The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-01-15
Idaho Production
For Year 1913 Show
Splendid Progress

progress, testimonial. The state opens
the new year with even brighter pros
poets. The advancement made was
political, industrial and social Prob
ably in no other year in the history
of the Gem state have the crops
played SO conspicuous a part as they
did in 1913. They were either bum
per in yield or in returns. No one
section of the state fell behind an
other in enjoying this prosperity.
The fact that many middle western,
eastern and southern states suffered
crop failures no doubt brought Idaho,
together with other northwestern and
western states where crop failures are
unknown, into new prominence. The
mines of the state yielded their mil
lions in annual output Grains, grasses
and other products Of the farm, to-
gether with fruit, burdened its rail
roads until they were taxed as never
before to move crops. There are bank
accounts with producers today where
before there were overdrafts.
Grain Alone Brings $4,000, 900
The grain crop Of Idaho raised dur
ing the last year reached grand
total of 10000, 900 bushels, valued al
$40. 900. The increase is due to the
rapid development Of dry farm lands,
especially in the southern and eastern
parts of the state. They produced
more grain last year than the irri'
gated lands of the state. The bulk OF
the grain yield comes from the dry
farm lands and the famous Palouse
country of north Idaho. The yield is
given as follows for the entire state:
Wheat, 10000, 900 bushels; oats, 16
OOO, 900; barley, 100000 In round
numbers there were 100000 bushels Of
rye grown, 10000 bushels Of alfalfa
seed, 10000 bushels Of clover, $4,000
pounds of timothy, 100. 900 bushels o.
beans and $4,000 bushels of peas.
New 100000 Lumber Concern
The second largest lumber manu-
featuring corporation in the Unitet
States, the Boise-Payette, was organ
lied during tire latter part of ths
year, with capitalization of $1,000.
900, to commence active numbering
operations in 1913, taking over the
holdings of the Barber Lumber com
pany and the Payette Lumber com
pany. This corporation will invest
81 900 900 building a railroad into the
Boise basin 1t closed a deal for the
purchase OF 10000 acres of state tim
Der there.
The state has increased in popula
ton during the year and new capita
has been attracted for investment, Al
increase is also shown in the schoo
population. In 1912 the school census
was 1O4,735. With the close of 1911;
it is officially announced as 10S,S5O
Approximately $4,000, 900 has beer
invested in the states enducationa
system Surveys were made in tht
state during the year over an aref
of 1000 900 acres. A total of 300
miles of survey was run at cost O
SAT 900, or $13.14 per mile. Ever!
homesteader's application was Statistic
The factories of the state increased
| from 1000 to 1900. They employed 10.
900 people, who received $4,000 ,O0'
in salaries The factories turned on
SIS, 900, 900 worth of goods.
The total assessed valuation of thu
state is about equal to that of las
year, 8,S5O,OO0. The state levy IL
two and fourtenths mills. The state
loaned about $500 900, increasing it
total loans to 100000. The stat
bank resources were raised to S14,
446,414 with individual deposits o
$lO.S3O,59 Over 10000 acres o
land We're sold by the state and 3l1,
Ala acres leased H. A. Lawson.