The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-12-16

IN the eradication or tuberculosis IN |
cattle. Nineteen communities of the |
county adopted tuberculin testing of |
cattle as a project for 1921. DR.. A |
r. Mahan was stationed at Moscow |
by the state and federal bureaus of |
animal industry cooperating, to do
testing in this and other northern
Idaho counties. He tested approx
mately 1000 cattle in territor ytribu-
tary to Moscow, most of these being
tested in cooperation with the Farm
Bureau. (The exact number tested
was never reported to the county
agent by DR.. Mahan) Cattle were
tested in Moscow, Pine Grove, Blaine,
and Little Potlatch communities.
There are still fifteen communities
where the farmers want their cattle
tested. Owners of over 1000 cattle
have their animals signed up and are
waiting for a veterinarian to do the
testing. The county agent and the
local project leaders have aroused the
interest and have had the cattle sign
ed up for the test. Thus they have
done all that they can do and are now
waiting for the state and federal
authorities to send a veterinarian to
finish the work
Palouse community standardized on
the Duroc Jersey and Chester White
breeds of hogs and good boars of these
breeds are available in that COM
munitl.
WEED CONTROL
Weed control was adopted as pro-
ject in fifteen communities of the
county this year. Different goals
were set in different communities but
. | y>rir nNioctS in aI0ntinO tho
project were to study control meth
DDS OF the noxious weeds of Latah
County; conduct excursions and dem
onstrations and in other ways dis
seminate information as to the best
ways of killing noXious weeds; create
greater popular interest in weed
control; and assist the members OF
the Board of County Commissioners
in their attempt to control the weeds
of the county. Following is the sum-
mary of the principal work of the
l. year on this project.
/. Eight weed control excursions
y were conducted. These reached nine
communities and were attended by III
j., people. All learned to identify al
u our noxious' weeds and prevention ant
control methods were discussed.
2. Seventeen farmers demonstrat
!, ed the use of sodium arsenite as ;
u poison spray to control bindweed, o
y wild morning glory
8. Sixteen farmers used this spra
:, on Canada thistle.
4. Results indicate that thes
> weeds can be effectively controlled
D. and probably eradicated, by thi
y spray at very reasonable cost.
5. The clean cultivation demon
stration started in 1920 on bindwee
Is was continued in 1921 with negativ
S. results.
a. 6. Demons -rations show that alfal
lie ia will control bindweed by keepin
I'd it smothered down.
t; Z. Weed specimens were identifie
tn for 10 different farmers. The nun
c. Der of specimens sent in indicate
"a greater interest in the weed problem
of 8 Much interest has been arouse
ch in the control of noxious weeds an
ct farmers of different communities haN
ad indicated that they will ask the Coui
of ty Commissioners to appoint wee
control committeeman in various con
he munities during the coming year.
he POULTRY IMPROVEMENT
Five communities of Latah Count
on adopted poultry Improvement as
ng part of their cooperative extensi6
work for 1921. The miscellaneo'
o; work done in the county during 49,
an by Prem Moore, poultry specialist
the Extension Division, is largely r
in sppnsible for the adoption of this pr
Ce- iect in the county. The object of Il
poultry improvement project is to IL
m prove the farm flocks of Latah Cou
ng ty: demonstrate better feeding al
of housing; and make the farm flo
or pay. A brief summary Of the work
ial this project follows:
m 1. Five culling demonstrate
mt. were held with an attendance OF l
a people Committeeman report tn
re- approximately 5000 hens have be
inc examined by the specialist, comm
es, teemen and farmers and that appro
eat mately SO per cent of these were cul
All 2. Fifty farmers are using lmpre
on, ed feeding methods.
ed, 8. Eleven flocks were mated IN
)ne fall of 1921.
'es, a. Thirteen farmers were furnish
APP sets for the keeping OF poultry n
rti- ords.
nty 5. An outstanding cockerel was
cured for one flock that needed
ur- male bird.
o,
ers, flocks as rapidly as practicable
eed are disposing of the "boarder" he
nth POTATO IMPROVEMENT
D. Stevens, of Deary, planted o.
'ac- half acre of potatoes with certlf
1ty idaho Rural seed secured from 10
res enai County thru the county age
lur- This plot was inspected during
season and the potatoes declared
leat gible for certification. Mr.. Stew
get will keep and plant all the seed t
was produced on this plot this We
12S other farmers of Deary commur
lni- plan on purchasing Idaho Rural S
during the present winter. They n
in to be able to ship at least one c
lere load of certified seed from that &C
munity in the fall of 1922.
;ere LAND CLEARING
the Land clearing was adopted as I
NUT loot nv the Harvard community v