Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-06-11


q. wood Davis says wheat win soon 10
worth Two Dollars Per Bushei
G. Woods Davis lives on farm IN
Sedgwiclx county, Ks, and from his pen
have come several bright articles in the
Forum on agriculture. In the last lNo
issues OF the Aroma have appeared nrti-
cles from his pen on the NATURALIZATION
81 railroads. In the next Arena Viii
appear the third Of these articles on a
question In which manp people OF the
west are Interested,
Mr Davis is close student and q
statistician who ranks among the hiSt
and is quoted in recent interview as
saying;
SIN my view she crop Of wheat 10
America viii be above tho average, the
acreage being 800 900 larger than that
OF late years. The wheat area in the
world during the eighth decade in
creased 24000, 900 acres, which was out
OF proportion to the increase Of popula'
tion. The increase of wheat area be-
ing l6 per cent, while the increase In
population was II per cent; the result
being low prices the world over, de-
preston Of all agricultural interests,
stagnatiOn In commercial circles, and
great depreciation in the value Of lands
as we'll as an enormous accumulation OF
bread stuiis.
During the ninth decade The wheat
srca Increased but 3,2O0,000 acres be-
ing u per cent, while the bread eating
population increased l33 per cent, re-
sulting in a late rapid advance in the
price OF breadstulls, and upward tend
ency Ia the value OF land. This dispro-
portionate increase in population and
area devoted 10 the production of bread
stuff resulted in wheat area fully
S,000,000 acres below the normal re-
quirements OF the bread eating popula-
ton being equal to ashottage from de-
iicient acreage of 100 600, 600 bushels OF
wheat per annum, that is increasing at
the rate OF 25, 100000 bushels yearly. In
addition to this normal shortage OF
10000, 600 bushels, the growing crop
of Europe is now estimated by Euro
pean statisticians at from l60, 600, 600 to
$50, 900, 600 bushels below an average
making the probable entire shortage
anywhere from 250,000,000 to 300 000,-
600 bushels for the coming cereal year
"As TO prices says Mr.. Davis. 'the
probabilities are that the necessities of
the farmers throughout the world will
require them TO market large part OF
the growing crop 1--WE may say three
fourths thereof) during the first half OF
the cereal year and this'will result in
prices far below what the statistical
situation warrants, but when the pinch
comes, as it most certainly will during
the fourth quarter of the cereal year,
prices will advance rapidly, greatly
and are likely TO reach anywhere from
Sl.50 TO $500 per beshel in the wheat
producing districts OF the United
States.
with such a crop as is promised in
the United States we should have l29,-
100000 bushels forexport, but the short
age of the growing crop in France being
officially estimated at $4,000, 600 bushels
and the tropical islands, Central Amer
lea and Eastern Asia annually taking
about 20, 900, 600 bushels Of our wheat
we should have but little, il any, more
than enough to make good the deficit
in the French crop and as all the re-
mainder of Western Europe is certain
to grow crop Is per cent below the
average, it is absolutely certain that
that the product of the coming harvest
will be fully 250, 100000 bushels below
the worlds needs All Europe west OF
Hungary, even in good years, are im-
porters of breadstugs."