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Show SIG HAY CROPS FAIL TO PLEASE FARMERS POCATELLO. Ida., Aug. 21 More hny is going Into the slack this year in Idaho than ever before, according accord-ing to reports Issued by state agriculturists. agricul-turists. Although the prospects for bumper crops In the em state never looked hrlKhter, tho farmers are looking at things from a different angle. At pri s-ent s-ent they can not realize more than $10 per ton In contract lots for the best hay, thev can produce. This is not enough thev state, to pay for the cost of production, so the farmer is the loser. The ranchers, however, seem to agree that the stockmen and sheepmen sheep-men are unable to pa-- more per ton for the crop. The producers are stacking stack-ing virtually all of their hay in the hopes that the market price will rise later on, but providing It doesn't they wll not sell until they have to. no |