St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-30
THE YIELD IS FAIR.
POOR ONLY IN WESTERN NE
BEeASKA AND KANSAS.
Bankers Report That Shortage in
Crops Will BE Made Up in
Increased Price.

j. Gage, of the First National bank, has
received reports on the condition of the
crops from nearly every county in the
states OF Iowa. KANSAS. Nebraska and
North and South Dakota. These re-
ports were made by bankers in the sew
eral counties, and are believed to be alb
solutely impartial and accurate. The
reports on the condition OF the crops
from the government and other sources
were so conflicting that President Gage
determined to have canvass made him
self for the guidance of his bank.
The states of Illinois, Ohio and Mis-
souri, were not covered, as all agree tn It
the yields in these states will be above
the average, though there will be bare
spots in some localities.
Mr.. cages conclusion from the re-
ports is that there will be suffering in
Western Kansas and Nebraska. where
the crops practically have been total
failure, and the farmers will require as
sistanee from the outside to enable them
to get through the winter.
In other parts, where there is from
half 10 two.thirds OF crop, the III
creased prices which the farmers will
receive for their products will compen-
safe for the shortage, and everybody
will get along,very comfortably.
Short Crops viii Offset
to some degree, Mr.. Gage thinks. the
beneficent results in the revival of busl-
hess which might be expected by a
settlement of the tariff question by lin
iting the demand for merchandise,
tn En foil nE RI hac
iEg power Of the farmers in some Sec
tons, but altogether he thinks this will
be fairly prosperous year.
The substance of the hundreds of let
terS received has been extracted and a
synopsis made showing the condition of
the crops in each state. No report was
made on wheat in Iowa, which is not a
| standard crop in that state. very little
being raised there.
The summaries of the different states
| are as follows:
Iowa-Reports from two tiers of coun-
| ties adjoining the Mississippi river and
| the northern three tiers extending
| across the state indicate a twG-thirdS
| crop of hay, full crop of oats and half tC
| two-thirds crop OF corn. Tne central
| counties will have over half crop OF
hay. half crop of oats anu one.third OF
| crop of corn. In the southwestern
| counties there will be under half crop
of hay, half to two. thirds of crop Of
oats and under half crop of corn. The
| southeastern counties will have hall
crop of hay, under full crop of oats
and one-third crop of corn.
| Nebraska-Reports fronl the northern
part of the state north of thePlatte river
and east of the 9Sth meridian show a
hay crop under one-half of the average
oats aud wheat under one-half, and
corn under One-half. South of the
Platte river and east of the 9Slh meridi
an, poor crops-hay One-third, oats anC
| wheat One-half, and corn under one
| firth. Central part of the state, west OF
the 9Sth meridian, extending from north
| to south across the state, show ALI al
most total failure of crOps-hay, oats
wheat and corn under one-Quarter of &
| crop. Reports from surrounding coun.
ties in the western part show that there
Is little hay, and almost total failure
as to oats, wheat and corn.
| South Dakota-The southeast quarter
of the state. east of the Missouri river,
shows less than half crop of hay,
| less than twO-6fthS crop of oats. under
| naif crop of wheat and no corn TO
speak Of. The Northeast part of the
state shows over half crop of hay and
oats and about half crop of wheat.
| The Black Hills district reports the
best crop in the history of the state, with
more than an average OF hay, oats,
wheat and corn.
| North Dakota-The part of the state
east of the Missouri river shows a. wheat
crop nearly equal to the average, with
| over twothirds crop of oats. No re-
| ports have been received from the rest
| of the state which can be summarized.
kansaS-Northeastq quarter OF the state
| shows almost full crops of oats and
wheat. half crop of hay and less than
half crop of corn. The southeast quar-
| ter shows between half and two-thlrds
crop Of nay, over two-thirds crop of
oats, almost full crop of wheat ard
nearly half crop of corn. The central
part, extending from north to south
across the state. shows half crop of
hay, under half crop of oats, under
two-thirds crop of wheat and under a
half crop of corn. Reports from four
counties in the western part show
nearly a complete failure of crops, hay,
corn, oats and wheat under third crop.