The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-25
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School at PocatellO Offers Some
suggestions to Help
the Farmers
WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION

The enactment of more adequat
state laws to control sheep-killin;
dogs is urged by Secretary Houston
in letter Just sent to the governor
IN twenty states. Farmers, he says
are discouraged in many instance
from keeping sheep on account O
the danger of damage by dogs. At
tention is called to the CAREFUL,
drawn and apparently well-enforcet
laws of New York and Pennsylvania
which are set forth in Farmers Bull
letin No. 935. 1t will be interesting
to see what the legislature doe!
along this line to protect this very
important industry in Idaho.
Put Implements in Repair Before
Spring
All users of farm implements
should anticipate, so far as practic.
able, the necessity for repairs and
requirements sufficiently in advance
of the working season to make Is
possible to put their implements in
good working condition before the
spring operations begin. Manufact-
urers and dealers declare that If they
can know sufficiently in advance the
needs of the farmers for repair parts
these parts can be supplied when they
are needed.
| A little attention given the repair
| of the seeder, the potato planter, the
grain binder or mower may mean the
| difference between a favorable start
or a delay that amounts to serious
loss. The seeding time and harvest
time are days too valuable to be
taken up with unnecessary repair of
implements. 1t is good management
to look the farm implements over
now before the pressure of farming
operations makes every day too short.
Look ahead little and save time and
money.
Pure-Bred Sires Prove Their Worth
Southern Idaho is fast becoming
a section of large dairy interests.
This state can profit by the exper-
fence of the leading dairy state, Wis
consin, where they have concluded
to use nothing but pure bred sires
turnout their state.
Wisconsin dairymen and farmers,
DESTROYS of increasing their profits
and adding still greater honors to
their already famous dairy state,
have Joined in statewide cam
paign to eliminate the scrub bull and
use only pure-bred sires. The record
made last year in the Brown County
Contrasting association typifies the
merits of pure-bred bulls and illus
trates why, farmers and dairymen
will not tolerate the scrub. In this
association twelve cows qualified for
the register of production. All of
these cows were daughters of pure
bred sires, six of them being dauga-
tiers of one sire. The five best herds
in the association are hea ded by
pure-bred sires, while the five poor
est herds are all headed by grade or
scrub sires. The herds of those
farmers, who used pure-bred sires
averaged eighty-fire pounds more fat
a COW than those using grades or
scrubs. Last year eight of the men,
bers purchased pure-bred sires of
known breeding to replace their
scrubs.
Hay Should Be Increased % Per Cent
A 25 per cent increase in the pro-
ductiOn of hay, in order to maintain
and If possible, to increase the supply
of live stock, is recommended by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. The. production of hay in
the United States in 1918 was only
so, 100000 tons, as compared with
SO, 100000 in 1917, and 11,000,-
600 in 1915. This falling off was due
to unfavorable seasons and to plow-
ing up meadow lands for other crops
grain production.
Promising Agricultural Development
There are $500 county agents in
the United States, representing more
than 80 per cent of the agricultural
counties and 81 per cent of the agri-
culture.
The Farm is Fundamental
We are founded as nation of |
farmers, and in spite of the great |
growth of our industrial life, it still |
remains true that our whole system
rests upon the farm, that the well
fare of the whole community de-
Ponds upon the welfare Of the
farmer The strengthening of
country life is the strengthening of
the whole Naturalization Roose-
welt.
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