The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-01
Enormous Yield of Grain in
Washington.
FARMERS BUSY HARVESTING
Fruit Trees OF all Kinds. Espe cIaIIy Late
Apples, Pears and Apricots Are
Heavily Loaded


One of the finest crops ever harvested
in this section is now standing on the
hills and in the valleys around Union
town. South of here the harvest is
progressing rapidly, and will soon he
finishes To the south and east of the
town the work will begin this week.
All the farmers viii thcrsh the wheat
and get il under cover as rapidly as
possible. The wheat is all ~ excellent
condition, but little of 1t being smutted.
The three warehouses here and the two
at Leon, which are included In the
Uni"ntown district, expect To handle
500, 900 bushels OF wheat this fall.
The lowest estimate places rs bushels
TO the acre, while in some places it
will reach 40 bushels. A fine crop of
barley is being harvested at the same
time. which will range from 40 TO 80
bushels per acre.
Ground squirrels Did Damage
PAMPA, Aug. 27.-The ravages of
the ground squirrels left only a small
amount of grain to mature here, since
they destroyed about IS per cent. of
the entire acreage. What they left,
however, made an unusually large
yieiu of excellent grain. Heading is
all done and threshing will soon be
over. The yield of grain cut will prob
ably be 20 bushels per acre, while some
helds Will make 80 and So. The
weather during the harvest season has
been unprecede 1ted. For the last six
weeks there has not been shower or q
wind strong enough to drive d header
out of the field, tile hot, sultry weather
of the last week only slightly affecting
the work of harvesting. Corn is he
ginning To curl up some on account of
the excessive heat, but is so nearly ma
tLred as to suffer but little, if any,
damage. Fruit trees OF all kinds, aud
especially late apples, pears and april
cots are heavily loaded with fruit.
Buuchgrass on The range made more
luxuriant growth this year than for
several seasons.
Larger Yield Than Usual
WINoNA, Aug. ~ -H Heading is about
finished here aud threshng will he
over in "A week OF ten days The yield
of wheat is greater than usual ana tile
\ quality better than average. Corn is
suffering some from the recent hot
weather but still promises good
! yield. Potatoes and other vegetables
VIII be quite plentiful. The fruit crop
/ - Ai unusually large one ana the
quality better than ever known. n.
Mccall raised some enrly apples on 5.
year-old trees that would do credit To-
any orchard in any country.
The Outlook at Pullman.
PULLMAN, Aug. 27.-The crop out
look for this section is not so bright as
was first reported. There has been
quite little grain threshed and So far
the yield was light in every case. One
crop averaged II bushels. The grain
looks well, but farmers say the aphis
damaged the crop To an extent. The
fruit crop is fine. The markets are
filled with all kinds of fruit raised in
this immediate vicinity. 1t is equal TO
the Snake river fruit.
Endicott Changers FsirIy In liz.
ENDICOTT, Aug. 27-Harvesting is
about three weeks further advanced
here than usual at this time of the
year. Heading will nearly all be fin
lshed in IA week, ana threshing is welt
under way. The yield is about an av-
erage one and not quite so good as an-
ticipated. The acreage is less than
usual. Fall grain Is turning out from
20 to 30 and spring sown grain from 10
To 20 bushels per acre. The per cent.
year. The crop is beginning to move,
some 5000 bushels having already
been shipped. The amount 10 be
shipped from here is variously esti-
mated at from 81, 900 to $4,000 bushels.
The potato crop is larger than ever
known and the yield will be enormous.
A finer crop of fruit was never raised
in this section than the one grown in
the orchards-apples, pears, prunes.
cherries and plums ali yielding heav-
lily. Heretofore the fruit shipments
from this place have been but a small
item, but there has been over Is tons
loaded here in the last three weeks.
Corn, beans, cabbage, carrots, turnips
aud melons are all making a large
yield.
Good season About Rockford.
ROCKFORD, Aug. 27.-Harvesting
has fairly begun in Rock creek valley
and number of machines are busy at
work. The quality of wheat is the
best for years, but the yield Will not be
quite as large as was at first supposed.
80 FAR farmers report about 20 to 25
bushels to the acre and in the timber
the yield will be larger, good farmers
feeling confident of 33 to 50 bushels
per acre. Oats are a large crop and
good quality; go and 40 bushels to the
acre will be nothing uncommon. Po-
tAtOes are the biggest for years, and
enough will be gathered within a
radius of seven miles of Rockford To
supply nearly the entire eastern Wash.
in.ton market. Fruit is an uncommon
large yield, trees requiring pronning