POTATO PROFITS IN IDAHO The modem potato Is not *-fflciently taken Into account as a producer of pro^ f«r the man who till* the *o!L We bear a boat the ro.nanee of **» k»a«3j rale ef Cora, the wah yields from potatoes that make u.e ax-rage grain production of states farther east appear exceedingly Aad ’here are so many man acres, of the same kind, that hare not yet he** gave* n chance to show what th**y ma do. that the money making possibilities of igaho. no tar as pota to * *l'>ne are cooosraed. cannot be estimated. Idaho t(« national publicity in 1*10 as the result of :h<- awarding of prises Of l> r and grid, given by Mr D. E. Burley Of bai: Lake City. tub. La the tert and second b<-.t yie’ds of potatoes T’-'odar*d on a start* acre of luad ia territory tributary to the Ore gon fits* rt Line. Pacific 4 Idaho .North ern. Unto Northern. Idaho Southern tad Payette Valley railroad*. Th. Oregon Short Line, together with ’he aflhated lines mecilotted shore, traverses the states of Idaho. I tah. Lereguu. Washington. Montana and Wyoming. so It will be readily nee* -ha: (he winning of priars for wk.ch there were canape-:t in from so wide a terr-’ory was an accumplLb meat of great Importance to the vie tortecs state and of lasting credit to the secret fnl growers. The re*_iu of this contest, partid pa’*d In by no many of the most pro gressive farmers in the prescribed dis wetw amartng. and the follow ing aroocr* of those nesclu. with 3g «n* showing what -he returns signify In the matter of profits from the land, should prove Interesting to ereryooo concerned tn agricultural affair*. Through Mr L A. Snyder, the first prise of $>d was won by Twin Fills county. Ids ho, with ’he “Dnlmeny Challenge- variety of pryatoes. The second prise of t3i» went to Canyon county. Idaho, through Sir W. B Gil more with the “ftstfcUow" variety. On Ms winning acre of Idaho land 5Sr Snyder raised *•£ bushel* of pota toes sssebing P.(L pounds. The euBs weighed 4.139 ponnd*. tearing ft .313 pound* of the finest marketable potatoes, or about £73 bushel*. At .«* recti per 1 •» pounds. or <2 eea*» j*r t-ushHl th price Mr. Snyder received. the owe prase ntre produced in sacne-y. therefore, the sum of *241 71. pounds. or aloeert 7# bushels. In evils, which were anflahie for heme use. Mr. Snyder h=s rivets to the Cotn mm trial Otsb of T*a rVU* some fur ther farts sPootnr the poss!t>:isties of potato raising In tl. section of she coviitrr He report* thu from Three arm* of land he harvested MC sacks ft p a'oea areragtsc II* pounds to •he sack H« sold 1> - hash*1* at 42 rents per bushel, reo-tvizar $630. and he had 73 seeks W*» for seed An ar. rafo ernes ; r -fit of f210 per acre, a hen we consider how much •mailer Is the «r« rage from profit treat an or-«- of r~ht. give* the read er a fa r idea of what the If* nr! ve po tato faradtr n.. sTsnlll'c of Idaho tesMy are Gets* a little teew* ' TtsasfrtiTy Into figures. »e may «aieiy presume That the »rs-k*f family of. say. five per sons ratsac* about fire pounds of potato** per day. that ought to he a liberal estimate—a pound of potatoes per day for each to-mher of the fam ily. larre or small The 2* *,j powads of peeatoes raised hy Mr Snyder on his prise acre of Idaho load would, therefore, supply the potato needs of more than 22 sack facile* for a year, allowing each fata Mp 1.72S poooda. or »% IwckHs. -r to nay that a f» gross yield from aa a ft* of * best la a rood return. So we see that Mr. Snyder's pns* sere of potato land brought lor h as moeh money as would eight a* res of wheat land If Mr Snyder were to realize front tea arse* «f his potato land as w ell as b* did from fc- 'hree acres i hlrh gave him S42* hr would hare $2,140 at the end of the season, besides more than enough spuds for his o» a use and fur the oeat season's planting There s "Peal money in Idaho pota toes "The combination that won the Bur by prise " cays Mr Snyder, "was the most productive soil in the West, eii nmt» noeacwllsd. plenty at aater for ferigsttao at ail times one of the best varieties of spuds, and a maa with scone eaperleaco and not afraid of work. owes acaar cmcr 'ae auTsn 'Uf> and possibilities of the Oregon t-Start Lin- country All of the farm ers who entered the contest la which Mr Swyder carried off Urn honor came out wonderfully we!L Mr Gil more harvested TMT* pwadi of TtsAMow* potatoes from the acre that wow for him the second prize and many when were do*e tilor* Added • acostragement for those who have newer tried potato growing as a pri®- u_»*. tg butiiK t* U found in the fact that Mr Snyder’s potato experi ence began only fire years ago. l'» to l»d, when ho moved to Idaho, he had lived upon cattle and hay raodse*. had engaged ia dairy, livery and mixing «ui but had not had ex perlenee at a farmer, lie took up po tato growing in Idaho because* he thought It offered an agreeable and pmtihUe ocoiphUoc. Mid he has atade the reeehs ef eeeh year better than those of the year before. fipsufc’rg a abort time ago. Mr. Sny der saM ~1 hare always said that we hwve the beet irrigated country in the rslted fixates. Mr Burley gave us n rhinoe to prove It. and it was as much the opportunity Of showing that wo could make good, aa the money, which ladwowd mo to go into this competl Noewl'ht landing his achievement. Ur. Snyder does not b -Here that his record wifi stand, lie has too greet • faith In the potato industry and in Idaho to permit such aa opinion. *1 do not think we hare reached the limit, by a long war,” he remarks, confl c- nt’T. and there are thousands who are familiar with that country who ! wne ready to echo the assertion. The fact is that large proflis from potato raising In Idaho are the rule, ■ t the exception. H. P. Frodsham. a farmer In the American Falls district, i commonly takes 500 bushels from an acre. his yield per acre thus being, at 1- cents per bushel. 1210. Som-one who knows the conditions In and the possibility of Idaho has said that “it is a maxim in southern Idaho that the new settler, with little < or no capital or Implements, but with a willingness to work, can plant pota toes on his irrigated farm the first ' year and make a good living for his family, besides laying aside money to make all necessary payments on his land” William B. Kelley, who owns a ranch near Gooding, says: “We get so many potatoes to the acre that we don't stan to count the sacks." Samuel Lewis, also living near Good ne. reports as follows: “Potatoes grew large and thick. Six potatoes item my field weighed 21 pounds. The crop runs 500 to 600 bushels to the acre, and can awayu be depended upon " The price received by Mr. Snyder , for his prize-winning potatoes does not by any means represent the “top” of the Idaho market. Much higher prices have been commanded at vari ous tim*-s. yet at the 42-cent rate re ceived by Mr. Snyder his profits were very large. Scnfes of instances may be cited to show what the lands of Idaho hold in store for those who will put forth the eSort that must precede success. Those who have succeeded In this one task of potato raising, trace their accomplishments to industry, of course, and to a study of conditions and needs. But they could not have reaped such harvests If industry and determination had not been fortified ' by -'deal conditions of climate and soil. Su--h conditions prevail in the agri cultural districts of Idaho. There the ground is rich and eager. There the climate Is conducive to the outdoor task. There the scheme of irrigation has been so well prepared and is so unfailing In its aupplv that growing crops have water when they need it. With water, sunshine and cultiva tion to bless the crops at proper in tervals. the growing of potatoes, or any other agricultural or horticultural tnd-jstry in Idaho, is as sure of abun dant cash returns as any cf man’s tasks can be. The Most Beautiful Thing. A newspaper recently invited Its t ad* rs to state in a few words what they considered the most beautiful ’bice iu the world. The first prize * awarded to th<* sender of the an • er: “The ey«-s of nty mother." “The «!r* am of -hat which we know to be ir--. -ib>“ suggested an imaginative ; • r«oc. and this brought him second i riz»- But the most amusing thing ' was that which r. lju Dekalb Ave.. Brooklyn, X. V. Too cancc* step twice into the same stream, for as you are stepping in. other, and yet other, waters flew on. —Heraclitus. — Sm- Urr* find Lewis’ Single Binder 5e cigar better quality than most 10c cigars. The friend who takes your part sometimes foreets to return It. r»t«. • T w w ul« m e.ip pinmns. J Mol kft.l. Off. I<>»1 Etery man is just enough of a liar to keep himself amused. 1SAFE&EFFECTI^50&5fl DRUOOISTS. I JEMjj|MWY •Tjwootq.vw.ii.y. ^ STAR BALL PLAYER IS SPEED DEMON Ty Cobb, champion batsman of the American league for the season of 1910 and star outfielder with the Detroit Tigers, wears the smile of a speed demon as he sits at the wheel of a big racing car at the Indianapolis motor speedway. Cobb made several fast drives while he was at Indianapo lis recently and proved beyond a doubt that he can handle an automobile wheel as well as a baseball bat. PACKEY MTARLAND IS FAST So Says “Young Griffo," Who Saw Chi cago Bay Trim Owen Moran of England in New York. A gray-haired, sturdy-looktng fellow was introduced to the crowd at a local boxing club the other night as “the greatest lightweight boxer ever known.” Before his name was an nounced veteran ring followers recog nized Albert Griffiths, better known as Young Griflo. of Australia, who has traveled a rocky road since his retire ment from the ring a dozen years ago. Griffo is taking some care of his health nowadays and hasn't tasted in toxicants for more than a year. Griffo saw Packey McFarland trim Owen Moran and was enthusiastic ; aver the wonderful little Chicago fighter. “McFarland is about the fastest man I've ever seen,” exclaimed the Aus tralian after the bout. “He's got a groat head and knows more about real boxing than any cf the lightweights of Packey McFarland. the present day. The strongest point I noticed was his speedy footwork. He was all over the ring, in and out. and he would have puzzled any man. I am sure that Packey would have held his own with the lightweights I used to box. That is to say, he would have outpointed a lot of them and would have stalled ofT the others. “1 remember Kid Lavigne when he was champion. I boxed a twenty-flve round draw with him once and had no trouble in blocking his attack. But Lavigne wasn’t as fast as McFarland | in getting around the ring. He rushed all the time and tried to land a knock out blow, paying very little attention to the defensive part of the game. He never could be called a boxer, and in the case of Frank Erne, who won the ; title from him. I believe Lavlgne's de j feat was due to this reason. Erne was a first-class boxer, but he wasn’t a hard bitter, not so hard as McFar land, and Packey cannot be called a ; slugger." JENNINGS HAS ORANGE BUG Leader of Detroit Tigers Wants to Join Manager Chance in Cal ifornia Fruit Grove. Hugh Jennings is planning to be come an orange man. Part of the honeymoon of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings was spent in the orange country of California. Both were struck by the chance for profitable investment there. They have been talking about It since and on the team's recent visit to New Orleans Jennings had several long talks with Frank Chance, manager of the Chicago Cubs, who is a native Californian and an crange grower himself. As a result Chance has a commission from Jennings to pick out an orange grove and communicate with him some time next winter. Hughie has about come to the con clusion that so long as he remains in baseball during the summer it will be impossible for him to establish a law practice In the winter. The or ange grove offers a pleasant winter home with promises of considerable returns later on when he may desire to devote to it hiB entire attention. ADVICE TO EXCITABLE FANS Series of ••Donts” That May Be Ap plied to Rooters of All Classes in Any City. V\ 1th the baseball pennant races finally cut loose the fans in every city and town that is represented by teams of diamond experts are ready for an other strenuous campaign. The base ball solons have framed many rules governing the national pastime, but they have never seen fit to give words of advice to the rooters who keep the sport alive with the money passed into j the box office windows. Fandom in cludes all classes of citizens and in or der to keep them in check the fol lowing warnings have been framed by i a person who knows something about the unbridled enthusiasm of those who follow the fortunes of their favorite teams: Don't roast players for making er rors. Don't shout words of advice to the players. Don't pan the manager when his team loses. Don’t try to climb over the fence with new clothes on. Don't go home angry in the hour of j defeat. Laugh and be merry. Don't eat more than six bags of pea nuts unless your team is losing. Don t elbow your neighbor and step on his corns unless he's a cripple. Don't try to explain the game to a woman while other men are listening. Don't indulge in open abuse of visit ing players so that they can get at you. Don't call the umpire a robber be cause you hear others applying this name. Don't pan the team when the man ager's errors of judgment are to blame. Don't pocket foul balls while the sleuths are looking squarely in your direction. uon t try to score a game unless you know the difference between a run and an error. Don't put the lighted end of a cigar into your mouth when your favorite knocks out a four bagger. Don't throw cushions or pop bot tles at the umpire or the visiting play ers unless you are hidden from view. Don't try to identify the players for the benefit of the unsophisticated un less you are absolutely sure of your ground. Don't root for the visiting team un less you are isolated in the grand stand and you can't speak above a whisper. Don't show how little you know about inside ball by telling your neigh bor why such and such a play didn't go through. Don't cheer and throw your hat in the air when a home player knocks the ball over the fence a foot outside the foul line. Don't throw newspapers or other missiles at persons who come in late and can't find seats unless they are small and timid. Don't roast the umpire when he calls a strike on a ball that passes over the middle of the plate and re tires vour hero to the bench. Notre Dame Star to Coach. Howard Edwards, captain and tackle on the Notre Dame western champion football team of 1909. will coach the University of West Virginia squad this year. "Rosy" Dolan, a^-western guard the same year, will coach Oregon univer sity again this fall. "Red" Miller will coach Creighton university next year. Two more baseball games have been added to the Notre Dame baseball schedule. Manager Hope has secured a game with the Keio university team of Japan for June 6, and Georgetown : university of Washington. D. C, June I10- _____ Harvard Not to Row Navy. A change in the schedule for the Harvard crew is under consideration. It Is proposed to drop the race with Annapolis and row Cornell six instead of four weeks before the Yale race. The new plan has the advantage of allowing the coaches to make the Cor nell contest an end in itself. Americans Win at Oxford. Two Rhodes scholars from the United States won events in the con cluding program of the Oxford var sity annual sports the other day. R. L. Lange, from Oklahoma, won the 100 yard dash in :10, and W. A. Ziegler of Iowa the weight contest, with a throw of 39 feet 9 inches. . *EFT STARS OFF THE STAGE Honus Wagner Spumed Tempting Offer to Perform at Last Moment —Batting Act Ail Ready. Larry Lajole almost went Into vaude i ville last fall. He was willing and anx ious, so anxious that he tried to in ; duce Hans Wagner to go on the stage with him. Hans promised, and then i backed out. and thereby hangs a tale. Bill Gray, a New York theatrical manager, had a batting act for Larry, Wagner, Cobb and Collins. He had a i machine that tested the speed of a j ball off the bat. A ball was thrown up automatically in front of the bat ter, who bit it toward a target- Ac curacy in hitting the target and the speed of the ball was shown. There was to be nightly batting contests be tween the four big stars. Here is the tale of Hans" promise and refusal to be an actor as told by Larry: Gray and I went to Carnegie to line up Hans. He had promised Gray to gc on the stage, but did not answer Gray's letters and telegrams. Everybody iq Carnegie knew Hans, but they nevei saw him. “We ran across Hans' brother Al and asked him when Hans would be home. ‘Pretty soon,' said Al. ’He never stays out after dark.' “Hans came—just at dusk—muddy, and in old clothes, fresh from the chase. He was tickled to see us and accepted Gray's offer, which was $500 a week for him, $25 a week and trav eling expenses for his brother Al. whom Hans wanted as his companion on the road. "It was all fixed. Gray and I thought A contract was left with Hans, which he was to sign and send to me. “Hans was a little shy about signing; to be an actor until Gray told him Honus Wagner. all he would have to do was walk on the stage, his bat in one hand and his cap in the other. ‘When the people applaud, take off your cap.' said Gray. Then take your bat and hit the ball a hall dozen times.' "Four days later I got a letter irons Hans. It read: “ ‘Dear l^arry: I'd like to take up your offer, but I can't stand traveling. It makes me ill.' "And he never replied to my tele grams and letters." AROUND tsaseoau started alter tne goiters, anyway. Count that day lost when Fred Clarke does not get a hit. What's the use of having boxing so long as we are allowed baseball? They call Pitcher Criss of the St. Louis Browns “King Dodo” in the Mound City. Horace Fogel thinks himself safe in offering Dooin a $13,000 contract if he wins a pennant. Silk O'Loughlin says a player must have brains as well as an umpire to get along in baseball. Ted Easterly, the Nap right fielder must hit .300 in order to hold his job on Jim McGuire’s team. George Davis has one place he nev er will lose—a warm place in the hearts of Chicago baseball fans. New York fans will not be satisfied with anything less than two pennants this year. Neither will those in Chi cago. A triple play was made by th« Springfield Three-I league team the other day, but the Springfield team lost the game. If all the Pittsburg players were Fred Clarkes, It would be easy tc guess where the Pirates would be the end of the season. Larry Schlaffly, the former Wash ington player who is now part owner of the Troy (N. Y.) club, has blos somed out as a magazine writer. Hal Chase writes right-handed, plays billiards left-handed, bats right banded, throws left-handed and can butter his bread with either hand. FTed Tenney, head of the Boston Nationals, says he Is going to have a ball team that will be good enough to beat out the Cardinals and the Su perbas after all. Doc Marshall, the former Cub catch er. is still a member of the Milwaukee Brewers despite the reports that he was going to be disposed of by Man ager Jimmie Barrett. The New York National league club released Pitcher Rustenhaven to Springfield. 111., and sent Third Base man Clyde Fullerton to Baltimore on an optional agreement. Clarke, Wagner and Leach do not show the effect of their advanced age this year. They are supposed to be about the oldest trio in the league, but they look to be good for another year or two. Jimmy McAleer has cut down his list by three. He let Harvey Bussey, the pitcher he secured from Danville, go outright, sent Pitcher Moyer back the Youngstown club and has notified Bunting he is to be released. A home run. a three bagger, an in field out on which a man scored and a long fly made up the batting work of Paul Cobb. Ty‘s brother, in a re cent exhibition game in which his Lincoln team played. Manager Frank Isbell of the Wichi ta Western League club, may decide to take a whirl at playing third base, because he has as yet been unable to secure a man who meets require ments. We know of no other medicine which has been so suc cessful in relieving the suffering of women, or secured so many genuine testimonials, as has Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. In almost every community you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg etable Compound. Almost ever)’’ woman you meet has cither been benefited by it, or knows some one who has. 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