White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-01
Apples
BY r. N. Miller and r. M. Turner

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An apple crop of unusual quality is
being marketed but the total produc
tion is fifteen million boxes less thai
last year and is less than was ex
pected.
Prices while favorable, have re
acted to first reports by commercial
reporting agencies, indicating larg
er crop than was later harvested;
second, a slow early demand and
third, heavy marketing which was
necessary on account of the drought
and extreme heat Because of the
latter conditions apples ripened
/ quickly this fall, but We're necessarily
left on the trees as long as possible
to increase their color.
chards in good shape and who had
sufficient irrigating water to mature
the yield have fruit of excellent quail
ity and will no doubt secure good
prices.
| Oil wraps are now universally used
and are demanded by buying agencies,
but farmers are taking good deal
of interest in machine that pro
cesses the apple with papaffin oil and
makes oil wraps unnecessary Such
treatment promises even greater ad-
vantage than oil paper and is done
at lower cost.
Hogs
Hog prices have again advanced
and despite the heavy fall marketings
are around rs cents higher than the
low point of October. The upturn in
price may be caused by feeding low
priced corn to animals usually mar
keted as light hogs. This will de-
crease the number of hogs going to
market early this fall and will tend
to lengthen the fall and winter mar
keting period.
1t appears that the cycle of hog
prices is rapidly approaching its crest,
but II many sows that would ordi
narily be sold are kept for narrowing,
which will undoubtedly be the case,
winter marketings will be further de.
creased and the spring price may be
less than that paid this winter. Past
records show that this is often the
case. Generally about 62 per cent
Of the spring crop is marketed No
vember to February, but Indications
point to later marketing this year.
Dalrying
Good prices for butter have been
| the means of stimulating better feed
ing by dairymen, but nevertheless
dealers are expecting shipments of
cream from certain intermountain sec
lions to satisfy the demand for high
grade butter. There seems to be no
conclusive evidence that consumptive
demand for dairy products has fallen
off due to higher prices While the s
cent tariff still appears fairly effective
it Is a fact that both Australia and
New Zealand are entering their flush
season, and some butter imports are
reported from New Zealand to Wash
ington markets.
While dairymen are doing much
better this year than last, some other
farmers have no great. cause to re-
joice as the purchasing power of
agricultural products dropped points
in September and now stands at IS
cents as compared to 100 in 1913.
Potatoes
The forecasting of the potato crop
Is hazardous on account of the great
influence weather plays in yields
With potato shortage in the United
States, potatoes in October sold foI
an average of $4180 per ton. How
ever, the 5year average from 1905
1914 was $2160 per ton in the United
States. These facts only emphasize
again that the farmer who grows
about the same acreage every year
will usually make profitable returns
on the average Of five or ten years.
Wheat
Latest United States reports on
wheat show that our crop Is around
one hundred and seventy-five million
bushels less than last year, but that
we will export from fifty million bush
els less than last year. Present ex
ports for the fall months total less
than one-third of the normal exports
Some foreign countries report ia
vorable yields and favorable weather
but Argentina, India and Australia re
port a drought. Canada reports show
great loss from early rains and snow
but have harvested good crop.
The recent upturn OF wheat price!
may be the result of the reports o
unreasonable weather in the southern
hemisphere and revival Of Euro
pean buying which, due to the goot
crop there, has been unusually dull
y WINNER