The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-10
FRIDAY JULY 10. 1891.



This seems to be year OF abund-
ance everywhere throughout this |
great nation. Every day but adds to
the accounts of other days of great
wheat harvests. where largo crops of
wheat were raised before and in many
places where they were never raised.
Even around home here In New Castle
County, in Delaware County, Chester
County, Cecil, through the Penins ula
over in Jersey everywhere come re-
ports of astonishingly large crops OF
wheat. A young Woodworking farmer
told US the other day that he had
crop OF wholt the largest &c reage he
ever had before that would average
over forty bushels per acre. In gem
esal sense nearly every year as har-
vest time approaches, amongst the &C
,unts Of good crops we have account
o here and there failures but some.
HOY this Ssar we hear OF no failures
o, crops.
When we say crops, we do not mean
wleut alone, but of everything usually
raised out OF the ground. Oats are
better than ever known before, the
same may be said OF all kinds OF vege-
tables, and though we cannot judge OF
corn, yet with the kind of weather we
are having 1t cannot fail. But while
all the United States are rejoicing over
large crops, the case Is quite differ ent
in Europe. In only two or three OF the
grain growing countries there are the
crops up to the average, while in the
rest OF the country they are far belo W
the average. In fact In some OF those
countries DEGREES have been issued
prohibiting the expectation OF wheat
and other cereals In order that the
prices may not rise beyond the reach
oil the poorer classes.
tns OF the great wheat growing
countries OF Europe is Russia, but even
that great country IL we believe re-
ports is not going to be able to sup.
port her own people. Russia tho land
of large armies does not promise to
the land of large crops this year
Her ministers of commerce and Il.
nance are so anxious about it that
they have started out on fortnights
tour of inspection through certain
provinces to inquire into the reported
shortness Of the crops and general dc
preston Of agriculture. France the
largest wheat growing country OF
Europe will be short 10000, 900 OF
bushels and must necessarily becom
q purchaser from outside markets.
England as usual will depend on hei
tributary wheat sections In India
Even there the crops are not up to III,
average.
Now it Is to be hoped that in thesc
times OF Farmers Alliances aud agrl
cultural uprlsings, nothing will bC
done to prevent the farmer FROM reali
cling on his large crops. Already Their
are movements which look ominous
Accredited reports say that move
ment is on foot to get all farmers /,
withhold their wheat from the iuarke
al OhNtA " tpiSo UP ino prices, ~
TACT corners in wheat. what farmer
heretofore opposed hive been project
ed by farmers, but they propose I
do the cornering. We believe the
are1making bad move.
They had better let every farmer Sc
his crop when he wants to do 80. tina
trade may be regularand unrestricted
But our great wheat crop this year
Indeed fortunate. Moderate price
will prevail at home and We viii hay
surplus TINT VIII supply tn
wants of the old World. A
this means prosperity to our country
TO our people, and through them I
thousands Of other Industries tendtn
TO make our people happy and col
tented. Blessed is the land " llere Toe
is abundant and cheap.