The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-08-13

| anu Tie sHOTtdSe Will PROBABLY IN
crease as the war activities reach
farther. We have been Analysing
the situation based upon crop yields
and we find that whiIe the beet seed
did not all terminate, yet there was
a larger acreage planted, and there
the beets are too thin for a normal
stand, yet those thin beets are grow
ing larger, and that will help bring
up the tonnage. | believe the
amount of money derived from beets
this fall will be about the same as
last fall. Potatoes did not start off
| well, but the hot weather of early
summer brought them forward and
| they are very promising. Grain pro-
spects are good, both in yield and in
large acreage, excepting the spring
grain on the dry farms in the desert.
laklng 1t altogether it indicates a
good busy season this fall"
N. E. Montgomery, of the Black
loot Auction company: 81 wish some
body could tell me what kind of a
iall business there is ahead. In our
line, some people bring us business
because they are hard up and have
TO sell, and others bring us bust
ness because there is demnad for
what they have and they want to con-
vert 1t into money. l think farming
is harder this year than last. We
nave more people listing their lands
for sale this year than last. The
dry spring weather kept the wheat
from sprouting evenly, and those
that waited for rains to sprout II
waited in vain. The men whose land
was we'll prepared got a good stand
ana the others did not. A great deal
or the grain is too thin to make
good yield. Then there is a lot of
snort, green grain in with the ripe
grain. 1t sprouted after the other
was we'll along in its growth. and
that reduces the yield. The same
thing happened to potatoes. thew
1ld not come up and make a good
'tand. Then those freezes came and
,hinned out the beets and potatoes.
some replanted and still did not get
good stand. The farmer is not so
we'll situated as a good many people
mink ne is, and there are some out
mere in the hail belt that made a,
good crop and had it wiped out in
Wenty minutes by hail. can't saw
nat think the outlook is altogether
'osy, but II you will come back in the, +,
Early part of winter l can tell you
better what kind of a fall trade this
ALLEY has had
K. c. Graft, manager the Idaho Mo-
or company: don't think it looks
10 very good. OF course nearly
everybody has made all the crops
hey could, but people have spent a
OF Of money making the crops. The
armer has had bigger load to carry
his year than is generally sup
,osed'
W. G. Cannon, feeder of hogs:
There is good deal of grain that
not perfect stand. Down in NV
eld there is 20 per cent wild oats
natl got by buying chopped feed
L Idaho Falls The county agent
eiis me to have the wild oats chop
cd and feed 1t to my hogs and that
ults me. will do 1t. mere is no
eason. for people being gloomy, for
here is a very god cro.J, a.. rriees
re high"
n. b: Kinney manager the Kinney
'ercantile company: Fall trade will
Q pretty good, and the increase in
usiness will begin to be felt as soon
the grain begins to move. 1t will
e felt by the middle of September
I'D will increase lor several weeks
high tide" t">
John G.. Brown. senior member of
lie Brown Eldredge Furniture com
any: think business will be
irly good this fall / don't think
lie coming liberty loan drive will
lrt business much If any. OF coure-
are going to have to raise large.
Mount of money and send it out Of
e country, but we have the re-,
urces from which to raise 1t. Crops.
e good, and everybody is producing
they can and economizing so they
n buy bonds and help in the vari--
IS war activities. there will be-
oney to raise for the Armenians g.
ID various other calls for help will
We to be met, but we have the stuff
this county to meet it with. Bust
ss will be sound and steady. and
ere will be some things that people
ii not spend much money for. but
ople will make adjustments and
slness will be strong and steady"
WARRANT CALL