The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-20
PROFITS ron FARMERS.

PRoflT8 ron FARMERS.
Grsatse Than IL lGaay Ysars-Briniaa.
Frsspsot Indicated - the :. Amsricas
rs Agriculturist.' = 8 &. ss3 Il. .5Ss
NEw York, Aug. ,17.-Farm prohta
will Be 81. 000, 900, 900 more this year 81
the United States than they have been
during the recent years of depression.
AT least this is the estimate put for
ward by the American Agriculturist
In its annual review of the
haryesta to be published in the
forthcoming September issue Of
that magazine. On the basis Of pres
emit prospects this authority estimates
the corn crop Of 1891 at 1000, O00, 600
bushels; wheat, 500, 00O, 900, and oats
63s, 000, 900 bushels. This makes the
total prospective crop of corn, wheat
and oats 3,l22, 600, 900 bushels, or 288
per cent greater than last year. and 147
per cent. over the average of the pre-
ceding eleven years. Il
The American Agriculturist believes
that unless unexpected influences
wholly change the current of events
the value of corn on the farm will aver
age in December fully so cents bushel;
wheat, 81 per bushel and oats at least
40 cents. On this basis the
value of = the corn crop to the
farmers will be 81, 900, 600, 900; wheat,
$500. 0O0. 600, and oats, $3.50, O00, 600,
or total of 81, $50, 100000. This is
$3.50, O00, 900 more than the value of
these crops in 1890, ard $635, 600, 900
more than the value of the average
of these crops from 1880 to 1890 inclu-
sive. Cotton and rice will COM
mand better prices than last sea-
son. Cattle are worth one-third
more than eighteen months ago, with
other live stock in proportion. Tobac-
co is advancing heavily. for cigar leaf
Contracts being made for the crop in
the field at an advance of Is to 50 per
cent. over last year,. Hops are firm
at good prices. Winter fruit will
command large values, and all
vegetables are yielding fairly.
with every indication of re-
munerative market The export out
look was never better; immensely in
creased sums will be sent to the United
States for our produce. The Agricul.
ttrist says there will be no return of
war" prices, but the money received
above expenses will 60 further and en-
able the farmer to get more value out
OF his profits than at any previous
period.
FORT DoDGE, Ia, Aug. 17.-The
farmers of northwestern Iowa are be-
sieged by an army of agents of eastern
elevators, commission houses, etc, who
wish to contract for all thrashed and
unthrashed crops for September and
October delivery. Lower prices
than those of last year are
offered on the strength of the
general bountiful harvest Many
of the farmers have thus sold their
crops in advance.
DROPPED FROM The CLOUDS.
A Series of Eronautic Disasters Two
Balloonists Lose Their Lives and Sew
eral Are Badly Hurt.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 17.-Miss Anna
Haukes, of Terre Haute, whose profess
sional name is Leroy, made balloon
ascension Saturday afternoon at Coney
Island, a resort 10 miles up the river
The balloon sailed about a mile west
westward, and when 500 feet high she
cut loose with the parachute. The rope
of the trapeze Immediately broke. The
woman descended like an arrow, strik-
ing the ground on her feet and was
driven into the earth above her knees
found mashed almost out OF shape.
TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 17.-:Aeronauts
Woodhall and Parker have been giving
exhibitions here. Saturday afternoon
Woodhall was i'll and Parker made an
ascent. He braced up before hand on
whisky, and when several hundred
feet up he began to do ira
peze acts, when the balloon be-
ing unsteady, he should have re-
manned quiet Suddenly he lost his
hold and fell like a shot to the earth
Parker cannot recover. He is imbeddcd
in plaster casts at the hospital and is
barely alive. Both legs have been
amputated. His partner, Woodruff,
made another ascension Sunday after
noon.
DENVER, COL, Aug. ia balloon
ascension at Manhattan Beach, sum-
mea resort near here, Sunday after
noon came near resulting fatally for
three persons. Several thousand peo-
pie had assembled to witness the ascen-
sion of the mammoth airship, which
was to carry, beside Prof. King, a
couple to be married in the basket Just
before the rope was cut. The balloon
shot up in the air and at a height of
5000 feet it encountered storm and
burst. 1t fell over mile like so much
lead. Then fortunately for the occu-
pants of the car the silk formed itself
into parachute, thus stopping the
rapidity of the fall. The three lit in q
cornfield about miles from the city,
but with such force that they were un-
conscious for several hours afterwards.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. Thames
Buckingham, aeronaut and parachutist,
who made an ascension at Pleasant
Beach on Onandaga lake, this city,
Sunday met horrible death in the
water there about 6 o'clock. The as.
cent was made without difficulty, and
when several hundred feet up in
the air the professor loosened
his holi ON the balloon and dropped
directly over the lake The parachute
inflated with air and the descent was
made slowly, but when the water was
reached the parachute completely COW
cred buckingham, and it was thought
he waa unable to extricate himself from
its folds About 1000 people were
present and witnessed the fall from the
balloon and the subsequent drowning.
FELL DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
Six Warklne,l Go Down $50 Feet and One
Is Killed.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug 15.--While
.work'nen were placing in position fire
core ON the top of the 150-foot chimney
of the Pemberton mills the staging
broke, dropping the six workmen.