the judging work demonstrated by
the pig and calf club members at La
mark.
Livestock High prices of hay are
making it necessary for much cattle
to be shipped out. Baled hay is being
held at from $50 TO $50 +. o. b. The
farm bureau is conducting survey
to determine the prospective conuitions
of the cattle and hay situation for the
coming winter.
Crops-At a recent meeting II was
decided to stand by last years prices
for threshing with the exception OF
the dry farmers, where the scale was
raised Il cent per bushel
Pests-A survey is being made for
the gathering of results of the ground
squirrel campaign.
BLAINE.
Livestock - Sixty eight cows were
tested during August. This proves TO
he a great stimulus to the dairy in
dustry and is suggesting to the dairy
men the organization of permanent
association.
Crops-At least Is men are making
preparations to sow pure wheat seed
next spring. In most cases the dem