Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-25
BEATS CORN RECC.lsss.
Nebraska Farms Produce Two Hundred and
Forty-Four Million Bushels.
GREAT STATE FAIRLY 0UTDOES ITSELF
Owners Of Nebraska Mortgages Can Get
Their Canceling Stamp Out,
ACTIVE TIMES AHEAD IN THE FEED LOIS
stockmen Preparing to Convert the Corn
Into Meat
lcTIvt TIMES AHEAD IN THE FEED LOTS
PROSPERITY FOR FARMER AND MERCHANT
Small Grain Shows Up Fairly Well,
but Does Not Come Up to
the Record of King
Corn.
NEBRAsKA's CORN CROP.

NEBRAsKA's CORN cRoP.
1So0 tbushels). .2tt.125,O03
1s0S tbushcls). 1SO.811 ,0tt
1897 tbushels) 228, ,OOT ,S53
Wheat, $500 tbushels). .2O.333,01t
Onts, $500 tbushclsD. .... 53,5 ,OD7
Rye, iSo0 tbusheIsD. ........ 3.O43,74S
Barley, 1S00 CbushcIs). 2,1GT, 1870
Potatoes, 1880 (bushcIS. IL, 5,350,6O
The figures given above represent in part
what Nebraska has added to the worlds
wealth duri the year 1899 through the
efforts OF it's farmers aided by the marvel
GUS productiveness of the soil. General
Prosperity takes a look at the figures, then
scans the market quotations and makes up
his mind that Nebraska is the place to make
his headquarters. Tho state has before this
season produced some wonderful crops OF the
king OF cereals-corn-but in 1899 has fairly
outdone itself and set the mark many mil
lion bushels in advance Of the best previous
effort. Two hundred and forty-four million
bushels OF corn, added to the other products
of the state means that when the years
score is settled the rest of the world will
be in debt to Nebraska many millions of
dollars and that the process OF mortgage lift
start, will be continued at more rapid rate
than ever.
Taken alone the corn only represents
portion of the wealth which will be poured
into the pockets Of the farmers A great
portion of the corn will be fed to cattle,
hogs and sheep and the conversion into meat
will add greatly to its value. All this means
mortgages lifted, new houses. better clothing
and more of the comforts of life in every
way for the farmer and a good business for
the retailer and wholesaler. With the pros
perity of the farmer the towns and cities of
the state will take on new life, labor will
participate in the rewards Of a bountiful
harvest and the entire state will rejoice as
those who live in a land of plenty are en-
titled to.
What is Of as much practical Importance
to the producer as big crop is conditions
which offer ready market at remunerative
prices. In 1891, when one Of the largest
crops in the history of the state was raised,
corn was so cheap that thousands of bushels
of it were burned for fuel and even the good
crops of 1897 and 1898 did not bring so much
money in return for its direct sale and when
the comparison is made with the corn turned
into meat the differences in favor Of the
present year is still greater.
Helped by General Conditions.
share toward making the farmer prosperous
and independent and the general conditions
which produce prosperity. brought into play
by the advent Of the republican administra-
tion into power, has done the rest The
factories have been started and the tens of
thousands OF men and women who were prev
iously living upon the least possible expendl-
ture are now able to buy freely and pay
for what they get. The greater consumption
Is reflected in the increased price which all
the products of the farm bring in the market.
The difference in price amounts to as much
as the entire market value OF the great crop
of 1891, which up to that time was record
breaker though several millions short OF the
yield of the present year.
Let those in the crowded east who are In
search of new homes, or who find themselves
cramped for room to turn round, or without
means to buy the high-priced lands OF those
sections take look at what Nebraska has
done and what it can do again and then
turn their faces to the cheap lands which
are now idle for want of people enough to
cultivate all of it. There are thousands OF
acres just as good as that which has In
1899 and previous years produced those
marvellous harvests only waiting for some
one to stir it with plow to respond with
full granaries.
break in the Statistics.
In presenting the figures of the years
harvest 1t is to be regretted that there Is nc
means available by which statistics can be
obtained of several of the states most I'M
portant industries incident to the farm
There is no way of obtaining reliable figures
of the dairy, which Is one OF the greatest ol
Nebraskas money producers. Both In guam
tity and quality Nebraska ranks with the
leading dairy states in the union and every
year witnesses great strides forward In this
line. Formerly the butter producers were
almost entirely the small farmers but with
the advent OF creameries the owners OF large
herds of cattle began to appreciate the earn
ing powers of the COW. Each year has seer
a decided advance in the amount OF butteI
produced and also in the average quality o.
the product through this medium until no"
Nebraska butter ranks with the best
Another source of great revenue Is the
hen. Just what 1t adds to the wealth of the
state is a matter of speculation, as there are
no reliable statistics. Ex-Governor Furnas
than whom there Is no better authority II
the state on all matters pertaining to agri'
culture expresses the belief that the eggs
and poultry bring to the state more wealth
than the wheat crop. Certain II Is that ii
addition to what Is consumed within the stat'
vast quantities Of both eggs and poultry arr
annually shipped out to other markets Ii
one OF the interior towns OF the state one
firm alone during 1898 paid out over slo''
900 for eggs and poultry, all OF which cam'
from the county and did not represen
product shipped in.
Sugar beets also represent source o
income which is no inconsiderable portion
Of the total. Three Of the largest beet susal
factories in the world are located In TIT
state The ones at Grand Island and Nor
folk have been in successful operation for
number OF years and the one at Ames II
nearing completion and will work up th'
beets raised this year in that section. Ever
with these factories the industry is sill
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