Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-03 | Page 3 | Idaho Crops in Good Shape

IDAHO I CROPS IN GOOD I Rains Followed By Warm Weather Beneficial to Farms I I Idaho May Mav Rains 3 3 Rains I followed byarm by warm arm weather cather were I to all crops crolls In Oregon ton and luring during the tho latter laller part port of ot April according to 10 the report port of oC J II Jacobson o of the Iho United or of agriculture who has as headquarters here herell l 11 ll II field rIe-ld nork ork Is well neil In han ban I 1 ai 1 crops up to good stands In Inthe inthe the Iho earlier sections Mr Jacobson Ild Winter Inter helt ahe w it he-it tt Is dt de nicely developing eloping nicely and a condition of almost normal Is I Abandoned acreage will III be low and Is con confined con con- confined fined to north slopes and soil blo In some somo exposed beau beau- beauties localities ties fruit prospects are arc bright be be- be because cause be-cause Cause ot of an exceptionally lIy he bloom and but slight damage has been caused by frost fost to date and apricots nero cro damaged somewhat by early Idaho potato shipments con con- continue con continue cry cry e the total the third week tek of April all other states fates Sheep and cattle are moving to Ard to Ard the tho higher ranes and prospects are arc fot fOI good wool and Iamb lamb prices W ith special rere-nce rere reference to 10 Idaho Ill Mr Jacobson said cald Soil Soli and ani crop conditions acre ero generally ed pro td b by rains d dur- dur dur ur- ur log Ing the th third node week of April Ex- Ex Except Ex Except In the tho higher e spring work Is well HIJ in hand Pre Pre- Pre Precipitation has been deficient In southwestern south estern counties an and 1 irrigation lion tion hn has been boen going on the tho past tao t weeks necks Winter Inter wheat Is de- de de eloping Abandoned acre acre- acreage acre ag age will alit III be small principally on north slopes Spring trains grains are nr up to a good stand tand In the earlier districts and planting Is nearing completion elsewhere Early Carly po- po po potatoes are planted Beets DeNs and beans bean are being planted on 11 an in- in increased In Increased creased acreage Marketable aur- aur sur surplus plus pIus o of old potato stocks bids fair to bo be cleaned up Shipment or of cars during week of at April 15 1521 1521 21 16 21 exceeded all other states An unusually hta heavy bloom on all fruit trees alto Ita only blight frost rost darn dam dam ago ago age to date dato gh e hope for or a good fruit crop Peaches and apricots ore damaged ed some somewhat hilt by early frost Crost Sheep and cattle are aro mo mo- mo ing Ing toward the tho higher ranges Shearing and late lambing are pro pro- progressing pro progressing gressing grassing a with Ith ith the prospect of Sat Bat Satisfactory at prices for or a wool ool and lambs