The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-12-15

four of his gifts in addition to the
foundation SOW and have five brood
sOws in 1928.
Four Of the six members exhibited
a young SOW and a young boar at the
lewiston Charleston Tri-State FAR.
The members entered their pigs in
both the pig club and open classes
and won a total Of $105.00 in prizes.
4. One purebred Jersey bull calf
was donated by Waikiki Farm, Spo-
kane. to each of two bull clubs or
ganized by the county agent in Latah
County during 1922. The Big Mead
ows Club, of north of Troy, secured
calf in April, while the Babcock
Bull Club, east of Kendrick, received
its calf late in November.
5. H. H. Reames, livestock project
leader of Rock Creek community,
secured a purebred Guernsey bull calf
for use of breeders of that section.
6. Palouse community completed
Standardization on Duroc Jersey and
Chester White breeds hogs.
WEED CONTROL
Weed control was adopted as a pro-
ject in 10 communities this year.
/. Demonstrations to show the eff
feet of a poison spray of sodium ar
semitic in the control of wild morning
glory were conducted on 40 farms in
16 communities; % such demonstra-
lions were conducted in II commune
ties on Canada thistle; quack grass
was sprayed in one community, as
was also fan weed. Results OF these
demonstrations indicate that Canada
thistle can be eradicated by this
spray and that morning glory
| can be controlled, if not eradicated.
The spray was useless on quack grass
and, while it killed fan weed, it can
not be recommended for the control
of this weed.
2. Weed control excursions were
conducted in three communities.
These were attended by So people. All
learned to identify the noxious weeds
of their communities and of Latah
County and prevention and control
methods were discussed.
| 3. Weed specimens were identified
for Is different farmers. The num-
Der of specimens sent in indicates in
| creased interest over that shown last
year.
4. All weed control committeeman
of the farm bureau were appointed as
local weed reporters by the Board of
| County Commissioners to report cas-
es of negligence to that board
5. Much greater interest was
shown in the control of noXious weeds
this year than was shown in previ-
Gus years and farmers of various
communities urged the County Com
missioners to enforce the weed law in
their communities This was done
in number of instances. A special
effort was made to make all land
owners and farmers realize the SER
! iousness of the weed menace and to
get all land owners to control noX-
ious weeds on their land.
WHEAT IMPROVEMENT
Wheat improvement was adopted as
project for 1922 by Is communities
1. Variety test plots were started
in Pennington and Pine Grove COM
munities. Owing to the difficulty OF
getting accurate yield data, this me-
thod of comparing varieties has been
abandoned.
2. Eighteen fields of wheat in nine
communities were inspected for GER
LITIGATION by Prof. H. w. Hubert
Eight of the fields of wheat inspected
passed the first and second inspec-
tions and were pronounced eligible
for certification.
While not as many fields were in
spected as was the case in 1921, there
was great deal more pure wheat
than there was that year because
pure wheat of one or more varieties
has been introduced into practically
every &C mmunity in the county. Care
full estimates indicate that at least
| $4,000 bushels of wheat that would
class as improved seed was produced
in Latah County during the past sea-
son. Farmers did not apply for in
| spection because they realized there
was so much good seed that it would
hardly pay to have their seed certi-
| fled.
8. The county agent took six
sacks of certified Jenkins Club seed
wheat to Pennington community,
where it was planted and increased
on clean ground by Guy Munger.
The crop was sold by Mr.. Munger
to farmers of that section who will
Iurtner increase the wheat on clean
land so that next year all farmers
of the Pennington community who
desire pure wheat of this variety may
get it. Pure seed of Jenkins Club
was introduced into Crane Creek
community from Princeton commun-
ity. :
4. The smut test plots planted by
Oscar H. Nordby, of Genesee, in the
fall of 1921, were observed and
checked during the summer of 1922.
Results secured indicate that the
bluestone-salt-lime dip treatment for
smut control is more effective than
either the straight bluestone or the
copper carbonate dust treatments.
b. While the tests on the Nordby
farm and tests at the Idaho Experi-
mental Station indicate that copper
carbonate is not as effective as blue
stone in controlling smut, results Sc
cured in Whitman county, Washing
ton, and at the Washington Expert
ment Station, show results favorable
to copper carbonate. On account Of
this, the Idaho Experiment Station
is cooperating with the county agent
ORC Of 7 80,