Show STAPLE CROPS I Ii i IN N GOOD SHAPE SHAPEl Prospects Satisfactory I for Farmers In Northwest BOISI Idaho Juno June 4 All All t crop crops made mide satisfactory I ad-I ad- ad ad advancement the past two 1 weeks In Oregon Washington and Idaho I due me to frequent sho show showers erA said stid a re- re report report re report port Issued hero here by hy J J II If Jacobson n I Idaho representative of the United States department of or agriculture I There Ther was good rood soakIng rains especially Bet IY In n Idaho a and cool weather wa wan wah was h favorable le lea for small I grains Corn hay and truck trueh crops ho er need warm arm weather cather Win Win- Winter tar ter is wheat host heH rye and barley borley are hp inc hraK-inc win win-I ling Ing Alfalfa Is being beine cut in the early erly districts dl and the tho r h Is on Another two t weeks passed Sed without damaging frosts and the I I fruit prospect continues promising especially In Idaho and Washing Washing- Washington ton ton J In n western son Oregon cherries anI prune prunes and an l pears hose have drop drop- dropped dropped dropped ped heavily Cherries have hn I 10 dropped heavily in Washington and northern Id Idaho ho I ISTOCK STOCK fO I G IGI l li I i Except for southern Oregon on ores pastures and nd ranges are I e especially so In Idaho after th th 1 J list rams rains rain Shearing Is nearly corn com com completed and stock Is moving to the tipper ranges With especial reference to Ida Ida- Idaho Idaho IdA IdA-ho ho Mr Ir Jacobson said Id June 1 found all crops in e- e e ex excellent condition Several Se eral light rains the previous two eel weeks ere wre follo followed cd by good soaking rains the thelast th last lat two t 0 davs s it of the month Small i grains look particularly prom promising i A greatly increased acreage ge of corn cornIs cornis Is up to a good stand and will lis develop rapidly with the tho ll of warm weather eather Alfalfa Is b be- be beIng belog Inc bc-Inc log Ing cut in the districts but growth has been retarded by cool weather in the upper alIes alle s l AIU- AIU J OT lOES UP VP I F arl Farl T potatoes are arc up p to 6 t to toS tot I toI S 8 Inches and nd the last plantings are just being completed In the upper Snake river rIser rh er valley salley alley I Sugar beets are arc doln doing very well welland welland welland and a a materially Increased Sed acre acro- acreage Ho acro-Ho ago age of or seed peas in the Idaho St I Falls Falls- Falls St t Anthony district I Is ii start start- startIng InK Ing IIII out with e in its lis fa- fa favor favor fa favor I vorI vor The prospects for the apple crop both commercial and family orchard were ere neer nc cr better belter No frost to date and considerable thinning will bo be necessary The fIrst arrivals of a good live strawberry crop are In the market Rain flab the past few d ys Interfered with Ith sheep cheep shearing which I Is 10 80 per cent completed but put ranges and pastures In excellent condition |