Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-08-24
! HOPE FOR THE FARMER.

HOPE FOR THE FARMER.
The American Agriculturist Reviews tho
Crop Situation-An Encouraging Show
ing Prices Should Go UP.
New YORK, Aug. 90 The following
| is a summary of the American Agri-
culturist's annual review Of the crop
situation and Of the agricultural year:
The harvest of 1893 in the United States is
in many respects similar to that of three years
ago, but with every prospect that home Con-
sumption and an increased foreign de-
mand will so advance values as to yield
as large o net return to farmers as
on the average OF recent years Indeed, the re-
view makes a distinctly encouraging exhibit in
spite OF the prevalent drought. though admit
ting that the financial strlngency may inter-
fere with the early movement OF crops and
have temporary restrictive influence on
prices.
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
drought, floods and worms and the still
grea ter difficulty of getting money for picking
combine to seriously curtail production Au.
gust indications point to a crop not exceeding
1900 0O0 bales, with fayorab bic weather, and very
muCn less IMAM tNaL IL lLScCtS duu Cllulate con-
tinue unfavorable. az
The American Agriculturist believes present
dullness in American cotton manufacturing to
be only temporary, for there Is scarcity ra Their
than q surplus OF staple and desirable goods
and mills are already starting up to fill orders
with every prospect Of being crowded to sup,
ply the domestic demand for the ensuing six
| months. English mills cleaned up their sur
plus during the great strike last year and are
now enjoying remarkable prosperity and are
unable to meet the export demand. This ex-
plains why cotton commands the prices cur
rent two years ago at this date, though the
worlds visible supply is some 1880. 900 bales
| more now than then. With q short crop con,
sumption will require more than this excess,
with a consequent advance in values,
| Present indications point to crop OF 1,75O,
0OO 0OO bushels Of corn, con trasted with $3.50,
| 100000 last year and over 1000. co., 900 bushels
in the immense yield OF two seasons previous.
| But unless abundant rains prevail throughout
the corn belt in August, followed by mild
| weather, production may shrink to ], 600, OyO,
| 600 bushels, and may even drop to the size OF
| the 1890 crop, when we harvested less than any
! year for decade, with single exception The
review points out that while the area OF corn is
some 2,O0O.O 600 OF acres greater than last year,
| in the seven corn-supply states over l. 900, 900
| less acres are devoted to maize than was the
case two years ago
The wheat crop will not exceed $4,000, 900
! bushels, according to the American Agricult
! uriStS own reports and its interpretation of
! government returns compared with GA. OO0, 900
as the average for the two last seasons and
| 4O0,0O0,O00 bushels in 1885, Nearly $780, 900
| 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 70 900 900
| fewer bushels than last year and 1875, 900 600
| bushels under the surplus states product of
1891. Available supplies Of old wheat are 49, 900,
| 900 bushels greater than q twelve month since,
but even allowing that farmers also hold II 00O,
| 600 bushels more old wheat now than then,
| the total supplies for the ensuing year are only
SEQ 900 900 bushels, or III, 600 less than the
| average of the two previous crops Our home
| consumption has averaged 365 600 900 bushels
| annually, leaving an apparent export surplus
| Of 135.O00SOO bushels, against exports last year
900 600.
This years acreage of oats was never ex-
| ceeded except in 1884, when over $50, OOO 900
! bushels were grown on n, ACC, 900 acres, com
pared with 629, OO0,0 600 bushels on slightly
| smaller acreage this season. This is within
100000 bushels of last years outturn and
| just about an average of the previous three
| crops.
The usual quantity of rye, buskwheat and
| barley will be garnered.
The supply Of hay (over s3,0OOOoo tons) and
other forage is abundant, though mill feed
| and cotton seed meal may be higher than last
| winter.
The serious reduction in the supply Of live
stock is reflected in reduced arrivals at our do
| nestle markets and decreased exports during
| the last seven months, with very fair ten-
dency to values. Much stock in Europe is be.
ing slaughtered because of drought, and later
on the export demand is likely to be large.
! Butter, cheese and milk have been in only or
! binary supply owing to the reduced number of
| COWS. Stocks are light and dairy interests
! were never in better shape for prof table
! winter.
The American Agriculturist notes an in
creased domestic crop OF sugar, but q shortage
in the worlds production Of 900 600 long tons OF
| sugar; but "prices are more likely to be affect
ed by changes in legislation than by changes in
! production" reduced yield of heavy leaf and
I plug TOBACCO is assured ana the cigar leaf crop
of the Connecticut and H1usatonic valleys has
been curtailed by drought and hail, An advance
| in prices is predicted.
Hops will make q fair average yield in the
United states, but are only half to two-thirds
| OF full crop in Germany, and with light
yield in England the export demand will take
| at good prices every bale Of American hops
that can be spared.
| Potatoes have felt the drought and about
165 900, 900 bushels are looked for-slightly more
| than last year, compared with A5, 600 600 In
| the bountiful crop OF two years ago
Reviewing the financial situation from the
farmers standpoint, the American Agricultur-
ist concludes that "the prospect for prices in
| the early future depends more upon the none
tary situation than upon natural conditions, all
OF which point to causes that should result in
higher prices
Stocks abroad are not materially larger than
year ago. so that the excess of So 600, OO0 bush
els in the United States stocks OF old wheat
| still leaves an indicated shortage in the bread
crop Of the world of 100, 900 bushels OF wheat
With no extra surplus e the bread crops,
and an assured deficit of wheat, the United
States is likely to be called upon to export as
much wheat as last year, if not more. Indeed
exports have been much heavier since July |
than last season. 1.-THE conclusion Is justifia.
BILE that present prices of al grains are abnor-
mally low, as there is little evidence of our
ability to spare as much wheat as Europe
! wants, unless large under consumption pre-
walls in the United States"
The hay crop is believed to represent value
to the farmers of $1,000 100000 Corn sr As
! cents a bushel comes next with q total of &725,-
! 1000, followed by wheat valued at S30GO 900, !
600, il worth 80 cents bushel, and by oats
worth e185 100000. if valued at 30 cents on the
farm Potatoes promise to net an average OF
| 10 or IS cents bushel or a total of Sl25.Oo40N
| This last is about one-half the prospective
value of the cotton crop Of 1893 reckoned as Us
q bale. s
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