The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-13
An Enormous Crop Yield.

reports received III ILLS city !Ioiu tuo
great agricultural sections of the country
indicate that the crops for the present
year will be unprecedented in their yield.
The great wheat fields Of the West and
Northwest have exceeded the expecta-
tions of the most aanguine in their prom.
ise, aud should the weather continue
favorable for q few days longer, to per-
NIT of the harvesting of the spring wheat.
the granaries of the West will fairly
bulge with their contents, and their ca
pacity will be taxed to the uttermost.
Plentiful crops are invariably harbin-
ger of revival and activity in trade,
and already there are evidences that the
immense crops of this year will be re-
Aected in an increased volume of business
throughout the entire country.
For the past fiscal year ended June
80, 1891, the exports amounted to $780,
100000 and the exports to $3.50, 600, 900,
balance in favor of this country of
$4O, 100000. With the great crops in this
country and the scanty yield in the great
Russian wheat belt, the exports especi-
ally in the matter Of cereals, are destined
to far surpass those of the past year, and
the balance of trade in favor Of this
country will doubtless far exceed that of
last year.
Cotton, the great staple of the South,
seems to have Joined in q rivalry with
the cereals, and crop estimated at
100000 bales is predicted. The follow:
ing letter from an agent who has travelled
throughout the greater portion of the
agricultural section of the West and
Northwest, and who has been a close
observer of the crop conditions, will
prove interesting:
II returned last evening from fifteen
days. journey throughout the States Of
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Iowa and Nebraska, which I made
for the purpose of investigating, as far
as possible, the probable outturn Of the
small grain and corn crops of this great
grain-growing region.
"I have made this trip by daylight,
and, after seeing what [ have, and from
the numerous inquiries made at various
points throughout this territory, I have
arrived at the following conclusion; (;
The yield of winter wheat exceeds all
expectations, and should the weather
from this out prove favorable for the
harvesting of the spring wheat and the
yield come up to the recent estimates, I
expect to see the combined total of the
! winter and spring wheat crops in this
country reach 650,O0O,O00 bushels.
II make this statement, fully realizing
the fact that many will think the above
figures too high; but it is my honest
opinion that in the end they will be
| found too low. The trade as yet fails to
realize the magnitude of this crop, as
will be ascertained later on.
"The same can be said of oats, but not
| to so great an extent. The oat crop is
much better thau generally expected,
and in my judgment will reach total
exceeding 700, 100000 bushels.
GAS to corn. When started out on
this trip I was of the impression that the
country had not the promise of even an
average crop. After making these
rounds, however, am of very different
opinion, and believe that with seasonable
weather from now until September l5,
the country has promise of one of the
largest crops ever raised, not falling un-
2,000,000,000 of bushels,
IT have arrived at these figures after
having made due allowance for damage
done to the growing crops throughout
this (Nebraska) and other Western
States by excessive rains, and on the
other hand for the lack of moisture in
the isolated localities of Indiana and one
or two other States.
"In conclusion I may say that the hay
crop is large one throughout the coun-
try. Pasturage was seldom better than
now at this season of the year. At pres.
ent values for above staples, coupled with
the enormous foreign demand, q pros.
porous year, to the writer, seems assured.
Philadelphia Record.