The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-05-20
AMONG THE FARM
BUREAUS


tour county dairy and silo excur-
.hrough Cache vally, in southern
n ID ~ and northern Utah, is planned
tho farm bureaus of Bear Lake,
ock Oneida and Franklin coun-
j, Iune a. %, and 90 Farmers in
sose counties win meet at Preston for
s..or lime "a, and from there will
od through Lewiston, Richmond,
.,,thfield. Hyde Park, Greenville, and
.rsn visiting dairy herds, factories
\ nd farmers.
Iatah County Fights Weeds
Tho Latah county commissioners
400 issued an order declaring the
,,ntv 70 be a weed district and NAM
10 weeds which are considered nox-
,us instruction for fighting these
Gods have been published, through
generation with the county farm bur-
;. au.
Dead Squirrels In Holes
In Investigating report that poison
n oats failed to kill squirrels at Ash
m. County Agent ]. e. White of FIRE.
n ,Ort county dug up number of holes
h nd found an average of five dead
n mirrels In each hole. Only about ten
N ercent of the dead ones were on the
N 10 Of the ground. County Agent White
N eports that 95 per cent of the men
Ii ding the oats are satisfied with the
sults.
h Corn For North Idaho.
Ii Three pound samples of six varieties
Nj pure strain corn have been ordered
d rom South Dakota for demonstration
d anting under variety of conditions
ID Boundary county. Sunflowers will
d planted quite extensively for silage.
b Club Boosts SilOs.
The Montpelier Boosters club is CO
perating with the Bear Lake county
IT, Prm bureau in encouraging farmers
build silos. The club offers to put
b 50 per cent of the total cost of the
st silo on condition that, IL the de-
Onstration is successful, the farmer
d ball refund to the club. If the demon
ration fails, the club loses with the
mer.
Indian Service Fights SQUIRRELS.
Al the request Of the Benewah coun-
farm bureau, the office of Indian
fairs appropriated $1,000 from tribal
!. Pnds to eradicate the ground SQUIRRELS
Om nuoccupied Indian lands of the
!. peur d Alene reservation. This money
!. as placed in the hands of w. e.
!. ouch, rodent control leader of the
:. diversity extension division, and his
sistant, ID. d. Green.
Better Chance For Tenants.
y y Taylor, farm management de-
|. 0nslrafor OF the university extension
:. vision, and a committee from the
!. Fnewah county farm bureau, recent +
went over with the Indian agent of
Occur d Alene reservation the
nut Of leases of Indian lands,
10 q result that changes in lease
rms are In prospect which the farm
i'au members feel will make leases
ny satisfactory to the tenents.
i"eney-one Benewah county farm
nave begun to keep farm accounts
result of Mr.. Taylor's visit to the
uny. = ''
1000 Cattle Tested
AppiOxlmately 1000 head of cattle
" Rsted for tuberculosis i'm the vi
y Oh 81. Maries by DIR. E. T.
'aa ana DIR. w. r. Kidwer. state
'aaarians. Only 25 head were
~ . be infected with tuberculo-
ana 20 head of these were in two
s1OOrlng dairy herds, the infection
lra. I" ''"sie
Three Carloads OF Cattle
~ carioads of dairy cattle are
purchased for the junior and
~ members of the Ada county
bureau. S. F. Gearhart, repre-
rs 'ne Jersey breeders, William
''''Ssersmith, the Holstein. and p