The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
NEWS ITEMS
Of General interest
About Oregon
Nine Oregon Crops Valued at
$30,l8l, ,730; Wheat Leads

Salem ~ Oregon farmers this year
will reap profit this year of $50, 181,
730 from nine principal products, ac.
cording to estimates compiled Monday
by 0. P. Hoff, state labor commits
sioner. The crop Of wheat, corn, oats
barley, potatoes and apples will eacl
exceed 81, 900, 600, 900 in value.
The percentage of the combined con.
dition of all crops during July, basec
on 10-year average, was 94.3.
The biggest item in sOregon's enor-
nous harvest this year, as in the past.
is the wheat crop, which, based on
crop conditions August l, will show a
yield Of II, 781, 900 bushels of winter
and 1000, 900 bushels Of spring, or a
total of 15, 781, 900 bushels.
Commissioner Hotf's estimates indi-
cate that the states winter wheat crop
is Sc per cent Of the average for 10
years, while the spring wheat crop is
86.2 per cent. The estimated value of
the entire wheat crop of the state at
the farm on August was 83 cents a
bushel, or total Of $13, 097, 230. The
stock of wheat now held on Oregon
farms is placed at S73, 900 bushels.
The state bureau of labor statistics
forecasts an oat yield of 10, 200, 900
bushels, worth SIS, 4l2, 900 to the Ore
gon farmer at Al cents bushel. The
crop is 90.3 per cent of normal.
With $4,000 acres planted to pota-
toes this year and the crop 90 per cent
of normal, yield of $3.50, 900 bush
els is forecasted. At 80 cents bush
ell this crop will have value of s5,-
900, 900.
The states apples crop will total
3,216, 900 boxes of value of $3,216,-
900. The yield is 72 per cent of 10
year average.
Barley will bring $2,447, 500 to the
farmers, it is estimated, with crop
outlook of a, 450, 900 bushels.
This year Oregon has Al, 900 acres
planted to corn, with prospective
yield Of 86 per cent normal.
Mr.. Hoff estimates that /, 200, 900
bushels will be raised, netting the pro
ducers 81, 0OS, 900.
Although the yield of pears is but
68 per cent Of average for 10 years, be-
cause of unfavorable climatic condi-
tions this year, the estimated CROP
is $40, 1000 bushels, worth $50, 900.
The rye crop, estimated at 81 per
cent, will total approximately 418, 600
bushels, valued at $418, 900.
Because of recent rains the hay
crop, it is estimated, will run only
about FL tons an acre, 88 per cent of
the 10-year average.
The peach crop this season is fore
casted at 272, 900 bushels, So per cent
of normal, and valued at S272, 900.
The grape yield is placed at 80 per
cent, and the blackberry and logan
berry output at 81 per cent of the av-
erage for 10 years. The condition of
truck crops for canning purposes on
August l is placed as follows: Snap
beans, 80 per cent; cabbage, 81 per
cent; sweet corn, II per cent; cucum-
ber, 68 per cent; peas, 80 per cent;
tomatoes, 76 per cent.
On August l., the estimated value at
the Oregon farm of the states main
products Commissioner Hoff places as
follows: Corn, 81 cents bushel;
wheat, 83 cents; oats, Al cents; bar
ley, 55 cents; rye, 81; onions, sl.20;
clover seed, $12; timothy seed, $4.73;
alfalfa seed, $13.37; beans, dry, s5.27;
butter. 27 cents pound; eggs, 20
cents dozen; chickens, Ii cents a
pound; hay. $l1.43; potatoes, 80 cents
bushel; hogs, $7.61 per cwt; beef
cattle, $6.92 per cwt; mich cows,
s70.75 per head; sheep, $6.25 per cwt;
horses, $107.30 per head; lambs, $7.25
per cwt; calves, $8.95 per cwt.