The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
AMONG THE FARM
BUREAUS OF IDAHO
$4,000 Rabbits Destroyed.

$4,000 Rabbits Destroyed.
me Minidoka county farm bureau
REPORTS the killing of 10000 rabbits
by it poison campaign, supplemented
by few drives IN one week, 49,
600 rabbits were destroyed.
$4,000 Rabbits Killed.
In IS rabbit drives conducted in
three successive weeks in Bingham
county, 10000 rabbits were killed The
first week there were four drives in
three communities and the number Of
rabbits destroyed was 5000 The sec
ond week, eight drives in six commun-
titles, attended by 1900 people, result
ed in the killing of 1900 rabbits.
The third week, six drives in four
communities were attended by 1900
pepole and resulted in the killing Of
1880 rabbits.
Act To Safeguard Forests.
~ hill has been submitted to the
Idaho congressional delegation by the
executive committee and agricultural
council of the Benewah county farm
bureau, which, If it should become a
law, would give the federal govern
ment authority to take over by pur-
chase or exchange non-agricultural
lands in the counties of Shoshone,
Kootenai, Benewah and Clearwater,
adjoining the Occur d'Alene, st. Joe,
and Clearwater national forests. This
land would be taken over for forestry
purposes. The action is being sought
BY the Benewah farmers to facilitate
States forestry service looking to the
sale of the body of timber owned by
the settlers in Hangman Greek basin,
Ind at the same time to aid the fed
eral policy of extending conservation
to all absolute forest lands The bill
has the sanction of the United States
forest service and the department of
agriculture and is felt by those inter
ested to be Of great importance in
safeguarding these forested mountain
lands.
Idaho Spuds Win.
idaho potatoes took four prizes in
competition for the whole west, at the
western Potato show just held in Den
yer. First prize for Melted Gems was
taken by Ed Gage of Dietrich first on
Idaho Rurals by G. B. Shearer, Of
Morton; third on Idaho Rurals S. L.
johnson, Idaho Falls; third on Irish
Cobblers, f. L. Johnson, Parma. Ida
no made eight entries at the show.
jolt Given Club Contest.
Leaders of boys and girls clubs in
the several counties have been notified
by State Club Leader w. T. Mccall,
that the Interstate Fair association at
S9okane has withdrawn its offer of
financing judging teams and demon.
STATION teams from the various north
western states for the Interstate club
contests at Spokane. Mr. Mccall says
this means in all probability that no
team will represent idaho in the in
terstate contest next fall unless the
counties having such teams see fit to
raise the money to pay all expenses.
Want Help ON Indian Lands.
To aid in the control of rodent
pests and weeds in the western end of
the county, the advisory council and
executive committee of the Benewah
county farm bureau have rallied uvon
the United States Indian service to
Indian lands to observe the orders OF
the county commissioners on pest con.
troll and by taking care of these pests
on unoccupied Indian lands
Will Test jerome Cows
A canvas is under way in jerome
county by II. II. Goemmer, farm bur
eau project leader, and County agent
FL. G. Avery, for members for the Je
rome county COW testing association
The tester will be employed jointly by
Twin Falls and Jerome counties.
SO Raise Purebred Poultry.
A purebred poultry directory fol
the state of Idaho just issued by PREF
Moore, poultry specialist of the uni
versity extension division, contains tn,
names Of SO breeders.
rs Cars of Seed Spuds.
Twenty-Five carloads of Idaho Rura
potato seed have been shipped int,
Canyon county this fall says farm
bureau report. The price was $37!
and has now increased to $3.50 TO
band selected seed.
Nine Ounces Kill 1000.
The killing of 1000 rabbits by min
ounces of strychnine is reported b.
the Lincoln county farm bureau