The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-10
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YIELD DOLLARS D Il
So Says Jimmie Stotts in
The q Capital News
and He Never Tells a
Lie n Ia ID i

Reflective of, the prosperous condi-
ton in the various agricultural COM
munities. of Canyon county it is to be
noted thar three out of every Ave far-
mers in the county own automobiles.
Up to-date~ County Assessor, eCorge
w. Oylear has received tax on 4l39
machines the tax up to this juncture
amounting to. approximately $70.0OC-1
Mr.. Oylear estimates that there are
$500 machines in the county, and that
the total license money will yet total
close to $72.50O.
The valuation Of the real ard per-
sonal property Of the county will
amount to about zs.8o8,Ss0, an. in
crease over the valuation Of 1919 Of
$2,86l,38o. The valuation ofthe prop
erty Of this city this year shows an
increase over the valuation Of 1919 to-
the amount Of $sso,4ls, while the in
crease of Nampa's property for the
same period of time is $ss86o0. The
total wheat crop Of the county will
amount to about 1000. 900 bushels, with
valuation of Approximately s. 000, 900,
> while the potato crop Of the entire
county will amount to close to 1000
carloads with valuation in excess. Of
100000. While the valuation of the
hay crop may run much below what
it has for the last two or three years
it can be safely said that this crop
will run into a valuation of several
million dollars, the Melba and Bow
mont communities generally yielding
from six to eight tons to the acre and
ranking among the most productive al.
falfa producing sections of the west
The dairying industry also enters into
the prosperity of the county as one Of
the most potential factors. Nampa
alone expanding for milk and cream
for its mammoth condensry and cream
cries more THIN $l,7s0,OO0 and the
creameries and cheese factory of this
city will expend something like as
much, as will the creameries and the
cheese factories OF Nampa for milk
and cream. There is, no discounting
that fact that agriculture in Canyon
county constitutes one of the surest
routes to wealth. Concrete examples
of its wonderful profits are to be found
: in every community Illustrative of
this. is the fact that this year the po-
tato crop of 22 acres on the farm Of
G f. Cannon in the Sunny Slope
community gave yield Of us sacks
to the acre and brought Mr.. Cannon
something like $l9,O8o, or an average
return per acre Of about $867. So 9 Y
Then, still further illustrative of the
profit to be derived from potato grow
ing in this wonderful! productive Sec
ton is the incident of John E. Wal.
lace of the Riverside community Sc
curing 70 sacks of potatoes per acre
from IA acres, the entire crop realiz
ing him $l0.54. The return Of this
crop for each acre of it mounted to
$756. The wheat crop over the coun'
try will average in yield around 81
bushels to the acre, and in the Wilder
and Parma communities it will prob
ably range around 20 bushels. Tt
think of Canyon county farmers Is te
think of farmers with fat bank &C
counts riding in up-to-date automobiles
and with highly developed farms
stocked with the finest livestock. I
would be worth while for the citizens
rof the Boise valley ito take an inven
tory OF its personalities. "Distanc'
lends enchantment to the view" ant
as q consequence they occasionally en-
thuse over some story related of TIL
Accomplishments OF agricultural sue
cess in California or elsewhere an
allow their eyes to be riveted upon tn
horizon of place too far distant 4
properly appreciate the great valu
OF their own section.