Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-01-17
TURNING RATS TO ACCOUNT
Japanese Authorities Anticipate SUBJ
stantiaI Revenue From Leather
Made From Hides OF Pests.

/ In the neighborhOOd Of Aomori. ia.
I pan, the hides Of squirrels are tanned
and used as carpets. neckcloths and
for other purposes. This has sug-
gested to Doctor Hasegawa Kiyonari,
head of the Hasegawa hospital at
Osaka who Is a member of the Osaka
municipal assembly. the possibility of
turning to good account the hides OF
the numerous rats bought by the mu-
nicipal authorities, in view of the
great advance In the price OF hides
and leather. Doctor Hasegawa ap-
preached the authorities with the pro-
posal, which was favorably received.
They accordingly tanned the skins of
TWO rats and sought the opinion OF
dealers as 10 what the leather would
sell for The dealers estimated that
the skin OF one rat was worth 20 sen
In Its raw condition. The public health
authorities are now devlsng special
means Of disinfecting and tanning rat
skins.
II is estimated that great sum
could have been obtained by tanning
the hides OF one-thlrd OF the rats
bought by the Osaka municipal au-
thorities during the last twenty years
COUNTY HAY GROWERS
ASSOCIATION.
The following communication from
Weldes Veazie, manager of the Lincoln |
county Hay Growers Association takes /
up a vital question for our farmers. es-
pecially those who grow hay for sale.
While Mr.. Neazie writes more particu-
larlyof the Jerome tract his activities |
apply equally to other parts OF the
Every farmer in Lincoln county
hould fully understand the purpose of
his association how it was organized.
What Il has done. what il is doing and
What may be expected by members and
~ the county at large. The following
statement, though necessarily brief
IN each head. should be carefully con-
iidered
In November our county agent II. G.
Avery, completed trip of Investigation
- to the market for hay in northern Id
no. Oregon and Washington. Though
at the start. to take or
ers. business was offered from many
directions and he placed numerous or
ers throughout the county. This trip
vas made on authority of the Lincoln
ounty Farm Bureau. ard was success
al in advertising Lincoln county hay in
1any markets.
shortly after his return the county
gent together with certain ranchers OF
he Jerome district drew up articles of
greement for the Hay Growers associ-
ton 10 be formed under the Lincoln z
ounty Farm Bureau. The purpose OF
his association was TO organize for the =
roper handling and distribution OF or
ers received by the county agent and Q
18th his cooperation develope further 9
rders for hay. To insure the reliabil-1 q
y OF shipments to buyers. TO standard
ie quality and TO deveiope and main 2
'in good reputation in all markets
he National association rules for grad I
* adopted by the state were adopted
y the association and an inspector ap-
ointed py our farm markets depart
lent. The inspectors business was 10
rade hay for the protection OF custom =
The organization OF the hay growers L
AIDE rapid progress in Canyon Side q
south OF Jerome) and in the Jerome G
strict Scattering subscriptions came 5
ON other sections of the county. A Q
tai Of 1900 tons was subscribed. Even y
rior to actual organization business T
as transacted and a considerable nun n
n OF shipments were made At fromsfS "
'r ton. lowest price tos22 highest price Y
nder this association no subscriber is u
'mpelled to sell hay through the asso- a
alton. Al the date OF organization hay g
as selling 10 independent shippers at y
bout SIS I. o. b cars. shortly after ~
e association started though the g
neral market had not improved. as V
gh as $40, (. o. b. was paid by dealers "
Jerome and other parts OF the county >
The continued open winter brought
amp in the hay market raaging TO an of
treme in northern markets, Of 81 per Of
n. e,