The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-11-12
SEED FIGURES


From a carefully and accurately
compiled report gathered by the
Twin Falls News, the following fig.
.ures are taken:
From "a fields, or on the farms
of 30 farmers in the vicinity total
of 535.12 acres of alsike,- red and
white clover averaged in dollars and
cents, $129.26 per acre, The report
of these crops, in tabulated form,
gave the name of the grower, his 'ad-
dress, acres farmed, kind of crop,
bushels per acre, price received per
bushel and the total sum received for
the crop.
A similar report of the yields of
wheat, oats and barley from 27 fields.
or on "a farms, showed total of 500
acres yielding an average of $59.43
per acre or total of $35,659.S2 re-
fceived from the six hundred acres.
The annual report of the Twin
Falls Canal company for this year
shows total of 27,459 acres in al
'sike, red and white clover.
Figured on the basis of the afore-
mentioned 535 acres which averaged
1929 per acre, this years total seed
crop would be $3,442,211. One-third
of that estimate, which is much too
low, would show $1,147,4O3 for the
seed crop alone.
The same annual report shows a
total of 5000 acres in wheat, oats
and barley, which, at the average
taken from the "a farms, which aver
aged $50 per acre, would bring 49,
322,231 for the wheat, oats and bar
ley crops of this year on this tract.
Even low average on these yields
causes one to wander in the mazes of
the millions. The great yields have
caused the people of the tract, in
answering questions from strangers,
to reply with, actually, note Of apol-
ogy in their voice for the unusualness
of it all.
Big Crops; Good Prices
Often big crops and good prices do
not go hand in hand, but this year
has been an exception in that regard
relative to some of the crops, among
them being the seed crops. Whereas
prices went as high as 16 cents last
wear for alsike and red clover, this
year as much as 10 cents has been |
received, although the average is
from II to 16 cents. White clover
sells for as high as SO cents, or $50 |
per bushel, the scale being from $40
and $24 to $50.
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wis
,onsin are the leading seed produc-
ng states and in these states alsike
goes five and six bushels, red clover, !
,hree and four and white clover two
and a half to three bushels to the
acre.
There is considerable discussion in
his section of the state, especially, in
egard to the use of these seeds in
he manufacture of dye stuffs. How
yer, the statement is made by one Of
he largest seed buyers on the tract
hat clover seed is too expensive for
uch use but that there is a possibili-
y that it may have to be used for
hat purpose unless Germany pro-
Luces minerals as a substitute or the
United States government. is success
III in lis, present research to find
heaper material for this use.
Used As Fertilizer
The important use of the clover
eed crops, especially alsike, is in the
enovating of WORKOUT soil in the
astern, middle west and especially
l the southern states. AS fertilizer :
f the soil these seed crops rank the
ighest. Any fear of overproduction
GEMS utterly without foundation, at
,ast for many years to come, If ever
LOVER BECOMES VALUABLE !