The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-08-10
TALKS OF OUR
GREAT CROPS
Chairman D. w. Greenburg
of State Grain Commission
Visits Prairie Country.


the state grain commission was
in Grangeville and vicinity for
couple of days last week on Of
ficial business, and was amazed at
the favorable crop conditions pre-
vailing on Camas Prairie, and
freely admitted that he had new
er seen the hay and grain crops
surpassed, if equalled, in any
country. On his return to Lew
iston Mr.. Greenburg had the fol-
lowing favorable things to say of
this country and it's crops to
Tribune reporter:
AFTER a personal investiga-
tion and from general reports re-
ceived from farmers in the Cam
as Prairie section during the
storm period and afterwards, the
damage to grain in that territory
has been very slight and not
sufficient to cause any concern
whatever.
"Some hail fell during last
Friday on the mountain west of
Cottonwood but fortunately but
very little damage was done to
the grain. The rain on the Cam
as Prairie has stopped cutting
for a couple of days and con-
tinuence of the wet season would
cause serious delay; however
farmers in that section are not
apprehensive of the outcome thus
far.
"There is no question but what
the crops of the prairie will be
the heaviest in the history of the
country. Some grain has already
been cut for hay and many com
bined harvester outfits are in the
field preparing for the harvest
which will be fairly on in a COM
paratively short time.
q observed that only in few
places any damage was done to
grain through the wind and rain
In some instances oats suffered
the most where it was knocked
flat while the wheat and barley
crops are so heavy that not
enough was knocked down to
cause concern. There may pos
sibly be some damage to barley
through stain from the rain but
this is not regarded as serious
as light stain will not be draw
back to brewing quality cut for
eastern shipment.
Farmers are eslling their bar
ley crops freely owing to the
high prices prevailing the past
couple of weeks. 1t is estimated
that nearly so per cent of the bal
ley on Camas Prairie has already
been contracted for at prices
ranging from 81 to $1.20 pei
hundred in the warehouse. Farm
ers appear to be very optimistic
over the outlook for good prices
on all grains. though very little
wheat has been contracted fol
thus far.
Camas Prairie Best in State.
"The Camas prairie region il
without doubt one of the choic
est possessions of the state of Ida
no and each year many hundred
of acres of grain are added t.
the agricultural resources of tina
region. 1t was only few year
ago that very small percentag
of the land in that section wa
farmed but with the splendid raj
road facilities which have bee
given, the land has been grad
ually placed under cultivatio
and some of the choicest graf
grown in the state is now bein
raised"
Mr.. Greenburg stated that bot
farmers and grain buyers in tina
section are endeavoring to ct
operate with the commission i
carrying out the spirit OF til
grain commission law.
Issue Warehouse Receipts.
Chairman Greenburg and Se'
retary Ellsworth, of the stat
grain commission, yesterday /
about seventy warehous
and buyers licenses. Such lieen
es are required under the stat
grain inspection law and II
charge is $5 each.
Within a few days, Inspeet'
Ellsworth will depart for IL
grain belt to inspect scales an
gather grain samples in CONNIE
ton with the establishment