The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-07-14
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i A questionairre has recently
been sent out to all farmers own
) ing land in the timber and cut
over sections of the county foi
/ the purpose of obtaining infor-
| nation as to the amounts of pic
ric acid that they care to pnr-
chase for land clearing purposes
The following letter, reproduced
herewith, received a short time
ago from Dean E. j. lddings OF
the University of Idaho at Mos
COW by county agent c. II.
Behnke will explain the purpose
of the questionairre Here is an
opportunity for those farmers
having stumps to blow to get
their land cleared at a consider
able saving and it is urged that
every one having land to clear
take advantage. of this oppor-
tunlty. Many of the question:
aires have already been return
ed to the county agent S office
and it is hoped that sufficient or
ders will be received to make up
at least a carload IN order that
a saving might be effected ON the
transportation cost. Any one in
terested in this matter and not
having received a qufstionafrre
should communicate with the
county agent.
My Dear Mr.. Behnke:
Some weeks ago / had a COM
munication from the Bureau of
Public Roads of the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture announcing
that very large quantity of pic
ric acid that had been manufac-
tured for war purposes was now
available for land clearing in
those districts where the farm
ers were interested. This COM
mllnication stated that those who
received this acid would be re-
qliired to pay the cost of placing
the same in cartridges and of |
transportation to the points
where needed. | presume that the
acid is to be placed in cartridges
SO that it may be used in a man
ner similar to dynamite.
II Immediately attempted tol
find out, as a preliminary to
a survey of Idaho needs,
the costs Of cartridging and of
transportation from the storage
depots through Idaho. There has
been considerable delay in at
.aining this information. 1 have
Just learned through the courtesy
If Congressman French, however,
hat the cost of this acid, cartrid-
yed and laid down in carload lots
n Idaho will be approximately
line or ten cents per pound. This
s, of course, considerably less
han the cost of dynamite. ] am
informed that contract will
oon be let by the Bureau of ,,
Roads for the placing of this acid
n cartridge form As soon as
his is done it will be ready FOR
hipment.
We can undoubtedly obtain
Id 20 dlIOUiib III Lt1G tlCI0 1Ol
Lse in Idaho. It viii be neces-
ary, in order to know the needs,
o make survey of the situation
a the various counties. The re- !
'ort of the survey can be made
0 me. | trust, therefore, that !
on can spread abroad the infor- 9
1ation that this acid will be :
vailable at the approximate cost 9 9
lentioned above. 1t will probab- !
2 be necessary to make the dis !.
-ibution through the County Ag- Z
icultural Agents or the Secre-
ary of the Farm Bureau. / sug- . /.
est, therefore, that you adopt in :
our county some means of find .
lg the number of farmers inter- Z
;ted and their requirements at u
reasonably early date. 1t will =
3 necessary, of course, that those Z
no receive the acid pay the cost =
entioned above. Some means a,
lould be taken, therefore, to ~
larantee this payment for the
Mount of acid that viii be need
in your county. p
Very truly yours, 10
+. j Idddings. on
II r. Renneff Extension PO-i &c