The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-06
GOOD WEATHER
HELPS FARMER
HARVEST CROPS
Dry Wave Over Entire
State Fosters Bumper
Production; Threshing
Soon General.

Boise, Aug. 4.-Rather high tenn
peratures were experienced during
the week throughout the state. The
weather was warmer than normal
most of the time, although local
thundershowers freshened the air and
and gave brief temporary relief from
the heat in some districts. The week
was as dry as it was hot. No general
rains occurred and the showers at
tending the scattered thunderstorms
were mostly too light to add ma
teria1ly to soil moisture. However,
a violent thunderstorm occurred in
southeastern Idaho which was ac-
companied by an excessive downpour
of rain and some hail, damaging crops
over considerable area.
There was abundant sunshine and
conditions were ideal for harvest.
Rapid progress was made in harvest
ing small grain crops-wheat barley,
oats and rye, and the second cutting
of alfalfa. Wheat harvest is general
in all but the later districts, in some
of the earlier sections harvesting has
been completed and threshing is the
order of the day. A little threshing
has been done in the Boise-Payette
valley but this activity has not be-
come general. It was fine week
for curing hay and much of the Sec
ond cutting of alfalfa is now safe in
the stack, secured in excellent con-
dition.
Where ample soil moisture obtain
ed it was great growing weather and
all crops made exceptionally COOL
Roadway. Corn, sugar beets, pota-
toes, and all garden and truck crops
grew rapidly in the irrigated districts
where water has at all times been
ample for all crop needs, but in dry
farm areas crops are suffering more
or less from. drought and yields will
be materially reduced. The range
has held up remarkably we'll in most
districts and range stock look sleek
and fat. t
All fruit is making satisfactory pro-
gress. A light crop of apricots is
being marketed in the Lewiston and
Boise-P ayette valleys. Emmett water
melons are now coming into the mar
ket rlentifully.
Notes From the Field.
Wallace, Shoshone county--Condi-
tons favorable all crops. ..
Mccall, Valley county-Very good
WS~tHSA AL ho yHS, P"StuiSS oHu
ranges are good.
Sheep Hill, Boise county-Hot days
are turning grain a little too fast,
but it is filling WELL
Murphy, Owyhee county-Farmers
are busy with second cutting of al
falfa; grain harvest begun.
Caldwell, Canyon county-Warm
week; corn in blossom; wheat har-
vest fully on; second cutting alfalfa
being secured.
Rathdrum, Kootenai county-Pas-
lures and the range are getting short
as result of drought and corn is
needing rain; fruit doing well.
Bliss, Gooding county - Spring
wheat harvest begun; potatoes good
growth, prospects good crop; irri-
gated pastures good but range dried
up.
Weiser, Washington county-Har-
second cutting alfalfa being stacked
grain and hay crops unusually heavy
Pocatello, Bannock county--Pas-
lures and ranges improved by heavy
rains; crops damaged somewhat by
severe thunderstorm accompanied BY
heavy rain and some hail.
Twin Falls, Twin Falls county
Hot week with plenty of sunshine
: good crop of alsike harvested; wheat
almost ready to cut; beets, spuds ano
all garden truck making excellent
growth; apples growing fast.
Idaho Falls, Bonneville county
Weather conditions were seasonabl,
for maturing grain crops; potatoe.
are making splendid growth; likewise
sugar beets; irrigation water ha
been sufficient to supply the require
ments of uninterrupted growth of al
crops; prospects are good for tn
beet seed crop.
Moscow, Latah county--A weel
of high temperatures has has hasten
ed the ripening of small grain; for
tunately the nights have been coo
and no damage has been done. Har
vesting of fall crops has begun; re
freshing thunderstorms Thursda
evening; conditions very favorable
now for all crops.
Lewiston, Nezperce county-A no
dry week although somewhat coole
Friday and Saturday; wheat harves
over and threshing in progress i
lower sections; all growing crop
look good, especially corn and pc
tatoes; early apples are ripening
light crop apricots being marketed.
IDAHO JUDGE HOLDS THAT