Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-18
PR0SPERITY'S SIGNS.
A Lincoln Township Farmers Opinion
Upon Farm Products.
HAY, OATS AND WHEAT ABUNDANT.
How MeKeespOrt'S Prosperity Helps Nearby
Farm Lands
RAILROADS ARE UNEQUAL 70 THE TASK
HAY, OATS AND WHEATABUNDANT.
RAILROADS ARE UNEQUAL 10 THE TASK
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
TUESDAY. September IL, lSoS.

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TUESDAY, September Il, lSos.i
W. P. Phillips, farmer OF Lincoln town.
ship, who is in attendance at court this
week as iuryman, reports for his section OF
the county, namely, that lying between the
Yough and Monongahela rivers, as follows
1.-The yield of hay has not been as large
the past four years as this season. 1he
wheat and oats crop are both considerably
above the average. Corn will not come up
TO average, and potatoes are not turning out
nearly as well as they promised earlier In
the season. MANY are found to be rottng IN
the ground, especially where planted in clayey
soI. which is easily accounted for by that kind
of soil retaining the moisture, OF which we
have had an overabundance this season.
Hay, Oats and Fruit.
What has been great help to hay and oats
has been blight to the potato crop. As to
fruit of all kinds, it is a failure this season in
my section. Even apples will be a very light
crop, and as to peaches and plums, there are
practically none
in the course of the interview Mr.. Phillips
spoke very highly of the Mckeesport market,
where ready sale at good prices are found tor
all farm and garden products. Having Deen
born on the farm he occupies, and his Iather
before him, he has witnessed wonderful
changes in this respect TO the advantage OF
Lincoln, Ezabeth and Forward township
farmers. The tube works of McheesporI iur-
nsh employment to nearly 5000 men ana
the Woods & Co. Iron mills to about LVUO
more. This
Brings Good Markets
close to the farmers, who, in the good ola Gays
Of yore, must needs haul their butter, eggs
and produce by roads that were sometimes
bottomlesS TO Pittsburg markets. our most
prosperous neishborinE cities are Braddock
and Mcheesport. and their prosperity mas Deen
reached almost entirely inside of the past 70
wears. But the prosperity of these thriving
young cities. which Will soon De sucn IN name ne
as they already are in fact, has been shared by
the farming populations in their vicinity, who
readily obtain outside values for their products
near At hand.
A recent interview with a leading boss
mechanic of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works,
BraddOck. developed the fact that the rail-
roads Of late have not been able to furnish
Transportation for Steel Rails
ordered and ready for shipment. The product
of the works is already sold up to January
nexJ, and for aiweek.or two past large quantities
are waiting facilities for transportation.
1t was also learned in this interview that one
of the large boiler manufacturing firms of this
city, which is constructing the boiler plate for
the new furnaces now in process of construction
at the Edgar Thomson Works, has been COM
PEELED to refuse orders the past few weeks.
The evidences of prosperity ahead have not
been as apparent in most departments of our
manufacturing industries for years as they are
at the present time.
Anew Grading of Cereals.
Tie Committee on Grain Inspection of the
Grain Exchange submitted samples of No.
white and extra white oats to govern the in
spection in these grades the coming year, or
until others are provided Extra No. 8 must
weigh % pounds to the bushel, and No. 2 30
pounds. They have also recommended that
No. red wheat shall weigh not less than 5S
pounds. They further recommended that a
new grade be established called No. red
wheat, TO weigh not less than 56 pounds to the
buShel. The changes as provided for by the
Committee of Inspection were approved by the
Board of Directors. For the present all other
grades will remain as heretofore. The above
changes are to 90 into effect October next