Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-07
CROP BULLETIN No. 6.

OA DShA4hA In ANO' VI
DAvENPoRT-Harvesting is progress
ing and weather is favorable. The berry
is plump and heads we'll filed. All crops
throughout the northern portion of
Lincoln county tributary to davenport
sown on sod or summer fallowed lands
are equal to that of 1890 Volunteered
fields and those carelessly cultivated will
yield about 60 to rs per cent. of the
same. The yield will be about as fol-
lows: Wheat, thirty bushels, oats, fifty
bushels, and barley, forty bushels per
acre. Many well cultivated farms will
exceed this average. Potatoes and all
vegetables are in abundance and of ex-
csllent quality. Fruit orchards are at
tempting if possible to beat the abund-
ant yield and flavor of last season.
Farmers will hold wheat at IS cents per
bushel
GARFIELD-Th condition of the
wheat crop is better than ever before ex-
cept in 1890. Early spring wheat is
slightly burned, but no more damage is
anticipated. Harvesting will begin IN
about ten days or two weeks. The sea
son is expected to open at So cents per
bushel, but little will be sold short of
IS cents to 70 cents, for which price
farmers will hold as long as possible.
PULLMAN--The condition of the wheat
crop is excellent. Hot weather has done
no material damage. Harvesting will
!. begin-in about ten days on fall sown
grain. About 60 cents per bushel is ex-
pected for the new crop.
OAKEsDALE-Late wheat is burnt to
some extent, and crops will not be quite
so good as expected two weeks ago.
The regular harvest will commence in
about ten days, as hot weather has
forced it along. Sixty cents per bushel
is expected for wheat, and 81 per 100
for barley.
crop is fair and quality excellent.
Wheat harvesting will begin in twenty
days, oats in fifteen. We anticipate
good prices for the crop.
FAIRFIELD-Crops in some instances
are better than last year; some not so
good. On the whole there Is much to
be thankful for. Harvest has begun.
Sixty to seventy cents per pushed is ex-
pected for the new crop, if the railroad
company does the right thing in freight
rates.
UN1oNTowN-The condition of the
wheat crop az thif time is good. Har-
vesting will begin in about ten days.
Sixty cents per bushel is expected for
the new crop.
WILBUR-The condition of the wheat
crop is not so good as it was a month
ago. Dry hot winds have burned them.
As much wheat will be marketed this
year as last, but the yield is greater.
Harvesting has already begun. From
so to go cents per bushel is expected for
the new wheat crop.
PALoUsE CITY-The condition of the
wheat crop at this time is frst-class.
Harvesting has already begun in the
case of winter wheat. At least so cents
per bushel is expected for the new crop.
Co1roN-The prospect of the wheat
crop is not so good at present on account
of hot neutrality-suspicious. loss of 10 per
cent. on spring grain. Harvesting will
begin in two weeks. It is hard to say
what price is expected for wheat, but
the present offerings are 50 cents.
RocKFoRD-The condition of the wheat
crop at this time is good, Harvesting
will begin about August Is.
FARMINGToN-Th wheat crop is in
excellent condition, not damaged in the
least, and grain headed out nicely.
Harvesting will begin in about two
weeks. Sixty-fve cents per bushel is
expected for wheat, 81 per hundred for
barley and $1.25 for oats.
Mosooy-The condition of the wheat
crop is excellant. The heat produced
NO bad effect. The weather is now cool
or, which is favorable. Harvesting Will
begin in about two weeks. Farmers are
looking for Sc to go cents per bushel
for wheat, hut fear that the percentage
already granted on rates will erect
Moscow but little.