The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-08-19
Idaho Crop Report for August

Idaho crOp4puIled thru thu
.r;tical month of July in com
oraratiyely good shape consider
20! p the hot dry weather that pre-
w, JAILED generally over the state
Nonirrigated crops were the vic
inns. Wheat. oats and barley de
sl;ned from July l prospects, but
nromise larger crops than in 1919
rorn. hay and potatoes made still
f,rther gains from July l es
t;mates and indicate much bet
tor Yields than in 1919. Fruit
erons registered gains, but the
nromise is still less than the crop
harvested last year.
Wheat-Total production is
nlaced at 81, $4,000 bushels COM
ppared with 22,737,OOO bushels
guly l and 18,705,OO0 bushels in
1919.
Continued hot dry weather
during July was particularly Sc
we're on spring wheat in the nom
irrigated sections, the condition
dropping to 86% from the July
/ figure of 92% Of normal. Re-
duction was most severe in north
ern and southeastern counties
where an average decline of 9
points from July l was register
ed. The irrigated crop is very
promising.
The preliminary estimate of the
Yield Of winter wheat, made at
the beginning of harvest, is 1875
bushels per acre on 100000 acres,
giving a total production Of s.
9OS,500 bushels. Last year the
yield was 1875 bushels per acre
on 100000 acres. For all north
ern counties an average of 25
bushels per acre was obtained
against "a bushels last year.
The quality Of winter wheat is
considerably better than last
year, it being $40 compared with
S9% in 1919, based on 100 repre-
senting high medium grade.
For the United States the av-
erage yield of winter wheat is
1876 bushels per acre compared
with 14.7 bushels in 1919. Win
ter and spring wheat production
combined, totals 795,OOO,OOO |
bushels as against 941, 100000
bushels last year.
0ats-Adverse July weather
'aused a decline of Z points in
from the last report and
present condition of 1870 fore
lasts a crop of 9,113,0OO bushels.
his is $4,000 Bushels less than
he July prospect but 1,413,O0O
'ushels over last years crop.
The United States crop shows
Of 100000 bush
Is from July or a total crop of
,4O2,000,000 bushels. The 1919
rop was 1,248,310,OOO bushels.
Barley-July weather was too
for the barley crop and
loss of $4,000 bushels from July
respects was registered. The
lugust l forecast is 3,989,0O0
ushels while the harvested crop
lst year totaled 100000 bush
Is
The United States crop amounts
l95,916,000 bushels compared
18th the 165,719,0O0 bushels crop
{ 1919.
Potatoes-Idaho's crop i'm
roved 211,00O bushels over the
uly estimate. The prospect now
6,397 900 bushels, comparing !
18th 100000 Bushels in 1919.
The United States crop made
lie remarkable gain Of IA, 548,0 {
ashels from July l estimates. !
respects now total 4O2, 1874, 900 l
lshels and compares with $751;
,l,0OO bushels harvested in 1919.
the promise materializes, it $
Ill be the fourth time in history {
lie nation s crop has exceeded
e four hundred million mark.
Hay-Tame hay acreage har- Il
'sted this year increased $50 ov- /
last year and wild hay acreage !!
q go, making a total of !
'a000 acres. A condition of G
'% OF normal forecasts approx 5
lately 2,237,000 tons. The 1919 Z:
'oduction was 100000 tons. ! !
orthern counties have a larger q
op than last year, but certain d
nount will have to be improted. L J