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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
13
University of Idaho extension poultryman Reid Merrill urges a constant head sight culling method. He says bright red combs indicate producers while wilted white combs signal nonproducers. Cull hens at roosting time to save feed costs and keep high producers.
Home management specialist recommends tongs to lift hot items at the stove or sink and when canning. Use a magnet to pick up pins and needles and damp cotton to gather fine glass. The Idaho capitol grounds boast three trees planted by presidents Harrison Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. The Lolo trail, a historic route used by Lewis and Clark, is famed for its long history and scenic setting.
Dr. D Phillip Eldredge of the University station warns Idaho swine growers that internal parasites cut pork yields and raise costs. He urges renovating farrowing pens, sow cleanliness at farrowing, fresh pasture, and careful transport to reduce contamination and speed market readiness. Roosevelt Idaho once a ghost town noted for gold ore wealth and a proposed gold reserve bill.
The Idaho highway department traces its evolution from early poll and property taxes to state aid and federal funding. It notes 51,189 trucks in 1946 paid under $75,000 in fees, far less than Oregon’s $2.5 million highway fund intake that year. The article details interstate bridge planning, the aerial mapping program begun this year, and the first grading contract in 1913 between Portneuf and Pocatello.
Idaho counties mostly bear names honoring early figures. Bonneville County commemorates Capt. Bonneville, Gooding County honors Gov. Frank Gooding, Caribou County derives from early settler Fairchild.
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