Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
CROP PROSPECTS
ON PRAIRIE ARE
VERY GOOD
COMPARE FAvoRABLY WITH ES-
INMATES FROM ALL SECTIONS
IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
RAINS CAUSED SOME INJURY
Fall Sown Grain Heading Out and Pros
poets Good for Bumper Yield-Spring
Grain Little Behind.

great deal of space is being devot-
ed to crop estimates in the northwest
at the present time While it is still
very early to speculate just what the
crop on the prairie as whole will
amount to, yet in other sections of the
northwest on account of the present
advanced condition of the crops it is
possible to make fairly reasonable
estimate.
U. s. Estimate for Idaho.
Taking the U. s. crop estimate, the
department of agriculture estimates,
according to the forecasts of June that
prospects are very encouraging. The
coming crop of winter wheat is esti-
mated at 100000 bushels as against
9,322,000 last year, and on spring wheat
6,5so,000 as against 5,040,0O0 of last
year. l5,600,000 bushels of oats is the
estimate for this year as compared with
14,6oS,o00 bushels of last year. Barley
is 100000 as against 7,030,000 bushels
for 1914.
In the Inland Empire.
The various crop reports indicate
with unanimous agreement, from all
sources, that crop conditions through
out the Inland Empire are in the finest
condition and 20 per cent is the esti-
mate OF increase over last year. This
conforms with statements compiled by
the Spokane & Eastern Trust Co., of
Spokane, which banking institution has
just mailed out bulletin containing
the crop estimates and prospects COM
piled from the reports made by bank
ers throughout the Inland Empire.
It is certain that in the Palouse coun-
try that crop conditions were never
better and in the dryer wheat raising
sections where the wheat will soon be
ready to harvest, the recent rains have
insured a bumper crop.
On the Prairie.
Here on the prairie more conservative
statements are made by residents in
discussing crop conditions than are
heard from visitors to the prairie This
would seem perfectly natural, for those
who live on the prairie, having observed
the effect of climatic conditions for
years, are in the best position to Judge
just what the present crop prospects
are.
The best statement of what outside
observers, who have recently paid the
prairie a visit, believe about crop pros
for .
of L.. M. Foss, district freight and pas
senger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Co.
who recently travelled all over the
prairie by automobile, visited every sec
tion of the prairie and conferred with
farmers and grain dealers to get the
most reliable information possible and
as result he estimates an increase of
million over last years crop. In his
statement published in the Tribune last
week he says in part:
"The normal yield on the prairies
is estimated at about 100000 bus
hels,o said Mr.. Foss, "and it is esti,
mated the production this season will
reach at least 100000 bushels. This
increase is due to large planted
acreage and the fine prospects for big
yields. According to the farmers and
the grain dealers, the outlook for big
crops has never been better and my
personal opinion of the prairie coun-
try is that | have never seen a grander
sight than the miles and miles of grain.
There is perhaps no section where the
crop outlook is more favorable than on
the prairies.
Seen From the Road.
The fall sown grain without excep-
tion is looking fine. Most of 1t is
heading out although some of tho
heavier fields went down in places DUR
ing the wet weather, now that the
weather has cleared ii has been raising.
Fall sown barley and wheat are simply
looking fine and promise good yield.
The general concensus of opinion il
that the spring sown grain has been in
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