The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-19
AMONG THE FARM
BUREAUS OF IDAHO
New County Club Leader.

New County Club Leader. +
MIS- Chloe Stockard OF Post Falls
1dafo. has been chosen county club
lszaxler for tie boys and girls club
work in Bingham county. She re-
places. L. f. Tilloton, who resigned to
become county agent in Lemhi county.
Plan Accredited Herds. }
Jersey and Shorthorn owners of
pavctte county are adopting the ac-
credited herd plan Of tuberculosis
elimination.
Corn BY The Ton
The Bear Lake county farm bureau
fhrough the service of j. w. Cook,
cornmitteeman, is unloading $4,000
pounds of feed corn to farmers at
savings of from % to 80 cents per
hundredweight
Silos For MinidOlSa Project.
1t is estimated that from 30 to 80
silos will be built on the Minidoka !
IRRIGATION project during the coming !
wear. A dry farmer from Albion an
snouuced on a recent farm bureau silo
excnrsion, that he was going to plant
4 crop of sunfiowers and try it as an
Experimental forage crop for dry farm
ing.
Hats For So.
AT a recent clothing demonstration
conducted in Cassia county under farm
4 bureau auspices, 70 women made COM
plete hats including frames and trim
ming, at costs of from 81 to SO each.
Alta dry cleaning demonstration, $27
worth of cleaning was done at cost
OF $3.50. Fabrics cleaned ranged from
the dainties of georgettes to leather
coats.
Will Hire Potato Agent.
The Cassia county farm bureau has
obtained an appropriation to hire an
assistant county agent to take care of
potato certification work in the coun-
~. This action as demanded by the
farmers largely as result of the
success of last seasons wheat certifi-
cation work.
Get Together On Range.
"A series of meetings of the range
Improvement committee of the Blaine
county farm bureau has begun to bring
about a closer cooperation between the
stockmen and the forest service. Plans
Of grazing, and grazing association
management are being worked out,
1 which, it is expected, will mean mach
/ toward the betterment of the stock
industry in the county.
Oneida Ships in Feed.
The Oneida county farm bureau in
January shipped into the county 1888
tons of alfalfa, 10000 pounds Of
syrup, and 10000 pounds of corn.
These shipments were intended to re-
lieve a feed shortage, and also to ac-
QUAINT livestock owners with the value
Of syrup and corn for feeding purpos-
es.
Lunches in Five Schools.
! As a result of the activity of Miss
Mary Lucille Lee, home demonstration
agent of the university extension divi-
sion, the hot lunch has been installed
In five rural schools of Bonner county
Get Six Tons of Seed.
Six tons of selected seed have been
ordered by Bonner county farmers
through cooperation with the farm
bureau for use in IA communities fol
the coming years crop
Youngsters at University.
Eleven of the Lewis county champ
ions ia boys and girls club work were
entertained for a week at the univer
sity with Miss Maude E. Near, coun
ty club leader, as chaperon. The
children witnessed demonstrations IL
the Judging of poultry, livestock, po
tatoes and apples; and in grain grad
ing, sewing and other lines of farm
~bureau work.
Demonstration Agent, Hired.
Miss Marie Pazandak has been ap
pointed home demonstration agent fo
the Bannock county farm bureau an'
began work February 16. She is
graduate of Stout institute, and ha
degree from Teachers college, Co
fumbia university, New York.
Get Water Early.
cpnnty farm bureau, canal companie
IN hat section are making specia
ffort to get irrigation water on tn
land early. Water already has bee
turned into several canals.
One Day Beats Twelve Years.
AT nine poultry demonstration
which We're conducted in Madiso
tr,nty by Prem Moore. poultry spe,