Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-03
CROP BETTER
THAN EXPECTED
EASTERN OREGON. IDAHO AND
WASHINGTON WILL BE WITH
IN rs PER CENT OF LAST
YEARS CROP.

Portland. Aug. 3.-Threshing OPP
erations in the Inland Empire show
that the wheat crop is going to be
much better than expected. J. =.
O'Brien, general manager, and r. b.
Miller, general freight agent of the
20. K. & n. company, who have just
returned from very complete trip
over the lines in eastern Oregon,
Washing on and Idaho. bring en-
oouraging reports, says the Oregon
journal. 1t is believed that the
general average crop will be within
30 per cent OF last years enormous
crop.
This estimate applies only to the
territory tributary to the o. r. T.
n. comrany's lines. which last yea
handled about 43 per cent OF thu
total wheat crop Of the Inland EN-
pire embracing the three states.
The wheat crop OF the territory
adjacent to the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern is said to be
NdIuci uIt tHdH dICdo uCdI luc "
X. & N. The Big Bend country has
sent out reports very unfavorab'e
yet the general impression now is
that these reports have been exag
gerated. as were those from othr
sctions of the wheat country.
I'VE found farmers in eastern
Washington who would have sold
their grain crop on basis Of 30
bushels to the acre." Mr.. Miller
said 'In Walla Walla county the
outlook is especially good. The crop
is being threshed. and will not be
worse than Is cent under last years
crop. AS the 1907 crop was very
much above the average. we figure
that the general run Of the fields
about an average crop this year.
tributary to our lines will produce
I'm the Palouse country the yield
will run about Is per cent under
last years crop. The river coun-
ties in Oregon are hard hit. by
drouth and smut. They will not
produce more TIM so per cent OF the
crop yielded last year. This estl-
mate includes Morrow, Sherman
Wasco. Gillian and even Umatilla
county"
Mr.. OBrien stated that, although
the crops were somewhat short the
farmers will do nearly as we'll as In
previous years, owing to the good
prices that prevail this year. -.
Oregon rivAr counties last year
produced about 100000 bushels O.
wheat. The remainder was raised
in the Grand Ronds and In eastern
wheat. Tho remainder was rails
Washington and northern Idaho.
The port Of Portland last year az
ported 10000. 900 bushels Of wheat
and flour. and all Puget sound
ports shipped 25.ooo.oo0 bushels.
This means that the O. r. & N.
lines handled more than 40 per cent
OF the total grain yield OF the three
states. ~
II Is estimated that on. q local
popu alton Of 1000 900 people. con-
Stunning eight bushels per capita an
nually In Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. the total yield reached 60,
OO0,0 900 bushels. The situation at
the present time does not favor an
estimated total yield Of much over
40, 900. 900 bushels on account o.
the depressing reports from the Bic
Pend country and from the region
o. Connell and Kahlotus.
So far as the O. r. & n. TERRITORY
Is concerned the total grain ton
mage Is expectad to he not much u"
low that Of last year Barlev an'
other grains are Welding heaviv'
and the or'v serious shortage 'rdi-
Gated Is renorted from the river
In OREGON.