The Progress., 1896-05-28
UNP RECEDENTED WEALTH IN
THE CROPS OF 1896.
Reports from All Over the West show
the Agricultural Interests OF the Couu-
try to BE In IIour.shing Condi-

interests OI country III nave N'Itt
bearing on all its other industries, /
other words, whatever tends to aid. o
iniure farming pursuits. will brncti
Gently or disastrousIy affect every o,ho
important interest. It is 4 matter 70
congratuIation. therefore, that oXccp
tiOnally Favorable reports are comm!
east regarding the outlook for splen
did crop in the corn belt region.
COpious rains had fallen during III,
spring and put the ground in splondi,
condition for seeding and growing. Tn,
fears of another drOu'h have long since
been laid to rest and the agriculturis,
looks hopefully forward 10 4 rich re-
ward for his toll No, only does rho
farmer EXPECT good cYop This year
but the conditions Tins far have been
so much more favorable than in several
years past. that he eyucrrs = crop which
will fully make ND for few short ones
Nor is the eypoctarjon without reason
! There is not a single condition lackinp
either in soil or weather which shouIt
bring this hope to the farmer. The soil
has received more moisture in the
shane of rain and snow than in MANY
wears and tho weather ha. hoon all that
could be desired for growing. There
fore if all those cions count for INV
thing tbev Indicate . vaar or ,ros-
Deritv tbrouohont tho croat Wost Evan
before the first wook in Nav almost half
tho corn Voc ,1o,tod wiz, ooneido.ohro
Of if showing nicely ahovo orouna and
doing we'll In many, ,ooo,i,ioe = rco,
even tban coyorol ;nobo. biob 4.
there will undouhtedlv no an incraa sod:
acreago of hotb cor, and s,,o1I oroi,,
This vear ,ha Indications oro thn. Tho
sDring worl, will No, ho wo,l ovor ,osoro
tho last vook in Nov, rbi. howoror
will he early ononob !, ,ho cor, bolt
region to allow tho go,do, or, - ,inor
before frost comec oven e = shon1d
como = ,ittlo oor1ior than rero1
As the rainfall bo, hoon so;,,,. Zoo
uuent in its yisitationc dnrinu tho nor
ton of the season which hac nascod and
fully I'D 10 normal If is bnt fair 70 as
SHINE that this normal condition will
continue and that tho hone, % tbo
farmers will no fnl,v roo,;voS
Remarks from, v;do1,. d;soron. ,ooo,;
ties in tho oroat corn rrodroina .,ata,
mint to tho foo+ +ho. o;,., 49,
saturated tho coil 70 o ,,,,ob r,.oo,o.
dnntb than !, MANU-, ,,o,,;o,,, ~
This is narticn1,r,v trro win ronon,
TO Nebraska whore tho favor,h,o or+
look of tha nrauon+ +ino ho. o. &.
many parts of the state. been excol1od
even in the oDjnion Of old inhabitants
In fact the prospect is so encouraoing
that the farmers all over the state are
letting go their corn and grain TO which
they had been holding 50 tenaciouslv
since last harvest, in the dread that
the drouth period was not at an end.
they are now shipping it eastward in
big quantities or feeding il TO their
stock and fattening pigs for the market,
The bulletins issued by the various
state sections of the GU. s. Weather
service confirm the glad tidings, gener-
My, SO that taken all in all the outlook
u good times for the western farmer is
exceedingly encouraging. The bulletin
to Nebraska, for the week end
ny May 4, contained the following:
he week has been warm, averaging
rom 1our TO SIX degrees above the nor
hal. L1ght frosts were reported from
ne southwestern portion OF the state
arly IN the week, but little if any
dhidSe was done 10 1rult The rain
al mas peen very general and for the
lost part heavy, amounting to over two
inches over most of the eastern half Of
he state and in limited localities in the
'estern. On the night Of the 9th and
n the 2Sth a general and haavv r.;,
torn passed over the state accom-
anisd by high winds. This was fol-
WED by showers nearly every dav in
lie week in the northeastern section
nd work has been much retarded
lroughout this as we'll as the middle
'ctlon of the state by the wet condi- l
on of the soil. The weather has heen
cry favorable for the growth of yege-
ton, especially small grain and grass
hich have made very vigorous growth