East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-08

SALEM, ore, Aug. S.--Oregon far
mers this year will reap a profit Of
$S0,1Sl,7S0 from nine principal pro-
duets, according to estimates com.
piled today by O. P, Hoff, state labor
commissioner The crop Of wheat,
corn, oats. barley, potatoes and ap-
pies will each exceed $10OO,OOO in
value.
The percentage of combined con-
dition OF all crops during July. based
on a 1O-year average. was 94.S.
The biggest item in Oregon's enor-
nous harvest this year, based on
crop conditions August l, will show a
Yield of 11,7S1,0OO bushels of winter
and 100000 bushels Of Spring, or a
total Of l5,7S1O0O bushels.
Wheat Worth StS,OOO,OO0.
Commissioner Hoff's estimates in
dicate that the states winter wheat
crop is Sc per cent OF the average for
10 years, while the spring wheat crop
is S6.2 per cent The estimated value
of the entire wheat crop of the state
at the farm on August was SO cents
a bushel, or total of S13,097,2S0.
The stock of wheat now held on ore
gon farms is placed at SIS, 900 bush
els.
The State Bureau Of Labor statistics
forecasts an oats yield of 13,200,000
bushels, worth $5,412OOO to the Ore
gon farmer at Al cents a bushel. The
crop is eos per cent of normal.
Potato Acreage 5O,5OO.
With 50,5O0 acres planted to pota-
toes this year and the crop s2 per
cent of normal, a yield of 6.250,OOO
bushels is forecasted. AT 50 cents
bushel this crop will have value Of
$1,000, 600.
The states apple crop will total g.
216,000 boxes of a value of $3,216, 0e0.
The yield is y per cent of a 1O-year
average.
Barley will bring $2,447.5O0 to the
farmers, it is estimated, with a crop
outlook of 100000 bushels
This year Oregon has 41,O0O acres
planted TO corn, with a prospective
yield of Sc per cent of normal.
Commissioner Hofr estimates that
100000 bushels win be raised, net.
ting the producers 1,0SS,OOO.
Value Of Pears S51O. 900.
Although the yield of pears is but
IS per cent of average for 10 years.
because Of unfavoraDle climatic con-
ditions this year, the estimated crop
is 10000 bushels worth $4,000
The rye crop, estimated at 81 per
cent will total approximately 41S.0O0
bushels, valued at $41S,000
Because of recent rains the hay
crop. it is estimated, will run only
about 81 tons an acre, IS per cent
of the 1O-year average.
The peach crop this season is
forecasted at 272,OO0 bushels, SO per
cent of normal, and valued at $272,-
900.
Berries Have Good year.
The grape yield is placed at so per
cent and the blackberry and loban-
berry output at "a per cent of the
average for 10 years. The condition
of truck crops for canning purposes
on August 1, is placed as follows:
Snap beans, so per cent; cabbage, 81
per cent; sweet corn, II per cent; Gu
cumbers, 6S per cent; peas, 80 per
cent; tomatoes, 76 per cent.
on August /, the estimated value
at the oregon iarm OF the states main
products Commissioner Hoff places
as follows Corn, S4 cents a bushel;
wheat, SO cents; oats, Il cents; bar
ley So cents; rye, 81; onions $120;
clover seed, S12; timothy seed, $47S;
alfalfa seed 1881; beans (dry, $5.27
butter p cents a pound; eggs, 20
cents a dozen; chicken, IL cents
pound; hay $1.43; potatoes, 80 cents
a bushel; hogs, $3.50 per cwt.; beef
cattle, $6.92 per cwt.; milch cows
$7O.75 per head; sheep, 1926 per
cwt.: horses, 5000 per head; lambs,
1926 per cwt.; calves, $S.95 per cwt.