The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-05-06
Net Returns to Settlers.

Here are some of the net returns to individual
settlers from some of these crops: c. w. Baker
10 acres of oats, sos; f. o. Messenger, IS acres
of barley, $36S2S; William Deveney, 20 acres of
barley $6610; Carl Nelson, Is acres barley,
S47675; A. l. Maxwell II acres barley, S31340;
e. Z. VIII, AZ barley, S6963S; Joseph N.
Thornton, "a acres wheat S624.50; Frank NJ Hall,
Al acres barley, $955.15 Roy White, 60 acres
barley. S1,39050
The survey and mapping of the settlement land
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
With this in nand the sizes of the farms were
determined so 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 to farm
crops were laid out in larger units, running as
high as 100 acres. In some tract of grain
land went with a small tract of fruit land say,
Is or 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 1t set aside a fine tract of % acres
as a community center 1t is planned to erect
upon this plot community hall where different
social and business organizations will find meet
ing rooms. There will also be laid out and
equipped athletic grounds where the boys may play
baseball and the girls lawn tennis. Upon this
community center is fine grove of native oaks
where picnics are held 1t is also the intention Of
the board to establish these grounds voca-
tiOnal school.
Thus Durham has been made a model rural
community. 1t is benefited not only by the pater-
nal influence of the state but by the fraternal
character of the settlement.
State Buys More Land.
The state not only supplies financial backing
for the settlers but 1t educates them In the most
up-to-date farm practices. 1t has lnaugurated both
system of collective buying and of collective
selling thus insurng the settlers against the wiles
of sharpers and profteers.
The settlers themselves become imbued with
agricultural ambition and pride. The close in
timacy of the settlers begets common feeling of
fraternity
The concentrated nature of the population
works for frendliness and sOciability, and thus
the proverbial dullness Of ordinary rural life is
done away with and the life of the farmer seems
less Irksome and burdensome, all of which inures
to cOntentment happiness and prosperity.
Acting upon the recommendation of Governor
Stephens the California legislature of 1919 APP
propriated 81, 100000 for continuing the land set
of $100OOOOO for a like purpose. Under these
provisions the state land settlement board has
purchased a 10,000acre tract of farm land in
MERGED county in the central part OF the San
Joaquin valley for settlement in the near future
along similar lines those governing the Dur
ham settlement. In the settlement of this second
tract the preference VIII be given to the who
served r the Wrr.