The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-02

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WHEAT CROP OF l342'-The crops Of
this year generally, are in au uDcommonly |
good condition and offer the fEi.est promise of |
abundance 80 far as can be known al this peri- |
cd.
The most important crop, by Gar in its goHer
al bearing on the suslonancC and the commerce
Of the country, is that of Wheat. This crop
is generally planted in the Autumn, and so far
as its growth is concerned, i,s fate is determin-
ed by the middle Of May. The harvesting
depends upon the steadiness of tho weather
at midsummer. Unless some improbable state
ofthings is found 10 take place between THO
and the 20lh july the whea,ctop will be wha!
il now promises 10 be.
Some estimate may be made OF what that
crop will be, from the following facts:
The crop Of 1889 was ascerlained under the
Census Act to be little over ninety millions
of bushels of wheat. Of this amount, Ohio
raisedIabout eighteen millions of bushels, about
one fifth of the whole The crop of 1889
was very good one. That of 1910 fair.
That OF f164l decidedly bad. Since in 1912
whoat was on the whole scarce; and the price
offour maintained higher average than any
other article. The effect of this on the crop
ofl642 is undoubtedly to give it an extra in
crease by the stimulus to The farmer in the
better price he received for wheat than for olh-
or articles. The three elemeats of increase
are 10 be taken into view. Ist. The natural
increase; I'd. The accidental increase in cons
sequence Of an inferior crop last season, and
Sd. The increase arising from very superior
Erowih.s The natural increase is jus: equiva-
len: 10 the increase of population, which ia
three years is 12'percent From The second
cause, the general op inion in Ohio is, that the
farmers have planted much greater number
of acres. And for the third cause it is known,
as we remarked, that the crops arc in an unu~
sually good condition. We estimate the two
las, causes of increase, as each quite equal 10
the first; 80 that the increase Of the crop of
lS42 over that Of 1889 can hardly be less than
y 80 per cent. This added TO the crop Of 1889
4 will give for the State of Ohio about twenty
I Ave millions of bushels of wheat The sur-
, plus product onIthis crop (making the largest
allowance for cousumpon) will be twelve
millions Of bushels.
It's estimated lhata large increase of this
crop will take place in The other North Wes-
tern States. Thus in Michigan, it is stated,
that the increase over last year will be twenty
four per cent. and the surplus crop about
three millions of bushels. We have seen no
estimate from Indiana and Illinois, but we
suppose the same condition of things exists
there.
On the whole, we may estimate the wheat
crop of the United States in 1912, at one
hundred and twenty millions more than that Of
1882
What effect this may have on prices is much
more difficult 10 estimate. The domestic con-
sumption is nearly fixed quantity, but the
demand for foreign consumption and the guam
| tity of the currency (Which if large enables
snecuIators 10 hold over) can neither OF them
now be determined. But the present proba-
b,lity is that the currency will not be much en-
larged and that the foreign demand will not
he greater Than 1t has been. lfthcse elements
turn out 10 be SO the price Of wheat and flour
| during The coming year must be quite low.
We find, by referring TO price current, that
in The spring of 1910, when the bulk of the
CROP of 1889 came to market -four sold in Cin-
cnnat at from 80, 10 10 IS per barrel, and
we seould judgeif no unexpected misfortune
occurs to the crop that it will not bring even
that in the wner and spring Of 1873.
"SHocKrNe OccURRENcE."-The Sandusky
| Clarion gives the following " horrible attempt
| at MURDER" which lately occurred there:--
! "La,e on last Wednesday evening our
| citizens in the neghborhOOd of the corner of
| Wafer and Jackson streets were started from
their slumbers by the most fearful shrieks for
help accompanied with appalling cries Of
Murder! Several persons hastily armed with
bludgeons, hurried nstanllyto an out building
!. 10 tho Vicinity, from whence the alarm pro-
ceeded. The shreks fesrfully increased, now
accompanied by the agonzing entreaty. "OH
| CONE ou1Ck!! HIS EATING ME uP!" A light
was at length occurred and all rushed.. forward
to the scene of action and 0 horror! what a
spectacle presented ITSELF! The unfortunate
victim lay stretched upon the EARTH with Paid
countenance, teeth chatleriug, and eyebaIl'
starting from Their sockets. One side OF he
] face was covered with sIeus,! His only com
y