The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-06-15

latches, two latches to each gate in
stead of one as is usually done and
then anybody can 60 up to the gate
and open 1t easily and quickly and
latch it again. Mr.. OFT says he likes
to have everything built SO well and
working so conveniently that he can
do his work quickly and easily with
out hurry. He seems to do rather
more thinking and planning than
many people do and thereby saves
time and waste. Here is an example
Of the way he receives his PROPOSE
ton and disposes of it. When we
went to his place and told him. of our
work we handed him couple copies
of The Idaho Republican, saying,
"This is some Of our product" He
expressed thanks and put them in
his pocket, and when we were ready
to leave we thanked him for giving
us a pleasant hour and lot of
valuable information, and said to
him, "Will you want our paper?"
and he replied, IF may keep these
two copies you handed me, will
read them and study them, and then
I can decide whether 1t is something
want or not"
The average man does not decide
things that way. A good many peo-
pie when approached by news
paper solicitor are apt to- take look
at the solicitor and after sizing him
up they decide whether they want
the paper or not. Some Of them
look thru the paper and study the
character of it, but more Of them de-
eide on other things. The good
looks or nominees of the solicitor
may decide it. The things they have
heard people say about the paper
may decide 1t. The things they have
heard said for or against the editor
may decide 1t, or they may decide
because of the way they have been
we'll treated or badly treated by some
other newspaper or some other solicit
tor or some other editor not con-
nected with the one in question.
When they jump at conclusions and
order newspaper or reject 1t on
such considerations as that, they are
constantly getting stung, or missing
good thing, according to how they
happen to decide.
John Cohoon is leasing the place
formerly owned by R. P. Moore
which was part of the Ben Nelson
place three miles above Blackfoot by
the railroad track. Mr.. Cohoon is
raising twelve acres of beets, twelve
acres Of potatoes, apd some hay and
orchard.
Peter Anderson lives above the
Ben Nelson place and has 1872 acres
in the farm. He is raising sixty
acres of potatoes, twenty acres Of
grain, and about thirty acres of hay.
Jesse Steffensen has eleven acres
of potatoes, ten acres of grain,
thirteen acres of hay and some rasp-
berries.
Mr.. Carlson and Archie Mcneil in
1920 bought 173 acres of Harvey
Roylance for $4,000 which is $142
per acre. 1t Is farm lying next to
the river that was owned for some
time by Mr.. Hampton, who now lives
in Groveland. There is a pretty
good house on the place, but the
other buildings were not very good.
About 100 acres of the land SUBJ
irrigates if it is cultivated so that it
does not need any surface irrigation.
If it is put into meadow the sub does
not rise and it has to be irrigated.
If it is put into grain it rises better
but not enough, if it is put into beets
or potatoes the rising moisture is
sufficient. In 1921 they raised 200
sacks of potatoes per acre without
irrigation.
In addition to this place they are
| leasing sixty-five acres of what was
the Ben Nelson place. Mr.. Mcneil
is spending the present year near
Logan operating place of their
father-in-law, who is i'll and has to
be cared for. Mr.. Carlson is operat-
ing both places above Blackfoot and
is raising fifty acres of potatoes,
fifty acres Of beets, forty or fifty of
hay and some wheat and oats. They
have about eighty acres in pasture
that sub-irrigates and produces very
good wild grass.
They have done great deal Of
grading on the place and fed 100
head of steers last winter and made
a very satisfactory profit altho they
were fortunate in making their sale
at an opportune time. They fed the
cattle on beet pulp, beet syrup and
hay, but for next winter they pro-
| pose to add corn to their diet and
will raise hogs in connection with
the cattle. They get water for their
place from the old Hansen and
Nelson ditch and have water right
of 160 inches n the Corbet slough
which they do not use much, but
| keep for emergencies. Their land is
situated on the low lands next to the
river and is protected from the wind
| by the bench which cuts to the
southwark from it. When the wind
is blowing on the bench they feel it
but little on the lowlands and in the
timber. They are anxious to see
the farmers of this county go into the
dairying business more extensively
than they have already done and say
that if such move is made or if a
condensory is located in this locality
they will go into dairying rather ex-
tensively.
Riley Wheeler, formerly of More
land, is now on the J. w. Jones
place bordering the river and just
west Of the Roylance place. He has
fifty acres and all in potatoes. Mr..
Jones has had large new granary