The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-24

FIght BROWN Mltc. on Mheat


Franklin County farmers. under
leadership OF County Agricultural Az
ont Morrell A. Powell and Extension
Eniomologist Claude Wakeland. have
been busy fighting brown mites.
watch threatened destruction OF the
wheat crop. Each OF thirteen com
munities reported having Infested
fields.
Improving boundary Fioeks
In the course Of an extended item
erary through Northern Idaho. Prem
Moore. poultry specialist OF this uni
scralty extension division. spsnt ,
days IN BOUNDARY county Sc, OF
meetings, with cniiing demonsfra-
lions. were held. or the 20 hens en-
ninined. 20 per cent were found a. be
non-producerH. This percentage was
much lower than usually IL. founi
and Mr.. Moore commented fayorably
on the general healthlness OF tho
fiocka and tho low average OF eulle.
Mr. Moore looked over 1 1 flock and
gave advice on mating. breeds. hous-
.. .vsds and other phases OF poultry
raising
killing vaiyi~y 0rss-i,oppcrs
0rasshoppers have besn reported
IA four Matching spots IN Valley coun
~. Poisoning work has begun. one
barrel OF syrup and 900 pounds of
white arsenic having been ordered by
the county commissioners for tho
purpose.
kiiIisx Valley Grasshopp~rs
All Of the bushes houses OF Sal |
mon closed for one day while 80 !
men from town turned out and we're /
assigned TO the various ranches up i
the Iemhi river 10 assist IN the grass
hopper campaign Of the Lemhi county 1
farm bureau.
Three Tons ~ Seed spuds
Three tons Of selected seed pota-
foes we're distributed 20 Lamhi eoun-
~ ranehors by action OF the farm bu-
feau.
Thousands Of Acres Poisoned
Through corporation OF tho Lin
coin county farm bureau with tho IN
iveraity extension division and ths
bureau OF biological survey. 1000
acres Of government and state lands
and 1000 or 1000 acres OF privately
owned land have been poisoned for
ground squirrels thus far this season.
Plans arc being made for converting
tho Dietrich community into a de-
monstration tract for absolute extor.
minatIon OF squirrels next sprinE.
xAkes Money from Puliets
Mrs. NJ. l.. Russell. who lives south
OF Meridian. has a flock OF 81 pure
bred white Lexhorn pullsfs that are
helping 10 reduce the high cost OF liy-
ins According 20 n report made by /,
Mrs Russell 10 tho county fsrm bu- !
reau. she sold $50 worth OF eggs In !
December. tt3 worth In January.
and $3.50 In April. This total OF ,
Al An. fl1A al
lhe coat OF feed which averaged tit
month shs also has sold i34
dAy-oid chicks aud has IS for her
self.
How 60 Kin Canada Thistle la
Canada Thistle IN Idaho. and How
10 Got Ria OF H." IL the title OF bull n
ietin by Paul A. Wengor. issued by o
tho university extension division. ny O
aud explanation II IL 4
shown that the Canada thistle In q b
count OF the underground rootstock a
system. Flooding " advocated as the K
tho beat method OF ortormiuat!on on
small areas. II
Growing Irrigated Grain y
Growing Irrigated Grain Ia South. :
ern Idaho. 10 the title OF q govern =
ment balIetin. FARMERS Bulletin
tf0s. which tho United States de
psftmcnt Of agriculture. Washington.
~ o.. has for distribution. Tho bul-
latin ~as prepared as q result OF In
conducted by the unlver-
sity experiment substation at Abor-
iosn, Idaho. OF which l.. @. Aieher Ia
According 10 tho
until tho outbreak OF the
~ar the lncreas. IN tho production OF
= heat. osts aud barley In southern
IDAHO has been gradual keeping pace
With the oxtent OF new land placed
inder irrigation. During tho war
he acreage Of wheat was greatly In
'reased at the expense OF oats. alfai-
a. clover aud other crops. A slight
Increase ia tho acreage OF barley re-
Iuited from the Substitution OF this
rain for wheat In bread making
Good Range for sheep
A report from n. n Miiiin. a sheep
pecisiist OF the university extension
Iirislon. Who vas al tho government
aneh al Dubois early In Janu. says
hat the range Il reported to be IN
ne beat shape around Dubois that u
ss bcsn for several years Few feed-
2 lambs are TO DO expected from that
srrltory. ssys Mr.. Millin. He says
hat other rznxes also are reported
God and that due 10 probable scarei-
= 81 feeder lsmbs and the number OF
zeal and cora belt feeders who want
D fsttsa lambs. . narrow margin bo-
uesa feeder and lat iambs Ia ex-
seted thls fall