The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-20
Directors of
Farm Bureau Meet
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to fatten them and have them ready
for shipment at the same time. In
carrying out this work it has hunted
the country over to see from what 1t
could get the best and cheapest corn
to combine with the local seed and
thereby get the prooer ration to fat
ten hogs quickly, and just here is
where some of the opposition has
developed. Local dealers, who have
been handling corn, but holding it
at rather high prices and not push
ing. the trade, not teaching people
how to use it and not building up a
trade worth while, have found that
the farm bureau furnish the consum-
ers direct information as to where
they could get it. The bureau does
not buy it, but it brings the seller
of corn and the consumer together
SO that they can buy and sell and
that brings the corn to the hog pen
at a little lower price than has
otherwise been done. This in con-
nection with the teaching done by
the farm bureau has been a decided
advantage to the hog men and the
information which the farm bureau
brings in getting the hog man in
touch with the dealer has enabled
him to get little better price than
the local dealers were giving. There
Is the secret of considerable of the
opposition to the farm bureau; it in
terferes with the middle man, but it
gets so much better results for the
farmer that it is considered justifi-
able since neither of the other deal
ers was taking an interest in the
farmer, but was only looking out for
No. l. That is worth real money to
all the hog men, who participate in
it and promises to build up an i'm
portant industry that will turn loose
considerable money in the country
every year and at periods when the
farmers have not otherwise had
much money.
The farm bureau has done con-
siderable to test the poultry to elm
mate what is known as loafer hens,
hens that eat, but do not lay enough
to make them profitable. 1t has
done much to introduce Treby barley
which yields an average of eight bu-
shells per acre more than any other
kind of barley given the same treat
ment. 1t has done much to introduce
the Idamine oats, which yields an
average of six bushels per acre more
than any other kind of oats given the
same treatment. Mr.. Aicher said
that the Oat situation in Idaho up
to the last few years has been a very
unsatisfactory situation, there being
every kind of seed under the sun and
It badly mixed so that farmers were
raising everything from wild oats
up to pretty decent oats. Now they
are clearing their fields of everything
and putting in the Idamine and get
ing heavier yield.
Before the farm bureau went to
educating people on the Grimm alf-
alta seed many people were dabbling
With alfalfa trying to raise it and
lot getting at the fundamentals of
he industry and consequently not
getting results. Many men have lost
tinkering with something
hey did not understand and getting
lothing for it. he said the raising
IT Grimm alfalfa seed is a highly |
pecialized industry and one cannot
lope to succeed in it unless he has
he information enabling him to do |
t right. In many of the eastern
tates, where they have the severe
Inmates it is useless to plant any
'ther kind than Grimm seed and the
armers in those states are willing to |
'ay good prices, but they want to |
now absolutely that they are get
ing the Grimm seed. The farm bur-
au is helping to get the Grimm seed |
'rowers of our community in touch |
With the big reliable purchasers of |
irimm seed in the eastern states. In |
rider to maintain the reputation and |
he market for our Grimm seed the
'roWers must be carefully aught |
low to keep the seed pure. They
must protect the men who purchase
rom them by delivering to them Just
7hat is sold to them. Not long ago
was a rare thing for Bingham
ounty to sell three or four cars of |
ure alfalfa seed; now it can sell
light or ten as readily so the in
ustry is growing and it will grow
lore easily because of the start it
as already received and the adver-
lsing our seed has had. In the dis
riots where the seed is proving it's
'orth in meadows that do not kill
ut, there is an increasing demand
Or our alfalfa seed. The farmers
our own county who have discon-
nued growing the common alfalfa
nd are growing the Grimm alfalfa
its place, do not have the trouble
18th winter killing they did have.
Hog cholera visits the hog country
OCCASIONALLY and under the manage
tent and prompt action of the farm
ureau it is soon stamped out thru
accination; the same may be said
black leg among cattle. Time is
le important thing when either of
lese things makes it's appearance
nd under the methods used by the
Irm bureau, vaccination can start
once. A supply of the vaccine be- !
e Kept on hand for immediate use
i'd the tools for using it.
Nelson Miller said these things
ere all very true, but that it was
1t necessary to have a farm bur-
u to spread good things among the
rmers. II a thing is a good thing
icy will hunt it up and adopt it {
emselves the same as they did the I
ural potatoes before the farm bur-