Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-09-07
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portant chapter in a general publ
city booklet soon to be issued fol
broadcast distribution. The follow
ing are a few of the leading topics
covered.
Banks.
Latah county-thirteen banks; de
posits, $2,O67,SS2.
Lewis County-Nine banks, de
posts, $1,OOO,653.
Clearwater county-two banks; de
posits, $9S,2O6.
Nez Perez County-Eight banks
deposits $3,526,75O.
Idaho county-Twelve banks; de
posits, $1,495, $50.
Asotin county Five banks de
posts, $516,373.
Whitman county-Thirty-on banks
deposits, IS, O99,639
Garfield county-One bank; de
posits, $151,453.
Total deposits for the eight coun
ties, $12,956,554.
Darying
On the subject of fruits, the report
gives the number of fruit trees plant
ed as follows:
Nez Perez county-Apples, S17 800;
peaches, 100000; pears, $4,000;
cherries, 10000; grapes, $50 acres.
Latah county Apples, 1890;
peaches, 5000; prunes, $4,000; cher
ries $1,000.
Idaho county. Apples, $4,000;
peaches, 10000; pears, 112,50O; cher
ries, 10000.
Clearwater-Apples, $500; peaches
5,0OO pears, 22,50O; cherries, 1000.
Lewis county. Apples, $4,000;
peaches, 5000; pears, $500; cher
ries, 10000.
Asotin county-Apples, 124, Jas;
peaches, 1855; pears, 1880; plums
1924; apricots, 1920; cherries, 40,
429.
Whitman county-Apples, 1862
peaches, SO; pears, SASS; plums
30,7S5; apricots, 6,595; cherries, 10,
CTS.
Timber
The report deals with many peril
nent facts relative to the great tim
Der resources. 1t estimates the tim
Der of the Clearwater alone at 80,
900 100000 feet The names of the
sawmills, of Nez Perez, Clearwater
Latah, Idaho, Lewis and Asotin coun
ties are given. 1t Is shown Clear
water has II mills, the output reach
ing S4,500000O feet; Latah county
10 mills, output 140,000,0O0 feet;
Idaho county, II mills, the output
reaching 100000 feet; Lewis county
10 mills, output 32,O00,O00 feet; Nez
Perez county,S mills, output $500, 00(
feet; Asotin county, two mills, out
put, 100000 feet. The total annual
output is shown to be 273,5O0, OO(
feet, or 1855 carloads, based on 90,
900 feet to the carload.
Grain
The grain output in 1911 of the
district is given as follows: Wheat
1S,207 1855 bushels; oats, 1851 ,52s
bushels, barley, 4,176,6S2 bushels, hay
22,364 tons. For comparative purpos
es, the report gives the following
on the total grain output of the
United States for 1911; Wheat, 621,
33S,O0O bushels; oats, 922,29S,0 900 bu
shells; barley, 6O,24OOO0 bushels; ha.
100000 tons.
Livestock.
The total number of cattle in the
eight counties is given at 60,715 and
the annual output at 776 carloads
valued at $780, 400. The annual
hog output is SIC carloads valued at
$774,00O The number of horses is
63,617, and of sheep 127,726 head
The latter provides PSI carloads
wool clip is 1,27,26O pounds year.
annually, valued at $196,245. The
wool clip is 1,27,26O pounds year.
Land
The number of acres of patented
lands in the eight counties reaches
the total of 1851, O59, valued at
$53, 267 1874, an average of about $21.
per acre.
The unappropriated and unreserved
land in the Lewiston land office d
tributed among the various counties,
is as follows:
Latah county, 1852, acres; Lewis,
1882 acres; Clearwater, 44117 acres
Nez Perce, 1890 acres; Idaho coun-
~ 1S2 Oh acrac