The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-29
SEATTLE, THURSDAY. AUG. 90.
ENORMOUS CORN CROP.

While the wheat crop OF the United
States will not be above the average, all
authorities agree that the corn crop viii
pass all previous records. The statistician
OF the agricultural department puts the
yield at 200. eco 900 bushels. and Prime. the
expert. puts ii at ZOO Goo. 900 bushels. This
In nearly double the production Of last
year What tho price will be is just now
purely speculative. The average for six
years has been 3a.3 cents per bushei. but
some authorities think that the plenty viii
result IN lowering the price to . cents.
Prime says. in his periodical review:
'.This yield ought TO be worth on the farms
OF the country on an average Is cents a
bushel. or s5Oa.oco.eoo. If the European
grain crop is short. and the English har-
vest is known TO he so. our exports should
be enormous. insuring a balance of trade
In favor OF the United States The corn
crop will not he thrown upon the market
ut lower prices than q cents n bushel
Arrangements arc being made now 10 as
sist such farmers as are obliged to sell.
The corn crop OF last year was only 1900
100000 bushels In round numbers and
brought the country little moro than $780,
eoo,o0o''
Enfield. the great authority on corn. es-
timated ton OF stover to every twenty
i've bushels of grain. At this rate there
viii be in round figures. In addition 10 the
grain. 100. eOeeoo tons of stalk which, ac-
cording 10 the estimate OF average value
OF s. per ton by the same authority. would
make an aggregate OF 500 600 If. how
over tho slower should only be worth half
this sum. or S25n.e,o.o 600. the prospective OF
the Sc. 90. coo acres In grain and slower viii
be worth to the country si.200. 00o.0oo AS
Stunning that 1913 cents per bushei. or the
average for six years, 20 be nearer the
true value than the present Chicago mar
ket price. 81 will he seen tina, the present
CROP % grain is worth s9ts.2o0.0oa.
\ few years ago the English government
sent man TO this country 20 learn some
thing regarding. our corn crop. lie was
much surprised when told that the corn
stalks Of the country we're ~ more value.
or at least as much value, as hay. lie did
not seem to realize the value or the stalks
for food purposes. and the fact that the
~ rs hNNt - 'staHtfO " A8tAfW
his stock and prepare 10 for market
in many places the stalk is made more
nutritious aud more valuable by steaming
II viii be seen. therefore. that with
wheat at normal prices and cora so plenti
sul the farmers have pretty good out
lock. Thornton X. Prime. commenting
npon the figures no las given. makes the
following encouraging prophecy:
u believe that 1896 and 1885, will 500 "a
Wonderful stimulus in the way Of home
improvements. new enterprises and n gen
erssl development ameng American ayri-
rulnrisis. To an extent We have not
known fer many years. tho great West
viii prosper. u their crops suffer no injury
IN the next four weeks This viii give an
smnetus 70 the prosperity ~ the whole
country. particularly lite factories o. the
Eastern states and the railroads. In a
word, we are not only going 10 see good
times. hut the best We have ever seen in
our history as a nation
These are bold words. but they seem
Justified by TIRE conditions.