Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-26
HOPE FoR The FARMER.


Crop Situation-An Encouraging SHOVE
ing-Prices Should Go Up.
New YORK, Aug. 21.-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 Staten 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 q net return to farmers as
on the average OF recent years Indeed, the re-
view makes distinctly encouraging exhibit in
spite OF the prevalent drought, though admit
ting that the financial stringency may inter
terr with the early movement OF crops and
have s temporary restrictive influence on
prices.
The cotton crop will be harvest ted on fewer
acres than last year. AS large OF 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
greater diniculty of getting money for picking.
combine to seriously curtuil production Au-
gust indications point TO q crop not exceeding
100000 bales, with favorable weather, and very
much less than that II insects and climate con-
tinue unfavorable.
The American Agricuturist believes present
duness in American cotton manufacturing to
be only temporary, for there is q scarcity rather
tnun surplus OF staple una ueSlrhDle gOOuS
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 ut this date, though the
worlds visible supply is some l,5O0 900 bales
more now than then With short crop con
sumption viii require more than this excess,
with consequent advance in values.
Present indications point to a crop OF 1885,
100000 bushels OF corn, con trasted with $780,
100000 last year and over 1000, 900 bushels
IN the immense yield OF two seasons previous.
But unless abundant rains prevail throughout
tho corn belt in August followed by mild
weather production may shrink to 1000 OOO,-
700 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,OOO0DO of acres greater than last year,
In the seven corn-supply states over OO0,OO0
less acres are devoted TO maize than was tho
case two years ago
The wheat crop will not exceed 443,OOOOOO
bushels, according to the American Agricult
urists own reports and its interpretations OF
government returns, compared with 6lAoO0,0OO
as the average for the two last seasons and
iO0OO00O0 bushels in 1890, Nearly 2,5OOOOO
| 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 rs, 900 900
fewer bushels than last year and l25,0OO,OO0
bushels under the surplus states product OF
1871 Available supplies OF old wheat are 40 0O0,-
OOO bushels greater than 4 twelve month since,
but even allowing that farmers also hold IL O00,
300 bushels more old wheat now than then,
the total supplies for the ensuing year are only
5OOOOO,OOO bushels or llL0OO,0OO less than the
average OF the two previous crops. Our home
consumption has averaged 365, 10000 bushels
annually, leaving an apparent export surplus
OF l35,OOO,OOO bushels, against exports last year
OF g2,OOO.0OO and the season before OF 2a5,-
10000
This years acreage OF oats was never ex-
, ceeded except in 1889, when over 75O0OO.0O0
bushels were grown on %, 10000 acres, COM
pared with CO. 900 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, buckwheat and
barley will be garnered
The supply OF hay tover $1,000. 900 tous) 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 ut our do
mestic 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
dinary supply owing to the reduced number of
cows. Stocks are light and dairy interests
were never in better shape for profitable
winter
| The American Agriculturist notes an in
creased domestic crop OF sugar, but shortage
in the worlds production OF 100000 long tons of
sugar but prices are moro likely to be AFFECT
ed by changes in legislation than by changes in
production reduced yield of heavy leaf and
| plug tobacco is assured and the cigar leaf crop
of the Connecticut and Housatonic valleys has
| been curtailedby drought and hail. An advance
| in prices is predicted
| Hops will make u fair average yield in the
! United states but are only half to two-thirds
| OF n 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
les, 900 OOO bushels are looked tor-slightly more
than last year, compared with 245,0OO0Oo In
the bountiiul crop OF two years ago.
| Reviewing the financial situation from the
| farmers standpoint, tho American Agricultur-
| list concludes that 1.-THE prospect for prices in
| the early future depends more upon the none
tary situation than upon natural conditions, all
| OF which point 70 causes that should result In
| higher prices
| Stocks abroad are not materially larger than
year ago, so that the excess OF so 900 900 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 O0J bushels of wheat
With no extra surplus of 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, II not more Indeed
exports have been much heavier since July 1
than last season. THE conclusion is justiha.
BILE that present prices OF all 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 u value
10 the farmers OF Sl,OOO0OO,OO0 Corn at Is
ceuts u bushel comes next with q total OF S725,
100000, followed by wheat valued at 1900 coo,
900, il worth 20 cents a bushel, and by oats
worth SlS5, 100000, IL valued at 80 cents on the
farm. Potatoes promise TO net an average OF
40 or 10 cents bushel or total of Sl95,OO00OO
This last IL about onc-half the prospective
value Of the cotton crop of 1898 reckoned At S2S
bale.
Pensioners to Go to Law.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-Col. Charles