The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-29

| warmer ABOUT the tender plant and
its roots. Also when the stalks have
to reach up above the box to get
room, he thinks they develop better
stalks. Mr. Wilson saved a lot OF
weeds on his place and piled them
up along the south and southwest of
the garden spot and fruit trees and
when he thinks we are going to get
/ spring frost, he will set fire to a
pile or two at about O'Clock in the
| morning and create draft and
smudge for the rest of the night to
| keep off the chill He sacked up
| some old straw, too, to be used for
| the same purpose.
Appreciates Friendly Spirit
H. F. Hubbard is in the employ
ment OF the federal government, in
spect1ng sheep in this district now.
1t Is his mission to clean up the scab
among sheep. His wife and son are
keeping house at the Frank Rossiter
place near the Younie nursery and
Mr.. Hubbard comes home at inter-
walls when his work will permit it.
They have lived in Chicago, Denver,
Salt Lake City and other places, and
came to this county in February,
having lived short time at Aber-
deem before moving to Blackfoot.
Mrs Hubbard commented on the
friendly spirit of the people here and
says 1t has been source of surprise
to her when walking to or from town
to have people in an auto overtake
her and stop to take her on. 1t is
so different from Chicago and Denver
that 1t is constant reminder to her
that she is among friends, even tho
they are all strangers. She says it
Is easy to see why people like the
western spirit when they observe
such things as these.
Land With Price
o. Holloway sold his farm at Rose
to Isaac Larsen last fall and moved
to Blackfoot the first of January.
He bought five acres of the Younie
nursery for $4,000. There is a rather
small, but good house on the place
and considerable orchard. 1t is we'll
graded and fenced and has good
water right, but there are not many
buildings. Mr.. Holloway paid $3.50
per acre for the land and has since
had opportunities to sell at the same
price.
Modern Bungalow Erected u
c. J. Wright bought forty acres
OF land a year ago, just west of the
Younie nursery and has built a fine
80 by 46 feet, with full
basement, partitioned off for, fur
mace room, coal ROOM, wash room
and vegetable bins. The house has
six rooms besides closets and bath.
Mr.. Wright did most of the con-
struction work on the house during |
the winter time. He has built a |
good chicken house and a garage |.
and is planning to build large barn
that will contain a full basement,
yranary, machine shed and hay NOW.
Mr.. Wright has been operating a
fresno for the last six weeks with
he hope of getting the land to water
perfectly. After he gets his land in
proper condition he is going to turn
lis attention to raising pure bred
stock.
Farming A Good Game
Albert Evans, who lives one mile
tut of BlackfOot, on the southwest
'dge, after a couple Of seasons farm
ng has concluded that it is a profit
bile industry. He came here from
Oklahoma and says his land has
'een increasing in value, besides net
ing him a profit farming it. Last
ear he raised two acres of potatoes
hat yielded $50 sacks per acre and
.rought $3.50 per acre at $1.25 per
undred.
A Years Experience
J. T., Jones farmed on the reserva-
ion last year and did not make a
uccess of it. He has rented the
enkins farm between the rivers and
putting in a large crop. He says
e is sure he is going to be success
I'll this year, because he understands
etter how to handle the farm. One !.
eason for the failure last year was
ecause the ground was all new. Mr..
ones says he does not care to under
IKE such an experiment again.
Preparing Meadow Land
w. E. Curtis bought fifty acres of
7. A. Clark, between the rivers
bout three miles below Blackfoot.
e has considerable timber on the
ottom lands and is clearing some of
off now. He will put it into
leadows and is going to make
ock ranch of the place. The bot Z
I'm lands are so well protected by =
lie bluff and timber that the wind
nd storms do not trouble them
lere. He is taking animals to fl
asture at $3.50 per head, per month e
nd this makes a big saving to the !,
wners as compared with feeding :,
lie stock high priced hay and do u
e the chores, caring for them in IL
lie busy season.
Rapid Increase in Value
G. w. Jones bought fifty acres in a
le Stevens lane six years ago at v
LOO per acre ad sold it recently for II
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