The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-06-08
What the Farmers
Are Doing

Are LONG
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H. Mitchell. Mr.. Mitchell Jr. has
240 acres joining the river and all
but about twenty-five or thirty acres
of 1t is good soil and can be irri-
gated. Each of the six forty acre
tracts fronts on the wagon road,
most of it on the Roosevelt highway
and has good water right. More
than 200 acres of 1t is cleared and
under cultivation and 1t has good
house, and potato cellar 23x40
feet. He is raising twenty-five acres
of potatoes, about forty acres OF
hay, and considerable grain. Mr..
Mitchell is anxious to sell out and
he dares anybody to come along and
Jffer him a fair price for 1t.
T. H. Mitchell has seventy-nine
acres in his farm and is raising six
teen acres Of potatoes, ten of grain,
five of pearl barley, two of oats. He
says he has sometimes hade as high
as $4,000 on his place in a year. He
keeps 1t in good condition, has done
a great deal of grading and farms it
carefully. He cuts down some trees
eevry year to supply fuel for the
house. He settled on the place
about eighteen years ago, said the
five men who had lived on the place
ahead of his declared they could not
make a living on 1t. He raises
alfalfa seed on the gravelly part of
his farm.
H. ]. Davis and Frank Stewart
his son-in-law came from Idaho
Falls this spring and rented the
Ralph johnson place. In 1921 Mr..
Johnson had a complete set of build
ings erected on the place, house,
barn, garage, chicken house all built
modern, nicely painted and we'll
situated.
Harry Jones bought forty acres Of
Thomas Bible in 1921 and is raising
ten acres of potatoes, eight of grain,
fifteen of hay, two of oats, two of
pearl barley.
D. D. Mauch has eight acres of
land and is raising fifteen acres Of
potatoes, thirteen of grain, some hay
and three and q half acres of beets
that did not sprout. Mr.. Mauch has
had a great deal Of sickness in his
family in the past few months.
C. G.. Kirkpatrick bought forty
seven acres of Harry Johnson, part
of the Clearey place. Mr.. Kirk
patrick traded some town property
for it and is raising eight acres Of
potatoes, fifteen Of grain, and has
seeded some with grain and alfalfa.
e. Clearey has twenty-five acres
of land and is raising five acres of
potatoes, four of grain, four Of hay
and has some in pasture and other
things. Mr.. Clearey has a very fine
span of horses that are close blood
relatives, were born the same night,
he raised them and trained them,
they look alike, act alike and are q
very satisfactory team. u.
Carl ]. Anderson has thirty-eight
and a half acres in his place and is
raising fifteen acres of potatoes,
some hay and corn. Mr.. Anderson
dips his seed potatoes.
Neils Anderson has forty acres
and is raising eight acres of pota-
toes, six of grain, some hay and
about six and half of beets.
William Price Jr. has sixty acres
of land and is raising fifteen acres
of grain, thirteen of potatoes, some
haye, and planted one and halt
acres of beets that did not sprout.
Olof Larsen has seventy-four
| acres just east Of the school house
in district No. r.. He is raising
fourteen or fifteen acres Of potatoes,
fifteen of gran, fifteen of hay. He
has some thorobred barred Ply
mouth Rock hens, about fifty in
number, and is raising a good many
chickens. They have a nice home
and have been in the habit of board
ing the teachers and the people in
the community say that the Larsons
are public benefactors in that re.
spect, because they can get better
teachers when the teachers can be
nicely situated in a home close tt
the school house. A family who will
build nice home and take good
care of the teachers are always ar
asset to the community.
R. Shipper has eighteen acres Of
land and is raising five acres of pc
tatoes, four of grain, four Of hay
three and half of sugar beets.
! William Dance has tifty-nine acres
on what is called Anderson Lane
and is raising six acres of potatoes
five of beets, and some hay. He i,
renting some of his mothers place
and also has an orchard. He built {
garage and granary in 1919. HI
always works up lot Of wood IL
winter time for summer use.
4 Andrew Anderson has forty acre.
of land and is raising twelve acre
of potatoes, seven of beets, has SOM
hay, and considerable truck. Mr.
Anderson reports that in 1921 hi
beets dropped to an average of fou
and a half tons per acre. In 1915 HI
had twenty-five acres and averaged
fourteen and three-quarters tons pc
acre. Last year there seemed to b.
something wrong with the seed or h
would have one good sized beet thel
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