The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-07-08
Tran Moths with Lanterns

Lanterns are being used in Madison
county beet fields for the trapping OF
moths of the sugar beet worm. Nor
gan Smith, after burning three Ian
terms all night in his field, found 422
dead moths in the pan of one lamp
the following morning. Crude oil is
burned. Farmers hope by this method
to reduce egg laying to such an extent
that the web worm can be controlled.
Cellar to Store Potatoes
Under leadership of G. III. Ludlow
and Alvin Ludlow, Of the Madison
county farm bureau, potato growers Of
the Lorenzo district are cooperating
for construction of a storage cellar on
the railroad siding. Application for
lease on the siding has been made and
construction will begin as soon as the
permit is granted.
Spray Their Alfalfa Fields
Several Franklin county farm bur-
eau members sprayed their alfalfa
fields for destruction of alfalfa weevil
as a, result of the demonstrations CIV
EN- in the county by Claude Wakeland,
entomologist of sthe university extern
sion division.
Experiment ON BOundry Soil
| Experimental work on Boundary
county soil was reviewed recently by
County Agent A. r. Oman and Pro
| ject Leader Campbell, in company
with EB. Hitchcock, soils specialist
| of the university extension division.
| At Kootenai Orchards there were no
visible results from the application Of
| lime, but use of manure on alfalfa
made much difference. Lime used at
Moravia, three years ago, showed
little or no results, according to the
users. Mr.. Spoerry, near Bonners
Ferry last spring spread lime and sui
phur on parallel strips of timothy
clover and new seeding Of grain and
lalfalfa. A marked difference in color
land thriftiness was visible In the tim
lothy-clover treated with sulphur. the
lgrass growing brighter green and APP
parently more vigorous growth. Chem
ical analyses of bench soils have shown
a good lime content but deficiency in
=, nitrogen. The building of nitrogen
and humus content Is general need.
Liberal use of manure with legume
lcrops in rotation and better and more
thorough cultivation were recommend
as general methods for improving the
soils. Red clover self-inoculates in the
valley but development of nodules was
found not to be as vigorous as desired
and artificial incubation was advised
Get $4,000 on Wool
/ Bingham county wool was pooled
into six cars under farm bureau aus
pieces and consigned to a Boston firm
An advance of 30 cents a pound was
received on the fine wool and Is cents
on the coarse The amount of WOO
handled was 123.409 pounds and the
amount of money checked out to farm
ers was 37.733.25. There were los
men interested in the pool. which con,
sisted Of lots varying in size from one
, to IS bags
Hope to Know Beans Better
The department of horticulture and
bacteriology of the University of Ida
no are cooperating with the farm
bureau of J4atah county In conducting
demonstrations In bean growing ON
Burnt Ridge. The object Of the tests
and demonstrations Is to develop dis
ease resistant strains of beans and /,
tshow the Importance of field seed Sc
lection.
Fatal 10 Rock Chueks
More than 100 rock chucks were
!, poisoned north of Shoshone one night
byAone ounce of strychnine sulphats
| which had been mixed in one gallon O