The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27
Next Years Wheat Crop,

wheat crop are Of character which
should encourage the farmers of the !
northwest. The great world crop of
1884 will not be repeated, nor will the
prices Of 1884 ever again confront the
wheat growers of this generation. The
present and recent depressed condition |
of the market has been produced by |
the coincidence of four facts. First, |
a year of unusual and worldwide in
dustrial stagnation, which has cur
tailed consumptinn and decreased the
demand for food products. Second,
the recent opening up of new areas of
wheat lands, furnishing unadjusted ele-
ments of competition in the grain mar
ket. Third, an almost unprecedented
bountifulness Of the yieldin all portions
of the world. And fourth, new and
improved facilities for calculating the
crop and controlling its movements at
the great central markets, thus bring
ing different wheat-growing regions in
to more perfect and immediate COM
petition.
The past year has been characterized
by an actual oyer-production and an
actual under-consumption of bread
striffs. The remedy, of course, will
work itself out automatically. Reyiy-
ing trade and industry promise year
of normal demand and consumption
of bread-stuffs. Improbable prices
are always prompt cure for overpro-
duction. The crop of 1885 will be
decidedly smaller than that Of 1884,
the consumption will be decidedly
greater, and the prices will advance
correspondingly.
Some time age we called attention
to the marked decline of acreage in
England as shown by the statistics of
the fall sowing, and attention has also
been called to the falling off in acreage
of the winter wheat regions Of cur own
country. It is now reported that Kan
sas, which is one of the chief wheat
growing states of the country, has sown
80 per cent less area for the crop of
1855 than for that of last year. Illinois,
also a great wheat state, is 15 per cent
short. Missouri falls Off 10 per cent.
Ohio, Indiana and New York have con-
siderably curtailed acreage. Virginia
reports shortage of 80 per cent com
| pared with the previous year, Maryland
25 per cent, Tennessee 20 per cent,
Kentucky 10 or 10 per cent and various
other states make similar showings.
Evidently, the regions which grow
spring wheat have an advantage, mas
much as they can better forecast the
market and can make the acreage to
depend somewhat upon the prospects
bJudging from the present outlook the
northwest cannot mako a mistake in
planning for great crop of wheat the
coming season. The crop Of 1884
amounted to 5OO,0O0,0OO bushels in
the United States. There is no reason
!, to believe that it will greatly exceed
40O, 100000 bushels in 1885. Itwould
he superhuous to suggest that this fact
means good prices. That the north
west cgnnot afford to depend upon one
crop, and that it needs diversified
farming. as a protection against of
years, is perfectly true. But it is also
true that wheat is so remain the chief
crop of the northwest and that nc
other region can grow wheat Of 50 de-
sirabIc 4 quality at at 50 small a cost.
The crisis in the market has proved
one thing beyond all gainsaying, and
that IS the superiority Of the northwest
oyer competing grain districts.
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