The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-20
Farmers Buy Fair Grounds.

The Bingham county farm bureau
has purchased the entire holdings of
the Southeastern Idaho Fair associa-
ton, consisting of 26 acres, lying
within the city limits of Blackfoot
and including race track, grandstand,
bleachers, exhibit halls, stalls, etc. The
plant is valued at approximately $25,-
900. The purchase was financed by
stock subscription. The farmers now
will be able to control the dates for
their fall exhibits, and to keep out
outside attractions which they deem
undesirable. Plans, are being drawn
for additional buildings on the grounds
and construction work on large scale
will start with the coming Of spring
Steers and Lambs Placed.
Il. w. Stephens, assistant county
agent of Bingham county has placed
$40 feeder steers and 1000 lambs among
the farmers Of the county. Mr..
Stephens is directly in charge Of live.
stock work Of the county farm bureau.
100 at Community Meeting.
The seasons farm bureau crganiza-
ton work in Twin Falls county start
ed with a meeting in Cedar Draw com
munity. at which 100 persons were
present William Hicks was chairman
Pest control. clover seed Improvement
poultry work, dressmaking and dress
form work and club work were the
items OF the program adopted
Save Money on Sacks.
Farmers Of lorenzo community in
Jefferson county have bought their
potato sacks comparatively. at saving
of three cents per sack.
Looks Bad For The Rabbits.
The budget for the rabbit extermi.
nation project of the Power county
farm bureau, as presented to the coun-
ty commissioners, calls for the pur-
chase of 500 ounces Of strychnine sui
phate and $500 ounces of strychnine
alkaloid. The commissioners purchas-
ed threefourths of mile of rabbit
wire, for use in the rabbit drives. A
sclNS ~ 10 oE It uTlNeS LHlS Idll v
planned.
Enter for Chicago Show.
Three grain entries. for the Interna-
tional Livestock show, to be held at
Chicago in December, have been oh
tanned in Camas County. The farm
bureau reports that these samples have
beer carefully selected and that there
is possibility of winning honors for
the county and state.
Ministers Study Health Problem.
Miss Mary Rust, home health dem.
onstrator Of the farm bureau in Good.
ing county, recently addressed an as.
semblage OF ministers who were hold.
ing rural conference at Gooding col
elege. They expressed much interest
in the possibility of such work being
carried on in their own counties Many
asked for literature and were anxious
for classes in home nursing.
Health Stunt For Roll Call.
At health meetings conducted In
Canyon county communities last month
under farm bureau auspices, women
present answered the roll call by tell
ing. "How l pursuaded my children to
eat green vegetables"
$4,000 Crops Saved.
Preliminary reports from the squir
rel poisoning campaign that has been
conducted in Kootenai county the last
season show that $4,000 worth OF
crops were saved on 1880 acres and
that $3,25O worth of crops were lost
These figures represent reports of 15(
farmers. Others are yet to report.
Seeds Spuds for Yakima.
The Kootenai county farm bureau
has completed the sale of 400 sacks %
Melted Gem seed potatoes, to go t,
growers at Yakima, Wash. The price
was about 80 per cent higher thar
for commercial potatoes although M
extra sorting was required.
Bear Lake to Fight Pests.
At a farm bureau community com
mittee meeting at Fish Haven, in Beal
Lake county, a concise program o.
work for 1920 was outlined Squirrel,
and gophers, rabbits and sparrows anf