Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-09-05
A GREAT CORN CROP
BradStreet's Figures for the Current
Season.
With An Estimated Value of S75o,-
900, o,Ooo-There viii Be "Bread in
The Land" For Another Year.

New York, Special.-Bradstrep
SAYS: Late advices as to the prob
able corn crop yield and as to the re-
6ulting effect upon the general busi-
ness Of the country have made for a
rather sancr view of the subject than
could have been taken some six weeks
ur two months ago. With the idea of
getting a clearer view Of the actual
situation in the closing week of Au-
gust Bradstrect sent Inquiries to all its
officers ana correspondents not OnIv
In the surplus corn growing States.
but in the leading Middle tnI South
Crn States as well
A consolidation Of the replies from
the soVcn surplus States Of Iowa, Kan
SaG, Nebraska. Illinois, Missouri, IN
diana and Ohio, percentages of in
crease or decrease by States being
based upon the reported yields as in
dlrated by the Department of Agricul-
turc point to a reduction in the yield
If those States Of not far from G5O,-
100000 bushels from year ago.
Smaller decreases are likewise indi-
Gated in the smaller corn producing
States. like Texas, Tennessee and
Kentucky, sufficient to swell the short
age by perhaps $4,000, 600 bushels.
Against this is to be noted larger pro
ducts reported in such States as New
York, Maryland, Virginia and South
Dakota, which, while not sufficient to
offset these decreases, still limit the
falling If so that a shortage of not to
exceed G73,000,00 bushels in the cOun-
try's crop is to be looked for A yield
Of not less than 1.4O0,000,000 bushels
is indicated for 1901, drop Of about
80 per cent. from a year ago.
Replies to She question of farm
prices being out the fact that the
present prices per ushel are fully 40
pc" cent. higher than year ago. The
farm price f.! the entire United States
a year ago as reported by the Depart
menU OF Agriculture was in the neigh
bolhOOd OF 30 cents, and a 40 per
C,n5. tr"rease in price would point to
at least II cents per buShel being re-
allied this year, which applied to a
to;al yield If 400. 900 600 bushels,
would net a total retuIn Of about $715,-
100000 thi3 year against $751,000,000
a year agc, a decrease Of only $780,
600 coo or less than per cent.
Special interest of course attaches
to the answers as to the probable eff
feet upon general business the com
inc season OF the shortage in corn,
ana it is in a high degree encouraging
to learn thai Bradstreet's agents the
country over IN the majority Of in
stances look for little that is hurt
ful to flow from the corn shortage this
ycar The fact seems to be that the
agricultural interests are in pretty
good shape at present. The wheat
yield is large, and prices received have
been very good. Those sections send
ing the poorest corn reports. in fact,
send the best adyices as to wheat
weld and returns. The resulte of the
inquiry are. therefore, to indicate that
far from being the failure earlier in
dicated a fair crop of corn will be
gathered and that, thanks to the goOu
wheat and other crop yields, and to
the prosperous condition of the farm
ing interest, what would in years OF
DEPRESSION be regarded as very good
crop outlook exercises little adverse
affect.