American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-08-08
FARM BUREAU T

Farm bureau membership in Idaho
has grown from 5000 to $4,000 in the
last three years. The 1920 member
ship campaign is expected to bring
the roll up to 20, 1000. There are 600
communities organized, in 3S farm
bureaus, with 2100 community COM
mitteemen. In 1917 there were 5000
members, with 300 communities or
ganized. in Is farm bureaus, with 500
community committeeman, In 1918
there were 5000 members, with 500
communities organized, in 32 farm
bureaus with 1900 community commit
teemen,
Farmers along the highway from
Weiser to Caldwell, Boise, Gooding,
Twin Falls and thence to Salt Lake,
were interviewed last week by a re-
preventative of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, who had been
sent out direct from Washington, d..
C.. to ascertain whether the farm bu-
reau work was reaching the rural
population in the western states. This
man, o. S. Fisher, Saturday night
completed a 1000 mile motorcycle
Journey through California, Oregon
Washington, Idaho and Utah, on which
he asked hundreds of farmers wheth-
or they were receiving extension di-
vision service, and whether they were
benefited by it and approved it. He
rported, while at the extension divi-
sion offices in Boise, that his findings
were extremely favorable to the ser
vice,
Madison and Fremont counties are
planning a big, joint excursion and
farm bureau picnic for August 5. Dean
e. j. Eddings of the state college OF
agriculture will be present, as well
as Director L. w. Fluharty of the ex-
tension division, County Agent Lead
err F. l.. Williams and other extension
workers.
q" Other farm bureau picnic dates for
the season are: Jefferson county,
August 6; Washington, August IA;
Payette, August Is; Gooding, Septem-
Der 1; Bonner, Priest River picnic,
August 20.
Inspection of fourteen fields OF
11cklOW WHEAT III SdSoid SOohhs ~
certification, and of about thirty fields
in Jerome county, according to b.. f
Sheehan. field agronomist of the ex'
tension division, that some of the besl
seed to be had was being grown there
Final inspection is to be made after
threshing. The certified seed is t.
be handled through the farm bu'
reaus. Farmers in these counties ART
more than satisfied with the impor
lance of the Standardization and pur'
seed work.
A visit by H. A. Scullen, bee spec
ialist, revealed that honey production
is one of the important unused re
sources of Benewah county. 1t II
estimated that no less than $4,000
per year is going to waste in tina
county through failure to utilize thi
resource.
Lincoln county is on the lookou
for a county nurse, being the lates
county to have appropriated funds 10
this service, Power and Canyo
counties also have appropriation
made for this work, and iGoodinI
county has a nurse in h field. Koo
enai reports that similar action is Ill
civ to be taken there in the near fl
ture.
More thar 300 dead grasshoppel
on a space the size of a hat wei
counted on the field of a Lewis coul
ty farmer who supposed the use
poisoned bait had been a failure c
his farm. He had not looked for Il
dead hoppers. Thirty thousand pound
of poison have been used, with mo-
than 10000 pounds of bran, in pc
soning hoppers in Lewis county.
Payette county farm bureau mer
bers are constructing 25 or mo
storage cellars, being guided by a m
del supplied by the farm bureau. IT
cellars have a capacity of about Gig
cars of apples each.
Bear Lake, Bannock, Camas, Koc
enai, Power and Blaine are amol
the counties in which he railroa
are participating in the squirrel-ki
ing campaign. Arrangements for {
operation in the several counties a
different. In some instances the IA
road does all the work, through Sc
ton crews, in others the railro
leaves the matter in the hands of t
farm bureau, but pays the bills;
others it is arranged that the c'
shall be assessed against the railro
and charged on the tax rolls.
The extension division has learn
from the state department of edui
ton OF the arrival OF Mrs. Harr
Adams from Los Angeles to be a tea'
er of dressmaking at the Idaho Tet
nical institute, in Pocatello. This
struction will be conducted under
apprenticeship system, so that the
pill will devote all her time to t
work.
Charles B. Ashton. a graduate
Oregon agricultural college will
gin work next week as field man
the Idaho Seed Growers ASSOCIATE
in cooperation with the extension
vision. to travel throughout the ST
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