Show IDAHO WEALTH I INOW IS NOW ON E JOEL L. L PRIEST PLACES VALUE OF STATE AT MORE THAN Many Commodities Go To Make Up Enormous Wealth Of Gem State Last Year Will Be The Banner Ban Ban- f- f ner nor Year r Salt SaIt Lake City The The value alue of or Idaho's Ida hos ho's a agricultural and horticultural crops livestock wool lumber and n min mineral n. n eral oral production for 1925 is pla placed ed at atmore atmore atmore more than b by Joel L. L Priest general agent of oC the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- system in Idaho in a special report report report re re- re- re port just announced from the tho general offices of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake Generally improved unproved conditions are cited in tit the authoritative and com coin complete report by Mr Priest who concludes con cou eludes that the close of 1925 will see seedie seethe seethe the die state as a whole on a sound satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory financial basis I 1 Idaho's estimated productivity valuation valuation val val- is divided as follows Wheat bushels Inn Hay flay tons Potatoes 1225 1000 bushels 14 14 Beans bushels Beets Deets tons Fruits Oats bushels Barley bushels Onions bushels Dairy products Wool Lambs Cattle and hogs Bees Mines Lumber Total deposits of the state banks in Idaho were higher at the close of business September September Sep Sept i 28 than the they were on June 30 and approximately higher than the they were on September 28 1924 the report continues Assets of the lOG banks showed a total of an Increase of 2364 2361 over June 30 and over assets listed a year ago Since September 28 there has been of course an enormous increase due to returns from abundant high priced crops and the close of 1925 will see seethe seethe seethe the state as a whole on a sound satisfactory financial basis Conditions in Idaho's lumber industry industry industry indus indus- try are much improved over those of ofa ofa ofa a year ago with Boise Payette Lumber company estimating its 1925 business at 1000 cars larger than in 1924 according to the report The Eccles Lumber company expects to ship a minimum of ot cars per month month mon mono th as soon as the company's Cascade mill is able to operate on a normal basis The spectacular advance In the price of potatoes is pointed to as the tho outstanding feature of at Idaho's a agricultural agricultural agri agri- ri- ri I cultural situation in October by Mr Priest who says sars I At the beginning of the month farmers were getting an average of oC per hundredweight but during the of October they were receiving from 3 to While Thile of course a considerable amount of the crop had been disposed of previous I to the price advance there yet remained remained re reo a goodly portion to be soldat sold soldat soldat at the regular figures Idaho's production pro I this year is estimated at 12 bushels If I I do not recall an any former years when the price has been so high so early in the season Fortunes are arc being being being be be- ing made by many growers A casein case caseIn casein In point is that of the St. St Anthony farmer who is reported to have harvested harvested harvested har har- vested an avera average e of sacks per I acre from Cram ISO acres for Cor which he be will receive a minimum of oC His production and marketing cost is fig figured lg- lg tired not to exceed which will leave him a net return of at least leas t The 1925 legislature authorized authorized author author- purchase of a quarter section o of f farm land for the tho Ind industrial school at St. St Anthony Anthon for This year r the school raised on twenty eight acres sufficient potatoes to pay for forthe forthe forthe the entire quarter section The former former former for for- mer owner of the tract planted sixty acres of potatoes on other ground and from the proceeds of his crop he wants to bu buy the acres back from the state and pay a bonus of With a heavy acre yield and high prices the Idaho potato grower Is sitting on the tho top of the world and Idaho Falls known as Spud Alley has been dubbed the Farmers' Farmers Klondike Shipments for forthe forthe forthe the month totalled 2386 carloads |