Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
WHY EAGLE SCREAMS
PHENOMENAL CROPS IN OUR
COUNTRY THIS YEAR.
Two and a Half Billions of Dollars
the yalue of the Yield Amazing
Figures from Some states-Means
Good Times for FarmerA.

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| Good Times for Farmera
The unsympathetic farmers of the
| West and South are so busy adding up
| long columns of figures that the doleful
cries from Wall street go utterly unheed-
| Ell, writes a Chicago correspondent. They
are trying to puzzle out just how much
| OF the s., 500,000000 that the enormous
| crops promise to yield is going into their
individual pockets. They have got so far
along in their calculations that their
wives and daughters are already nego-
! tiating with the piano agent, the sewing
! machine vender and the piano lamp man.
! Steam heat and electric lights will prob
ably follow.
The government estimates and those
of careful students of the crop situation
have revealed the abundant returns to
come from the farms of the country this
| year. The estimates show that it, is rea-
sonable to expert corn crop worth on
the farm $1,C35, 100000 a cotton crop
worth $575,000,000; wheat crop worth
/ 1892, 100000, and an oats crop worth
1915, 100000. These total $2,377 $780,
| 700, and no account is taken of the vari-
Gus other products. The estimates are
! based on the October government report
for corn, wheat and oats, and for cotton
on the figures of Theodore III. Price, who
is an acknowledged cotton expert. The
! yield of corn is placed at 2,300,000,0e0
! bushels; of wheat at 6T4.000,000; of
oats at 7S7,000,000; and of cotton at
! 100000 bales The estimated prices
! for these commodities during the year
are 45 cents for corn, 73 cents for wheat,
! 35 cents for oats and $50 bale for cot
| ton.
Amazing Figures.
The crop records of some of the in
dividual States for THIS year are amaz-
ing. The lead seems to be held safely
enough by Nebraska, with its 10000
bushels of wheat, which should yield
$50, 215, 900; 222. 10000 bushels of corn,
yielding $100,0o0,000, and $4,000 900
bushels of oats, worth probably $751;
| 5S1, 000 a total of nearly S152,000,000.
This is enough money TO give every resi-
| dent Of that fortunate State S142. Kan
sas is a close second in the running. Her
crops are great enough to give every
man, woman and child within her borders
! $1l5. Her wheat promises to yield near
| ly 96,500,000 bushels, or S70,3S9,0 900; her
corn, 200,000,000 bushels, or 100000
900; and her oats 20,659,000 bushels. or
! $7,227 900, a grand total of over $167,-
100000.
The farmers of Kansas and Nebraska
! have been figuring on the crops to de-
| ternine which will get the biggest income
| from his domain. Nebraska has 121, 525
| farms on which crops are raised, and q
total crop value of $4,000, 600; each
| farm has earned this year $3.50. The
Kansas farms are 173, 100 in number,
and as they are to divide harvest worth
] S167, 600, the portion of each farm
averages about 1910. The average farm
in Nebraska contains 246 acres, and in
Kansas 240 acres. 1t is interesting to
note in regard to this that the average
| income of the lawyers of New York City
has been figured to be $1,000 year.
Texas Cotton.
In point of value of crops Texas Is
above Nebraska this year, but the Lone
1 Star State has an advantage in her
ability to raise a cotton crop. Her cot
! ton crop of probably 100000 bales
should bring her about S135,000,0o0,
which is in itself a record. 1t will put
| IN her pocket, if lady may be allowed
to have one, $10,O00,000 more than came
! from the same source a year ago. Her
wheat crop g'll bring her $11, 1853 900,
! 100000 over last year, and from her
| corn she will receive about 100000,
! which is greater by the huge sum of
| S25, 100000 than that cron yielded in
1902. Including oats, the total value of
the Texas crops is about sos, 100000,
which should give to each of her 3,04S,-
900 sons $40. 1t has been q bumper year
| for Texas all around.
| The farmers of Illinois have calculated
that they are away up among the elect in
| the matter of crops this year. although
! they are somewhat under those Of last
| year. The total value of wheat, corn
| and oats is put at $1S0,000,000, which
| would give each person in the State $37.
| The Illinois corn crop is S1,000,000 bush
| els under the 372,000,000 bushel crop Of
! last year, but it will probably bring at
| least 10 cents more bushel on the farm.
| It's value this year is $131.0o0,000
| SO the figures run throughout the
| West Iowa's farmers have figured far
| enough so that they know the corn crop
| will bring them about S102, 100000,
which with wheat and oats will yield in
all nearly $4,000, 600, or about SOS to
each of the 2,231 900 residents of the
| State In Missouri the three crops will
bring about sos, 100000, or $34 to each
| person. The corn crop was a source OF
| trial this year. 1t was some SS,000,00
| bushels under that of 1902. Indiana ex-
| poets to receive from wheat, corn and
oats about $90400,000. which would
! equal $35 to each person in the State.
The South
The South is figuring on the cotton
crop which, both from its size and the
| high price the staple is commanding,
promises to make plutocrats Of her farm
| ers. Texas is by no means alone in her
| remarkable gain over last year. 1t is
| estimated that Alabama will produce l.
! 216.000 bales, which should yield nearly
SCI, 100000, pr increase Of about S13,-
| 100000 compared with 1902. This Is
enough money from cotton alone to give
| every citizen OF the State $34. and her
crop of corn increases this to $40.
Mississippi expects a cotton crop OF
| 100000 bales, worth at least 83,000,-
! 900, or enough to yield SOB to each of
her sons. Her cotton will probably bring
her some 100000 over last years
crop. Georgia's cotton should bring herr
over STS.000,000 and her corn nearly
S20000,000, so in all her two big crops
make about S44 head. Arkansas cot
ton would give $3S to each Of her L311,-
! COO citizens and her corn SIG. total of