Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-07-30
PREDICTS BIG
YIELD ON PRAIRIE
CAMAS PRAIRIE ACREAGE
SAID TO BE LARGE-LIVE
STOCK SHORT.

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Of its paper gave a general sum-
mary of conditions on Camas
Prairie. The article appeared
under a Grangevile date line of
July "a and read as follows:
Crop conditions in Idaho coun-
ty, owing to abundant seasonal
precipitation, promise yields of
all the cereals unprecedented
since 1914. The season has
been all that could be desired
climatically, the nights being
cool and the daily sunshine and
freedom from storms have nurs-
ed the crops along in fine shape.
Farmers from different sections.
of Camas prairie assert that the
acreage is the largest in four
years and that the spring grain
would have been still larger than
it is but for the cold, backward
spring, which prevented plant
ing at the right time.
Barley Yield Heavy.
Estimates of production for
fall wheat run from 35 to &C
bushels an acre. The barley
yield will also be phenomenally
heavy and OF the finest quality.
Idaho county barley was always
a feature of its agricultural pro-
ducts, being largely sought for
by the brewing interests in an
reproduction days, and our sole
production which was railroaded
to eastern centers. Oats and
barley are estimated to yield 40
to 60 bushels an acre. The
timothy crop is now harvested,
showing production of one and a
half to two tons an acre. The
acreage of clover, alfalfa and
peas. while limited in area and
widely distributed, shows a
marked increase over former
years and is found to improve
the productivity of the soil.
Feed for Live Stock.
On the river bottoms alfalfa is
producing two TO three tons an
acre from the first cutting and
three crops a season are regular
ly counted on. Thus for the first
time since 1916 the live stock
men enter the coming winter
with great abundance of feed, al
though there is a distressing
scarcity OF live stock for it's con-
sumption. owing to the depletion
of the herds during the last two
winters. 1t is clear that the un-
usual climatic disturbances of
the last three years are now re-
Suming normal conditions.
Late frosts have again affect
ed fruit production, cherries suf-
fering the most, although many
trees of other varieties were
winter killed. The grasshopper
pest of last year appears to have
been success fully fought
through the medium of the farE:
/ bureau activities.
Financing the Harvests.
Marketing facilities are better
than ever before, with improved
highways and elevators of large
storage capacity having been
erected by the farmers unions
at all prairie shipping points.
Local banks have the necessary
capital to finance the haivests,
directors in one bank having pas
sed the semi-annual dividend in
order tc increase its available
cash on hand for that purpose.
The bonded warehouse act en-
acted by the last legislature pro-
videS that all elevators, mills and
warehouses that charge for stor
age are public utilities and ne
gotiable warehouse receipts must
be issued to the producer show
ing the amount of wheat in store
its variety and grade. These
warehouse receipts can be used
. as collateral at local banks and
| thus the producer is enabled to
speculate, or hold his grain un.
der the usual conditions unit
such time as he wishes to dis,
pose of it.
, Foreign shipping is already
= headed for north Pacific coast
: ports to load wheat for Europe
, and, barring car shortage. mark,
: ct conditions are repidly resum
: ing normality. Recent nationa
. legislation has largely facilitat.
. ed the marketing of all farm
products, so that the grower is
; kept in close touch with the
/ market price from day to day
. and is therefore in position tt
reap the benefit of rising prices
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