The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
RICH CROPS YIELD
HARVEST OF GOLD ON FARMS IN
 WEST. ,..
Nufput of Wheat, Corn and Small Grains Give Promise of Establishing New High Record-Illinois
 Outlook is Good.


 to bear. Railroad officials are prepar- ink moving facilities from ngures that break records. Wheat. the finest crop in ten years and in some areas surpassing any pre- vious yield, now past all danger from rust and other ills caused by the weather, Is in the hands of the har- yesters or practically ready for them. Harvesting will be general today throughout South Dakota.
 Corn, several days ahead of the crop at this time last year. and its percent ages of bushels to the acre running ahead of the 100 mark, is bursting to maturity in the broad belt in Illinois and beyond the Mississippi like a potted plant under @ magicfan's wand. It IS a moving picture. 1t Is growing So tast out in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Danger from frost is remote. owing to its advanced stage.
 Big Yield of Small Grain.
 Small grains generally. throughout the so-called granger States. promise exceptional yields. while the hay crop fs above the average in most sections. There never was q time In the memory of the statisticians when prospects have been sg bright for all manner or crops token together.
 From statements furnished by general railroad officials of the granger roads, and reports from its special corre- spondcnts iE the several States, Tne Record Herald is able to present sum mary of the promising conditions that is as authoritative as 1t possible 10 compile in advance of the actual stor- ing CT marketing of the crops. Tho railroad statements, which are based cn estimates and figures prepared for the Presidents of the compantes and TOT transmission to Eastern Boards or Dl- rectors, show the broad general condi- tions The more detailed figures rom State agricultural authorities tell or varying local conditions. but all reports are corroborative of one another m showing a year of wonderful plenty.
 'sThe yield of corn promises to be greater than that of any previous year. said E. W. McKenna. assistant to Pres fdent Earling of the Chicago, Miiwau- kee md St. Paul Railroad. The crop is well advanced and Is almost certain tc mature before frost. Spring wheat has been in some danger from black rust. but so far ss the territory travers- ed by our road Is concerned that dan- ger has passed"
 spring Wheat Crop Good.
 aGeorge w Porter. the Minneapolis elevator man, was in a day or two ago and reported that the three spring wheat States-Minnesota and the Dako- tas--will harvest 175.000.o0o bushels. Their total last year was 154.oO0.0o0 bushels. The coarse grains-barley, rye, oats and fiax-tndicate full aver age"
 .south Dakota has the best crop of wheat and small grain 1t ever had. said W. D. Cantillon, general superintendent of the Chicago and Northwestern, who returned Saturday from tour Of ln- spection embracing the grain States. Tt is ten years since Minnesota has neo such a crop of small grain. Iowa pre- sents the hest corn prospects Tor ten years"
 'sTaking 1t all around. crops are the best they ever have been." said Presf- dent Ripley of the Santa Fe. There never was such 0 orn crop. what has been little better put not much. We figure on so.oo00Oc oush- els of wheat in Kansas. It Is the nrst time in the history Of the Southwest that there have been big crops In corn' wheat, oats and grass altogether
 Record for the West.
 eve have the biggest wheat crop that the western country. taken as whole, ever has produced.' said Third Vice President Riddle of the Rock Island. 'sThe prospects for corn never were net- fer Nebraska Is expected to produce go. 900. 900 bushels of wheat and Kan < sas SC, 100000 We look for about l5'- coo. .000 in Oklahoma. The forage
  the prosperity of the country. were never better
 "All reports are so good It is snort story" said George H. Crosby. freight traffic manager of the Burlington. cannot recall more favorable conditions The corn crop is assured In all the corn states. In Nebraska the wheat crop will he about 5o,OOO.00O bushels and 1t is of exceptional quality. It Will run as high as sixty-four pounds to the bushel. while about fifty-nine is the standard. The yield is as hlgn as thirty-fve bushels to the acre-in every respect the biggest the State ever mas had. We expect wheat to move with fair freedom, but not with any rush. Farmers have been getting good prices west of the Missouri, and they do not have to dispose of their products In hurry" "
 The corn crop in Illinois. according to the July government report. Will ap- proximate $40, 100000 bushels. a slight decrease over the 1904 crop. The corn acreage in the State Is s'6l1'ooo. o-a ne wheat crop with an acreage or 1,o'z'- GOO. is expected to reach upwards or os GOO 900 bushels, an increase of at least 7,00O,0 ,000 over last years crop Oats. with an acreage of 3.730.ooo are expected to yield 125.515.0OO ousneis. against 117.341.952 bushels Tor the previous crop.
 Indiana expects to beat last year corn record by nearly 40, 100000 bushels. Its crop this year, the indications ar U will average forty-five bushels to the acre. which excels the big 1900 record of 42.41 bushels. The corn acreage IS 4.O1s.432, and the estimated yield IS 1so BOO 40 bushels. There are some fields that give promise of from eighty to 100 bushels to the acre The oat crop Is conceded to pc the largest ever raised in the State' nartly on account of increased acre age. On the State Statlsticians esti- mate of thirty-five bushels to the acre the total yield of oats will be 6S,335'66o bushels.
 A total of 1.644,934 acres was sown In wheat in Indiana last fall, which Is an increase of about 100000 acres over the wear before Last year the yield aver aged 1O.59 bushels to the acre, but this wear if will certainly average eighteen bushels and perhaps twenty for the en- fire State. Much of the thrashing has been done, and conservative estimates nlace the total crop at 32 s9S,6S0 bush els.
 BiE Increase in Iowa.
 Iowa. according to The Record-Her. aids Des Moines correspondent Will produce corn crop at least 20 per cent. larger than that of 1904. Last year slightly more than 9.000,000 acres yield cd 342 O00. 900 bushels. and this year. with an average of S.767.00o. the most ,4.-Ir m