The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-08-14
whitman County.

Inefe are ABOUT 0OO,Ooo acIeS III gram
in Whitman county, Wash, this year,
nine tenths of which is in wheat. Grain
dealers estimate the average price at
which this crop will sell at IS cents, thus
giving a grand total of $S,775 900 for this
years wheat crop. Add to this 5O,OO0
acres of oats and barley, with an average
yield of 20 bushels per acre, which is
considered a very conservative estimate,
and the total yield of feed grain will be
3, 500 900 bushels. About one-hah of this
will be needed for home consumption.
leaving l75yOOO bushels for sale. The price
of oats and barley is now quoted at 81
per 100 pounds, or an average of about
35 cents per bushel. This will give to
tai of 81 ,225 900 for oats and barley or a
grand total of $lOOOOOOO for the grain
crop of Whitman county this year 1t
will take 800 headers to cut the grain
crop and for cutting and threshing about
1872 600 will be paid out.
Lincoln County.
About $4,000 acres is in grain in Lin
coin county, Wash, this year, of which
20 per cent is in oats and barley and 9TH
eT crops, leaving for wheat alone an acre
age of 5000 acres, estimating which at
p bushels to the acre the grand show
ing of l3. 40l $50 bushels remains. II the
further deduction be made on account OF
seed and home consumption of l,4Ol $50
bushels, there will remain for market l2.-
100000 bushels of wheat, which at 60
cents bushel will bring into the county
from this years crop of wheat alone the
enormous sum Of 81 100000.
Adams County.
A conservative estimate places the to-
tai acreage of grain grown in Adams
county this year at l44,O 900 acres-wheat
l35 600, oats 5000 and barley 5000. Judg-
ing from the average yield per acre of the
| grain that has already been marketed we
would say that there will be at least g..
$4,000 bushels Of grain shipped out Of
the county from this years crop, and il
the present prices continue we will receive
about $2,209,375 from the sale Of the
grain
WaIla walla County.
A conservative estimate Of this years
wheat crop in WalIa Walla county.
Wash, is 100000 bushels. Were this all
to be sold now at the ruling prices of 20,
~, % and 73l cents a bushel. nearly 80.
100000 would be realized from this sea
sons crop. The average wheat yield is
30 bushels an acre, although some have
reaPed as high as 60 bushels to the acre.
But little barley is raised in the county,
100000 bushels probably covering the
amount The same is true of oats. The
staple article is wheat Second in i'm
pOrtanee to wheat il WalIa Walla coun-
tvs fruit industry. DR.. Blaloek said the
other day that 81 100000 would approx
mately estimate the receipts Of the fruit
growers Of the valley this year. That in.
cludes home consumption.
Kittitas County.
The acreage Of wheat, oats and barley
in kittitas county, Wash, is about 10.
900, and the yield will average not less
. than 40 bushels to the acre, a total of
10000 bushels. OF this, fully 2OO.OOO
bushels will be shipped out, for which the
farmers should receive at least Sl25,OOO.
Yakima County.
Roughly estimated, Yakima county,
Wash, will produce 10000 bushels Of
wheat, 5000 bushels Of oats and 10000
bushels Of barley this fall. She has per
haps 5000 acres in wheat, 800 in oats
and 1000 in barley. The fruit crop. in.
Guiding apples, will yield orehardists fully
100000. The hay crop is worth at least
$4,000. Wheat, oats and barley will
bring over s25O,OOO, because few ranchers
have sold their crops. Over 10000 has
been paid owners Of sheep and cattle
during June and July.
!, stevens County.
Only such wheat and barley will be
raised in Stevens county, Wash, as will
supply the local market. The principal
crop will be hay, which is good this year.
There will be over 10000 acres Of hay cut
and baled for the market this year. Not
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