The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-09-05
A GREAT CORN CROP
Bfcdstreet's Figures for the Current
Season.
A YIELD OF l,4O9,OOO,OOo BUSHELS
With An Estimated Value uf $780,
ooo,ooo-There VIII Be "Bread in
The Land' For Another Year.

New York. Special-Bradstreet
says: Late advices as to the prob
able corn crop yield and as to the re-
sulting effect upon the general busi-
ness of the country have made for
rather saner view of the subject than
could have been taken some six weeks
or two months ago. With the idea Of
getting a clearer view Of the actual
situation in the closing week Of Au-
gust Bradstreet sent inquiries to all its
officers aGd correspondents not only
in the surplus corn growing States,
but in the leading Middle ind South
ern States as we'll.
A consolidation Of the replies from
the seven surplus States of Iowa, Kan
sas, Nebraska, IllinCes, Missouri, In
diana and Ohio, percentages Of in
crease or decrease by States being
based upon the reported yields as in
dicated by the Department Of Agricnl-
ture. point to a reduction in the yield
Of those States Of not far from $780,
100000 bushels from a 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 25,000,000 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 off so that a shortage Of not to
exceed CTS 100000 bushels in the coun-
try's crop is to be looked for. A yield
of not less than 1.400,000,0G0 bushels
is indicated for 1901, drop OF about
80 per cent. from year ago.
Replies to the question OF farm
prices being out the fact that the
present prices per bushel are fully 40
per cent. higher than year ago. The
farm price for the entire United States
a year ago as reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture was in the neigh
borhood Of 80 cents, and 40 per
cent. increase in price would point 10
at least 81 cents per bushel being re-
allied this year, which, applied to a
total Weld of 1,400,000000 bushels,
would net total return Of about S7l5:-
100000 this year against 5l,OOo,OOo
n wear ago. a decrease OF only $780,
600 900 or less than per cent.
Special interest Of course attaches
TO the answers as 10 the probable ef-
feet upon general business the conf
ine season of the shortage in corn.
and It is in a high degree encouraging
to learn that 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 TINS
wear. The fact seems to be that the
agricultural interests are In pretty
GOOD shape at present The Wheat
Weld is large, and prices received nave
been very good. Those sections SEND
ing the poorest corn reports, in iact.
send the best advices as to wneat
vicld and returns. The results OF tne
inquiry are, therefore, to indicate tnat
far from being the failure earlier IN
dicated, fair crop Of corn Will De
gathered and that, thanks to the goou
wheat and other crop yields, and 10
tine prosprous condition OF the farm,
ing interest, what would in years o,
depression be regarded as very gooo
cron outlook exercises little adverse