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Gem State Rur
v
Vol. IX
Caldwell, Idaho, November 24, 1904.
No. 5u
Agricultural Prize.
Idaho Captures it at The World's Fair
at, St>. Louis.
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Idaho fruits, when they have been
shown, have always won high honors,
at the great expositions of the world,
and now the word comes from St.
Louis that the State has been award
ed the grand prize, over all competi
tors, for the excellence of its Agricul
tural Exhibit. That is glory enough
of itself for one world's fair, if noth
ing else were awarded the State; but
Idaho has already received flattering
recognition in other lines, and so our
people have double cause for congrat
illation. In making the award, the
committee considered the variety and
quality of the grains and grasses, and
the manner in which, they were dis
played. Special credit is therefore
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modern, high speed machine, but one well adapted to tine work, and especially to bringing
out the delicate lines of three-color, half tone, process, etched and photo-engraved plates.
It has a world wide reputation, and is recognized as the standard of excellence among print
ing presses, for strictly first-class work.
■due to Superintendent and Mrs. M. J.
Wessels, of this branch of Idaho's ex
hibit. not only for valuable assis
tance in collecting, but particularly,
for the attractive manner in which
the exhibit was arranged.
Mrs. Wessels has more than a local
such ex
Ireputation for her deftness and skill
in designing and arranging
hi bits.
Hurtt is of course,
Commissioner
highly g ratified over the result, and
.all of the peoole of the State have
®likewise a right to feel very proud of
-it
Fall Plowing for Broom Corn.
Howard
of the
Superintendent
broom corn factory, here, urges fall
plowing in
preparing ground for a
He would plow
crop of broom corn,
very deep, 18 to 20 inches, using two
• plows, and letting one follow the oth
The ground is to be left in the
rrough until spring and then thorougly
-er
harrowed, until a dust mulch is formed
on the surface.
He advocates plant
ing the corn about May 1.
The Hy
brid Dwarf is the variety found to be
the earliest and best for this locality,
It is a 65 day corn.
age of 1200 acres the coming- year,
reasonably
Mr. Howard hopes to secure
an acre
He says that results were
good this season considering the fact
that it was the first year, and a com
paratively new crop to nearly all of
the farmers.
Prices had been lower this year than
they had for many years previous, ow
ing to the unusually large crop in the
east, but he did not believe they would
continue low. He expressed confi
dence that this crop would prove
profitable one for the farmers here,
Mr. Howard said that he raised, this
season, 5417 pounds from less
6 acres. The demand for brooms is
fully up to the supply, his company
one day last week having received an
than
order for 135 dozen. They are of ex
cellent quality,
New Town at Kuna.
It is reported that Kuna, the old
stage station on the Short Line, 10
miles east of Nampa, is to be built
A good deal
of the rich land around there has re
cently been taken up, or bought, since
the New York canal has been extend
up into a thriving town,
ed to that point and a townsite has
been platted. It is understood that
the locality is to be extensively adver
tised, and made one of the live points
of Southern Idaho.
7 Tons of Onions to Acre.
A tenant on the farm of County
C jmmissioner, John J. Jarvis, of Mid
dleton, raised onions this season, that
yielded at the rate of 7 tons to acre.
and he sold the entire crop at 2 cents
Whats the matter with
per pound,
the onion anyway?
Horticultural and Dairy Board Meet.
The State Board of Horticultural In
spection and the State Dairy and Pure
Commission met in Boise last
week, to discuss matters pertaining- to
the forth coming annual reports.
State Inspector McPherson submitted
his report as dairy and pure food com
missioner, which was replete with in
teresting and valuable matter. It
will be published in pamphlet form.
The data before the respective
XJsthflt ** < SecnftîTry piitt'
Professor French and State luspec
tor McPherson.
boards showed their work throughout
the state in an encouraging condition
The Horticultural board will issue a
condensed report and bulletin later.
The Dairy Commission was attend
ed by President to C. Howie. Secre
tary, A. F. Hitt, Prof. H. T. French
Hon. Will H. Gibson and Commiss
ioner McPherson. Those in attend
ance at the meeting of the Beard of
Irrigation on Sucker Creek.
Maj. L. V. Patch of Payette, was in
town the first of the week on his way
to his Sucker creek canal enterprise,
13 miles west of Caldwell.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
canal, he is building to cover about
3. ÜOO acres of rich land over there.
The canal will be ten miles long and
9 feet on (he bottom, and will be com
pleted in about a month, Mr. Patch
says he is clearing something like 100
acres, a portion of which at least will
be put in crops the coming spring.
Several others are also clearing ground
for early planting next season and all
have great confidence in the fertility
and productive capacity of the land
over there.
In thinking about what you would
like to read the coming year, be sure
to look over our combination offer in
this issue. It is a good one and will
fit in nicely with the good things the
Gem State Rural has in store for you.
North West Fruit Grower's Meeting,
Secretary Sinsel, of the Northwe-t
Association,
jr ru it Growers
was in
In speaking of the
town yesterday,
coming meeting of that Association,
which is to be held in Boise, he said he
thought the date would probably be
during the third week of January.
That, at least, seemed to him a favor
able time for it, but he was in corres
pondence with President Smith, re
garding the matter and would know
soon. Mr. Sinsel said there would
^e
likely be a three days session, and
that the program would be arranged
as soon as possible. It would be the
aim to have representative fruit grow
ers of the Pacific Northwest, deliver
papers and addresses and to have full
discussions upon topics of practical
value. An attractive fruit display is
to be one of the interesting features
of the gathering. There will likewise
some entertainment features,
which, in connection with the thor
ougly good program, it is the inten
tion to have, will make the meet
ing, enjoyable, as well as a profitable,
one. The Gem State Rural will give
the program in full as soon as it is
made up.
Dont fail to read all of the adver
tisements in this issue, from the little
cassified ones, to the big displays.
They are likely to interest you, and
then we want you to always remem
ber our advertisers, because they will
treat you right.
Big- Yield of Spuds and Corn.
Five hundred bushels of com off of
four acres of ground. Who raised
that? Answer. Thos. Hartung. And
some say Tom dug 700 bushels of
spuds off one acre.
S. B. Alspach dug some 30,000
pounds of spuds off of one little acre
of land and raised a big squash which
looks like it would weigh 100 pounds or
more. So says a correspondent of
Payette Independent.

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