Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-27
EooSOMIc STATUS OF ooRN.
NinG of Cereals Regularly In the
million Glass.
Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal
Corn u the only crop In the United States
which regularly reaches the enormous total
OF q billion dollars In value. II equals the
value Of the two other primary crops OF
wheat and cotton combined II therefore
assumes q pecunlary importance OF the
hrst rank, not only to the financial and
commercial world, but especially 20 on the
part OF agriculture itself. which retains
kTEe proportion for stock feeding pur-
poses. The position OF the crop In farm
economy lie indicated by the fact that OF
the crop OF 1905 there we're retained In
farmers hands on March I. laos. over -
per cent. ana only 70 per cent Of the entire
yield had been shipped out Of the county
In which Il had grown.
The corn crop is the .backbons of the
farm In live stock and grain growing aGri-
culture. Its failure precipitates the mar
keung OF farm animals to cut down feed.
ING requirements to minimum. A short
corn crop forces other readjustments, Of
varied character In farm management.
liberal crop. on the contrary, sends the
FARMER to the markets for feeders, 40 that
the live stock exchanges OF the vast
readily reflect the state OF this oron ,n ,hs
call for young and unfinished eattl. 10 h.
shipped or driven to the country for fat
tening.
Commercially considered the handling az
the corn crop is usually more evenly dis
trouted throughout the year than that OF
wheat or cotton. II Is more easily held on
the ear than wheat IL held In the bin.
though not quite so readily stored as cot
ton. IL nevertheless has a keeping capacity
which makes II available at any stage OF
the crop year for sale and shipment. The
rahroads OF the west have, therefore n
very large interest in q good crop of corn
such as is promised for the commercial
year OF 1soe-7, OF the Ss1, ooo.o 900 bushels OF
corn shipped out Of the country practicable
all or II was handled By the railroads n
the average freight earned on this oorr.
modify was 10 cents q bushel the total
revenue from corn shipping alone voui6
De over sss,oooOoo. From the farmer,s
standpoint the farm value OF this oron A.
W cents a bushel would be worth n ga
10000. VI eA'Os''-
me economic Importance OF the ocrs
crop mas always impressed itself upon c.r-
s.iS oi nnance. large yield makes the
- reel that the rural population Of
sne country Is thereby put In a position
" oOOnoiric strength. This idea when
a. OUT Is based upon the fact that
"a MY otner CROP would Ufst
impair the economic organization of ~.
iarm to the extent that a failure ~ ,As
corp crop would. A failure OF the vbs.s
crop Tor instance. simply impairr, the a.
port power Of the country. abort co,to,
crop reduces the spinning OUTPUT vb,Y.
.ne grower In both cases. gets a rnvoh
.srser value per unit OF crop than uhsr
.ne yield 10 large or liberal. But corn cron
= means leaner stock ana lass =,
u, WIN other retrenchmenta ~.
10 the farmer, therefore, corn .,
p,votai FACTOR In his reIa ton TO the o,,-
sac market. 1t is in this that he .seos en-.
fundamental condition OF maIntatnins his
, - equipment in an effective cond,,to,
such yield as now seems ,rsct,csI,v -"
suIed makes II possible for the farmer ~.
ony 10 Improve the productive ef1c,ono,,
~ lne tarm and to lay the founda tion 4,
wen greater prosperity In years M Co...
out also to prepare himself al, tbs 49,.
~ oversees whenever they do come
ihe corn crop comes nearer ba,r, A.,
american farmers working can,tsi en-.
ny otner product OF the farm. Ara M
.rAi allowance OF working cant,s, ,,.a
ootn progress in methods ana tn.urano.
the best results. "hce or