The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-31
HARVEST OF THE YEAR.
Summary of the american AGricultur-
i<t's'' Annual Review.

lists annual REVIEW.
The harvest Of 1893 in the United
States Is in many respect, similar t.
that # three years ago. but with every
prospect that hcIne consumption and
an increase of 70: eigH demand will also
al vance values So is e Yield as large
net return - tanners is on the aver
aye Of recent years. Indeed. the
American Agr:culturist'> annual review
makes a distinctly encouraging exhibit:
in spite # the prevalent drought.
though il i admit ii that the financial
s,rirEency may interfere with the early
move III N: % crops ard have a tempo
rarily restorative influence on prices.
Present Indications point TO crop OF !. 49,
OCo l.U bushels of corn, coutra>ted with 1866
N0ooo last year, and over ..Wo'on,~3 bushels
in the immense WELD OF two seasons previous.
But unless abundant rains prevail throughout
the corn belt II August followed by milder
, weather. the production may shrink TO l,ceo,-
Or,to'. and may even drop 10 the size OF the
1890 crop. when we EaCyesctd less than in any
year for decade with a single exception.
While the area N corn some 2tr.usn OF acres
greater than las, year in the corn sur
plus States. over million less acres are de-
voted to maize than the two years
ago. The corn crop has been greatly injured SO
| far during August. the frat TWO weeks OF the
| month having wrought ten times much dam
age the whole month o. July. kan> AS Will
not raise more than half crop. having hut
| very little except the eastern quarter. and
! Nenraska's crop has been >,r.ousIy curtailed.
The wheat outturn Will not exceed +sA.tn
100 bushels coTnared TO G+.sootu hU hels As
the average fer the past 'wo seasons an .e',-
sn.t~ bushels IN l>.n. Nearly ..a,r.,ssi less
acres were devoted 20 wheat last year and the
bulk OF his deere ase YVES IN the SURF lus states.
than last wear and Is. Ga t'N bushels under the
surplus states produce III 1891.
Available sur plies If Old wheat are =. o.oT0
hyY liz fnT a wn We
even allowing thar far \. er~ also hold l1.r"o'D
bushels more old wheat now than hen, the TO-
.al supplies for the ensuing year are only .N.-
',".'"o bushels or ll..""''S" hnshel less than
the averaae of the Two previous crops. Our
home constitution has averaged .'ta.n.n.os'
bushels annually. leavln,' an apparent exert
surplus OF laH."a.t =" bushels. asainst exports
last year of lo.hA','"" ana The season before OF
20 n.ho bushels
This years acreage OF oats was never ex-
ceeded except in l->' "h,n over >tae".'1
bushels were grown on ',","" acres COM
! emalier acreage this This is within
! 400 utot bushels - last years ont -,urn and
| Just about an average Of The three previous
crops.
| Reviewing the financial situation from
| the tirne.S standpoint, the american
| Agriculturis: cGnrlu,r~:
| The prospcc; for prices in the early future
; depends more upon the monetary situation
| than upon natural conditions, all OF whic !
| point to causes that should result in higher
| prices. But the wheat crop Is conceded to be
over l5onD.tot bushels less than last year in
| the leading importing countries. Stocks
| abroad not materially larger than a year
| ago. SO that the excess Of - .ri."o bushels in
| the United States In old stocks still leaves an
| iniica ed shortage on the bread crop of the
! world Of lno.@a.tco bushels u. wheat This
| allows Ru STA as good as last year. The Euro
| pean rye crop Is hardly 2 fair average: oats are
under average. Il potatoes are injured by
drought. With no extra surplus OF the bread