The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-11-18


growers association.
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Ada Bureau Increases Fees
The executive committee OF the Ada
county farm bureau has approved a
plan for increased membership fees
for 1921. TO provide for utilization
with the state and national farm bu-
reau declarations. OF $3.50 annual
fee. one dollar will go
10 the county. one dollar 10 the state
and so cents To the American Farm
Bureau federation.
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Powdered MIX Plant Planned.
Stock in a powdered milk factory,
% be established at Meridian. is be
ng sold TO farmers In Ada county
communities. The factory. IL is an
bounced, is TO be a cooperative, non
Profit enterprise. The proposed cost
5 about $4,000. Interest OF ) per
cent is guaranteed on all stock is
sued. Excess profits will be used TO
Increase the price paved for milk.
Camas Plans Seed Show.
The Camas county farm bureau
plans to put on a county seed show
n Fairfield. November 90, in prep
ration for the state seed show, To
be held at Nampa in January.
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Studying the Goblin Moth.
John Moulton, Washington county
arm bureau committeeman, is CO
,perating with Prof. n. +. Longley
IF the University OF Idaho. County
Agricultural Agent y. T. Fortner OF
layette county and County Agricul-
tural Agent Guy ID. Noel OF Washing
On county in studying the life his
Try OF the Goblin moth in that sec
ion. 10 compile data on the number
II sprayings most desirable. This
work will be carried on for at least
me more year. No conclusions are
5et ready for publication.
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VIII Hold Their Cattle.
Benewah county farmers, from
heir first community shipment o.
livestock this year. received only
bout 65 per cent of the price they
-eceived a year ago. The most OF
aem. therefore, are planning 10 hold
heir cattle for feeding through the
all and winter.
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Ship sheep TO Seattle.
Lewis county farmers recently
aade a cooperative shipment of 23S
,heep TO the Seattle market.
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Purchase Livestock at Fair.
Kootenai county farm bureau
nembers purchased nine head o.
.egistered stock at the Western
,oyal livestock show at Spokane.
as follows: Six registered short
Urn heifers. two registered Hol-
stein heifers and one registered Du'
roc Jersey boar. The boar will b,
.sed for breeding gifts owned By
pig club members at Worley.
Siiage From Dry Ground.
On eight acres OF ground which
on account OF rush OF other work.
received neither cultivation nor ir
..igation. an Elmore county farmer
produced 40 tons OF sunflowers.
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Reat the Rock Chucks TO IL.
Two Gilmore county farmers re
port a saving of $3.50 this season
through destruction OF rock chuckk
by use Of formulas obtained from the
farm bureau. Rockchucks caused
these farmers a loss of only five tons
II hay this year In former year.
their farms have suffered heavily
rom depredations OF the rodents.
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Four Cars OF Seed Spuds.
Kootenai county farm bureau
report that they will have
four carloads OF seed potatoes foi
sale this spring-two cars OF Net
ed Gems and two OF Idaho Rurals.
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Blaine Hires Woman Agent.
The Blaine county farm bureau
las employed a home demonstration
agent. the newly-created position be
ing filled by Miss Allie NJ. Smith
Who last year was a member OF the
faculty OF Boise high school, In the
acme economies department.
Buys More Hoisteins-
Fred Rickert. OF Minidoks county.
las purchased nine head Of good
Holstein cows from a Cassia county
'armer Minidoka county dairy
herds are reported 20 be increasing
steadily in size.