The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-10-26
POTATO REPORT
SHOWS HEAVIER
PROBABLE CROP
Conditions Improved in
Eastern States; Idaho
Estimate Declines Ten
Points

crop ISpOit - S>biAdtSt ~ WI h"t"o''
bushels because OF improved condi-
tons in eastern producing states.
Maine. New York, Michigan and Min
nesota show an improvement in some
six million bushels since September
LIST. but Wisconsin. North Dakota.
Colorado. Idaho show decreases. The
Nations crop is fifty millions less than
in 1922 but thirteen million more than
the five year average l9l7-l92i.
The forecast for the United States
crop is 40l million bushels-l2 mil
lion bushels above the forecast. This
forecast is IL percent below last years
production. IL percent above the pro-
duction of 1921, and slightly less than
the production of 1920.
The crop in New York increased 4
l-2 million bushels in Michigan. and
four million bushels in Maine. Fore
casts for Minnesota and North Dako-
ia are practically the same as month
ago. Wisconsin shows the largest re-
duction from last years production of
the leading potato states.
Idaho-After dropping off four
points during August, the condition of
Idaho's potato crop slumped 10 points
in September to rs percent of normal
October LIST. This is the lowest Oc-
tober condition report since the un-
favorable year OF 1919, and forecasts a
production OF 10000 900 bushels, 1904
600 bushels less than the August LIST.
prospect and 5.30l 900 less than last
year Yields of early crops were low
and reports so far from the late crop
are Disappointing. Inferior seed and
unfavorable weather are the reasons.
South Dakota-With potatoes at 80
percent condition October LIST, South
Dakota's yield must be about SO BUSH
els per acre. The absence of severe
frost to date has been beneficial to our
potato industry. In the area of COM
mercial production, digging is in pro-
gress and movement to markets has
been heavy, the leading sections hav-
ing shipped 30,l57 cars this season to
Septmeber 10Th as compared with 2S,-
5l4 cars up to September 30th, 1922.
South Dakotas potato production is
now estimated at 8,536,000 bushels.
The 1922 production was 8,5S0,O00
bushels and the ten year average pro-
duction 6,437,00 bushels.
Tennessce-Potatocs, both kinds,
while they have gone little too much
to vine, bid fair to make good yields.
acknowledgements brought al
reduction in the potato crop in extrc-
mely favorable, but the carly killing
frost Of September 18th made a mark
ed reduction in the yields that farmers
in central Wisconsin were expecting,
was explained by Paul Nyhus. A large
corps of crop reporters estimate the
condition OF potatoes in Wisconsin at
u per cent OF normal, which forecasts
a crop OF 26,634,000 bushels compared
to forecast OF 27.2S7,000 bushels a
month ago. Last years production
in Wisconsin was Al million bushels,
so that the 1923 crop promises to be
65 per cent OF last year.
Yields on some late planted fields in
the northern third OF the state were
cut somewhat by the frost, but the
crop in that section was generally
mature at the time of the frost. In
the central potato district OF the state.
however, the crop needed about ten
days more growing weather with
paintings after June 10th severely
damaged by the early frost. The crop
was backward in many counties due
to drouth conditions, but the vines
made excellent growth following the
rains in late August and carly Sep
TENDER so that the prospects were
bright before the killing frost. Fields
of small potatoes and accordingly low
Yields are very frequent in the central
district
Iowa--The reported Iowa condition
OF white potatoes on October LIST is
70 per cent.
Minnesota-The CONDITION OF the
total potato crop October LIST is placed
at rs per cent of norma, or forecast
ed production OF 28.o02,000 bushels
compared with 43.7+0000 bushels in
the 1922 crop.
Oklahoma-Potatoes were damaged
very much by the drought but have
been greatly benefited by the rains OF
the past month. The condition OF
white potatoes is oS. forccasting pro-
duction OF 2.65s.000 bushels, compared
with 100000 bushels last year.
Pennsylvania-The condition of the
crop on October LIST is estimated at 70
per cent OF normal Weld OF about $50