The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-13
warm WEATHER
HELPS HARVEST
BUMPER CROP
Idaho Farmers Favored
With Continued Sum
shine; Reports Indicate
Generally Satisfactory
Conditions.

crops, according to the weekly wea-
Their report for the week ending Tues
day evening. Indications point to
bumper crops throughout the state.
Harvesting many products is in full
swing. Although the week was gen.
orally hot and dry, thunder storms
afforded some relief, according to
the report which continues:
Boise-Sunshine was practically un-
interrupted every day and this with
hot dry winds did some damage to
late ripening wheat and to prunes.
All dry farm crops were affected ad-
versely but in the irrigated districts
crops made phenomenal progress.
Corn. potatoes, sugar beets, and gar
den and truck crops grew rapidly.
Beet seed is maturing in the Idaho
Falls section with excellent pros
poets for large yield.
For harvesting operations the wea-
Their was all that could be desired.
Wheat harvest made rapid headwav
and most of this crop is now in the
shock, except in the late districts.
Thrashing is well under way in the
early districts and reports indicate
generally satisfactory yields of good
quality grain. Much of the second
cutting of alfalfa is down and in the
shock for curing. Under the present
conditions of heat and sunshine it
is necessary to handle this crop as
expeditiously as possible.
Except that prunes in some or
chards we're injured by hot winds,
fruit generally made .good progress.
Thinning of apples has been finished
in some commercial districts. April
cots are ripe and coming into market
also early apples. Melons are plenti-
full and of good size and quality.
The potato crop is making satisfac-
tory progress in most of the big COM
mercial districts and large crop is
in prospect, but in some sections the
yield is small on account Of planting
inferior seed In the Deer Flat dis
trict digging of the early crop has
been suspended on account of the
low prices offered.
Pastures and ranges are drying over
extensive areas and are badly in need
of rain, but range feed is still ade-
quate and livestock are in excellent
condition.
Notes From the Field.
Mccall. Valley county-Grain crops
are still in good condition but are in
need Of rain.
Hagerman, Gooding county--Fine
growing weather for all crops; wheat
harvest practically completed; second
cutting alfalfa about half in stack,
excellent yield.
Parma. Canyon eounty-Appie thin
ming finished; potato harvest delayed
on account Of falling prices; local
showers bue evaporation excessive;
melons beginning to ripen.
Melba, Canyon county - Spring
wheat good, mostly cut; potatoes
practically matured; oats in shock.
Pocatello. Bannock county--Pas-
lures and ranges excellent; livestock
in good condition; spring wheat good
and winter wheat better than expect
ed; beets good.
Rathdrum. Kootenai county-Pas-
lures, ranges and all dry farm crops
needing rain badly; oats and spring
wheat damaged some by drought
winter wheat harvested. ~
Bliss, Gooding county-Dry, hot
winds did some damage, especially
to prunes; grain generally too far
along to be damaged much; soil u.s.
ing more moisture than usual.
Lapwai, Nezperce county-Thrash-
ing commenced on lower landsi tate
spring crops short on account of heat
and drought; corn needing rain but
not damaged yet; range drying up.
New Meadows, Adams county
Continued hot and dry weather; timo-
thy harvest nearing completion; all
hay put up in excellent condition
pastures and ranges drying badly blu,
livestock still in good condition.
| Moscow, Latah county--Weather
conditions satisfactory for all crops,
ESPECIALLY favorable for corn which is
growing fine; harvest of fall sown
grain Is now general; spring sown
grains ripening in good shape; rain
Friday night (.2s inch) did a lot oil
good.
Lewiston, Nezperce county-Dry
and moderately hot most of week;
spraying. thinning, and irrigating in
full sway in orchards; farmers busy
thrashing and cultivating corn and
potatoes.
Twin Falls, Twin Falls county
Week hot with abundant sunshine.