The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-02
FARM SITUATION
m WASHINGTON
rstimates on July First by
Dept. of Agriculture
Grain Increases

Wheat and Gralns:-Wlth the de-
..troent of agriculture's forecast of
&c o0O.OOO bushels of wheat as COM
o0, OIL - 27.3OO,O00 bushels last year
ea esr Washington, wheat farmers are
,soking for harvest time with great
u saa1 more optimism than for several
ue uears Prices are likely to be good
account of partial world short
w. Oao In fact the total forecasted crop
90 % tbe United States is little above
.be .be requirements for this country.
'aav;ng s a small amount for export.
There is a ten percent increase in
.ots and twenty per cent increase in
.ha harley acreage in Washington ov-
~ last wear, due mainly to reseeding
- land where fall grains were win
ter killed. Grain crops have been
benefited by cool weather and gene
ral showers. These grains will pro-
vide an abundant local supply for
da;rymen, hog raisers and poultry
men. +,
The cost of producing many of
these crops has been materially in
creased due to reseeding.
Poultry Eggs were five cents
higher per dozen in the United States
during May than for the same month
last wear. which increase was neces-
sary to pay large feed charges. The
industry seems to be on good firm
basis with a slightly larger amount
Of eggs in storage in the east than
normal. The average price trend be-
gins upward in July and reduced pro-
duction is partially offset by rising
prices. There are rather large stocks
Of dressed poultry in storage which
may effect the marketing of Wash
ington's crop Of broilers.
Several successful Washington
poultrymen have well built granaries
which they fill in September and Oc-
tober with local grown wheat and
oats. They have found a considerable
saving is made by purchasing their
grains at the usual low point in the
market.
Dairying = With butter stocks
in storage much lower than last year
and the production for the current
year slightly lower, we find that av-
erage butterfat is bringing about
three cents more than it did a year
ago. Another factor of interest to the
dairymen is the fact that butter i'm
ports are exceptionally small.
Washington, dairymen are espe-
cially interesed in the statement by
the Commissioner of agriculture OF
California which sounded a timely
warning that we must improve our
butter or it may be excluded from
California. This, of course, applies
to many states shipping butter to
California but is Of great Importance
to us, since we ship large quantities
Of butter there. We must work for
an efficient system of cream grading
where the farmer will receive prem
ium for high quality cream.
Hogs - Large stocks of pork are
held in storage but nevertheless it
is apparent that the total supplies of
pork products is much smaller than
any other year since the close of the
war.
The U. S. department of agricul-
ture believes that the price waves
can be partly taken out of the hog
market by the farmers adjusting their
business to its forecasts. AS was
stated in our May column, the hog
market should be high for about
u months more, by that time it is
expected farmers should have made
some adjustments in their breeding
pans. Washington pigs are general
y feeding on good alfalfa pastures
Which will go. to cheaper the cost of
producing marketable hogs. Feeder
aogs are in demand in Eastern Wash
ington.
oheep = Wool prices have been a
lttle lower than they were one year
ago. Many Of the wool growers are