The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
WORK FOR THE MONTH.


month Of July may fairly be taken
tn.ide the crop year. The planting
h,f The wear i now past: the reap
inalf is just commencing. Upon the
o~rnlanted and the present prospect
~m.easonably be inferred the profit OF
tbaar-s crops. What. then. Is the
va prospect for the farmer. arguing
fr This standpoint? Take. first. the
VI n~roSpect. The failure Of the
WI crop last year almost throughout
th,orld. with the exception of this
coy. and the quickly advancing prize
esthe fall. gave an impetus TO wheat
seq which is seer in the increased
acre now awaiting harvest. Tn"
arreeded is the largest ever known.
amting TO + , 1000. 600 acres. or over
3.CpOO acres more than was seeded IN
1891. and from which there was har-
We. in 1891 the largest crop ever raI>-
ed this country. The winter an
SIR have been favorable to the growth
of crop in nearly every State except
Carnia. where Il severe drouth mas
prded. and practically destroyed the
Grover Il large section of the State.
Thndition Of the T. on the first of
.jlNtS DtlttI ludl lilt q"
MUIR of years. and much higher than
at same period last year Whilst adj
nit that a conSidera bic area of the
crolS yet to pass through considerable
riSlhe indications are that the yield
wilp Il greatly increased one. and
proly in excess of hat of 1891. As
sum the WELD to be at the rate of L.
bus to the. acre. as in 1891. and MAX
ingfowance for the failure of Cali
forI we think it may fairly he eX-
poet that. barring any exceptional
dam, to the spring wheat crop of the
\OEeSt. we shall have Il crop of
abo625.OO 900 bushels of wheat. o.
npa 100. O0O. 600 bushels in excess Of
the ~ of last year. and 13.0Oo.0 GOO
busl in eXceSs of hat of 1891 the
great crop ever previously known.
Ind normal conditions. the probaha-
lty HUch an immense crop cOuli not
fail have Il depressing influence on
the lc. and to an extent that no doubt
will the case. but certainly. under ex-
1>tln0ndltlOnS. to nothing like II TX
tent itch might have been. or which
WAS g case, in 1891. The world is
bare supplies: barer. in fact. than eve
bef0ut this period Of the year. Not
Withholding all that we have shipped
abr0; Europe is yet hungry for our
%gralnndia and Argentina have already
shipr 4 very large part of this years
crop Europe much earlier than is
uSualnder the influence of high prices
and t the scarcity continues. Beer
hohm reliable European authority on
WheaStatiStics. estimates the require
lnpntt IN11rnI,n from, hov 1st 10 Cor,
temh' list. at 72.000.00O bushels. and
the sn available between those dates
at 100000. In the face of such a stu
alton may. we think. be fairly assum-
ed tn Notwithstanding our great crol
proSp. prices will certainly keep uI
untiltcr September. and we think vii
not f! much below so cents this year
The LEGATIONS so far do not point tC
m0rclan an average crop i'll Europe
Our cess will largely be required t,
buildp the worlds reserves to the nor
mai mt. and thus prices will. we think
be Sttllcd and maintained. Orr South
efn wat crop will be ready to come OF
the il kct at d time when Supplies arr
n"cdc, and should sell we'll. We advis.
thataoantaGe 10 taken of tins uppor
tunik. all that wheat be thrasned "rC
shlplcd : soon rs ,eady. Our repCrts
are ~noStayorahle as to the present con
dltIdn onhe cror IN Virginia. nni ",
trust th;ifine weather will enable it [,
be slvedn good condition. A tcrtniuil
of fine d weather would see ne:rly tn,
whole CD cut and slved. The area il
wheat IN lrglr!a is about = FER cent
greater an last seal, giving i crop o
about 1000 acres. With Il yield pc
acre as Fat ~ thlt of last year. which
seems pbable. this should give Us
crop of bout S.';l0.00o bushels. Il
Q ! per cent. greater than las
year. GIng i crop Of about o1O.OO'
acres. Nth a yield per acre as great a
last yeas, this would give that Stat,
a crop about 1850 600 bushels. A
such pres as we think likely to be 90
for tIcs crops. they will give our farm
ers 4 We nice help along with the year
profits. he much moro general produc
ton OF nall crops of wheat by farmer
III the outh this year than for man.
years Ist. will also be the means o
saving lIch money. and it is still as frl
as everthat "A penny saved is a penn
gained.
Will the oat crop in the South Is ne
50 largy a market GRO as wheat, "
!; good rop means much to our farmers
The an seeded to oats III the South i
much IS now than it was some year
ago. athe competition with the North
ern gr0n crop, where much larger yield
are mae. is too great. The area grow