The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-17
IDAHO WHEAT
CROP HIGHEST
IN 8 YEAR
Yield Hits High Mark
With Il Bushel Aver
age; Early Potatoes
Not Too Good.

ming high enough TO place the state
average at y bushels per acre. This
is the highest yield since 1915 and
forecasts a production of lO.oli 900
bushels. This exceeds the July Isl
estimate by one million bushels and
the 1922 crop by some , million bu-
sheis. North Idaho is harvesting an
immense crop with yields running
from Is to ~ bushels in the important
counties OF Iatah. Nez Perce Lewis
and Idaho Kootcnai County is
raising its largest grain and hay crops
in o years. Washington County win
ter wheat is averaging % bushels on
dry land and IS on irrigated land.
The Upper Snake River country is
averaging 25 bushels and from Power
county east and south the average is
p bushels per acre. Quality for the
state averages % per cent compared
with % per cent last year.
Spring wheat deteriorated in some
sections because OF extreme heat, but
the prospective state crop increased
100000 bushels during July to 1906
900 bushels The combined winter
aud spring wheel crops total ,S6s6.-
600 bushels. a record for Idaho.
United States total wheat crop is
estimated at 795 million bushels Aug
ust LIST. which compares with S2l mil
lion the July Is, estimate and so2
million bushels in 1922.
Rye Yields High
Rye yields are averaging 10 bush
els per acre for a 10000 buShcl crop.
Quality is % per cent compared with
% per cent last year Western coun-
ties produce 81 per cent OF the rye
crop. northern counties. II per cent.
and southern and eastern counties.
81 per cent.
Prospects for oats production in
creased from 7.42l 900 bushels July
LIST to 7,9ls.OO bushels August LIST.
Barley production is placed at 3.+70.-
900 bushels. an increase OF 2ls.OOO
bushels since July LIST
With warm weather during July.
corn advanced rapidly from a Con
iition of "a per cent July to 90 per
cent August |. forecasting a produc-
ton of 2.562.O00 bushels. This is
$4,000 bushels more than 1922 due
10 40 per cent increase in acreage.
Late Potatoes Improve
A cool spring. hot July weather.
md planting OF much home grown
seed. are factors responsible for re-
iuced yields per acre in the Nampa-
Caldwell early potato district. Grow
RS who harvested 200 bushels and bet
or per acre last year are securing only
Is and $50 bushels per acre. The
,arly crop is estimated at 2.4O0 cars.
Up to July 18th. the carlo, movement
rom this district was double that for
he same period last year. but for the
United States shipments were % per
ent less. New Jersey had shipped
9 cars against POSI- last year and
Minnesota 10 cars against 4o7. The
ate crop elsewhere in Idaho improved
Turing july and the forecas, is now h
2.2l3.00O bushels Last years crop
ias 100000 bushels.
The United States crop is estimated
I $40 million bushels compared with
e million July LIST and 45l million '
1922.
Grasshoppers Damage Hay
North Idaho is harvesting the big
est hay crop in several years and
respects for next year are good be-
ause OF 10 to IS thousand acres OF /
Italia having been seeded last spring
'ur correspondents in southern Idaho G
port damage from alfalfa weevil and i,
To date. the second
-op OF alfalfa has been harvested
nder very favorable conditions.
Local damage from hail storms
I'd blight in Jonathan orchards re-
iced apple prospects $4,000 bushels
ON July LIST. leaving a prospective !,
'tal crop OF 4.6os.0OO bushels. Re-
,rts from Parma ard payet,e indi-
lie that in some orchards the pro
iction OF Jonathan apples has been i
IT 10 TO 20 per cent. The CONNER =
al crop for Idaho is estimated at :
$50 cars against also cars shipped :.
81 season and $50 cars shipped OF p
c 1921 crop.
The United States commercial crop
estimated at 32.S77.0oO barrels
'ainsi s5.0os.0o0 barrels July lsi. In
p the production was 3l.ooo 900 .
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Mrs. {. ID. purkhiser left TUESDAY lbl