The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-31

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The first shown was a new kind OF
peppers, which are big yielders and
are gradually becoming accustomed
to that climate. They are growing
small patch of tomatoes called the
Giant Dwarfs." They have large
and strong stalks which will stand
straight when loaded with fruit.
The tomatoes are medium small and
are Of a lighter color, but they have
very smooth skins and are uniform
in size as we'll as being big pro-
ducers because Of the number on
each plant. Mr.. Vincent thinks they
will do we'll on ground that has to be
flooded.
Two years ago three kernels of
corn were found by st. Anthony
man in the craw Of a wild duck. He
planted them and raised seven ears
of corn, most of which he presented
to the school for experiment. They
cooked some of 1t and found it to be
a sweet corn somewhat like the
Golden Bantam, the color being a
little lighter. Some of the seed was
sent to the Aberdeen experiment
station and the state university.
This year the school planted one
row of the corn with just one kernel
to each hill. Nearly every kernel
sprouted and produced from eight
to twelve stalks, each producing
four or five ears. This corn, be-
sides being as good as the Golden
Bantam and being much heavier
producer, will mature from one to
two weeks earlier. It will be some
time before there will be much of
this, but much is expected of it.
The school mas an everbearing
strawberry plot containing one and
one-eighth acres which has netted
$4,000 this year just from the sale of
plants to other people. All of the
fruit from the plot is used at the
school and the average days picking
averages from seventy to eighty gal
Ions. Part Of the patch was set out
this year and is at the present time
bearing heavy. Wherever plants
have been sent from that plot they
have, with proper care, given over a
80 per cent stand.
They also have small patch of
everbearing raspberries, which they
think will become as popular as the
Strawberries and will bear as long.
Another novelty plant of the school,
which has been grown in the
country for long time, but is not
generally known, is satisfy, a plant
which grows something the same as
parsnips, but has top like ribbon
grass. When cooked this plant
tastes practically the same as
oysters and can be fried or made
into soup. 1t has long root which
when cut into will give forth milk,
similar in color to the milk weed,
this is what gives the soup its
oyster flavor. The school makes an
extensive use of it and find that the
students like it very much.
Other plants which the school is
having marked success with are
head lettuce, which they have de-
veloped until it is almost as large
as cabbage, cucumbers, celery, cab
bage and cauliflour.
BY the time the garden was
covered it was noon and the dining
hall was visited. The dining room
is directly over the kitchen and is
divided by screens, the boys being
seated on one side and the girls on
The other. A dumb waiter lifts the
food from the kitchen to the dining
room and the students take turns
The school has a fine dairy barn
and machine shop, where the boys
can study electricity, steam and
farm machinery from actual prac-
tice and experience as we'll as from
texts, but as time was limited it was
to visit them.