The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-07

lana 50 tudI next year ali ldIIueTS
of the Pennington community who
| desire pure wheat of this variety may
get it, Pure seed of Jenkins Club
| was introduced into Crane Greek
community from Princeton commun-
ity.
A. The smut test plots planted by
Oscar II. 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.
). While the tests on the Nordby
farm and tests at the Idaho Expert
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
and farmers of Latah County in test
ing methods of treating seed wheat.
Demonstrations to compare copper
carbonate dust with treatments now
being used were started on 81 farms
in 20 communities with II different
varieties of wheat.
g. On IS of the 81 farms trying
copper carbonate, some wheat was
dip treatment in addition to the
wheat treated with straight blue
stone, so that Oil these Is farms,
which are in nine different communi-
ties, there are three different test
plots as follows: Straight bluestone,
or bluestone and salt; bluestone-salt
with lime bath; and copper carbon
ate dust
POULTRY IMPROVEMENT
Ten communities adopted poultry
improvement as a part of their CO.
operative extension work for 1922,
1. Ten culling demonstrations
were held with an attendance of
23S. Committeeman and other farm
ers report that during the past seas
on, approximately 10000 chickens
and farmers who attended the poult-
ry meetings. OF these approximate
ly 40 per cent were culls This shows |
a decrease from the percentage of !
culIs found in 1921, when there were |
so per cent.
2. Five new poultry houses have
been built in the county during the !
past year on plans recommended by |
he county agent and five old poultry
houses have been remodeled.
3. The production Of eggs in
creased faster during the past year
han has the number of chickens kept,
Indicating that the farmers are get
ing rid of the boarder hens and in
the average production of
heir flocks.
POTATO IMPROVEMENT
While this project was adopted by
tut one community when work for
1922 was planned, the work has
crown rapidly during the past seas
N and work was done in Is commun-
ties.
1. A general potato disease and
'otato culture meeting was held at
tennessee on April 18th, with an at /
enhance of 81. The meeting was adj
ressed by Prof C.. w. Hungerford, II
Who showed lantern slides to illus +
rate his talk L
2. Fifty-five fields of potatoes |
With total of 800 acres in Is COM
nunities, were inspected for certifi /
alton as seed by Mr.. E. r. Bennett
r men acting for him. Thirty five T
f these fields passed first inspection
nd were inspected second time III |
october. Twenty-seven fields passed i
9th first and second inspections. +
3. Demonstrations and information |
II the field selection of seed pota- I
PES were given at each of the 50 +
arms where potatoes were given the {
econd inspection. 1
WOMEN'S WORK +
Glasses in this project were con- {
ucted by Miss Ada B. Erwin, who L
as District Home Demonstration 4
gent until September first, and by s
[iss Clara Cowgirl, who succeeded 7
ISIS Erwin These Home Demon h
ration Agents conducted classes s
lat were arranged and scheduled by I
lie county agents. q
1. Four millinery classes were r
,nducted in three communities. =
hirty new hats and seven new hat @
lapes were made; hats were re- III
ode1ed. r
2. Twelve dress forms were made
classes in two communities. Thir- RI
en- forms were made in these two r
following the classes
I'D, by ladies of the communities. 0
that Is dress forms were made q
lring the season.
8. Guide pattern classes were 10
in three communities. At III
ese classes 25 guide patterns; y
irt waist patterns; kimona hi
aist patterns; and four dress pat ~
rms were made. ~
CROP REPORTING pa
Twelve communities of Latah Coun- lfI