The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
Great CROP OF CORN.
.~neets Of the Largest Yield
Frer Known in America.
~ se $500. ooo. 900 BUSHELS.
-. Hammer state-Railroad Lines
increasing Their Facilities nor
Moving the Grain.


- .rEIt
S1e3n Nnf - ,rsxiol5s year. This condi-
"a rot exist month ago. At that
10 .se~,tnss,ed drcuth IN nearly all the
snns 800 made the outlook dubious for
c esn Weld. But the rains came.
- heavy. continued showers, just az
~ .svsc most needed. and today prosper
~ - elo=er over millions OF homes
oar for many year
- much depends upon the corn crop
n,.,.,sf bv few. The corn crop will
- ,ro-s money, II marketed. than al
n lns .~stn products combined, ard pota-
- vsav be counted with the grain 10
80 GOOD measure. The estimated yleld
- ~ this wear Is from 2.2Jo.ofo.0oo 10
90 ~, 90 bushels. AT the present price.
$50 Is Il cents for December or May de-
- che crop viii be worth $4,000 90.
as~srenee Of siIs. 10000 in the value of
- s,an To emphasize the immensely OF
~, .,eaurt n may be said that the state
- alone will raise enough corn this
~.r a. SIMPLY more than 1--WE bushels to
80 mar. woman and child In the United
s.stes Illinois. Iowa, Minnesota, Mis-
.~,vt Nebraska and Kansas comprise
"a. has been termed the corn belt. This
.a~,,ar furnishes nearly. IL not quite, two
s,srsx Of the entire corn product.
rbs prospect for a phenomenal crop OF
..-1 is not only excellent throughout the
~rrn hei,. but from the extreme East and
w..s from the Southern coast and from
a. f.uif states comes the cheering news
sh.t The corn crop was never in better con-
xtflon. Throughout the country there are
~ few isolated spots where II is said TO
~ slightly backward or affected by drouth.
- favorable have the reports become OF
IN enormous crop that the managers of
re various railroads that traverse the
xal,exs Of the Mississippi and Missouri
vsvers are already making arrangements
suk perfectIng their equipment for han
fainr the crop The force of workmen has
k~en increased IN n number OF the shops,
and all rolling stock is being repaired and
made available for use. In addition to new
freight cars that are being hurried rapidly
Il construction.
IRE government report OF July 10 indi-
esied that there would be an unusually
large WELD of corn. but since that report
wss issued the conditions have vastly inn
croyed Secretary Morton has called for a
speciai report upon corn from all weather
stations. which will be furnished next
Tuesday. The acreage Of corn Is far In
advance OF other years, as the condition is
better The last good corn crop year was
1851, SO that the large crop of this year fol-
lows not alone single year of crop fail
urr. but three years Of poor returns.
The greatest yield OF any year was in
10 when the acreage was 1S2i9.65i and
the Yield 2, IL. SOC 900 bushels The follow
sng year brought practical failure, which
was again made UP In 1891. when the yield
amounted TO 1850 $4,000 bushels from an
acreage OF 7s.e0i5l5. For the past three
years the yield has been 1.62S. $4,000 BUSH
sls for 1892 1.6ia fss. 43l bushels for 1898 and
1s;a77n052 bushels for 1884 The indica-
tlons at present therefore are that the 1895
erop will be nearly double that of last
year II will not all be turned into cash.
but considered from the standpoint OF
value II will represent $500 .0oo. 900 more than
the crop of last year.
Henry J. Cox. official forecaster OF the
weather bureau. was asked what his re-
ports showed as 10 the condition Of the
corn crop.
Reports are generally very favorable.
not emily for a good crop. but for one OF
the largest that has been known" he said.
II have Just received instructions that n
special report upon corn is desired at
Washington City early next week From
The various states along the Atlantic coast
reports Indicate that the crop viii be eN-
eeptionaliy good In Michigan the condi-
tons we're bad for a time. but are now
greatly improved. North Dakota has about
IRE most unfavorable report, but not bad
AZ that. for IL only is said 10 be a little
backward
Some corn has been damaged by drouth
IN three counties I'm Kansas The south
eastern section Of Nebraska needs rain.
These are all that are not about as good as
they coeld be. and are easily lost sight OF
when Tennessee reports say never better
Kentucky exceptionally fine. Illinois grow
ing splendialy. Indiana. Wisconsin. Mis-
souri, and Iowa all steadily maintaining
TIRE lead secured. and the latter state
threatening 10 break all records. IL GER
iaiEiy looks like a phenomenal corn crop"
2, W. Ross. chief clerk I'm tho general
managers Office OF the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. said: Tho prospects
a. this time are all in favor OF an enor-
nous corn crop All OF our Iowa reports
are hat corn Is looking splendid and was
never better. Through Central Illinois the
reports indicate an unusually large crop.
u y the same way through Mississippi.
LOUISIANA. Tennessee and Kentucky. OF
course the crop OF the South Is already as
ssFed' and II is very large. Through the
mississippi valley Il will be greater than
'eF many wears. and 7 am not sure but X
WI snrrass any crop we have had"
J Hudson, traffic manager OF the 1lli-
sols Central. said II think there is as
me- a prospect for corn in Iowa as have
ever seen. speak from knowledge. for I
nave but just returned from n trip OF OH
sefNation across that state. Through llli-
Hqls y Is The same wav-hiC. strong stalks
caring out randy. and nothing can stop II
how hnt remarkably rrotracted dry spell
q an equally remarkably early frost The
south Is all right The Southern farmers
nese raised good deal ~ corn this year
FFsaNs u per cent more acreage than
,Saat sna the crop 81 large. There have
prh rains over our entire system, in
-aFh respect We have been fortunate
,'a aH reports the corn crop viii exceed
FeaF Is n good shape 20 handle its share
- ne crep when = commences % move,
,fh VII not be much before December.
nave practically doubled the equip
ynars'' '''~
Nsee fresircnt = T Ripley. of the CHI
80. Ailwaukea G -. Paul Railroad Com
49,. saiG; Corn could not look any bet
-. oGF last rcDOrfs were received Sattfr-
esN There Is. ans sneak with assurances
- PROSPECT o. TIE greatest crop We
-. 49, ever had ! speak entirely 81 the Sec
80 - along our own lines. There have been
- Nhea the total crop was good and
saieS were short. - well as tho re-
lhsre IS not place whore our lines
!. sut mat corn SIS looking par excellence
: 70 n Minnesota and Dakota. as well
IOWA ane Illinois Rut neither Mime
- nor me pak0tas VIII export much.
- s,stement was made % me recently,
- Relieve 81 6 true. that Illinois. Iowa.
1850 ana Missouri VII have more
$50. ms year than the entire crop OF the
NosatTy Cor r0sf"
- eso u, Wood. assistant general man
.-, VI TIC Chicago & Alton railroad. said.
$40, weeks sEo corn along our lines was
49, ls2 coul3 not SEQ a man on horse
- n tho nel1e There never VS. such
-, lse Tor corn along the lines OF cur
80 - ans We run through a great corn
10Th IN Illinois and Missouri. We
- 90 .--lral crcn ran,rt. ~. c-.-