The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-08-25
$50 FARMERS
ATTEND EXCURSION

The second Farm Bureau excursion |
to be held this year was staged Tues
day. The party started from Black
foot and went north to the Bonneville
County line. ,
The excursionists assembled at the
Asylum east Of town, where the herd
Of Holstein dairy cattle was inspec-
ted. Mr.. M Feldbaum, instructor in
Agriculture at the Blackfoot High
School, and Mr.. r. F. Johnson, man
ager Of the Asylum Farm, gave short
talks on the dairy industry and the
points to be remembered in buying
dairy cows.
The second stop was made at the
Uriah Taylor farm, to inspect Mr..
Taylor's fine field Of sugar beets. A
general discussion was held regarding
the best cultural methods.
Just beyond Mr.. Taylor's farm,
Geo. r. Mason's Duroc-Jersey hogs
were visited. Mr.. Mason has been in
the purebred hog business only two
years, but in that length Of time he
has produced some hogs that have at
tracted attention throughout the
country, having taken several impor-
tant prizes at the Ogden livestock
show last year. He is marketing his
grain at a good profit in red pig
hide
At Riverview Mr.. Eric Sundquist
was visited and his Rural and Rus
set potatoes inspected. Mr.. Sund-
auist has been carefully selecting his
seed and roguing his fields for the
last four years, and as result he
has some dandy potatoes, especially
his Rurals. Mr.. J. M. Reader Asst.
Plant Pathologist Of the University OF
Idaho, showed the farmers how to
identify Mosaic, troublesome dis
ease, and told them how to combat
same.
Near Basalt stop was made to
inspect the garden Of John Quinn.
Mr. Quinn raises garden produce y
quite large quantities for the market
His chief hobby, however, is onions
fine plot of onions was visited and
Mr.. Quinn gave the farmers some in
formation on the best kind of seed
to be used and the proper cultura
methods. He raises his own seed anc
has very carefully selected his onions
used for this purpose. This insures
a good crop and onions of uniform
TYNE. In selecting his onions fol
seed he chooses those with very thlr
necks and a small root system at tn
bottom. This type is preferable, Mr.
Quinn states, because the top AM
root will dry up and brush off ant
leave a smooth product that will keel
we'll.
At o'clock picnic lunch wa
served under the trees at the Arm
fred Christensen home at Goshen. MI
Christensen has a large lawn an
plenty of shade. A barrel OF del1clou
lemonade was discovered near one O
the trees. After lunch the followin
program was enjoyed:
Community singing lead by Mr.. Hol
land.
Address-Dr G. L. Ling, OF the U.
Dept of Agriculture, on control Q
potato diseases.
Address-Dean Miller, School Of Fol-
estry, University OF Idaho, on tn
best kind of trees for this sectio
and the value of trees to the farm
stead.
Duet .. Mr.. and Mrs. HOllan
Address-C. B. Ross, Secretary of tn
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, o
diversified farming and cooperation
Immediately following the program
visit was made to the j. H. Nielso
farm. Mr.. Nelson has some goo
quality Rural and Russell potatoe
which show the result of careful see
selection and culture. Some pur
bred percheron horses were also a
interesting feature at this farm.
The next stop was made at Il
Rufus Pack farm. Mr.. Pack h;
some OF the best dairy cattle in Il
country He formerly owned a dali
farm in Cache Valley, and upon mo
ing to idaho brought with him OIL
of his best cows, very high produce
This COW is the dam and grand. da
of all his present herd. Mr.. Pa
states that the farmer with dai
COWS will always be better fixed
nancially than those who do not ha
them. He further says that ;"