The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-06-15
What the Farmers
Are Doing
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Roy Walker has leased forty acres
of Leonard Chaffin and has planted
eight acres of potatoes, ten of wheat,
six of hay, eight of oats and has
some pasture. Everything is neat
and tidy about his place, and they
are raising a fine garden.
Reuben Walker bought forty
acres of Mr.. Younie at $65 an acre.
1t had water right, but very little
Improvement. He has done consid-
cradle grading on the place in the
four years he has had it and is rails
ing six acres of potatoes, eighteen OF
hay, six of wheat, four of oats. He
is raising some raspberries and
strawberries.
Lewis Taylor has place north Of
Porterville, which he has been on
several years and is raising twenty
five acres Of potatoes, fourteen OF
hay.
Lorenzo Hansen has twenty acres
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of hay. He bought forty acres OF
Mr.. Younie in 1914 at $50 an acre
with no improvements on 1t.
Norman Bingham has eighty acres
of land northwest of Rose and is
raising six acres of potatoes, one and
a half of mangels, twenty of grain,
thirty of hay and has some pasture,
also one acre of onions. Mr.. Bing-
ham has done a great amount OF
grading on his place, has a good
house and good buildings, has in
stalled the Delco light, raises high
grade stock and keeps everything in
good condition about the place.
Melvin Hansen is on the original
John Riggs place which he bought
in 1917. He is raising four and a
half acres of potatoes, eight Of
grain, twelve of hay and has some
pasture of blue grass and orchard
grass.
| ]. M. Jex bought thirty-four acres
of Mr.. Younie in 1921. He is rails
ing seven acres of potatoes, nine of
grain, twelve of hay and has some
straw berries. He came. from Spanish
Fork, Utah and wants to get a
smaller place. Farming is new
experience to him and he would like
to sell out if he can get his money
out Of the place with small profit.
Jack Parker bought forty acres of
Mcdonald and Harris about three
years ago for $500. It had a house,
fence and water right, but needed
a vast amount of grading. Mr..
Parker said that he thought that he
had bought farm, but he found
since that he had only the material
out of which to make farm by
garding it. He has done great
amount of work putting it in fine
condition and has seven acres OF
potatoes, eight of grain, eleven OF
hay, some raspberries and straw
berries and is still grading.
D. McCauley has seventy-nine
acres of land, has ten acres of po-
tatoes, seven of grain, three of beets,
six of hay and some pasture. He
has done a lot of grading on his
place and is raising some straw
berries. When Mr.. McCauley first
moved onto the place, he was very
much interested in raising high
grade Strawberries and invested
about $3.50 for varieties which he
set and did not make a success of.
He had the usual difficulties of
building new bitches and not getting
them done as soon as he expected,
and being short of water and losing
some of the crops he planted.
Frank Konrath is on the Moody
place of forty-two acres and is rails
ing ten acres of hay, fifteen of grain
two of beets and some potatoes.
William Bruce bought forty acres
which is part of the Ramey place,
and is raising two acres of potatoes,
two of beets, four of grain, eight OF
hay. He has some strawberries and
laid in supply Of cedar wood last
winter.
Oscar Chaffin has forty acres that
he is leasing from Leo Gushwa. He
has twelve acres of potatoes, twelve
of grain, twelve of hay.
Ray Silver has forty acres of land
and is raising seven acres of pota.
toes, seven or eight of grain, and the
rest in hay and pasture. His pasture
is chiefly of blue grass and affords q
very satisfactory amount of feed.
w. H. Jackon has twelve acres Of
potatoes, three acres of beets, six Of
grain, one of corn, about four Of
pasture and the rest in hay. His
pasture is blue grass and alfalfa
chiefly.
D. R. Madsen has five acres of pc
tatoes, five acres of beets, eight o.
grain and eight or nine of hay. HI
has raspberries and strawberries OF
the place. He has been raising {
very satisfactory crop Of them.
]. H. Hunzeker has eleven acres O.
potatoes, ten Of grain, seventeen O.
eighteen of hay and some pastur
and orchard. He raises everbearin,
Strawberries and some raspberries
He thinks the fruit is very profit
able crop.
Jacob Kinney has sixty acres 0
land and is raising ten acres of pc
tatoes, fifteen of grain, twenty-five
or thirty of hay. He has everbear
ing strawberries and is one of tn
charter members of The Idah
Republican. He subscribed whel
the paper started and has been stay
! ing with it ever since.
Milo Brown came from Nebraska
in the fall of 1921 and is farminI
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