Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-30

e9.'''iaies OF the grain marketed in tb
inland Empire for the season. and 10,
issued the following
CROP BULLETIN, 10. s.
oHAHBER OF COMMERCE. spoKAvp
Oct 25.--About the middle Of septem
Der | began series of inquiries as t.
Tue wheat barley and oat crop Of thi.
year within radius of 125 miles o.
Spokane. The information I have ra
eelved has been in reply to the following
questions:
What is your yield per acre
of wheat?
second-At what do you estimate
the shipments of this years crop from
your station or stations?
Ihird-At what do you estimate your
shipments of oats?
Fourth-At what do you estimate
your shipments of barley?
This report is made by careful eg-
innate from the reports of several in
dlvlduals from each place mentioned.
1t is my opinion that it IS in the main
correct. From each station one or
more reports have been received. Two
features of these individual reports have
been considered: First, that in every
case it is more or less a matter of esti-
mate, and an estimate made by men Of
varying carfulness and accuracy; sec
ond, that in some cases the report has
beer affected by local pride
I have used a great deal Of care in
comparing reports, and by inquiry I
have arrived at a final estimate in each
case which l am satisfied is nearly cor
rect; yet it is plain that this method is
not entirely satisfactory, and that each
year, as the exten: Of the producing
country increases, it will be less salts
factory. 1t is to be hoped, therefore,
that our legislature will take the matter
in hand The railway and elevator com
panies will not give their shipments.
The only exact way at arriving at the
crops IS from reports of threshing ma
chine owners. An agent employed by
the state could collect the facts at
moderate expense. This would give
an accurate result. Such accurate sta
tistics would be of the greatest value to
our commonwealth. 1t is very largely
lack Of confidence IN what are termed
our ''western fairy tales which makes
eastern capital SO slow to invest in our
country. We should take every step to
obtain an unquestionable report Of our
producing capacity. Following is the
report in detail:
Uniontown-Yieldo Of wheat per acre,
80 bushels. There will be about $50,
600 bushels of wheat shipped from this
station and about 10000 bushels Of
barley.
Observation-Disclosures of wheat about
30 uusiie}s per acre. VIII ship 100000
bushels Of wheat, 100000 bushels of
oats and 10000 bushels of barley.
Deep Creek Falls Owing to June
frosts our wheat Will not run over Is
bushels per acre and will all be consum-
ed by home mills.
Latah-Yield per acre of wheat, 20
bushels. VIII ship from 100000 to
100000 bushels Of wheat, $4,000 to
10000 bushels Of oats and 10000 to
$4,000 bushels of barley.
Rosala-Yield Of wheat per acre is Is
bushels. Shipments of wheat $4,000
bushels, OF oats, 100000 bushels, of
barley, 100000 bushels.
Palouse Clty-Spring wheat yielded
about 25 bushels per acre. Shipments
of wheat viii run from 100000 to L.
250.o00 bushels, Of oats, from $4,000 to
70. 600 bushels and of barley, 100000
Colfax-T quote letter received:
IKE figures given below are obtained
from reHable threshermen, except as to
ahort 5000 acres Of our own land, on
which we have results and which net us
about 80 bushels to the acre on spring
sown grain. Wheat vest of this town
is net so heavy this year as il is north
and east Of here, and an average Of %
to % bushels per acre is about right
There will be shipped from Colfax l.
250000 to 100000 bushels of wheat.
This is compiled from what there is IN
the warehouses now and what the ware
borsemen claim theY have yet to cone
IN estimates furnished by their custom
ars one hundred thousand bushels I
nersun.c viii cover the amount of oats.
with 100000 to 100000 OF barley.
The actual amounts are more liable to
ex. e 4 these figures than to run short,
a. we do not desire to boom our town,
and prefer 70 give figures winch are
conservative aud will prove reliable
Pnllman-The actual yield Of wheat
is probably not over % bushels pei
acre. VIII hip from here 700,O0t
hnsbals: but there viii be bought here
and SHIPPED from su.alI points near b.
enough more to make the total handlcl
NJ Pul.man 100000 bushels; ship
monts Of oats probably 10000 bushels
and barley probably 100000 bushels.