The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-07
Farm Bureau Activitie.
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regard to the labor situation.
Live Stock Feeding
The following conditions existed in
, the county during August, 1920.
survey of the county showed a
J vast amount of feed available for
Il, live stock feeding such as hay, grain
and large acreage of beets which in
sured great amount of beet pulp,
beet tops and syrup. However, the
financial condition over the country
made it appear that there might be
some difficulty in financing the live
stock feeding in the county A large
hay crop with rigid quarantine on
Bingham county hay, from outside
states, also made it necessary to en-
ourage feeding in order to create a
market for the hay. 1t was also
necessary to encourage feeding in
order for the cattle men to find a
market for their feeder steers and
, the sheep men for their feeder lambs
so that they in turn could get money
to buy hay with which to winter
their breeding stock.
90 help solve this problem stock
mems and feeders banquet was ar
ranged to be held in BlackfOot on
September 4. All men interested in
livestock business from every angle
were invited to attend. This in
cluded the cattlemen, the prospective
feeder, local bankers, representa-
tives of live stock loan companies,
packing houses in the open markets.
The banquet was held on the even
ing Of September and 150 inter-
ested men sat down together at an
informal banquet. Instructive talks
were given by the local bankers stat
ing the. policies of the bank in re-
gard to feeding. University of Idaho
specialists on such subjects as the
necessary things to be considered in
the purchasing of feeders as we'll as
the feeding them out for winter.
Talks were also given by the repre-
sentatives of the packing houses and
stock yard companies, and the most
important address of the evening was
given by one of the leading bankers
of the state.
As result of this meeting several
hundred steers and lambs are being
fed in the county this winter. All
who attended left with much better
feeling towards each other and
especially the hay man and the stock
man, and much interest was de-
veloped in the livestock business.
Work for This Year
The farm bureau is anticipating
very extensive work for this year.
Following are some of the plans that
will be carried thru. Cooperative
marketing of livestock, cooperative
buying of corn, potato sacks and
Irvine. Dairy improvement and the
culling out of boarder cows and the
importation of well bred and high
producers in dairy cows. Encour-
aging the use Of clean seed. Plac-
ing Of certified potato seed and wheat
in various communities in order to
encourage the systematic develop
ment of seed plots so that the potato
industry especially can be saved thru
the use of certified seed and the
planting of the same on clean ground
as part of the systematic definite
rotation of crops. Rodent control
poisson will be distributed among
the farmers in sections where ground
squirrels and rabbits are pest.
Wherever necessary rabbits drives
are held. Organizing of corpora
tive Grimm alfalfa seed growers as
ISOLATION. Seed improvement and
weevil control. The wool will be
pooled and sold comparatively as it
was during 1920. In addition to
the above items some time will be
spent in the securing of labor for the
farmers, helping to select exhibits for
the fair, live stock improvements, and
the control of plant and animal
diseases.