The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-08-12
Report for June and july of
County Agent Pavey,
Shows Savings
HOPPERS
Nearly 300 Ounces Poison Us.
ed by Farmers; Other
Matters

fbunty Agent Ralph M. Pavey. shows
m some matters of great interest to
6he farmers of Idaho county, among
hem being his calculation in dollars
knd cents Of the saving made the farm
$rs in the grasshopper and squirrel
tontrol projects. His report follows
Grasshoppcr Project
4 Idaho County Farm Bureau put on
! very extensive campaign against the
rasshopper. During the months of
June and July forty two school dis
ircts were organized to fight the pest.
twenty seven grasshopper meetings
we're held during the two months. SIX
hundred farmers were out to these
meetings.
The object Of the campaign was to
polson the grasshopper ON the Matching
beds. Enough poison was mixed to
bower $3.50 acres. Two thousand and
&ighty five acres were covered three
Times, completely exterminating the
hopper on that area. Using this area
rs basis for calculation, the farm
bureau saved the farmer $2O5, 1929.
Method Of Calculation
Two thousand eighty five acres of
exterminated. One acre
f hoppers would destroy 10 acres of
grain, hay or garden truck. Total
.Rrea that these grasshoppers would
pave destroyed would be 20,850 acres
Placing valuation of ten dollars on
zach Of the acres destroyed, would
2have damaged the crops to the value
'm $20S500. The cost Of getting the
bran mash to the farmers who coop.
erated with the farm bureau was
1921. This does not include. the farm.
PRS time in mixing and distributing
Fhe poison. This campaign has left a
profit In the savings of the crops to
'the farmers amounting to the sum OF
f2O5320 up to this time.
Squirrel Project
In summing up the squirrel cam
Gaign carried on by the Idaho County
Efarm Bureau, there has been a say
|lng OF 14,6S7.50 to the farmers of the
bounty.
Method Of Calculation
Two hundred seventy five ounces Of
|Strychnine Alkaloid were put out b,
|the farmers. This amount of poison
put out by the farmers according tt
directions poisoned 137,5OO squire
|holes. There has been an average OF
E90 squirrels killed to each ounce O.
poison put out. Placing valuation O.
|cents on the damage each squire
would have done to the grain crops
|tnls would make a saving of 1857. so
We OF. x $50 squirrels K 25c is $14,
'6S750)
Poultry Project
The work in poultry in Idaho coun
|V during the last two months ha
created a great deal of interest TO
|lne Improvement of the farm floeks
ihere has been nine poultry demon
|slratl0ns given, three testings for 7
II, In poultry. 223 chickens were test
|ed' Fifty reacted to the test, makin
|ah average of 35 per cent of T. B. II
Tue farm flocks tested. Six cullin
demonstrations were given for egg pre-
|auction. OF 1858 hens culled 1SO pai,
|sueir board and made a profit for thei
|owher. One hundred seventy eigh
were society hens and ate the prof
LII the 1S0 producing hens. Or thi
|yuliing made saving to the peopl
|Who owned the flocks of 1851 80.
Method of Calculation
reed for hen for six months, $1.5(
market value of hen at Spokane, 2
tents per pound. Average weight O
|nens' pounds. One three pound ne
value 60 cents. Feed bill $1.50 les
In cents equals IS cents cost to fee
|sne culls six months. One hundre
seventy eight culls times S5 cent
EQUALS $151.30.
Livestock
idaho County Shorthorn Breeder
association organized. Twelve breed
ees rs came to the meeting, representa-
|io1 registered Shorthorns.
I'd. Nelson, president; Joe M,
9ohald, vice president; Ralph n
aaavey, secretary-treasurer; Board G
directors: 81. j. Howser, Miss Ad
sweet, Wilbur Bryant.
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