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

pose-that of providing the settlement with
permanent supply of farm help and also Of raising
the standard Of general farm help TO higher
level.
The farm laborers OF the settlement were en-
abled to earn from $3.50 to 1880 per day, with
board, or $450 without board. Carpenters
paid 1925 per day of eight hours and were en-
abled to improve their aIlotments outside OF the
working hours.
These settlement farm laborers have the option
OF either working inside outside u the colony.
They are permitted soon they are financial
" competent to purchase larger farms. and thus
become proprietary or employing farmers
The Offices Of the California state land settle
,ment board do not cease with the mere buying
and selling of this land leaving the settlers to
shift for themselves. The most important work
comes after the settlers hay selected farms and
have begun the arduous task OF producing a rev
enue that will enable them to pay for and equip
their new homes.
Expert Advice on Tap.
The board does all In its power to guide the
collective OF the settlement along safe lines
supplying farm advisers farmstead engineers and
other experts to help the good work along. II "a
the plan Of the board TO assist the settlement In
welding Itself into successful cooperative conn
munlty, and TO inaugurate a system of the most
scientific and upto-date cultural and administra.
tive methods.
AT the very outset the Durham settlers organ
n DfeE0GrH
This done with the prime object of MAKING
the settlement the home of purebred live stock
The board incuIcated the idea or uniform seec
ton of breeds so that there should be no unto
ward mixing Of blood.
It was agreed that there should De but one oy
two breeds Of cattle, sheep and hogs in the asso-
citation. For cattle the HolsteIn was adopted al
the type for dairy stock, and shorthorns for beef
purposes. Duroc Jerseys selected as the
desirable type OF hogs and the Romney Marsh
and Rambouillet for the sheep breeds The exec
utiYe committee Of the Settlement Co-Operafiye
Live Stock association has done nearly all the
buying Of live stock FOR the settlers, thus simp
flying and expeditng matters.
Instead of leaving each Of the 10 families
composing the settlement TO buy material ind
workmen and secure designs for their dwellings
and farm buildings the board took II upon Itself
to lend a most welcome helping hand II aided
the settlers In their purchase Of fencing material
cement. lumber, pipe, etc, in carload lots. thus
saving the new farmers much labor trouble and
insuring them the best Of material at lowest
prices.
The plans for the new farmtouses and their
proper location ON the respective farms were
worked out with much care By the farmstead en-
gineer under the eye Of the farmer and his wife
and IN cooperation with them. In fact, all the
important details OF farm Improvement and farm
methods have been carried ont under the advice
Of the boards experts free TO the settlers Moth.
ing In the community has been done Ia loose or
haphazard manner and under this modus Operandi
model farm community was evolved In less
than one year.
Help on ths First Crop.
IN the meantime practical farm DEVELOPMENT
was taken up soil maps consulted fields orchards
and gardens laid out and crop production Ar.
ranged. The board has made itself the friend ana
Counselor of each settler and Las been unstintiaE