People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-25

NEW YORK, Aug 22-The following
is summary of the American Agri.
culturists annual review of the crop
situation and of the agricultural year:
The harvest Of 1898 in the United
States is, in many respects, similar to
that OF three years ago, but with
every prospect that home consump-
ton and an increased foreign demand
will so advance values as TO Weld as
large net return to farmers as on
the average of recent years
The cotton crop will be harvested
on fewer acres than last year. As
large or larger breadth was planted
to this staple, but the inability of
many planters to borrow money
enough to work the crop, together
with the drouth, floods and worms.
and the still greater difficulty of get
ting money for picking, combine to
seriously curtail production.
Present indications point to crop
of l,75O. 000,00 bushels of corn. con-
trasted with 1850, 900, 900 last wear
and over 1000, 900, 900 bushels in the
immense yield of two seasons previous.
The wheat output will not exceed
44S,OOO,0OO bushels according to the
American Agriculturist's own reno Is
and its interpretations of government
returns, compared to GA, 90, OLO as the
average for the past two Seasons and
40O,OOO00O bushels in 1890. Nearly
100000 less acres were de-
voted to wheat than last
year, and the bulk of this
decrease was in the surplus states.
which bid fair to have rs, 900, 600 fewer
bushels than last year, and l25. OOO. O0J
bushels under surplus states produr-
ton Of 1891. Available supplies of
old wheat are 10000 bushels greater
than twelve months since, bat
over all of that farmers also
hold 100000 bushels more old
wheat now than then. The
total supplies of the ensuing year are
only 500, 0OO,0O0 bushels, or III i 600. 900
less than the average of the two pre-
vious crops. Our home consnmption
has averaged 3G5, 900, 600 bushels an
nualiy, leaving an apparent export
surplus of $4,000, 600 bushels, against
exports last year of l99, 900, 600 and
the season before, 225, 900, OOO
This years acreage of oats was
never exceeded except in 1889, when
over $50, 900, 600 bushels were grown on
100000 acres, compared with GEO.
0OO,OOO bushels on slightly smaller
acreage this season. This is within
10000, 900 bushels OF last years out
turn and just about an average of the
previous three crops The usual
quantity of rye, buekwheat and bar
ley will be garnered
The supply of hay lover $4,000. 600
tons) and other forage is abundant.
though mill feed and cottonseed meal
may be higher than last winter.
The wool clip is somewhat heavier
than last year. Serious reduction in
the supply of live stock is reflected in
reduced arrivals at our domestic
markets and decreased exports during
the PAST seven months, with a very
fair tendency TO values
The American Agricul urist notes
an increased domestic crop of sugar,
but shortage in the worlds produc-
tion of 10000 long tons of sugar: but
prizes are more likely to be affected
by changes in legislation than by
changes in production"
Potatoes have felt the drouth and
about los, 100000 bushels are looked
for-slightly more than last year,
compared to 9ij,O0O, coo in the bounti-
full crop of two years ago.
Reviewing the financial situation
from the farmers standpoint. the
American Agriculturist concludes that
1.-The prospect for prices in the earl! Y
future depends more upon the none
tary situation than upon natural con-
ditions, all Of which point to causes
that should result in higher prices"
Stocks abroad are not materially
larger than a year ago, so that the ex-
less of 5 100000 bushels in the United
States stocks of old still leaves Al in
d:caied shortage in the bread crop Of
the world of 100000, 900 bushels of
wheat This allows Russia as good a
crop as last year. The European rye
crop is hardly a fair average; oats are
under average and potatoes are in
jured by drouth.
With no extra surplus of the bread
crops and an assured deficit of waeot.
the United States is likely to be called
upon to export rs much wheat as last
year II not more Indeed, exports
have been much heavier since July /
than last season. The conclusion is
justifable that present prices of
grains are abnormally low, as there
is little evidence of our ability TO
spare as muLh wheat as Europe want IS
unless large underconsumption pre-
walls in the United States.