Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-14
IDAHO CROPS
MUCH LARGER
Spring Wheat, Oats, Barley,
Potatoes, Hay and Apples
Largely Increase.

Crop estimates just announced by
the United States weather bureau
/ indicates that Idaho will materially
/ exceed her 1916 production Of spring
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, hay
and apples. The probable increase
in spring wheat is given as 2,165,00O
bushels.
idaho's single drop in the winter
wheat which may, according to the
figures, fall off $4,000 bushels. The
spring wheat estimate is S,9S0,000
bushels as compared with a total of
1916.
The potato crop increase in the
state may amount to more than so
per cent. Last years figures we're
4,050,000 bushels, while those an
nounced for 1917 are 6,4S0,000,
'6,S15,00O, estimated in December,
jump of 2,330,00O bushels.
The all hay estimate for Idaho is
100000 tons, figure $4,000 tons
above the 1916 total
The states apple crop will be more
than four times 1916's scanty produc-
tion say the estimates. Last years
figures were $4,000 barrels, while
this years prospective total is 71S,-
900 barrels
ldahO's possible increase oc-ordi-
nate fairly well with national figures.
Price comparisons between the state
and the country at large are also in
agreement.
The complete figures follow:
Winter Wheat.
State-July l forecast, 7,2S0,00|
bushels; production last year, De-
eember estimate, 8,256,000 bushels,
United States-July l forecast,
402, 100000 bushels; production last
year, December estimate, 418,744,000
bushels.
Spring Wheat.
State-July l forecast, 8,980,000
bushels production last year, Decem-
Der estimate, 6,S15,OOO bushels.
United States-7July L forecast,
276,O00,00O bushels; production last
year December estimate, 15S,142,000
bushels
State-July forecast, 14,600,000 |
bushels; production last year, Decem-
Der estimate, 13,33O,0OO bushels.
United States-July 1 forecast, |
1,450, 100000 bushels; production |
last year, December estimtte, 1851
$4,000 bushels.
Barley.
State-July / forecast, 100000 |
bushels; production last year, Decem-
Der estimate, 100000 bushels.
United States July 1 forecast,
214,000,000 bushels; production
last year, December estimate, 180,-
$4,000 bushels.
Potatoes
State-July l forecast, 6,480,000 |
bushels; production last year, Decem-
Der estimate, 4,O5O,O0O bushels.
United States July forecast,
bushels; production |
Iaut yooc nanon, ho,, xatf,,a.a oQr
437 900 bushels.
All Hay.
State--July / forecast, 2,510,000 |
tons; production last year, Decem-
Der estimate, 1,946,OOO tons.
United States-July / forecast, |
1O3,0OO,OO0 tons; production last
year, December estimate, 1O9,786,- |
600 tons.
Apples agricultural Crop
State-July ! forecast, 718,000 |
barrels of bushels; production last
year. December estimate. 147,0O0 |
bushels
United States-July ! forecast,
6G,800,000 barrels of bushels; pro-
duction last year December esti-
mate, 67,415,O00 barrels.
Prices.
The first price given below is the /
average on July this year, and the
second the average on July / last
year
State Wheat, 2O2, and 79 cents
per bushel Corn 1875 and "a. Oats
so and 49, Potatoes 1913 and 50
Hay, $21.5O and 1890 per ton
Eggs 81 and 22 cents per dozen
United States Wheat 220.1 and
$50 cents per. bu5hel. Corn, 1916
and 75,4 cents. Oats, $50 and 4O.4
cents. Potatoes, 2479 and 1923
cents. Hay, $1456 and $12.09 per
ton. Cotton, PAT and 1875 cents
per pound Eggs, 2S.S and 1877
per dozen.
VIM. O. Reuss was in town from
Cat Creek the first of the week where
he is working crew of fifteen men