Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-06-15

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thorough. The oftener the ground is stir
red the better for the crop. The cultivator
should be run between the, rows. often, and
always after shower, as soon as the soil IS
dry. enough to crumble. In droughts, the
frequent stirring of the soil will prevent the
plants from suffering, especially # the fresh
dirt is hauled around the stems. 81. ].
z z. YIELD OF WHEAT IN CALIFORNIA. R
The Pacific Rural Press, speaking Of the
wheat yield Of California for the present
season, says:
EARLY in June, that is six Or seven weeks
from date, the first new wheat viii make its /
appearance. The harvest is now assured,
all danger from northers, etc, having passed
away, and it's incomparably the greatest
that has ever been seen in California. Early
in March this journal stated the situation as
follows: 's4'0 .'s,5 -. 4At
The acreage Under wheat this season is in
or about 2,4OO.OoO acres. Assuming that
everything Is favorable, this viii produce Is
bushels, Or 10 As certals per acre. The
whole yield would, at this rate Of average,
be 800 900 centals, or 26, 900 600 centals in
round numbers. Out Of this there would
be required for home needs, say; ..
Centals.
Consumption as byeadstufs, ,OOO, 900
Seed, 3.OOO, 600
DistillaHony etc, 1000, 600
Total home needs. .l.a .f.a J. 100000
Totalproductio ground numbers 26, ,O0O, 600
Export surplus, .,s.s.. l9,OOO, 900
That the returns will be about as here
stated there cannot now be the shadow Of IA
doubt, and the next question is what shall
the price be. Upon this point there is room
for considerable differenceso Of opinion. Or
dinarily the existence Of an immense, sur
plus such as this is, and the assurance Of .
propor rtionally large one III Oregon, would
settle the matter in favor Of a dow market
the whole year through, and the first trans-
action Of the season--a sale Of 600 cen-
tails at $l.57 would seem to be confirmatory.
But England will have a much smaller crop
this year than in. 1876, and will requirelarger
imports to supply her deficiency, and the
English market in July will be bare conn
pared with what II was in July, 1876, The
great surplus that existed in most European
and other. countries has been exhausted, and
slight falling off Of the yield in Russia,
Austria and France. from that of ordinary
years would leave AVOID which it would
take all that we could spaIe to fill. Then
there is the possibility of o. war in which
Russia and Austria would take part, arising
outof the Turkish complications, and in
this event also high prices might be looked
tor. 1t must be confessed, however, that
none OF these things are probable it is there
fore very likely that prices will be low
and freights much higher than they have
been during the last harvest year, probably
on an average 81, or 4.s665 per ton higher,
that is, 24e per GENITAL. The prospective
market price does not therefore promise to
he over $l,e0, but at this the result to the
State itself In general and to the farmersin
particular will be highly satisfactory.
The quantity available for export in the
shape of wheat and flour will therefore be
worth $50, 400, coo, or over $33 for every per-
son in the State, and S165 for every family.
1t would be sufficient for supplying bread
lstuffs to a population Of G,OOO,0o0, or nearly