The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-26
BIG YEAR FOR CROPS.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR HEAVY
YIELDS OF CEREALS.
Good Prices FOR Every rhetab bic Bushc,
OF Grain Looked For--rr Tremendous
Crops of wheat, Cotton. Hay. Tobacco
and Vegetables.

Splendid crops of all cereals are be-
ing gathered and good prices for every
bushel that can he marketed are on
fdontly expected by the grain owners
of tho great west. Everywhere in tho
west, experts inspected the growing
fields of wheat, oats, corn and rye and
~forecasted the probable yield. Condi-
tions were found favorable to a NAM
moth yield Of all cereals but with the
next month depends the fate of all
growing crops. Should favorable
weather ensue. n supply of foodstuffs
sufficient to feed all Europe Will be
assured and n market can be found. II
Is estimated, very readily for all that
Is not consumed In the United States
and paying prices are looked for. This
years crop OF wheat will be greater
than that OF 1900, although there has
been q reduction of /. 200, 900 acres In
the acreage Of spring wheat. Last
years crop was 522. 230, 900 bushels,
valued after harvesting at S323,5I5,l77.
From present Indications, Il Is esti-
mated that this years yield will be
not less. and probably more, than
Coo, O0O, 900 bushels which, at last
years farm prices, would be worth
$419,250, 900. The critical time for
wheat will not be over until August
Is. Present conditions are most favor
able but excessive moisture or pro-
longcd drought may decrease the yield
In far northern territory. The acreage
in Texas. Oklahoma and Kansas Is not
as large as last year but the short
age there will be counterbalanced by
increased acreage In Illinois, Missouri,
! Ohio. Michigan and indiana. Foreign
! conditions are expected to make tho
! price OF wheat Arm. The French crop
is reported below the average. Great
Britain will be a good customer and II
Is believed Germany will import 1907
OOO, 900 bushels, although her usual I'M
ports are about $1,000, 900 bushels. The
corn crop. while backward thus far
and although the acreage devoted to
It's cultivation is considerably less than
was the case last year, It Is expected
to bring a good figure and pay the
growers even better than 1900. Men
who have carefully studied the corn
situation believe that 40 cents a bushel
will be the minimum price. The total
yield this year will be. II the weather
continues favorable. as great rs last
year. 200, 000, 900. and it's value will
reach the tremendous sum Of $40.
600, 900. Oats will probably show
slight decrease In production and hard.
ly so great a yield as was gathered
last year will result. 1t Is possible
however, that the figures for 1900, 4
yield Of 800, 000, 900 bushels, may b.
reached. which, at the rates prevailing
last year, would be worth $2G6, 400 900
Barley and rye show a substantial In
crease over last years production. IL
1900, IS, 926, 900 bushels OF barley, val
ued at s24.O75. 81. were grown while
this year $4,000, 900 bushels, valued al
$50, SOC, 900, are looked for. Rye Is ex.
pected to show an increase from las,
years figures, %, 1896. 1927 bushels. val.
ued at $12,341, 413 to 5000. 900 bushels
valued at $l3, 312 900. From the south
come reports OF bright prospects for q
tremendous crop Of cotton. Stimulated
by the high prices OF last year, the
planters have given Over to the cult
walton Of cotton 2.1ll, 900 acres more
than in 1900. II Ia expected that this
year the yield will be not less than
1O,O84, 900 pounds. worth $3.50, 024, 900
while last years crop was 1905. i19 1854
pounds. valued at 1884. 847 1858. Also
there are excellent yields of hay, to-
bacco, potatoes, vegetables and fruits
OF all kinds. The farmers profits prom
ise to be large. exceeding those of any
year for q decade.