The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-26

1 REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| Chicago. Sept g-Dispatches 30 the
Record Herald from the great corn-pro-
| ducing States Of the West and South.
| nearly all OF them based on the latest in
formation in the hands of the State boards
Of agriculture and labor bureaus. indi-
cate that the total crop OF the country
will be 224s 0oo. .oeo bushels
| These figures are an even hundred mil
lion bushels less than the total crop in
| dicated by the Government report, which
| contemplated conditions up TO September !.
There ara current a dozen estimates on
the crop. some by field experts. others by
| trade papers and statisticians. and still
others by railroads. These calculations
| range from 1e0o. 900 bushels by H V.
Jones and James J. Hill. to 2.1oo. .ooo. 90 By
the Corn Products Company.
The average Of the several estimates Is
:, 100. 900 900. or A.oo0.Oo bushels over the
present finding of the Record d-Herali.
Frost has done very little damage to
the crop. Even South Dakota. Minnesots.
Wisconsin and Iowa report that the i'm
pairment from this source is hardly worth
mentioning In considering the yield as a
who.e.
South Dakota dispatches say - per cent
Of the crop 10 tonight beyond any possible
harm from cold weather. Iowa figures
that not to exceed per cent of the corn
u damaged. and Nebraska Labor Bureau
officials estimate that 80 per cent OF the
grain in the fields Is immune.
On this question OF possible injury by
frost, local opinions diverge widely. Ad-
vices from cities Of Iowa. Northern Ne
braska. Minnesota and North Illinois are
that fully % Der cent OF the crop Is sus-
are interpreted as rejecting purely lOcs!
conditions. and not applicable 10 the State
as a whole
WESTERN CROP TWO WEEKS LATE
II fS agreed. however. that the crop OF
the Western country Is from ten days TO
two weeks later than usual the retarda-
ton being attrtnutable TO heavy rains ana
ceptionally cool weather throughout the
summer. In hundreds OF localities light
frosts were welcomed because they quick
ened the r1penfng and hardening process
II - only Ia comparison with midsum-
mer expectations that the crop. as indi-
Gated by the advices. IL email. In only
omcisi data. is a crop OF 2,ts.ocl. 90 bushels
exceeded. In 1902 the total yield was 2-a53.-
81. ~ bushels. and in isss II was 2sss.-
GH.1 .165 bushels.
In round numbers. the crope o: the last
ten ycArs have been as follows: 1895. J.
~. .00o 600 bushels: 1895. 2.i5l.g .gOHo bvsneis:
1sas. 1.ss4 4ooUo bushels: isS. lsao opoo
0S,0o 90 bueheis; 1900. 216. .op 900 bushels:
fS0. i.E30o8.ooe bushels: 1872. 2.52s 0o 90
bushels; ls0a. 2.34i000.0o bushels; 1875 les
tinated6. 22as.0o0 900 bushels.
PRICES HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
The prospective yield OF this season is
100000 Ia excess Of that Of q year ago.
Prices to-day are about one cent more a
bushel than they were the corresponding
time q year ego. Based on these values
tho farmers returns for their efforts would
Be $1,000 900 in excess OF those OF the year
before
Taking up the surplus corn States more
in detail. Iowa crop officials say the per
feet maturing Of the crop requires nve
more days Of good weather in the SOUTH
ern half Of the State and ten days in the
northern half. The highest estimate for
the State is for 800. bushels. Not
all Of the crop Will be marketable. but
All Of II viii b good feeding corn. Old
corn IN the State has been absorbed and
farmers believe they will make more
money than for several years.
For Nebraska the estimates range from