Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-16
LARGE CROP
IS ASSURED
Big Acreage Promises the
Heaviest Yield in History
of Inland Empire.


duce the biggest yield of all kinds of
. crops in its history is believed by all
observing people who have inspected
the crop and studied conditions
That Pullman is in the very center
of the best crop district is also adj
mitted and farmers near here now
count certainly on the biggest Weld
they have ever had, and the acreape
is also the largest ever known. In
addition to that il is certain that
all records for prices will be broken
this year, for wheat is now selling
for from So TO 80 cents per bushel.
That is the price which is being of
fered, and has, in few instances,
been accepted, for the new crop of
wheat. Oats have sold or been con.
tracted for, $1.10, and barley for
$1.07 per toe pounis.
The rain of July to 8 did an in
eStimable amount of good It is
true that there will be light loss
through some OF the heaviest grain
falling down, but this will be but
small fraction as compared to the. in
creased yield. North Of Pullman. as
7 far as grain is grown which is be-
yond Spangle, IN Spokane county,
it is estimated that there is not five
acres of grain grain kn Jcked down
within sight of the Northern Pacific
9railroad. Stanley Newell, a few
miles north of town, has had proba-
bly, two or three acres knocked down
but this will not be total loss for
: Mr.. Newell has cut it for hay and it
is far enough advanced to make ex-
cellent feed and will save cutting
other and more valuable grain for
hay That is the largest patch of
knocked down grain seen between
Pullman and Spangle from trains on
the Northern Pacific. Aside from the
Newell field a few patches varying
from a few rods to half an acre were
seen.
George McCroskey, whose fine
farm adjoins Pullman, said: 81
have by far tie finest crop of oats
ever raised. A few have fallen down
in the coves and at places where
they are the heaviest, but | believe
that for every bushel lost in his
way the rains have made five bushels
in increased yield on the remainder.
have noticed that when grain falls
= down it is when we have the heaviest
@kields. Light grain never falls down
and the loss in this way is never
more than small per cent of the
gain over ordinary crop years"
James Emert, living southwest of
town, said: My brother-in-law has
some barley knocked down, but his
loss is light. He has been binding
barley for more than than a week
|. and the crop is fine. | believe that,
Ptakine the country over, for every
bushel lost by falling grain the rains
have made 500 bushels of grain"
Another farmer said: The in
|4creased yield of potatoes alone, due
to the heavy rains, will be worth
more to the country than all of the
grain lost by falling down. Spring
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, fruit,
alfalfa, timothy gardens, in fact
everything that grows, has been bene-
fitted by the recent heavy rains, and
| look for the best crop of every
thing grown in the Palouse country
that it has ever produced, and | have
seen some mighty big crops"
New wheat is being contracted for
at from S5 to 80 cents per bushel A
wellknown dealer OF ColfaX predicts
81 for wheat in 60 days from the
marketing of the first of the new
crop. The total yield of wheat, oats
and barley in Whitman county, Is
estimated at 100000 bushels.
This means that the crop of this
year will bring to the farmers some
where between $I0,00G,0o0 and $l4,-
OOO 900, depending largely on the
Il variations in the price. This VIII
5 break all previous records as to yleio
and price and will also make new
3 record for net profits, for the farmers
have raised grain cheaper, and the
II cost of sacks, twine and other ex'
A penses will be less than ever before
HA B. Baker, who is regarded as
& eonseryative man, estimates that th'
s net profits this year will be nve tiihe'