Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-25
FALL soWN CROPS ON PRAIRIE
ARE LOOKING FINE.
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est demand and lind good market.
Assurances are coming in from all
quarters that the whole Pacific north
west will this year turn out an enor-
nous crop especially of the staple
breadstuff, wheat, large areas having
been sown everywhere and every avail
able acre will be sown this spring.
Weather conditions will of course
tell just how good the crop will be- The
rain question does not bother so much
in North Idaho and Washington as in
Southern Idaho, and from that latter
section we hear the most complaint.
The Capital News (Boise) states that
for southern Idaho to raise a wheat
crop equal to the size of that of last
year 8, there will have to be a great
deal more rain than there has been so
far this spring. Southern Idaho faces
the most serious water shortage for ir
rigation purposes for years due to lack
of snow in the mountains last winter
and lack of heavy rain so far this
spring Late spring rains. if heavy
may save the situation and prevent
reservoirs that now have every indica
ton of going dry early, from not doing
so.
Crop Estimates for 1915.
Although there are no definite mat
tiers upon which to base an estimate of
what this year s harvest will be, yet an
estimate under average conditions can
be arrived at The increased acreage
, for this year runs about 90 per cent
higher in a great many localities and
10 percent would be a conservative es-
innate of the maximum average gain.
100000 Bushels Estimate.
Using this as basis one paper states
that crop of about 100000 bushels
, in Oregon, Washington and Idaho will
be produced using as basis of esti-
mate the crop conditions which prevail.
ed last year and this is a conservative
estimate as the conditions last year in
the northwest were not at their best as
t smut cut down the yields everywhere
| and especially in Washington and
Idaho and some sections of Oregon
The indications promise a much greater
!, yield than this estimate.
I Crop reports from every section OF
. the Northwest indicate that fall sowr
+, grain is looking fine and came through
3 the winter in good shape. The only
g complaint, and this is not serious, il
o moisture, the precipitation for the win
. ter having been light. This does MOI
e indicate that the spring precipitation
. will not be sufficient to make up fo1
g the moisture which was not stored VI
|. during the winter. Taking everything
9 into consideration the prospects arr
# good for a bumper yield and it is Ger
!, tain that the prices will be good TO
o wheat authorities from all over tn
! world are practically unanimous il
i their opinion that wheat prices ar
% bound to be high by reason of the fac
~ that there is no indication but that tn
% European war will last for the yea
>. and until after the 1915 crop is han
h vested. Practically no wheat will b
a grown in the borders OF the warrin
i. nations as every available man is er
IA gagged in fighting and there will b
none to till the soil The effect o
N the price of wheat will extend to othe
n. grains. The prospects look brigh
O. locally and generally.