The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-30
THE WHEAT STATES.
Those That VIII Reap Benefits from
Dollar Wheat

Dollar Wheat.
Statisticians have been estimating
at 5000, 100000 the increased revenae to
American farmers from the enhanced
price of wheat. This cereal last crossed
the dollar line in 1891, and since then
the grade of prices has been between
As and "a cents, the difference being
represented to some extent, f course,
by the various grades of wheel. An es-
innate which was put forth Syear ago
by a government authority gave the
value of the wheat crop of the United
States last year as 250,00g00O, and
VIII n the fact is taken into eonsi lera-
ton that many of the farmers sold
their product this year before the in
creased prices became current, and that
No. . wheat was sold last year for "a
cents, it is extremely doubtful, whether
the gain to the farmers over what they
received for their wheat last year, CONS
pared with what they are receiving this
year, is more than $100,0O0,000; but
such as the gain is, be it 100000 900 or
| $2OO,OOO,00O, it comes most opportune-
lv to the farmers of the United States.
Wheat is one of the big crops of the
United States and has bounded ahead
with great rapidity as the agricultural
| interests of the United States have de-
veloped. In 1850 there was a wheat
crop of 1O0,00O,O00 bushels; in 1860.
crop of $4,000, 900 bushels; in 1870, one
| of 290,000,00O bushels; in 1880, one of
45O,OOO,00O bushels, and in 1891, one of
| 100000. 600 bushels. About 460,000,00 is
| the average crop, and the United States
produces in ordinary years about one
| fifth of the wheat grown in the world;
Ii stands at the head of all countries
in respect of wheat products, France
and Russia being second and third, and
India fourth, until the recent famine
in that country following the plague
reduced the available supply for home
consumption and prevented the eXpOr-
tation of wheat in large amounts. Hun
gary, in which the crop is not very good
this year, is the fifth of the wheat-pro-
! ducing countries of the world, the total
of the others being 10y comparison in
significant, at least for export pur-
| poses.
In the United States the wheat states
are those of the northwest, and first
among them, in an ordinary year, with
an average product of 65,O00,000 BUSH
| els, is Minnesota. Then comes North
Dakota, adjacent, with a product Of
| 6O,OOO,OOO, and South Dakota, with 3d.
| 100000. The average of Kansas is about
| 25,000,OO0, and of Nebraska 10000 900
These are the group of wheat states,
| but they are not the only ones, Califor-
| MIA producing in ordinary years wheat
to the amount of 100000 bushels, and
| Ohio having an average crop of 35,000,-
600. Wisconsin, which adjoins Mime
sofa, produces relatively very little
wheat, but Michigan has, when the
| farming conditions are good, a large
| yield. Oregon has been increasing its
wheat acreage considerably. Among
| the wheat states of the east PeRnsyIva-
mia stands first, with an average crop
of 2O,0OO,OOO bushels, Maryland follow
ing with 100000 and New York with
100000. There is comparatively little
wheat raised in New England and
scarcely any in the gulf states. Mis-
souri, is a large wheat-growing state,
exceeding either Indiana or Illinois,
but Arkansas, south of it, yields very
little wheat.-N. Y. Sun.