Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-10-09
FARM BUREAU
NOTES

era indirectly causing loss OF dairI
stock by bloat. Several head have al
ready died because no one kept then
in sight and gave prompt treatment
|. when they did bIoat- Some use q
. commercial bloat remedy. others use
trocar to stick them with which
permits Of the metal cannula tube
being left IN the animal for a few
days thus permitting the better es-
cape of the accumulated gas. A
knife is very seldom satisfactory
as the incision is so very narrow
that the tissues are likely to close
the wound and not permit the es-
cape of gas as does the cannula used
with the trocar. Meantime better
see that the cattle get plenty OF salt
! so that they drink heartily before
they go out for their forenoon feed
ing Prevention of bIoat is better
than cure and we advise due atten-
tion to this feature.
| WHEAT SEED. Last year many
ranchers waited until spring before
purchasing their spring seed wheat
and at that late date they found
available only second and third class
quality and their yields were small
in proportion to the quality OF this
seed During the last few weeks a
number of ranehers have been in
quiring for first quality wheat seed.
both Blue Stem and Dicklow var
ieties. The average rancher can store
this as cheaply as the scotsman and
purchasing this fall makes doubly
sure of it being what he wants for
seeding next spring.
STOCK BEETS. This season sew
eral growers planted and grew
MangeI Wurtzel Stock Beets and now
report themselves well pleased with
their crop MI r. NJ. Jennings. of
Valley View and Mrs. S. C. Dean of
South Fruitland have small fields
of these beets and already We have
had inquiries from poultrymen as
to the source Of supply for Mangel
wurtzel at ten dollars $4,000 per
ton. A large tonnage is secured per
acre and they make an ideal feed for
dairy cows. poultry and all ranch
stock
BARLEY. We believe that more
Barley should be grown in Payette
County next year than was grown
this past year Dairymen are begin
ming to realize that crushed barley
and corn insilage and alfalfa hay are
almost an ideal combination for
butter-fat production During the
last few years barley has been a
much more profitable crop in Ida
no than oats and in many places
much more profitable than wheat
We suggest that dairymen plan for
a substantial acreage of barley next |
year. We know Of some excellent
seed that is now available and hope
that it may be purchased for spring
seeding rather than used for stock /
feed during the coming winter.
STORAGES. During these days
of car shortage the apple grower
with a storage of his own has moi
worries for fear that freezes or
labor strikes or car shortages will
delay the apple harvesting. He is /
rushing his apples into cold storage
where they are kept in fine shape |
until after the harvesting when he |
will begin packing them. Thus one
crew is kept on the job throughout
the picking and packing seasons.
From the interest shown in storages
during the last ten days We predict
that fully twenty-five more storages
will be built before another fruit /
harvest rolls around
BLAcKLEG CONTROL. The lat
ter part of next week we plan to be
vaccinating calves in East Fruitland. |
Owners OF young cattle. from one
month to fifteen months, should
not delay vsccinating as this is
done free wherever 8 number of
stockmen get ready on the same
date so that at least one hundred
calves may be vaccinated in given
community on that date. During the
last two years many calves have
been lost in that vicinity and il you
are interested in having your young
cattle vsccinated on Friday, October
II, phone the Farm Bureau office
any afternoon prior to that date.
OFFICE HOURS. Altho we are
out of town most of the time yet
the County Agent keeps Mondays
and Saturdays as office days. How, !
ever someone is there every after
noon tipping correspondence and an
swering phone calls.
THE COUNTY AGENT.