The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-27
WHEAT THRESHING
BEGIN NEXT WEEK
CROPS OF THE TERRITORY WILL
PROBABLY AVERAGE
20 BUSHELS

Despite the backward situation in
the wheat crop of the Moscow district
of the Palouse country owing to the
late spring and exceptional dry sum-
mer, the harvest is now on. The re-
suits of the harvest are not yet avail
able, but the grain is expected to be-
gin to move towards the elevators
sometime next week.
Threshing will begin the first of
the week and it is thought that the
farmers will commence hauling i'm
mediately because of the high price
of sacks. Not very large crop is
anticipated, but what is harvested will
probably be moved steadily towards
the center Of markets.
Conflicting reports on the condition
of the wheat fields in the adjacent
territory has caused a considerable
speculation as to what the yield will
actually be. The grain seems to be
quite good in spots and very bad in
other places.
Sees Twenty -Bushel Yield
In an interview Wednesday after
noon, George Sievers, manager of the
Farmers Union, stated to represen-
'tative of the Star-Mirror that he be-
1ieved there were certain fields ef
wheat that would run twenty five
or thirty bushels to the acre but that
there was also large acreage that
would fall way down in the yield.
From the observations he has made
Mr.. Sievers estimates that twenty
bushels an acre will be a good aver
age for the wheat fields he has seen.
He states that those fields which have
good sub-irrigation are the ones that
will make the bigger yields but that
these larger yields will be offset very
much by the ridges and ry spots,
which have very small stand.
Mr.. Sievers stated that the alfalfa
and clover hay crops were excep-
tionally good this year considering the
weather conditions, although the tim
~othy yield fell down because of the
drought. The grass hay also pro-
duced a good crop, he added. The
beans will make good crop too. The
oats crop is negligible, although the
demand and prices are good.
There will not likely be any great
fluctuations in prices, thought Mr..
Sievers, because of the movement of
new crops. The market has been
quite steady in most of the commodi-
ties and as near as can be ascertained
there is no cause for alarm although
WuodJ WILL pIOUdUly CdhO d SllSuI dill
nual slump.
Prices Quite Steady
But at present the prices of all
farm products show but slight fluctu-
alton, said Mr. Sievers. Wheat how
ers around from SO to 95 cents
bushel which will no doubt hold for
some little time.
The hay varieties range from SIS
to SIS ton. Alfalfa is selling at SIS,
timothy from SIT to $18, and grain
hay in the vicinity Of $15. Oats has
held up remarkably and is retailing
around $1.75 per hundred.
General Crop Conditions Good
Speaking Of the wheat crop short
age here, Mr.. Sievers asserted that
unless weather conditions were espec-
Tally bad elsewhere the yield
throughout the United States this
year gives promise of being quite up
to standard He said that many of the
northern middle western states would
have bumper crops if the early frosts
do not hit them or they do not burn
out
In Mr.. Sievers opinion the wheat
prices of the country will not be af-
fected by the tariff legislation that
would put high duty on the omport-
alton of wheat from Canada. The
tariff would cover only some Of the
middle western states and the wheat
would get into the United States from
other eastern and western sources.