Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-25
CROP Is NOT DAMAGED
EARLY AND LATE WORK REPORT
ED IN THE HARVEST FIELDS.
Considerable of the Grain Has Been
Cut With Binders-News From
Various Points.

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
10 or 10 hours a day. The past week has
witnessed the saving Oh more grain than
any period of like length in the history
of the Palouse country. Conservative es-
Inmates place the amount saved III Whit
man county at quarter OF a million
bushels each day. This would make
100000, worth at the lowest price now
offered, 81 100000. 1t is believed this
record will be broken this week, as nearly
all machines are running today and a
steady run of several days is expected
this week. From nOiW until the end of
harvest Sunday will not be kept holy"
by the farmers of the PalOuse 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 is the
scarcity of horses The low price of
horses 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 not horses enough to run them.
Much of the very late grain, which it was
feared would never ripen, is now ripen-
ing very rapidly and it is believed will
be saved in good condition. If the
weather continues good for three more
weeks the bulk of the grain will be saw
ed. OF course, there will 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 POtIatch.
The prune crop in the Potlatch coun-
try this year will be something enor-
nous. A conservative estimate places
the number of acres of this fruit on the
ridges 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 raising of
this fruit might be mentioned James
Hutchinson, who has 30 acres; IL. A.
Russell, who has 60; John Hutchinson,
40: 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 POtlatch fruit
drier, estimates that the total number
of pounds will be 100000, of which he
expects to dry about one-third. He has
orders so 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 UNI
til the season is over.
In stevens County.
The fact has developed that Stevens
county, Wash, is now and will hereafter
be a grain producer of more than ordi-
nary capacity. There are not enough
threshing machines in the county to take
care of the crop this year, and 1t s esti-
mated that there will be considerably
more than 100000 bushels of wheat alone
produced this season for the market.
WaIIn WnIIa Mortgages.
The auditors records in Walla WalIa
county, Wash, show about Sal, 900
has been paid on mortgages from Sep
TENDER l to September Is. During the
same period last year S76O7 was paid on
mortgages in the county. the mortgages
paid thus far this month range from
500 up to $4,000. The larger mortgages
held in the county are not yet satisfied,
but it is probable that they will be can
celed before the end of the month. The
local banks are heavy creditors.
Eighty Cents Refused.
Prof. W. }. Sutton recently received an
offer of so cents per bushel for his entire
crop of wheat in Adams county, Wash,
estimated at 10000 bushels, which he re-
fused.
In Columbia County.
Records are being broken Ill threshlng
in Columbia county, Wash. Some ma
chimes have been running far into the
night on account of the threa tening
weather. 1t will require about fort
night more to finish harvesting.