Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-29
Net Returns to Settlers.

Here are some of the net returns 10 individual
settlers from some Of these crops: G. w. Baker
ID acres OF oats, s105; H. o. Messenger, liz acres
Of barley, S3gS.2s: William Deveney. 20 acres OF
barley S081O; Carl Nelson, Is acres barley
S47675; A. l. Maxwell, IL acres barley $3.50;
t. u. VIII, AZ acres barley, SG0088; Joseph NJ
Thornton. 81 acres wheat. s6245O: Frank NJ Hall.
II acres barley. se5515: Roy White, 90 acres
barley. S1s39O5O
The survey and mapping OF the settlement land
were based largely upon the story told by the soil
map. Samples of soil were taken at such inter.
walls as was necessary to make an accurate map
Of the whole area.
with this In hand the sizes Of ihe farms we're
determined 50 as to give considerable choice TO
intending settlers keeping each farm within such
limits that one family. with the help OF one farm
hand, could take care Of It.
Consequently the farms suited to fruit growing
were made small, while the lands suited 10 farm
crops were laid out IN larger units. running as
high 100 acres. In some cases tract OF grain
land went with small tract of fruit land, say
ID 20 acres, the two tracts sometimes not being
contiguous
The state land settlement board was not In
sensible to the social needs OF the community
consequently II set aside fine tract OF % acres
as a community center L Is planned 90 erect
upon this plot community hall where different
social and business organizations viii find meet
Ing rooms. There viii also be laid out ana
equipped athletic grounds where the boys may play
baseball and the girls lawn tennis Upon this
community center is fine grove sOf native oaks
where picnics held. II il also tie intention OF
the board to establish on these grounds a yoca-
tlonal school.
Thus Durham has been made : model rurnI
community. 1t II benefited not only by the pater.
nal influence Of the state but By the fraternal
character Of the settlement
state Buys More Lard.
The state not only supplies financial backing
for the settlers but II educatea them IN the snost
up-tO-date farm practices Il has Inangurnfad both
a system Of collective huylng and Of collective
selling thus lnsurng the settlers against the wiIes
Of sharpers and pro0teers.
The settlers themselves become imbued with
agricultural ambition and pride The close m.
hmacy Of the settlers begets a common feeling Of
fraternity
The concentrated nature OF the population
works for friendliness and sociabIfy and thus
the provefbial dizziness Of ordinary rural life 4
done away with and the life OF the farmer seems
less irksome and burdensoFne al Of which lnures
70 contentn1enf, happiness aad prosperity
Acting upon the recommendation OF GoveFnOF
Stephens the California legislature of let0 NY
propriated 100000 for continuing the land est
Element system, and also authorized a bond issue
q SiO'O00OOO for like purpose Under these
provisions the state land settlement board ma
purchased 1000o-acre tract Of farm land rs
AeFeed county IN the central part OF tie snr.
Joaquin valley for settlement 10 TIE near future
along similar lines as those governing the OAR
ham settlement n the settlement Of this sscon,i
tract tbs prefersHre win be given 70 the men who
served In the AIR.