The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-09-08
By W. G.. Scholtz, State Director
OF Farm Markets, Boise.

! By W. e.. SchOltz, state Director
OF Farm Markets, Boise.
BEANS.
The Federal crop estimate on beans
will be available some time between
the 10Th and 18th of September and
will have considerable influenCe on
| tire market The ost in portsnt
! Influence on the bean market, nov.
over. viii be the act ion taken by thu
Michigan Bean Growers association
az their annual meeting, which vii
he held at Grand Rapids SerteU her
| 18Th and l4th. The bean Jobbers
assoc Ia ion viii meet In conference
with the Growers association at tue
above annual meeting, and eudeavor
to agree.on a price basis for the 1915
crop. 1t Is expected that as result
OF the above conference an advancing
scale Of prices viii be esta blshed, COY
ering the months when beans are
marketed. This plan OF procedure was
ucce'sfully carried out last year.
and there is every reason TO believe
that the same thing will result from
! the conference this year In view
OF the fact that the state OF Michi.
gan produces approximately Is per
cent OF the total white bean crop OF
| the United States, growers can read
lily see that the Michigan conference
will practically establish the market
for the country arrangements have
been made TO secure telegraphic re
ports OF the Michigan conference and
the same will be promptly communi.
Gated to Idaho growers
RAY.
Latest reports on hand from the
principal hay growing districts in
Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon ana
Washington, besides solWA personal
investigation over this territory,
Justify me in believing that the hay
market Is going still higher, as the
season advances; the present outlook
being for even higher prices than
we're enjoyed by those growers who
last 30 ason sold their holdi gs late.
Don + allow yourselves TO be mtsIed
by the statements hat certain feeders
and outside buyers are at present cir
culating concerning hay crop oondi-
tons either In Idaho or surrounding
states. There is decided shortage
all over the north west. buyers who
at the beginning Of this aspn claim
ed that they would go out of bust
ness before they would pay over Is. SO
or 81 yer ton for nay, haVs long since
quit such foolish talk and are now
making strenuous efforts to get the
needed tonnage at So per ton, 80 days
In the stack, with subs antial cash
payment down. With hay bringing
~ or more, In the stack. which is
now the prevailing price over the al
falfa growing territory OF Idaho this
once is not going to advise growers
to hold for higher prices, especially
those farmers who have obligations
to meet out Of the returns from their
hay. At present prices no farmer
can afford to speculate on rising
market until he has me his obligd.
lions. II YOU are iavorably situated
for hauling cheaply to loading sta.
ton, can get your hay baleu In time
to avoid risk of possible damage In
stack, and properly protect hay after
baling, and are financially situated so
that you can afford to speculate a lit
tie, l "Ould say that the present out
look would Justify holding.
WHEAT.
AT the present writing wheat is
higher than ever before at this time
of the season In tire last 10 years, aud
the sentiment prevails, among unbi-
ased observers In most quarters that
the top OF the market Is still out OF
sight. The Equity Grain Exchange,
comparatively representing the grow
ers OF many millions OF wheat in
minnesota, the Dakotas and Mont.
ana, Is appealing 10 its mem bers to
hold onto their wheat, assuring them
That thorough analysis of the market
promises much higher prices later in
the season This advice is possib ly
somewhat speculative, but the crop in
the nothern countries has progress