The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-08-02
Dairying

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some Washington markets even
during the flush period, the last Of
which occurred on July 16 lat this
writing). for both butterfat and
fluid milk.
Dairymen are observing the real
test of the pasture improvement
demonstrations to determine how
they are doing during the August
weather. At this season pastures
are usually drying up badly and
any method of keeping them green
longer, whether accomplished by
rotating pastures, fertilization, Sc
lection of certain pasture grasses
or by irrigation, helps farmers to
take advantage of the usually
higher prices at this season.
Apples
Apple growers are trying to de-
termine how much the rather Ii
beral crop outlook was changed by
the June drop in the East. It looks
now as if there were plenty Of ap-
pies in both the West and East.
Short crops are expected in Miss
ouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Altho Washington will have a
large apple crop to market this
year. and harvesting costs are
quite definite, encouragement is
seen in that the cost of producing
box of apples is very dependent
upon the yield per acre. 1t was
found in marketin gthe 1925 crop
that if apples returned SIPS per
box for all grades that there was
loss of 5 cents per box, when the
yield was 800 boxes to the acre.
When the yield was 500 boxes to
the acre there was a profit of 10
cents and when 900 boxes were
grown per acre there was profit
of 33 cents per box over the price
of $1.25, and there were that many
more boxes to sell per acre. These
figures are shown by a survey of
3O6 orchards at Yakima and at
Wenatchee by the State College of
Washington.
1t is also interesting to note that
the 10 most profitable farms stu
died had 39.5 acres of land, 54.8
per cent trees composed of Wine
sap and Delicious varieties, with
a WELD of 602 boxes of all varie-
ties per acre. For these ten farms
the cost per DO xloaded on cars
was $1.01.
Poultry
Sufficient adjustment in the
poultry industry has taken place
So that somewhat reduced market
imgs of both eggs and poultry have
resulted in better prices. The av-
erage egg price in the United
States for May was "A cents high
er than the low price of last year
and poultry prices, especially for
broilers, have greatly improved.
While the case eggs in storage in
the United States are slightly high
err on July first than the five-year
average, they were 5.3 per cent
lower than the supplies on hand a
year ago.
Egg receipts at the four princl-
pal markets for June were slightly
lower than June, 1927. On the
other hand, receipts Of Pacific
Coast eggs in New York city were
an exception to the rest OF the
country as their shipments increas'
ed about As per cent over 1927
Generally, the quality of eggs ar.
irving at markets is running oil
and fancy stock is in good demand
with premiums available.
Fresh dressed poultry has beer
firm in price with arrivals light
Rroilers have been in active de
mand in the East and dealers have
shown a disposition to store an!
accumrlatoins. Stocks of frozel
noultry on hand in the Unitet
] States on July first were 39,l82,l o'
mounds compared to 5O,064,00O on
year ago. -,
While poultry feed has been higl
| during the past season, some re
lief is expected from this quarter
This, coupled with better prices
gives the poultrymen brighte
outlook for the coming year.
Hogs
II The hog industry has just pass
ed thru low priced year and in
: dications point to some improve
ment during the coming season
Already it has been noted by price
T,,1 TX of This wear that ono