Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-11
Monthly Review Given Of Farm
Bureau Work in Various Counties
Of the State by ~" Extension

schools. and il found advisable IN COM
mittee meetings to be held in Paris
and other communities to have a
wheat standardization project such
will be carried on in 1920.
Dairying-A survey of the county is
being taken to ascertain the prospect
i've support from farmers OF a COW
testing association. also to list all
milk and breeding animals to be tested
for tubercu losis.
Livestock-In five DAYS Prem Moore.
poultry specialist, culled IL flocks of
chickens in nine communities. Mr..
Haddock's leghorns of Bloomington
and Mr.. Parker's' Rocks of Marlboro
were found to be first class chickens
and were kept at profit. The other
flocks ranger from fair to poor; 1872
people witnessed these cuttings. One
lady who had culled her own flock
10 days before she met with US at a
demonstration and who had been get
ting one-half dozen eggs each day be-
fore she culled hadn't received an egg
from her flock since she culled. The
culls from the 12 flocks are being
canned or eaten or sold.
Home betterment-166 school chill
dren in three schools have been in
spected by Miss Djupe, health special
ISL, with lf1e 1utd Vi IlnulHR allU1enIS
which we hope through follow up work
to have corrected. This work is to be
continued in other schools.
sENEWAH
Organization-The first community
reorganization meeting was decided
i success. Three live projects were
adopted for 1920; 16 active members
were secured.
Grain Standardization--2O farmers
attended the grain grading school con-
Quoted by the state agronomist. The
| rush of the season prevented many
farmers from attending. A grain sur
vey is being conducted to determine
the best varieties for the county.
Representatives of the
Union stockyards of Spokane and the
Interstate Livestock Brokerage COM
pany are assisting farm bureau mem
bers in cooperative livestock ship
ments. This work is serving as an i'm
portant stimulus to the livestock in
dustry through the use of better sires.
BLAINE
Observation-Disclosures the meet
ings of all community committees and
adoption of temporary local programs
of work the advisory council met Oc-
tober 10; II community chairmen and
executive committeeman were in at
tendance. Special committees were APP
pointed and plans completed for the
annual meeting.
BINGHAM
Organization - The farm bureau
members are pushing the organization
of a fair association to take over the
fair grounds and assure an annual rep
resentative agricultural exhibit here
after. The farm bureau union exhibit
held October % was n marked success.
BONNER
Organization-The farm bureau pic
mic was held October in connection
with the county fair; 500 people were
present. Dean Iddings gave the adj
dress of the day and dedicated the
100000 bridge, the connecting link in
the national parks highway system
Members are cooperating
| in the purchase of seed to be shipped
! in from Washington.
Land Clearing-Plans are under way
for the purchase of carload of dyna-
mite for use by farm bureau members.
Beef Cattle-Project committeeman
are making plans for cooperative
shipments to market and to the live
stock show.
BONNEVILLE
Organizatlon-At the regular meet
/ ing of the executive committee plans
were completed for the reorganization
campaign. Members of the committee
arranged to attend the various COM
munity meetings. During the month
II community committees, the advisory
council and two community organiza-
| ton meetings have been held. The
average attendance at the committee
meetings was five. Two county pro-
ject committee, health and clothing
have been held. Definite plans for the
winter were perfected and schedules
arranged. Special work on these two
projects will be carried on in five COM
munities
| Public Health and Child Welfare
! Demonstrations in home nursing have
been held in nine communities with an
average attendance of 20. Actual dem
| onstrations were given in home care
! of the sick, such as making a bed with
| the patient in it and applying hot COM
! presses and directions were given and
a pneumonia jacket made; seven WIS.,
its were made in the interest of the
| follow-up work of clinics held in Au-
| gust; 10 diet lists were sent out and
\ two calls answered for formulas for
, modified milk feeding
Poultry-The project leader and the
| local leaders of seven communities
| were visited and the schedule made for
| the demonstrations to be given by the
poultry specialist. One caponizing dem
onstration was held and 10 fowls were
| caponiZed.
Clothing-The home demonstration
agent and clothing specialist held
| classes in five communities on clothing
work. The dry cleaning work was very
enthusiastically received with the re-
suit that the Lincoln community will
have community cleaning day every
| two weeks.
CANVAS
Organization--Data is being com
piled to be used in the reorganization
campaign.
Dairying-A cooperative importa-
ton of registered Holsteins are under
way. Six farmers agree to take one
to three animals each, providing good
stick Is available The COW testing
work is being enlarged,
] Crop Improvement-The demonstra-
ton plots have proven peas to be a
profitable crop where irrigation Is
available; in one instance the vine
! growth reached eight feet