The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-01-01
Idaho Crop Review.

wheat, oats, barley, corn, rye, po
tatoes, hay, sugar beets, Glove
seed alfalfa seed, timothy seed
sugar beet seed. beans, peas, APP
pies, peaches and pears -produc
ed in 1919 is $114,684, 285, as in
dicated in the final report just re
leased by Julius H. Jacobson, O.
| the Idaho Crop Reporting Ser
vice. 1t is a splendid record made
by the farmers in spite of the
most severe drought in thirty
years. Higher prices received fol
practically all crops were offset
by the failure of large acreage
of spring grains and sugar beets.
so that the above aggregate value
is less than the revised total OF
$115, 32S,281 received for the
same crops grown in 1918.
Wheat has ranked first in total
value for the two years with $685.
345, 900 in 1919 and $38,92S,0O0
in 1918, respectively.
In 1919, potatoes rank highest
in value per acre with $266.5O,
while sugar beet seed runs close
second with $225.00. In 1918 SUI
gar beet seed outclasses all other
crops in point of acre value, re-
turning a total Of $305.90. Pota-
toes occupy second place with an
acre value of $149.85.
The total acreage devoted to
fourteen principal crops fruit
omitted) was 2,320,111 in 1919
and 2,379,135 in 1918. The 1919
acreage would have been larger
if considerable area of sugar
beets and noni11igated spring
wheat had not been abandoned
In 1919, the average value per
acre of all fourteen principal
crops was $500, while in 1915.
the average acre value was
$47.52.
The figures for 1919 represent
revisions Of preliminary estimates
and those for last year represent
revisions of the 1918 final esti-
mates. These revisions are based
on additional information obtain
ed through Assessors Agricultur-
al Surveys, threshermen's re-
turns, railroad shipments and
through the cooperation of thous-
ands Of public spirited farmers in
furnishing data relative to their
farming operations. Their assis
lance is greatly appreciated by
the Idaho Crop Reporting Ser
vice. Values assigned are based
on the average price received by
farmers December 1st.>
Wheat-There was the largest
wheat acreage in the history of
The state, but due to an average
yield of 3.3 bushels below 1918,
he 100000 acres produced only
l8,7O5,OO0 bushels compared with
20, 275,O00 bushels from $4,000
acres last year. A large acreage
If spring wheat seeded on spring
nonirrigated land, was a
failure. Such practice is the
worst kind Of a gamble, even in an
average year.
Oats. No revision was made in
he estimate of oats production,
t being 100000 bushels from
100000 acres against 9,480.000
rom $4,000 acres in 1918. The
of this crop has steadily
declined the past few years due
0 the fixed price of wheat. The
otal value is 81, $4,000 compared
With $8,911,000 in 1918.
Barley This crop has suffered |
more in acreage reduction than
ats. There were only 100000
ores, 10000 less than last year,
nut the average yield per acre
vas 26 bushels, equaling that of
918. The value was "a, 704, 900
or 1919 and $685. 900 for 1918.
Potatoes The crop got off to
poor start this year. A cold,
ry spring retarded termination
nd caused uneven stands. Later
heritage and irregular water sup
ly hindered development SO that
he average state yield for the
otal or agricultural crop was on
I $50 bushels per acre, compared
18th 1876 bushels last year. How
YER, the December price is about
ouble that Of year ago, so that
le total value of the crop is 49,
$4,000 and the acre value,
226.50. A total value of $685.
DO is credited to 1918 with an
ere value of $149.85.
In the commercial districts it
estimated that % per cent Of
lis years crop is still in the
rowers' hands. This would mean
lat there were still 1000 to 2,50OI
IT'S yet to be moved. The aver
re yield Of the strictly CONNER