The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
OFFICIAL CROP REPORT
OF THE BOISE PROJECT

The Tribune is in receipt of the
following crop statistics gathered by
the Reclamation Service on the Boise
project for the year 1915. These data
will give the reader very good idea
of the conditions prevailing on the
project. The report follows:
Alfalfa hay, 22,259.OO acres; totaI
yield 85,0800O, average 1882, maximum
|8, minimum Il; total value $510,480
value per acre, 1928.
Alfalfa seed, 246.5 acres !. Total yield
1865 bushels, average 3.l9, maximum
9, minimum one-third; per unit oil
yield SO; total value $7,O78.5O; value
per acre $287l.
Apples, 504 acres; total yield 542,-
0o3 pounds, average per acre 1O75.6C
lbs, maximum, 10000 lbs, minimum
rs lbs; per unit of yield $O2; total
value $lO,84l 90; value per acre $21.51
Barley, 2,776 acres; total yield IT,
9o9 bu.; average per acre 1928 bu
maximum, 80 bu., minimum ~ bu.;
total value $38,673.57; value per acre
1898.
Beans, 172 acres; total yield D.
1883 bu.; average per acre, 1916 bu.;
maximum 80 bu, minimum bu.;
per unit of yield $500; total value So
43l 40; value per acre, $3.50.
Beets, sugar, 275 acres, total yield
10 tons, average, SIS, maxirnum g.
minimum ~; per unit of yield $500;
total value $4,000; value per acre,
5000.
Clover hay, 4,56l acres; total yield
6,743 tons; average yield per acre, l.4S
maximum yield per acre, IL; mini
mum yield per acre, u; per unit OF
yield, 5000; total value $4O,458O0;
value per acre, S8.S7.
Clover seed, 1904 acres; total yield
1904 bu.; average yield per acre $50;
maximum yield per acre, bu.; mini
mum yield per acre, a bu.; per unit
of yield $40 50; total value, $l68, 462OO;
value per acre $3740.
49,, 99l bu.; average yield per acre,
29.27 bu.; maximum yield per acre, 80
bu.; minimum yield per acre 2 bu.;
per unit of yield Co.,; total value,
$llS,794.60; value per acre $17.56.
Corn, sorghum, 1887 acre; total
yield, 9,25l gallons; average yield per
acre 49.l1 gal; maximum yield ner
acre. 60 GAL; minimum yield per acre,
70 gal; per unit of yield, S so; total
value $4,625. so; value per acre, $24.56
Corn, fodder, 2795 acres, total yield
l,7l7.75 tons; average yield per acre,
OILS tons; maximum yield per acre, Is
tons; minimum yield per acre Il ton;
per unit of yield $500; total value
$l2024.25; value per acre, $43.O2.
Fruits, small, 1862 acres; total
yield, S4,7oO.5 lbs: average yield Der
acre l,ZOO.o6; maximum yield per acre
l2,oO; minimum yield per acre rs h..
per unit of yield S .O5 total value 81,
z39;52; value per acre, $6003.
Garden, 1890 acres total value, $2S,-
S45.75; value per acre 5000.
Hay, except as above, 1915 acres.
total yield 47525 tons; average Weld
per acre LA tons; maximum yield per
acre, 2 tons; minimum yield per acre.
q ton; per unit Of yield 5000; total
value. 2,S5l,50; value per acre, $500.
Millet seed, SS.5 acres; total Weld,
5o4 bu.; average yield per acre, All
bu.; maximum yield per acre, SO bu.;
minimum yield per acre, bu.; per
unit of yield $500; total value, S72S.
value per acre, 1923.
Oats, 6,974U acres: total Weld 49,
~ bu.; average yield per acre. 2272
bu.; maximum yield per acre, o6 bu.;
minimum Weld per acre 2 bu.: per unit
OF yield, S 40; total value $o3, 1888. 80;
value per acre, 5000.
Onions, 6.7a acres; total Weld 3O8, 80
bu.; average yield per acre, 1853 bu.,
maximum yield per acre 22O bu,: mini.
mum yield per acre 10 bu.: per unit
OF yield, S so; total value S246 66.
value per acre, $3654.
Pasture. 5,23S62 acres; total value
9o2,'oo.oU: value per acre $l5.4l.
feas, ~ acres; total yield. 525.7s
bu, average yield per acre. 6.S3 bu !;
maximum yield per acre, 30 bu.; mini
mum yield per acre, 2 bu.; per unit
of yield $l.75; total value. $o2OO6
value per acre Sll.95.
l'runes, 2S,25 acres: total weld
zZ3aOO lbs; average yield per acre
I,9lS.5S lbs; maximum Weld per acre
1913 lbs; minimum yield per acre
4oO lbs; per unit of yield, &c: total
value Sl,o77.75; value per acre, $50. 80
Potatoes, common, 1887 acres: total
yield ~, 400 bu.; average yield per
acre, lo4.l4 bu: maximum Weld ner
acre, 10 bu.; minimum weld ner acre
bu.; per unit of yield S 90; total
1913. 40 "N'e'
Potatoes, sweet, 62l2 acres. 33s
pu.' average yield per acre.2l4o bu.;
MAXIMUM yield per acre 10 bu.: mini
mum yield per acre, 9 bu,: ner INIT nf
Yield Sz.oo: total value $3,337. so; value
per acre. S53.73.
:, kye' l/5O acres; total yield ST.
nc, q - ~ bu.; average yield per acre.
w. on': maximum yield per acre, 20
ou.' minimum yield per acre, bu.;
per unit OF yield S 90; total value ST..
l4y,9o; value per acre, $6.47.
a. W zhe l1'5O4 acres; total yield
tio,9o4 bu. average yield per acre