The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-22
CROP CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS.


and of the agricultural year:
The harvest of 1892 in the United States
| Is, III many respects, similar to that oi
three years ago, but with every prospect
that home consumption and an increased
foreign demand will so advance valnes as
to yield as large a net return to farmers
as on the average of recent years. Indeed,
the review makes distinctly encourag-
ing exhibit in spite OF the prevalent
| drou,h, though admitting that the finan
| cial striugency may interfere with the
| early movement of crops and have a tenn
| porary restrictive influence on prices.
! The cotton crop will be harvested on
fewer acres than last year. As large or a
| larger breadth was planted to this staple,
| but tie inability of many planters to
borrow money enough to work the crop,
together with droutn, foods and worms,
and the still greater difficulty Of getting
| money for picking, combine TO seriously
curtail production.
August indications point to crop not
exceeding 100000 bales with favorable
| weather, and very much less than that II
| IN sections Climate continues untavora bic.
| This means crop about the same as fast
year and nearly 1850, 0e0 balcs less than
the great 6, 900, 900 bale crop of 1891.
The American 3 Agriculturist believes the
present dullness in American cotton man
utacturing 10 be only temporary. for there
Is 4 scarcity rather than surplus of sta
pie and desirable goods. and mills are
already starting up TO I'll orders with
every prospect of being crowded TO supply
The demand for the ensuing six months
English mills cleaned up Their surplus
during the great strike last year. and are
BOW enjoying remarkable prosperity aud
are unable 10 meet the demands, which
explains why cotton commands the prices
current two years ago at this da5e, though
the worlds visible supply Is some l, ,500, ,0t0
more now than then With short crop
consumption will require more than this
excess, with consequent advance in
value.
Present indications point to crop of
1.75000 600 bushels of corn, contrasted
with $50, 900 600 bushels last year aud over
2,00O,00O.OU0 bushels in the immense yield
OF two seasons previous. But unless
abundant rains prevail throughout the
corn belt i'll August, followed by mild
weather, production may shrink 10 l,600.
00O, ,OOO bushels, ana may even drop TO the
SIZE OF the 1880 crop, when we harvested
less than any year for decade with a
single exception. The review points out
that while the breadth Of corn is some
1000, ,UOO acres greater than last year In the
seven corn supply states, oyer l,0O0, ,UOO less
acres are devoted TO maize than was the
case two years ago. The corn crop has
been greatly injured so far during August,
the first two weeks of the month having
wrought ten times as much damage as the
whole month of July. Kansas Will not
raise more than half crop, having but
very little except i'll the eastern quarter.
and Nebraska'S crop has been seriously
curtailed. Early planted corn in Sedg-
wick county, Kansas, has been destroyed
by super-heat and late planted will require
one good rain before August % TO make a
fair crop. The reports of good rains all
over Kansas between August 8 and Is are
erroneous, as III four of the largest corn
growing counties not drop fell in that
time, and only little patches have had
enough to lay the dust in four weeks.
The wheat output will not exceed 49,
000, GOO bushels. according TO th5 Ameri-
can AgriculJurist's own reports, and It's
interpretations of government returns
TO GA ,0J0, ,0U0 as the average for
the past two seasons and 400 000 900 bushels
in 1885, Nearly 2 100000 less acres were
devoted TO wheat than last year, and the
bulk OF this decrease was in the surplus
states, which bid fair to have 100000
fewer bushels than last year and l25, ,010,-
300 bushels under surplus stntes' pr3duc-
Ii0n OF 1851. Available supplies OF old
wheat are ~, 900, 600 bushels greater than II
Lwelve-mOnth since, but over all OF that |
farmers also hold 1900, 900 bushels more
old wheat now than hen. The total sup |
plies for the ensuing year are only $50, 0J0,- !
300 bushels, or II, 100000 less than The |
average Of the two previous crops. Our |
home consumption has averaged 365, G00, |
300 bushels annually, leaving an apparent |
export surplus OF 135, ,000,000 bushels, !
against exports last year OF 192, 000 go /
and the season before 225 900 0J0
This years acreage OF oats was never eX- /
,eeded except in 1889, when over 750, 0C0, 600 !
bushels were grown on q, 5000 acres,
with 620, ,009 900 bushels on ii
slightly smaller acreage this season. This |
S within 40, 600, 900 bushels of last years |
previous three crops. The usual quantity
,f rye, buckwheat and barley will be garn-
red
The supply of hay lover So. OOO.000 tons)
md other forage is abundant, though mill |
eed and cotton seed meal may be higher
han last winter.
The wool clip Is somewhat heavier than
asst year. AustraIia's IS new clip is reduced,
wing to large losses the past year from
lrouth. Imports into the United States
Ire decreasing, but domestic trade is fiat,
With Il prospect for an upward turn when
)uylng begins Serious reduction in the
uppiy of live stock Is reflected in reduced
arrivals at our domestic markets and
decreased exports during the past seven
WIN IL very lbiF ItUtcuCS 10
higher values. Much stock in Europe is
icing slaug ghtered because OF drouth, and
ater on the export demand is likely TO be
arge
Butter, cheese and milk have been In !
My ordinary supply owing to the reduced
lumber of cows. Stocks are light and dairy
interests were never in better shape Tor Il
winter.
The Agriculturist notes an increased
omestlc crop OF sugar. but shortage in
he worlds production of 800 coo long tons
4 sugar; but prices are more likely 10 be
fected by changes in legislation than by
hsnges In production. 4 reduced yield
f heavy leaf and plug tobacco Is assured,
nd the cigar leaf crop of the Connecticut
I'D HousatoDic valleys has been curtaiIed
Y drought aud hail. An advance in
rlceS Is predicted
Hops will make tair average yield in
he United States. but are only half to
wo-thIrds OF a full crop in Germany. and
With light yield in England, the export
emand viii take at good prices every
ale of American hops that can be spared
Potatoes have felt the drought and
bout l63 coo. COO bushels are looked for.
lightly more Than last year. compared to
t., ,009000 IN the bouutiful crop of two
ears ago.
Reviewing the financial situation from
le farmers standpoint, the Agrcultuvist
onclGdes that the prospect Tor prices III
De early future depends more upon the
lonetary situation than upon natural
ondltlons, All of which point TO causes
lat should Result in higher prices"