em State Rural
Caldwell, Idaho, February, 21,1907
No. 12
A-ROSWELL FARMERS
INSTITUTE.
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boring of Farmers and Citi
noially. Fine Exhibit of
Rock and All Around Sar
l Meeting.
pwo years past, the Parma
I farmers have* been handk
|b the matter of holding farm
■itutes, not from any lack of
B or appreciation of these
pgs, but from either unfavor
bather or from lack of adver
Mt or time to make the neces
larrangements. But in the
g which was held Feb. 14,
Kbey made up for any disap
|tnt or handicap, at other
by conducting a two days in
i' that was eminently satisfac
I well as surprisingly success
if a purely local affair, gotten
I, on short notice,
ral things contributed to its
b In the first place, an excel
Irmers' Institute committee
ie two localities named a year
I which J. H. Trout was chair
id C, E. Paine, secretary, did
Iwork from first to last The
|i was also perfect and the
ihlle not to the best, were In
|ood shape. Then the busi
|h of Parma responded heart
pie suggestion of the commlt
I offered something like $135
I to induce an exhibit of local
|k at the meeting. They also
lied in other as did the
imerally, in adding to the ln
I the occasion.
Hhiblt of young horses was a
pt the meeting and embraced
jfenty head of animals under
fold, all raised in the vicinity
pH and Parma, that surprised
Ichted all those who saw them
iomprised draft and general
I animals, mostly the get of
Imed by local people, and
I showing that would not be
Besides, it
excel anywhere.
I the attention that the far
k this portion of Idaho are
I to the production of high
fe stock The names of prize
I will be found elsewhere in
per, and will include also the
Editable display of poultry
fe in evidence. The women of
(jimunities named should be
Si with contributing largely to
lècess of the meeting, not only
|jair management of the basket
f features, but their attendance
|s keen interest they showed in
They participated
program.
In some of the discussions, and
|»d particular Interest In the
lit address of Pure Food Corn
ier A. F. Hilt, which was ex
|ly interesting and instructive.
I Glee Club also furnished a
ig feature of the meeting, and
pod taste in giving musical se
| that always touch a respon
kord in the average American
Be, was worthy of special cona
tion. President Trout proved
f a good presidium officer, and,
ge stated, his support from the
ütee and local people generally
seemed all that coud be desired. The
papers on the program were of prac
tical Interest, as will be seen by sev
eral of them given in this issue.
Those by Sylvester Hill and P. E.
Anderson, on raising of clover and
alfalfa seed, respectively, attracted
close attention, owing to the great
success of the farmers of these local
ities in the production of high-class
seeds.
The talks of D. R. Hubbard, on the
dairy cow, her breeding and care,
and his demonstrations in Judging of
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SUGAR BEET FIELD.
The illustration shows one of th e profitable sugar beet fields of Bing
ham County, Idaho, that of C .W. R ockwood, of Iona, whose success with
this crop has been dlscribed in the (fem State Rural. The cut is used
by courtesy of the "Times," Idaho Falls.
both dairy and beef cattle were to
the point and first class in every way.
The dairy animals used in these
demonstrations were from the high
class jersey herd of Kirkpatrick and
Hurtt, of Roswell; one of the cows
being "Idose," the "blue ribbon" cow
of the Canyon County fair, and the
other a trim, pretty animal called
"Penelope."
The beef types used were from the
likely Shorthorn herd of W. F. How
ard, of Roswell; one was "Lady
Cruickshank 2nd" and * the other
"Young Barrington," representing
the long feeder and baby beef types.
S. G. Tuning, superintendent of the
Kirkpatrick and Hurtt herd, followed
Mr. Hubbard with a pertinent paper
on the care of the dairy animal,
which will be found in this issue, and
his address was supplemented by a
practical talk on the dairy and
creamery, by Elton Bradley, an ex
perienced creamery man. Mr. Brad
ley emphasized the importance of
good cows, good care, feeding the
"balanced ration," and giving close
attention to the business. He pre
dicted a bright future for the dairy
business in Idaho. The judging and
parade of the colts occupied the fore
noon of the second day and created a
good deal of interest. The names of
the judges and the awards are given
elsewhere, as are also the poultry
awards, which were acceptably placed
by Mr. J. E. Bird and his assistants.
Mr, À. J. Rockwood's Instructive pa
per on the draft horse was closely fol
lowed, he being a successful breeder
as well as the owner of good étalions,
While no effort was made to bring
out cattle for exhibition, aside from
the good animals used in Mr. Hub
bard's demonstrations, nevertheless,
Thomas Andrews, of Parma, showed
a Shorthorn bull, belonging to his
herd, that was a creditable type of
this famous breed. Mr. Andrews
makes a specialty of breeding "top
notchers" for the beef markets.
The paper by F. R. Fouch, of Par
ma, on the "Farmer's Unappreciat
ed Friends," was a strong plea for
the protection of useful birds and
Clover Seed and How to Grow It.
animals, while the talks of Frank
Hawks, the nurseryman, and Horti
cultural Inspector Charles Parsons
were so full of practical points cov
ering the nursery and orchard, prun
ing shade trees, etc., that they will
be given a prominent place in next
'week's Gem State Rural.
"Sheep Raising on the Farm," was
handled in an interesting way by
James Farmer and H. I. McLaughlin.
Both gentlemen gave strong testi
mony to the merits of the Cottswold
breed for the farm and both were
freely questioned. Mr. McLaughlin
created considerable merriment by
his comments on the "old pelters"
and the best kind of a dog to have
on the farm. The papers of these
gentlemen will appear in the Gem
State Rural.
The admirable papers of Hon. J.
H. Lowell on "Irrigation and Ad
vancement", and of E. M. Kirkpat
rick on "Farm Values and What
Makes Them," will appear next
week, '
tunities in his line.
(By Sylvester Hill of Roswell, be
fore the Parma and Roswell Farm
ers' Institute).
Those of us who have attended the
farmers' institutes in Idaho have lis
tened to encouraging words from
scientific specialists in every line of
agricultural industry.
The Dairy Specialist has told us
that Idaho affords the greatest oppor
The Beef Type Specialist informs
us that Idaho is well adapted to at
tain the greatest possibilities in the
production of good beef cattle.
The Swine Specialist will tell you
bow the hog saved Idaho and made
it famous.
The Horseman awards the palm
to Idaho as a natural habitation for
the horse, where it attains the highest
development,
The Horticulturist reminds us that
Idaho beats any other of the United
States for perfect fruit.
The Apiarist has shown that Idaho
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is better adapted to bee culture and
the production of honey than any
other state in the union.
The Beet Specialist informs us that
In the production of sugar beets their
success in Idaho is unprecedented.
The Potato Grower exhibits speci
mens of Idaho tubers from 2 to 5
pounds each, and defies famine and
the beef trust.
And now in the production of red
clover seed another boquet has been
handed up. Altogether it sounds
like the "Mutual Admiration Soci
ety." On account of having raised a
crop of red clover seed on my ranch
in Roswell which clearly gives Idaho
the record so far as known for the
largest yield per acre of any of the
United States, I am asked as to the
method of culture given it to produce
such results. This will not occupy
.much time.
The ground had no special prepar
ation. Amount of seed sown per
acre was ten pounds, along with
spring wheat, and irrigated just often
enough to keep the clover alive, with
the least injury to the wheat. The
wheat was harvested at maturity.
And in the fall I cut a portion of the
young clover for hay, after which
my stock grazed on it all during the
balance of the fall and winter. The
only special care given it during the
growing season was to irrigate Just
often enough to keep the clover grow
ing and blossoming, care being taken
not to keep it too wet, and not to
irrigate later than about three weeks
before cutting, as the growth was tre
mendous, five tons per acre, and could
not cure readily on wet ground.
To give you an Idea in regard to
the growth of red clover, much in my
field measured five feet in length,
and had from ten to sixteen heads on
a single stock, 'It lodged badly and
was hard to cut. I commenced har
vesting it August 14th, and could
only work at It when the clover was
damp in the morning, and left the
field as soon as the heads became dry
enough to shell. On account of the
clover being lodged so bad I was
obliged to have four men follow each
mower and throw the cut swath out
of the way, thus getting it out of
the way of the mower and enabling
us to do a good job of cutting.
You will observe that my seed crop
was the first and only crop from the
field during the year, as a second
crop could not be grown and ma
tured after August 15th, yet It grew
to be splendid pasture. You will
understand that red clover is a bi
ennial plant, and lives but two years,
but I have observed however, that In