The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-05-20

In advice as to the planting OF crops purchase OF
I'VE stock. tools. equipment, seed, etc. II also
gave valuable advice In the organization OF co
operative buying and selling organizations among
the settlers; the construction Of an extensive
scheme Of roats. drains and irrigation works; as
Wen as advising the farmers TO the hest meth
ods cf ieveling. checking and smoothing Their
iands ana the preparation OF seed beds aud tho
planting OF seed.
In order thai no time be LOST I'm the producti ion
OF crops the first year the board helped the farm.
ers by having big outfit to prepare land for
seeding and irrigation and actually to put In crops
OF barley. oats and wheat. taking the pay for tilt
work out "f the crop
Net Returns to Settlers
Here are some OF the net returns to individual
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,
s4T07o: A. |. Maxwell. T. acres barley. S3l3.iO;
f. Il. WIN. ~ acres barley. $G963S; Joseph NJ
Thornton, 81 acres wheat. $62i50; Frank NJ Hall
~ acres barley $955.l5; Roy White. GO acres
barley S1.39O.50.
The survey and mapping OF the settlement land
were based largely upon the story told by the soil
map Samples of soil were taken at such inter.
walls as was necessary TO make accurate map
of the whole area.
With this In .nnd the sizes OF the farms were
determined SD rs to give considerable choice to
intending settlers, keeping each firm within such
limits that one family, with the help of one farm
hand could take care of 1t.
Consequently the farms suited to fruit growing
were made small. while the lands suited to farm
crops were laid out In larger units cunning as
high rs 100 acres. In some cases a tract of grain
land went with a small tract of fruit land say
Is or ~ 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 u set aside a fine tract OF 80 acres
ms a community center II Is planned to erect
upon this plot community han where different
social and business organizations Will lind 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 plenics are held. II Is also the intention OF
The hoard 10 establish on these grounds yoca.
tional school.
Thus Durham has been made n,otel rural
community. II Is benefited not only by the pate..
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 II educates them In the most
nptodnte farm practices. II has iuaugurate,I both
system OF collective buying and of collective
selling thus nsuring the settlers against the wiles
Of sharpers aud profteers.
The settlers themselves become lmhued with
agricultural ambition aud pride. The close In.
timacy Of the settlers begets common feeling M
fraternity
The concentrated nature Of the population
works for fricnfliness and sociahllity and Tins
the rroverhlai dullness of ordinary rural life Il
done away with aud the life OF the farmer seems
less irkSone and hardensome. all of which inur.s
10 eonteutlnent. happiness and prosperity
Artlng upon the recommendation NJ Govcrne,
stephens the California legislature OF 1919 an
proprtated Nheen fnr continuing the land set.
Element system. and also authorized a bond iss,,~
OF Slnoono for Ike purpose Under these
provisions the state land settlement board has
purchased ioocoacre TRACK of farm land In
Merced county In the central part OF the San
Joaquin valley Tor settlement In the near future
along similar lines those governing the Dur,
ham settlement In the settlement OF this second
tract the preference viii - given to the msa who
served Ia the war