Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-07
OUR GREAT SHOWING
THE SPLENDID CONDITION OF THE
CROPS FOR THIS YEAR.
Corn, OF Course, Breaks All Previous Fec
ords-Ryc and Da.loy Also In Good Com
dition-Cc:ton Crop. Though Small.
Bringing Good Prices.

The government October crop re-
port, published Oh Friday, makes i, pos
sible to form quite clear idea of the
harvests of 1895 in the United States.
According to tie official figures the
wheat crop of 1895 will be approx
matoly 425, 900, 600 bushels But un-
official estimates, i'll which the trade
seems to repose considerable confidence,
place the total yield nearly as high IL;
450,0oO,0oo or possibly slightly higher.
Tho governments preliminary cs!i-
mate of the now oats crop throughout
the country is very favorable, giving
the high average yield of %. 6 bushel:
per acre-the highest October average
recorded within five years.
The estimated average yield of rye
and barley this year is also remarkably
good, being respectively La and a6..
bushels per acre. No such promising
yield of either Of these crops has been
reported within five years.
But the crop which cuts the most
prominent figure in the American lur-
vests Of 1895 is Indian corn. a year ago
this country was at a great disatlvan
tage by reason Of the failure of corn
by far the most Important and rrotita-
bic of its cereal crops. III October, 1894,
the government estimated the general
condition of corn at only 6l.2 per cent
figures indicating very great short
age and making the crop about one-tEird
less than an average. The present gov
ernment estimates place the general con
dition Of corn (on Oct. 1, 1850 at 05.5
per cent. This is 31.3 points higher
thin the condition of last years com
crop at the same date.
1t should be noted also that at this
date the crop is practically secure, the
period when it could bo materially IN
jured by frost having passed before the
21st of September. The year 1892 will
always be memorable III American agri-
cultural annals for its great Int.ia,
corn harvest, which the department. of
agriculture estimated ut 1900, 900, 900
bushels. The crop of 1890 was also pho
nomenal, being estimated at 2, l13 COO,
900 bushels. But the crop of 1895 isvery
considerably larger than even those of
1892 ard 1890, the present yield of corn
breaking all records i'll America and III
the world, and bidding fair now TO ;:s-
gregate not very far from $500, ,00O, o0o
bushels.
1t is true that the latest returns of tl.a
department. show Il decline i'll the gen
eral condition of the cotton crop. Tie
October estimates indicate falling of
of 81 points since the 1st of September
last, and the total yield will evidently
be far short Of the average and very far
short of the phenomenal crop of 1894.
But it the southern planters will have
q deficient return i'll tho quantity of cot
ton, they will not have to sell their prod
uct at tho low prices prevailing last
year. The great advance i'll the prices
Of cotton during the last six months
(Which are now about double the prices
that prevailed ill most of 1s94) will
very largely, if not fully, compensate
and console the planters for the shortage
Of the forthcoming crop.
The official numerical estimates of the
corn and other crop conditions per cent
on Oct. inst. are:
1885. 1904. 1903. 1902. 1901. $780,
Corn. 05.5 64.2 75.1 70.s G.5 roo
Buckwhcat. 800. S4.S 72.O 73.5 $50 or 9J7
Potatoes. 67.4 S4.3 Tl.2 GG7 0l.3 Gl &
Tobacco......... S03 S4.5 74.1 $50 93.S 1874
Cotton........... G5.l 82.7 7O7 1913 75.7 500
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