The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-12

AMONG THE IDAHO
FARM BUREAUS

ers' association has been organize
for the purpose of helping the hor
ticultural inspector enforce sprayin
regulations, and to prepare for use
full actions relative to CROWN
marketable fruit.
Nine tons of stumping powde
have been distributed by the Bound
airy county farm bureau at whole
sale prices to the farmers and tn
county commissioners.
The Oneida county farm bureau
and Malad Commercial club hav'
started silo campaign to remed.
a feed shortage situation which las
year required the shipping Of $50,
600 worth of feedstuff into thu
county. Phases of the campaign arr
to be the encouragement of grow
ing cheaper feeds; the purchasing
and loan of silo forms; the purchase
of seed for 20 silo demonstration
plots; countrywide silo excursions in
June and September; and commun.
ity excursions to the demonstration
plots in September.
Owners of farm flocks in thirty
six county communities will COOP
crate this year in the shearing of
$4,000 sheep. These animals are
owned by about 600 farmers. The
annual wool pool will be closed this
year on May Is, according to present
plans.
Ten Minidoka county boys and
two girls have bought pure-bred
Shorthorn calves of Sullivan Bros,
of Rupert, at prices ranging from
$3.50 to 1925 each, for carrying on
their calf club work. The young
sters borrowed the money at the
bank, signging one-year notes at 5
per cent interest.
Camas county dairymen have or
ganized a Holstein bull association
with 14S cows, in four blocks aver
aging thirty-seven each.
The Cassia county farm bureau
has employed ]. w. Barber as as
sistant county agent, in charge of
potato demonstration work. Thirty
five of the best potato growers in
the eight irrigated communities of
the county will plant demonstration
plots which will be conducted under
the direction of E. R. Bennett, field
horticulturist and potato specialist
of the university extension division.
Mr.. Barber will supervise the work.
The plots will range in size from
one to five acres. The seed to be
used is the best that can be obtained
in the county and has been inspected
and recommended by Mr.. Bennett.
The purpose of conducting the dem
onstrations will be to exemplify the
best methods of potato seed treat
ment and production and to get the
growers started in raising certified
potato seed.
E. r. Bennett, field horticulturist
of the university extension division,
recently talked to the Dietrich 1
school children on Identification of
the school house lawn and the plant
ing of a wind break of Russian
olives. The agricultural class will
draw plans of the school ground for
planting in the fall, and will COM
pare it's plans with plans that will |
be drawn by Mr.. Bennett. A lawn
and some trees will be planted this
spring. Mr.. Bennett also gave a
talk to youngsters interested in
gardening, and they decided to or
ganize garden club to grow vege-
tables for use by members of the
canning club.
A revolving fund of $500 for the
purchase of poisoned grain, to kill |
squirrels, has been provided by the
county commissioners, at
the instance of the farm bureau.
The grain will be prepared by the
farm bureau and distributed to the
farmers at cost.
A shipment of twelve tons of
powder, ordered by Project Leader
r. G. Prichard of the Bonner county
farm bureau, to be distributed to
farmers in twenty-one
different communities, makes up a
total of thirty-tive tons to be distri-
buted in the county this spring for
stumping purposes. Cooperative
is saving $4,000 to the
farmers.
The Bonner county commissioners
have appointed twenty-five farm
bureau men as rodent control COM
in the county, have sup
piled them with poison to be dis
.ributed to the farmers at cost and j
nave given them authority to en- Is
force the compulsory determination
act now on the books in the state s
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The Twin Falls county farm II
bureau, in cooperation with the &
Bull Republican, put on a tractor I
glowing demonstration in which t
here were seven machines entered. i
Each entrant plowed one acre, and
records of fuel consumption were t
Kept.
A carload of powder distributed
0y the Bonner county farm bureau
contained 21,S0O pounds. The 7