The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
JONES vs.. GOVT
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I. ON THE CROPS
LOCAL ESTIMATOR SAYS Off.
CIAL FIGURES TOO HIGH.
Sees Disappointment for Those Who
Based Expectation Of Large Win
ter. Wheat Crop on the Government
Condition in the April Report-Texas
Wheat Gut Materially by Black Rust.

In the, Commercial West of today H. ".
Jones says: The wheat crop in the United
States will be very disappointing, due In part
to the misleading reports that have been is
sued by the government and other crop authori-
ties, who have been from the start fully
100000 900 bushels too high. Our investigations
cannot issue final figures today, but the maxi
mum Of the winter crop in the United States
will be 100000 600 bushels, with chance that
it will run as low 900 bushels, de-
pending upon our findings in the Ohio valley
states and in Michigan the coming week, where
we think the crop has been considerably over
estimated. We have completed INSPECTION OF
than last year. The government figures for
Texas last year were 1250O,ooo bushels. but
the millers of the state say the crop did not
year was. 1900, 900 bushels. Black rust ap-
peared this year in the Pan Handle, and thresh-
ing returns are very disappointing. Indeed 1t
Is only in the western and more arid parts
speak Of. The excessive rainfall in the entire
| wheat belt in the spring produced diseased
condition, the bloom being washed out by heavy
rains until straw which was able to have made
rs bushels turns out with about 5 bushels. This
condition prevailed in what is known the
| 'black land'' counties of Texas The western
| part Of the grain belt, where the rain was not
so excessive, had better crop. We give the
state 100000 bushels, feeling that such total
| is outside.
was cut, but 1t came too late to injure yields
! especially, except in the southern counties,
where the loss in some instances from three
/ to five bushels acre, and In other parts of
| the territory occasional loss on grade. The
territory will have good crop and large
/ part will be good quality. The western coun-
ties have fine wheat, but not large acreage.
| Kay county decreased its acreage this year>about
10 per cent. 1t, is the leading wheat county in
the territory. z
| Kansas may raise little more wheat than
last year, probably about 5000. 900 bushels. The
| wheat is very spotted. thin. short. however. 1t
| is more difficult to estimate than the rust dis
tricts were last year in the northwest for the
| reason that the fields are filed with short heads
| running from ten to fifteen kernels, and this
1 with the thinness makes It. very difficult to
| average We shall give next week what we
| shall consider outside figures for the state, but
| shall not be surprised to see threshings run
| under them.
Nebraska, allowing 12 bushels for spring
wheat, which has not been realized in three
| years. will have good crop. The western coun-
| ties in both Kansas and Nebraska have fine
| wheat; the central counties are the weak points.
| We maintain the position we took the April
government report, that the high condition never
| existed reported by the government, and
that the crop has held it's own only from that
| time. While we suggested 400. 900, 900 bushels
at that time for winter wheat, based -condi-
ton after personal inspection Of the states in
April, called for 347, 100000 bushels. With the
yield falling now between $40. 600. 900 and 80.
600, 900 bushels, It will be noticed that there
has been very little change in the condition in
the country as whole since April. The So
called improvement that took place was simply
ness was there from the start and It could not
he overcome. ....