The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-21
Idaho Farmers
Produce Wealth
Der IL, compared with 98,31S cars
to the same date last season.
Incroasp I'm Annie, OUTPUT
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O6T Ii, COmpdTcu Will 0o,OIo CoIO
to the same date last season.
Increase I'm Apple Output
The special commercial apple crop
report released November by the
bureau of crop estimates states that
the Idaho crop will total 1900 cars,
an increase of 700 cars over the crop
of 1917, and an increase of 200 over
the September / estimate. Alth0
there was considerable damage to
the Idaho crop from the late brood
of codling moth, the crop is over
running early season estimates in
some shipping sections. The Boise
valley is estimated at about 500 cars.
The Payette and Snake river valleys
will run about 1900 cars, of which
about 1900 will originate in the
Payette-New Plymouth district. The
Twin Falls district has about 500
cars, while he Lewiston section is
estimated at $50 cars. The Occur
d'Alene section in northern Idaho,
tributary to the Spokane district, will
produce about $50 cars. The crop
turnout the state ran about SO per
cent extra fancy, 30 per cent fancy,
and 20 per cent c grade, altho many
individual orchards ran as high as
80 per cent fancy. About so per
cent of the Idaho crop was boxed and
about SO per cent. sold in bulk.
Hundreds of tons of high grade culls
have gone and are going to waste in
southern Idaho. By-product plants
are paying about $40 per ton, but
facilities are no adequate enough to
handle the surplus.
Big Northwest Crop
Inquiries made the last week in
October indicated 81 per cent of the
crop was still in the hands Of the
growers.
The United States crop amounts to
24,416,000 barrels, only 100000
barrels less han the 1918 crop. The
Pacific northwest states have crop
of 25,182=ao91vv boxes, while last year
they had lo,111, 900.
Good Crop Of Corn
A recent inquiry revealed the fact
that $500 acres Of corn were cut for
silos this year. With an average
yield Of 1914 tons per acre, the total
production Of ensilage was 102,856
TONS Most of this is grown in the
oise- Payette and Weiser valleys,
and Rupert-Twin Falls region, and in
Nez Perez, Latah, Clearwater and
K0otenia counties in the Panhandle.
Corn for grain averaged thirty-five |
bushels per acre, which is we'll above
the United States average this year
of 1873 bushels, but lower by five
bushels than the state yield last year. |
Eighty-five per cent of the crop ma |
tured without frost damage and the |
quality is placed at 80 per cent.
Small train and Seed
The effect OF the severe drought |
this year is reflected in the average
weight per measured bushel Of small
grains when compared with last
year Winter wheat averaged 1913
pounds, spring wheat 58.3 pounds,
oats 34.6 pounds, and barley ass
pounds. Last year showed: winter
wheat 59.7 pounds, spring wheat
SO pounds, oats 34.6 pounds and
barley 1873 pounds.
Both acreage and average yield
per acre are under last years. With
an average yield of 81 bushels per
acre, the red clover production is
pldCcu dt OI, % DuSuclo OOlnO |
yields in Canyon county were ex-
ceptional, running as high as IA and
16 bushels per acre. Average yields
in important counties follow: Ada,
six bushels; Canyon, eight bushels:
Cassia, six bushels; Gooding, As
bushels; Minidoka, six bushels; Twin
Falls, SIS bushels. The state aver
age of 81 bushels compares with six
bushels last year.