Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-09
NORTHWEST FACES
CROP CALAMITY
Drouth Conditions and Hot Winds
Cut Prospects for Spring-sown
Wheat One-Third.

CHICAGO, July 9.The northwest
T. facing the worst crop calamity in a
onarter of century. OficIal CON
armation Of the deplorabie condi-
tiops now existing in the Dakotas
and Minnesota as the result OF drouth
and excessive heat was received in the
July crop report OF the department Of
agriculture and given out this at
ternoon.
The condition OF spring wheat was
placed at Gle compared to s2.s
month ago, suggesting crop Of
ets.OO0 900 bushels. compared to
21 ,OOO, 900 bushels last month. This
means that in the short space Of
month the spring wheat crop pros
,ect has been cut S,000,000 bush
Is and that what promised to be
Inc OF the largest yields in the his
ory Of the northwest will be the
mallest in many years.
Going From Had 20 Worse.
70 make the situation worse. the
eport is based on adyices from cor
dependents who canvassed the crop
tuation about June %. Since then
Dnditions have been going from
Id to worse. and the drouth has
ecome more and more serious. No
eneral rains have fallen In the three
states of the northwest in about
X weeks, showers being light at
ew points but no relief being given
be section as whole.
Coupled with the unprecedented
routh, conditions at this time of the
bar, the temperatures have ruled
hr above normal, making excessive
emands on what little moisture
ere was in the soil In by far the
eater part of the spring wheat ter
tory the amount of moisture this
eason has been no more than about
Rlf the usual quantity, and the alb
primal high temperatures prevailing,
I'VE intensified the situation.
Prices Are Vet Little Affected.
Crop complaints have fairly flooded
markets here and at other points
pr weeks past, but, while prices
ave had a radical advance as re-
bit, many in the trade have persuad-
themselves to believe that the re-
orts were being exaggerated as us
al by crop reporters and interested
brmers.
The government report In more
ban confirming the worst claims OF
be experts, has put an entirely diff
erent complexion on the situation,
nd the seriousness of the situation
becoming apparent.
U. s. Report Startling.
WASHINGTON, July s.-The July
OPP report of the department of
griculture issued at 1880 o'clock to-
", shows the following estimates
acreage and condition on July /:
Corn area planted is ia .083, 900
pres. an increase of $4,000 acres,
269 per cent as compared with
st years final estimate.
The average condition of corn July
was s5.4 as compared with $751;
e 10-year average.
The amount of wheat remaining
farms is estimated at 3S.729,000
lshels, as compared with 3S,7OS,-
O. the 10-year average.
The average condition. of winter
beat was SIS, as compared with
3, the 1o-year average.
The average condition of spring
eat and winter wheat combined
73.5 as compared with $40.
iO-year average.
The average condition of the oat
pp was S2.2 as compared with s6.6,
10-year average.
The acreage of the following crops
estimated and compared with last
pr as follows White potatoes,
p21 600; decrease. $4,000. Taboo
l,216,0OO; increase $1,000:
X, 5,103, GOO: Increase, 661 goo.
Comparisons of condition on July
for important spring wheat states
low:
1o-year
States. 1910, Average.
nth Dakota . 45 SO
nnesota . 10 so
uth Dakota ga .sS