Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-03
BARLEY GOES
65 BUSHELS
FIRST NEW LOAD OF GRAIN
DELIVERED HERE SAT.
BY VIM. FORTIN

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of 1923 grain. Mr.. Fortin deli
vered at the Farmers Union
Warehouse, Saturday morning,
so sacks of winter barley that
averaged 65 bushels per acre.
This is the first grain to be
threshed in this section this
year. The threshing was done
by John Wasem.
The big yield reported by Mr..
Fortin, judging from present
prospects will be a common oc-
currence around Cottonwood as
soon as the harvest is in full
swing.
A large number of farmers in
this section will commence cut
ting grain this week and before
another two weeks rolls by most
of the machines will have pulled
out to harvest the bumper crop.
Harris Says Best Ever.
l.. M. Harris dealer in Idaho
county land for more than 25
years and who resides at the
county seat gave out a very in
teresting statement last week
and says, without interference
from the elements, every indica-
ton points to harvesting the
heaviest crop in the history of
Idaho county, and Camas Prairie
There is but little preference to
any one locality. Perhaps the
Tolo country has had too much
moisture, and would have har-
vested a heavier crop with one
half of the rainfall, had the
same been judiciously distribut-
ed throughout the growing
season.
The Fairview and Mt. Idaho
districts have wheat, oats, and
barley that promise immense
yields. In many fields the grain
is taller than the fence posts
The Sunnyside district is a sea
of waving grain, almost immpos-
\ sible to imagine, and unbeliev-
able without having seen it.
Winter barley is being harvested
now, and Judging from the
' weight of the bundles dropped
i from the binder, almost guar
antees record yield.
The Winona district, as usual,
is equal to the best ,and to drive
past the large fields of golden
grain presents the puzzling ques-
tion of "What will they do with
all of it?"
The Fem country surely has
some wonderful fields of all
kinds of grains. This district ex-
tends into and forms part OF
the Denver district.
The Cottonwood section is q
tough contender for first place
and some individual fields can
not be beaten. A view from the
hilltop between Cottonwood anc
Ferdinand presents picture
that the real farmer will MOI
soon forget. This country being
more or less rolling, many fields
show to better advantage than
do the more level districts.
The Clearwater country cal
boast of the championship, anC
can go a long way toward prov
ing that claim. The Clearwatel
valley and the benches adjacen
thereto will share the laurels
while Salmon river can asser
with modest pride, "If they cal
beat us, they will have to g
some"
Great Crop of Hay.
Grains are fine and grass an,
hay are the very best eve
known to the writer.
We will return to our frs
love, the "dobe" district, and tn
Tolo lake country, and Will
some individual fields are nc
record breakers. one can use tn
same word, Individual" an
IlnQ lltluS lfldC VIII IlOl Jake
back seat for any other district.
The present condition is nc
entirely due to the generou
rainfall. A good part of til
credit must be attributed t
systematic farming. Year b
year, the tiller Of the soil Learn
that thorough cultivation pays
dividend. Men become more an
more acquainted with the cond
tions of the soil, of which thel
are many kinds, in differel
& localities, and they are takir
advantage Of the opportunit
1t is evident that the seeding |,