Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-06
GRAIN Commission MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT.
Thirty-fve Million Wheat, 100000
Oats, 100000 Barley = 1895, 900
Acres Cultivated = Dairy Products
Valued at $4,000, ooo-More Cows
Are Needed to Supply the Demand.

Statistics compiled by the state grain
commission show that 1895, 900 acres of
land In Washington, devoted to the pro-
auction of cereals, yielded in 1909 a
crop of 49,565,o00 bushels, of which 49,
$4,000 was wheat, 100000 oats and
o,loo,OoO barley. Twenty bushels the
acre was the average for wheat, oats
ana barley averaging 60 bushels each.
l ne average prices paid during the last
~ years were: Wheat, GO cents: oats
SLlO per Genital and barley 81 per
Practically all the wheat was pro-
uuced IN Is counties in eastern Wash
lhgton, IN districts designated as the
Dig Bend and the Palouse. west and
south of Spokane, Whitman and Lincoln
counties led all in the area devoted To
gram, producing 16, 100000 bushels of
wheat, with e,500,000 credited to Whit
man county, which also has first plaee
IN oats, with a yield of 100000 bush.
els okagit county is second with be-
tween 100000 and 100000 bushels
OF oats, Columbia county gained first
pace with production Of 2.24O. 600
Dusheis OF barley, while Garfield county
was second with 100000 bushels.
Inc commission s report shows that
ABOUT 70 per cent of the total produc-
lion OF wheat is consumed locally fba
rest rest Deing shipped out of the state.
Z MY per cent of oats is required for
local consumption, the rest being ex-
ported, Whlle 20 per cent Of barley ia
marketed az home and rs per cent ex-
ported. Mills at Spokane, Seattle Ia
coma Malla Walla, Everett and other
polnls IN the state require 5000. 900
Dushes OF wheat, 100000 bushels Of
oa1s ana 100000 Of barley annually.
Deahng with another phase of farm
ing the commission shows in a report
prepared by the dairy and food COM
missioner that the value of dairy nro5.
ucts IN Washington is $4,000 600 a
year, adding: T"
remarkable growth has talsen
place during the last five wears iu ~
condensed milk business from sgr0 oo0
N 1905 TO S3,250,OOO this wear ms
iione Is creating a continually increae-
ing demand for milk. The eitv Mill,
lemand Is also increasing RAPIDLY. M
value OF the milk amounting To- not ~
IMAM sS.5OO,OOO annually. ,,
len million pounds Of creamery hut-
yer, valued az $4,000. 900. Is produced
a annually; but this. - the reDort ern-
phasizes, " falls far short Of snpplvino
me demands of the home market ae
more than $1,000, 900 worth OF buffer
ana other dairy products are Skinned
uio the state annually. Besides me-
"eal markets, there Is a continually Ri.
'i'hsihf demand for our dairy products
IA Alaska -
Ihe report says chat while there has
,''n rapid growth la the dairying IN.
'nsn1i 10 development has not kept
'H'e WIN hte settling of Che state. m
.N'Nt There are 10000 milch COWS rep.
esrniins a total value of moro Than
p ,voV''pV' ana an Investment III 5000.
,'V in ffeamefief. Tho aIeas lnfaolv
t,".." ~ "afflnR afe ip Whatc0m,
,,nk', NnoAomlsh, King, Pierce,
fNi 'i'nl itenifi Clarke, Nnhllakum.
i'i,tn'.'' Nalin halla, fitiiias and
fAklmn counties.
epl and climate conditions nosi ~
AZ 'Aaeaaef particularly favor dairy.
Nf operations. which have eIorn Ia
1'rYiiiNn A' me logged on lana aroa
M N'nN extended These, win fAe
N'in fllmNifl productive hon and ~.
''i'rl "Aief supply M eaaioln aul con.
tr NNsN'NtlYni nll make ihIs ono III
't tf'Hi'ai NAiif states M fhA Union.
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