The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-10-06
''WESTERN FARMING" AS
SEEN BY a. D. BOLENS ON
RECENT VISIT TO Filler
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Filler. Idaho. Aug. Is. is2i.

The Twin Falls irrigation section
of idaho is the most wonderful In the
whole country. measured by produc-
tlveness. II comprises 100000 acres.
OF which lso. eco acres are under
cultivation, The first settlers came
here about 1895 and development
thereafter proceeded rapidly. Towns
Fails being the largest ut present
/ With population OF about 5000.
Filler has probably 400 population.
Al Filler is located permanently the
fair grounds of the county agricul-
tural association and this location
was due 10 two determining causes.
ist. Filler donated forty acres OF fine
land right on the edge OF town. and
End. Filler Ia the very heart OF the
whole Tract. Twin Falls II but seven
miles from Filler but from an ssri-
cultural viewpoint Filler II deemed
the more important town. Twin Falls
is a beautifully built city, with many
fine homes. schools, hospital. etc.
aud bully lot of stores and other
business concerns. all prospecting In
spite OF the prevailing duilness. Filler
has had two bis fires within the past
two years aud the shacks and frame
buildings that formerly lined Main
street have been replaced by substan-
tlal brick structures. IL is now one
OF the best looking ana soiidly pros.
porous little towns to be found any
where In the L. 5.
Perhaps farmer readers OF Tn.
Star viii be Interested In few crop
statistics from around Filler Here are
some.
Allen Fender. ON the p. W
Schwanmb ranch. threshed an aver.
age OF 90 bushels OF wheat To the
acre. guared by th. first / 500 burh-
els thrcshed. and Il u expected thai
the balance OF the crop from the 900
acres will show a higher average for
the whole ranch
Charles Dryden. from 30 aet~
field. had a yield OF 50 bushels OF
wheat per acre.
John ka-sef had yield OF zoo
sacks Of early potatoes per acre. each
sack holding ITO pounds, This IL moi
an unusual yield Some acreage
shows $50 10 $50 sacks.
There h a bis acreage planted 10
seed beans. and while IL Is too earl,
10 get actual figures on this year,
crop. there was scarcely no acreage
harvested last year that did not yield
20 bushels per acre. while most OF
the acreage yielded 90 tn so bushels
and some few spots went over the 30
bushel mark These seed Deans BRING
good premium over the regular
bean market price.
y L. Greed. near Twin Falls. Sc
cured $50 crates OF raspberries from
~ acres this year. which sold AZ
ss20 per crate.
Fred Parish threshed last week "a
acres Of wheat that ran over 60
bushels TO the acre. and be has 100
acres more which viii yield higher
and the average IL expected 10 range
around 50 bushels per acre.
a. J. Weaver threshed this week
one patch of SO acres that yielded
50 bushels Of wheat 10 the scrs. Lat
week from a 20 acre patch he bsrs-
ested 1914 bushelst
Jesse HainIins harvested 20 bush
els per acre OF wheat from a small
patch Of ~ acres The same farmer
secured from single hiil Of early
potatoes 80 tubsrs besides the usual
culis
y. G Davis has 50 acres OF What
IL declared 10 be the finest looking
alfalfa seed In the county. Last year
this same farmer had ice acres Ia
alfalfa which harvested An average
81 20 bushels per acre which wa
soid Al I s cents . pound. The yield
this year - expected 70 exceed thai
~ last year. Mr. Davis is located 81
which l. a small tribat-
ary town about % miles southwest
n FiIer
ben White harvested 10 acres OF
ed clover seed last week which yield
4 bushels per acre.
G. C. Barton secured lz bushels OF
ilsyke clover seed per acre from &c
ere patch last week which vas sold
Il J Sc q pound.
X l.. shearer has harvested three