Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-07-16
Agents for the "Teller."
The Prospect.

The prophetic eye Of almost all
classes at the present is on the look
out to predetermine, if possible, what
will be the relative condition and
quantity of the crops of the present
year compared with those of former
years. The season has sufficiently far
advanced now to predict with certain
ty, that the wheat crop will not gener-
ally be failure. In few localities
fields have been almost entirely de-
stroyed by grasshoppers. But they
are quite limited in number. As
general thing the sewing of the Spring
grain was late in consequence Of the
cold and wet weather. But the seed
has terminated we'll and the prospects
is good for good crops of Spring wheat.
The Fall wheat is in some instances
thin and in some localities the sudden
cessation of the rains and hot dry
weather baked the earth and impeded
the growth, and gave indications that
those crops would be light. This was
the case on Camas Prairie the early
part of the last week. But on Friday
and Saturday Of last week q rain
fell for about IL hours which loosened
the baked soil and and 30 moistened
the earth that every field of grain and
other produce gave evidences of more
life. The country north of Lewiston
did not suffer this drouth and hence
the crops, though late, look very PROM
ising. We are told that in Columbia
and Walla Walla counties, w. T., the
grain has so far advanced that no fears
are entertained that they will not have
nearly as good yield as last year
In Eastern Oregon, or at least that
portion of it embraced by Umatilla
and Wasco counties, the prospect i,
about the same az in Walla Walls
county, and that the farmers there
will be able to gather the crops before
the Fall rain set in to do them damage
A gentleman who came through thu
Willamette valley in Western Oregon
about two weeks ago reports the crop
as looking extremely we'll, though
much later than usual. 1t may we
prove that some Of the grain on tn
high lands north and east of us, will
not be fit to harvest before the Fal
rains come, yet we can but hope tina
no great loss will be felt in this respect
AS the wheat crop must constitute tn
bulk of the increase Of the wealth G
the farmers, the present year lool
ing to the increased facilitie
which have been and are hcing prt
pared to move the wheat to marke
it is very gratifying to be able to stat
that the coming product bids fair I
be SO large. The increased acreae
sown over any former year is large
almost every direction, and this, t
gether with the character of the croI
il not only great encouragement
the farmers themselves, but also to Il
merchants and dealers who have give
- farmers credit, and further,
those who depend upon the transport
ion of the surplus to market {,
,aeir income. A failure in the who
crop Of the present year would great
discourage and in some instances ban
rupt the farmer, impoverish the me
liant and have tendency to paraly
he operatortions of those engaged
ansportation and in increasing Il
leans of transportation by the bull
,ng Of railroads and steamboats,. v
say then that the prospect is good a,
ifno unexpected interruption Of Il
usual character and condition Of Il
wants of August and September, o
present good prospect will amount
certainty, for an abundant harve.
and consequent prosperity of o
T;hole people. The price Of grain mi
lot be so great as in some form
years, yet the quantity produced q,
me facility with which it can 10 tax,
% market, ought to return to
more money for the future develop
aent of the country, than has heen !