Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-12 | Page 3 | Slight Decline in Idaho Crops

SLIGHT DECLINE IN IDAHO CROPS Grain Yields Expectations Drought Hay Bay BOISE Ida Aug BY 12 12 By The Idaho's Idaho crops now have a composite condition of condition per cent or 28 per cent be- be below be below low the 10 yC a for Aug Aug- August It by Julius H Jacobson federal al sta statistician for Idaho Early Earh returns from threshing machines somewhat better yields than ex expected ex- ex the report shows Winter spring wheat oats and liar liar-ley bar bar- barley ley all have slightly silently better belter pros pros- prospects prospects than a month o aso o while ha potatoe and fruit crops registered some loss 1039 The preliminary yield acre of winter wheat Is placed at 22 3 bUM bUM- bun cla els an increase e of 12 bushels bushel over the 10 year average the veree a for the 10 ears Yields are reported excellent n Idaho Spring wheat es- es estimated es estimated at 00 bushels com com- combined combined with the winter wheat crop Indicates a total crop of bushels as compared with bushels harvested last ear Other estimates e place oat at C 5 bushels and barley at 1 4 bushels gains els o er lal last t month of or and 25 COO roo bushels Drought continued to hay Mr Jacobson with prospects unfavorable for tor third of alfalfa A total Io crop of 7 la 13 tons ct rf hay len than Julys July's July prospect and les than tho 1325 1925 harvest crt Pres eM pro prospects place PO potatoes at 15 15 or bushels above to cent 1925 ha est due 25 per In acreage Apple production Is at bu bushels he as s with In 1925 Idaho's crop this year will COO COO bushels as compared lh 1 23 3 bushels last year and nJ DOlse valley 18 0 the shows will ship 1700 cars of Ital- Ital ItalIan Ital Italian ian prunes this season In com com- comparison comparison parison with 1014 In 1925