Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-05
BIG WHEAT CROP PREDICTED.
To Be Largest Since 19O1-67O, 600, 900
Bushels Estimated

With 60 200, 900 bushels of wheat In pros
pect, according to careful. unbiased esti-
mates received by the Chicago Herald from
all the principal grain states, nature has
given bond that prosperity will remain
with the American farmer another year.
So optimistic are the reports from most Of
the states that a conservative calculator
might be warranted In adding 100000 to
IL, 900 bushels to this estimate. Even
then he will De about q. 100000 bushels
short of the total suggested by the govern
ment report on the May l condition.
Estimates from fourteen of the leading
winter wheat states, which furnish nearly
So per cent of the total grain sown in the
autumn, are that these states will raise an
aggregate of 34S,00O.000 bushels this year.
as compared with 279696656. the official
government total accorded to these states a
year ago. and 800, 1873, 656 in 1903 These re-
ports all come from state capitals. where
the boards of agriculture are located. and
most of them semi-official.
While no definite reports at hand for
the other individual states raising wheat
the government showing for May J indi-
Gated total of 63, 029. 900 bushels for these
states. 1t is expected that in its June /
report which will be issued next Saturday,
the government will make even a better
exhibit for the state of lesser rank in
wheat production but granting that the net
results will remain about the same, the
states will aggregate something like ILL.,
100000 bushels.
There is not so sure basis for estimat-
ing the spring wheat CROP because the har-
vest is so much further away and there are
so many more chances for things to happen,
but present conditions, as reported from
Minnesota and the Dakotas, indicate that
these three states alone will produce 81 OOo,-
900 bushels more than they did year ago.
when the total was 227 Ola for all the
states. Oregon has more spring wheat area
than II had in 1904, but its winter wheat
With increased acreage of nearly 900, =
600 for spring wheat and condition about
points higher than 1t was at the CORE
spending period a year ago there is reason
to believe the total spring wheat crop will
be 239.OO0,000 bushels as against 227, OPS, Ola
bushels in 1904.
If the estimates from Kansas, Nebras ska
Oklahoma, Illinois. Indiana and the other
leaders In winter wheat produced are borne
out by the threshing returns six weeks
hence. and no more serious damage is done
TO spring wheat than has already been in
ffcted, the total crop of 1905 will be eX-
ceeded by no crop in the history of Ameri-
can agriculture. with the exception of that
OF Iool, which the government figured
finally at 74S. 4G0.21S. 1t will be $4,000. 900
bushels In excess of the crop of year ago
and 33,000,000 larger than that Of 1903
New York Is expected to furnish 5000 900
bushels of wheat. Maryland IL 100000 Vir-
ginia S,0O0,00 Washington I. 900 600 and In
dian territory probably 1000. 600 The terri
tory. by the way, repudiates the govern
ment estimate for May l as entirely too
low at 100000, this estimate being based
on percentages. New Jersey, Delaware.
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia
Alabama. Mississippi, Arkansas, West Vir-
ginia, Wisconsin, Iowa and Ihado are ex-
pected. roughly, to pour p, 900, 900 bushels
OF wheat into the nations granaries.