The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-07
COUNTY AGENT DOES
VALUABLE WORK

COUNTY AGENT DOES
VALUABLE WORE
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calves were exhibited at the Fair a
Lewiston by the club members
They won a total of $4666 in prize:
with their three calves in the cal
club and open classes.
3. A boys and girls pig club was
organized in the Kennedy Ford ant
! Palouse communities, under the 10
cal leadership of Chas. Sawyer. The
members of the club purchased bred
purebred Duroc Jersey gifts and
started their club project on Janu-
airy 18th. The club was financed by
the Potlatch State Bank. Each mem
Der of the club had good success with
his sow and raised a good litter. With
one exception, the club members will
continue their work thru next year
and additional members will be add
! ed to the club. Virgil Thompson,
president of the club, plans to keep
| four of his gifts in addition to the
foundation sow and have five brood
sows in 1923.
Four of the six members exhibited
young SOW and young boar at the
Decentralization Tri-State Fair.
The members entered their pigs in
both the pig club and open classes
and won total of $1O5.O0 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 i'll April, while the Babcock
Bull Club, east of Kendrick, received
its calf late in November.
5. H. H. Reames, livestock project
leader Of Rock Greek community,
secured 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 pro-
ject in 10 communities this year.
1. Demonstrations to show the eff
feet of poison spray of sodium ar
semitic in the control of wild morning
glory were conducted on 40 farms in
16 communities; 23 such demonstra-
lions were conducted in IL 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 we're 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-
3us years and farmers of various
urged the County Com
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
BUSINESS of the weed menace and to
get all land owners to control nox-
Gus weeds on their land
WHEAT IMPROVEMENT
Wheat Improvement was adopted as
| project for 1922 by Is communities.
1. Variety test plots were started
IN, 1.,,~~ n
nunities. Owing to the difficulty of
,etting accurate yield data, this me-
bod of comparing varieties has been
bandoned.
2. Eighteen fields of wheat in nine
communities were inspected for GER
ification by Prof. H. w. Hubert.
light of the fields of wheat inspected
assed the first and second inspec-
ions and were pronounced eligible {
Or certification \
While not as many fields were in
pected as was the case in 1921, there
as a great deal more pure wheat
IAN there was that year because
ure wheat of one or more varieties
as been introduced into practically
very community in the county. Care
IL estimates indicate that at least
1000 bushels Of wheat that would
ass as improved seed was produced
Latah County during the past sea-
IN. Farmers did not apply for In
)ectfon because they realized there
as so much good seed that it would
ardly pay to have their seed certi-
ed.
8. The county agent took six
lcks of certified Jenkins Club seed
heat to Pennington community,
here it was planted and increased
n clean ground by Guy Munger.
The. crop was sold by Mr.. Munger
farmers OF that section who will =
rther increase the wheat on clean {