The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-09-25
CROP IS NOT DAMAGED
EARLY AND LATE WORK REPoRr-
ED IN THE HARVEST FIELDS.
Considerable ef the Grain HAS Been
Cat With Binders-Nevys Frsm
Variems Pofmfs.

Reports from the various parts Of the
grain producing country say the rain
did no practical damage to the wheat
Some of the threshing crews are working
ID or 10 hours day. The past week has
witnessed the saving On more grain than
any period Of like length In the history
OF the Palouse country. Conservative e.
Inmates place the amount saved in Whit
man county Mt . quarter Of q million
bushels each day. This would make
100000, worth at the lowest price now
offered, 81 10000. 1t Is believed this
record will be broken this week, as nearly
all machines are running today and a
steady run Of several days il expected
this week. From noiw until the end Of
harvest Sunday will not be kept holy
by the farmers of the PaIouse country.
Some farmers are just beginning TO
harvest while others have their entire
crop cut and threshed. One great diff
Guilty which confronts the farmers i the
scarcity Of horses The low price Of
horaes has caused farmers to stop raising
them, and this year the immense crop
made it necessary to purchase many new
harvesting and threshing machines, and
there are mot horses enough TO run them.
Much Of the very late grain, which il was
feared would never ripen, is now ripen-
ing very rapidly and it is believed will
be saved in good condition II the
weather continues good for three more
weeks the bulk of the grain will be say
ed OF course, there viii be hundreds of
acres left standing in the fields at that
time, but there will be more grain saved
than was ever produced here in a sin
gle season if the weather only remains
fair three weeks longer.
Prunes in the PotIateh.
The Prune crop in the PotIateh coun-
try this year will be something enor-
nous A conservative estimate places
the number Of acres Of this fruit on the
ridge tributary to this place at 5000.
Here can be found nearly every known
variety, although the italian seems to be
the general favorite. Among those who
are largely interested in the missing Of
this fruit might be mentioned james
Hutchinson, who has 80 acres; III. A.
Russell, who has 60; John Hutchinson,
iOs w. II. Mcfarland, 20, and NJ. v.
Thomas 20 acres, while nearly every
farmer has from one TO 10 acres. q. w.
Burford, manager Of the Potlateh fruit
drier, estimates that the total number
Of pounds will be 100000, of which he
expects to dry about one-third. He has
orders 50 far ahead now that he has to
list them and request the owners to await
their turn. The drier starts Monday
morning and will run day and night un-
Ill the season is over.
In stevens County.
The fact has developed that Stevens
county, Wash, is now and will hereafter
be grain producer of more than ordi-
nary capacity. There are not enough
-hreshing machines in the county to take
are Of the crop this year, and il b esti.
mated that there will be considerably
more than 100000 bushels of wheat alone
Produced this season for the market
Walla WalIa MortEaxea.
The auditors records in WalIa walla
'ounty, Wash, show about $4I.OOO
las been paid ON mortgages from Sep
embcr to September Is. During the
anne period last year S-607 was paid on
Mortgages in the county. The mortgages
'aid thus far this month range from
'0S up to $4,000 The larger mortgages
leld in the county are not vet satisfied.
nut it is probable that they will be can
eled before the end of the month. The
Ocal banks are heavy creditors.
Eighty Cents Refused.
Prof. w. }. Sutton recently received an
der of SO cents per bushel for his entire
rop of wheat in Adams county, Wash,
at 10000 bushels, which he re.
used.
In Columbia County.
Records are being broken in threshinR
n Columbia county, Wash. some ma.
hines have been running far into the
light on account of the threatening
heather. 1t will require aboul ! fort
light more to finish harvesting.