The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-09-23
visit to Clearwater Reveals
Vast Development
Being Made
STOCK, GRAIN REGION
Purebred Cattle and Hogs
Featured; Soil Produces
Most Anything

In company with County Agent
Ralph M, Pavey, Mrs. Pavey, and
Auctioneer Harry G. Cranke, the editor
Of the Globe visited the Clearwater
section and was amazed at the grand
eur of the district the productive
ness that was evident, and the enter
prise that is being manifested by the
farmers and stockmen, who while
making their homes there are laying
up q competence.
The trip was made by Mr.. Pavey
and Mr.. Cranke on matters connected
with their lines of work, and while
somewhat out of the editors usual
line, was deeply interesting. The
Journey led directly to the ranch home
of Mr.. and Mrs. III. J. Howser, about
mile and a half beyond the town
Of Clearwater, which was reached
about IL o'clock Sunday forenoon.
After opening gate the party drove
out into a large pasture to a spring
that is famous among the Indians in
the old days, medicinal virtues being
claimed for the waters that flow there
from. Just beyond this spring from
which all members Of the party drank
copiously, twenty-seyen head of regis
tered Shorthorn cattle were peaceful
ly grazing, and it was to size up this
herd that attracted Mr.. Cranke to this
farm, as Mr.. H0wser contemplates dis.
posing of all his old stock this fall
Some very fine specimens are in this
herd; spring calves that to. the un'
sophisticated, looked like two-year-Olds
and as for milkers-ff we told you the
quantity Of milk that some of these
cows give daily, we are afraid you
would not believe us. One purebred
& Jersey COW also graces this ranch
. and judging from remarks made by
4 Mrs. Howser, $500 would not buy her
4 In field near this pasture Mr.
1 H0wser has ten or twelve acres OF
corn which is about as good as any
thing we have seen in the Prairie sec.
tons OF Idaho county. At the present
time Mr.. Howser is completing a large
silo. He has an ensilage cutter on the
way to the ranch which will be filled
from this corn field. Mr.. Howsel
also specializes in clover and has reap
ed handsome returns from the seed
Alfalfa is one of the main crops and
mill which Mr.. Howser installed
grinds the alfalfa and clover and in
connection with the ensilage is fed to
the Shorthorns during the fall, winter
and spring.
Big Type Poland China hogs have
also been one of Mr.. Howser's hobbies
and he has a goodly number on hand
at the present time. He expects to
90 out of this branch of the livestock
Industry and is already dispensing his
herd. Conditions which have con-
tronted western purebred hog growers
nave made the industry Improbable
and Mr.. Howser will remain out of the
game until the present disadvantages
are overcome. No feed has been given
these hogs since May, said Mr.. How.
ser, rye pasture and alfalfa furnish
mg their livelihood. They were in
good stocker condition, at that
Brown Leghorn chickens are favor
ca on this ranch and Mrs. HOwsei
stated she had no complaint to make
against her flock of 115 hens. Up to
mat time the returns from the flocl
besides supplying the home, exceeded
Sf0O for the year.
Of course this business of inspect
ing flocks, examining soils, ETC., was
very interesting to Mr.. Pavey and Mr.
Nranke, but the feature of the visi
mat was particularly gratifying tt
me editor was the call to dinner, Mrs
howser and two small daughters hav
ing been assisted in the preparation o.
ne bounteous repast by Mrs. Pavey
With the exception of the coffee ant
sugar everything with which the tabl,
was loaded to the. guards" was grown
On the ranch. Fried chicken. Ii
maryland, the like of which. makes IN
long for the repetition of the event
seemed to have an unlimited source
aud every single feature of the repas
seemed to be endowed with particu
iafiy inviting propensities, and tn.
soracious appetites of the visitors soor
oecame memories only.
On leaving the ranch at about
ciock the trip was continued on t,
maru Sites. the entire country seem
us 70 be one vast garden spot. Ever,
ea, m mad large corn field; som,
neius OF grain had been threshed
o.ners We're in the stack and a larg'
nouht OF grain was standing In tn,
snock awaiting the thresher men, sew
an ar machines being noticed in thu
uls.anee. A noticeable feature of tn,
nure section was the silo. Nearl,
s.y farm has one, either completed
"a course Of construction. Mis-
'a'ina Howser accompanied the part,