Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-05-22
FARM BUREAU
NOTES

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beans are being planted with silag
corn using about 5 pounds so!
beans per acre. These are cut will
the corn and both tramped int
| the silo. A aried and better bal
anced green feed is the result.
COLLEGE. Now while so man!
are finishing High School is a very
good time to study college eatalogs
and learn of courses and the train.
ling that college gives. The Uni.
yersity OF Idaho gives excellenf
courses and our slogan should be
1.-The University of Idaho for Idaho
people. Competition now requires
IA college training.
CUTWORMS. Cutworms feed
at night, cutting off the stems of
many young plants just at the sur
face of The ground. A poisoned
bran bait is scattered at nightfall
which is atractie to them and is a
will be given next week
WOOL PRICES. The WOOL mar
ket, especially for medium grade, is
considered stronger than 2 weeks
ago. A sales committee for the
Boise Valley Wool Pool was appoint
ed at Nampa last Tuesday. The To-
cal pool now contains 1000 pounds
Next Thursday May 29th is the last
day for receiving wool at the Pay
cite warehouse in charge of the
County Agent.
STORE EGGS. During May eggs
have higher production percentage
than price percentage. If ranchers
and town families would store eggs
at home now they could be used for
for home use in December while
fresh laid December eggs could be
marketed at 55c per dozen. We pre-
fer fresh egg keep to water glass.
STAT THE ROOSTER. Egg
Matching season is now passed and
he ranch rooster can take a vaca-
ion antff NEXT February II he is
| quality bird do not kill or sell him
1ut either confine or hobhle him
during the hot season
When fertilized eggs spoil so readily
\ hobble between knees permits our
'ooster to pick his living readily
md does not permit fertilization of
sgglets. Unfertilized eggs keep (
much better than where roosters |
nate with laying hens.
BOUNTIES. Many small boys |
earn with regret that the state |
county on gophers and squirrels |
vas removed by our last legislature |
2anchers are getting 100 per cent. |
ontrol poisoning squirrels and so |
'er cent control poisoning gophers /
Ising the Farm Bureau mixtures /
The cost is about &c per varmint.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Last
saturday our Farm Bureau Execu-t
i've Committee met to discuss pro-
,ress of projects. Present were !
T. H. Woods, NJ. S. Nesbitt, John /
Hill, A. R. ingalls, and A A. Stet-
Ter. Pest control (including wee
ill dairy, labor, clover and roads 1
we're discussed. To succeed A. c.
,ogswell resigned, the President ap-
'ointed Mr.. Eastman as sponsor for
he project on roads. The Club !
eader Miss Strong, reported about |
SO enrollments in canning, poul
ry, pig, corn and calf clubs or
bout the same number that she has
nrolled in Washington County.
TENANT HOUSE. Married men
re more plentiful and dependable
or ranch work than single men.
build a tenant house and your ranch
abor boards itself at $500 per
month"; Build now.
RANCH BOYS AND GIRLS. Our
anch boys and girls are in compe-
ition with each other IN growing
etter pigs, calves, poultry, and to
o better canning OF vegetables and
ruits. In July the County Club
.eader, Miss Strong, plans to have
public inspection trip, so that
anchers may see just what club
york in accomplishing.
APPLE STORAGE. Providing
ou have an apple crop you will be
nterested in an underground type
( storage. A small model is dis
layed in the office of the Idaho-Ore
on Fruit Association. 1t may be
uilt at less than half the cost of
ood storage, and is more satisfac-
ory.
The County Agent.