Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-06-14
CROP ESTIMATES IN
THREESTATESFOR
YEAR 1917
WINTER GRAINS FALL SHORT.
SPRING PLANTING EXPECTED
TO BRING CROP TO NORMAL
SPRING WHEAT CROP LARGE
Varying Reports From Different Sec
ttons-An Indicate Conditions Less
Alarming than Expected.

Cons-Au indicate Conditions Less
Alarming than Expected.
Reports from several hundred ex-
perienced crop and railroad correspon-
dents in the three Pacific Northwest
states indicate that the crop to be har-
vested this year will fall short of last
year yield by 100000 bushels. Win
ter wheat is everywhere damaged more
or less, but it is believed thar the in
| creased acreage given to spring wheat
will make up tn difference. This it is
difficult to estimate at this time since
seeding is not entirely completed.
The total yield for the last three
states last year was 60,0OO,O0O bushels.
1t is estimated that the yield of winter
wheat this year will reach 10000, 900
| bushels and that the spring crop win
| bring over 30,000,000 bushels. If this
| calculation is right this years crop will
| exceed last years. Specific crop re-
ports from various sections are as fol
lows, we quote from the Evening Capital
| News.
From Lewiston, Idaho, it is report
ed the yield of grain will be: Wheat
100000 bushels; oats ISL 900 bushels
and barley 100000 bushels.
Moscow, Idaho, reports 40 per cent of
| the winter wheat killed and 25 per cent
of this reseeded to spring wheat
Weather conditions are favorable. The
total yield of all crops will be 25 per
cent less than normal Fruit crops will
be heavy.
| Spokane, Wash, reports greatly in
creased acreage in Grant and Douglas
counties and other scattering districts
of eastern Washington, which will
largely offset the loss in the Palouse
country from frozen and washed out
seed. Much of the Palouse land has
been reseeded in the last week Good
prospects for bumper crop of spring
wheat.
Wheat Making Favorable Growth.
| Walla Walla, Wash, reports wheat
making n favorable growth and while
many fields show slightly yellow
shades it is expected with more sun
shine the color will improve. The crop
is spotted, some districts showing far
better growth than others.
North Yakima Wash, reports wheat
and oats acreage in the valley is small.
but in the Horse Haven and Rattle
snake plateau districts the wheat crop
promises a heavier yield than last year,
when approximately 10000 bushels
was threshed. 'rhe corn acreage is in
small lots, being grown principally for
stock, The orchards will yield bumper
crops estimated as follows Apples.
| 10000 carloads; peaches, 1900; pears,
1900; melons, 500; prunes and other
fruits 700 carloads, making a total of
$4,000 carloads as compared with H.
900 last year. For the first time the
valley will grow sugar beets and 120,-
900 tons of this crop is expected. The
hay tonnage may be less than the l00,-
Of Ioc no afa ;aI1
will be at least 10000 tons as compared
with 81 800 last year.
Waldo G.. Paine assistant general
freight and passenger agent for the
North Bank railroad, after a careful
survey of crop conditions said the gen
era1 crop conditions throughout the
| Palouse country are looking little
brighter. He also said: "I think con
ditions around Walla Walla, Pendleton
and Yakima are very favorable, both
for grain and fruits. -
Conditions in Umatilla county, Ore
gon, are slightly unfavorable but there
| is no cause for alarm. Farmers be-
lieve that with good weather they will
lhave normal crops.
| In the Redmond and Prineville dis
triets crops are looking well. There is
twice as much acreage planted this year.
In the Band and Tumalo districts large
crops are expected. The acreage has
been doubled.
| Salem, Oregon, reports Strawberries
will be 100 per cent crop; prunes. 80
per cent, pears, so per cent, loganber-
ries, so per cent and peaches % per
,cent. Wheat. oats and barley are es-
timated at two-thirds of a normal crop.
| harrisburg, Oregon, reports condi-
tions beginning to be more favorable
than expected Crops have grown fast
in the last ten days. These conditions
are typical of the Willamette valley
where the cold, wet spring has caused
crops to be two or three weeks late.
Baker, Oregon, reports all winter
Ewheat had to be resown. Spring wheat
seeding is about completed and about
lsO per cent of the oats acreage is plant
led. lone, Oregon reports increased
acreage of wheat of 10 per cent over
Hast year.
Corn acreage in Oregon will be in
Icreased by about 30 per cent this year.
The increase in potatoes will be 90 per
Icent and the bean acreage will be three
times that of last year. The largest
increase in the onion acreage in this
state ever known is indicated by re-
ports from all sections. The acreage
in this crop will be fully % per cent
lpreater than last year.