The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-24
The Best of All Years.

Inc pest harvest year In the
of the United States or any
other country-that is the record
of this pleasant year OF grace,
1906. The biggest wheat crop ever
made is already assured, and corn,
oats, cotton and other crops are
far enough advanced to furnish a
reliable basis for estimates assur-
ing like result. Hay is the only
crop that may show light de-
crease, but the prosperous and
happy people of this country are
making hay for themselves in so
many other ways that the falling |
off in the natural product will
hardly be felt.
This year 1905 is going to be
such season of overhowing pros
perity, to set such mark in break
ing all records of production, that
people will look back in the years
to come and say, "But you ought
to have seen the crops in 1906" 1t
will be one of the red letter years
in the calendar of good times.
According to the reports of the
department of agriculture the win
ter wheat crop amounted to $685.
434, 900 bushels, the largest on
record. The average yield per
acre is 1873, the largest ever known
and within three .enths of BUSH
ell Of what is usually considered a
100 per cent crop. The combined
winter and spring wheat crop is
about 75S, ,OOO, 900 bushels, which
is 1000, 900 bushels ahead of 1905
and 10, 900, 900 bushels more than
the crop of 1901, the largest ever
produced prior to this year.
The corn crop is almost certain
to exceed the record breaking
crop of 1905. which amounted to
2,707 million bushels. The area
this year is 1.6 per cent greater, or
95, ,535, 900 acres, and its condition
has been so improved by timely
rains since August 1, that probab-
ly all estimates will be exceeded
as much as they were in regard to
the wheat crop, which fooled the
government experts and every
bo ody else with it's exceeding rich
ness.
The most comfortable reflection
in regard to this unprecedented
agricultural production is that al
sorts and conditions of people viii
get generous share of this abun'
dant prosperity that has rewarded
the labor of the farmers. The fac
tories and mills are straining every
energy, working overtime nigh
and day, to fill their orders, which
cover more than year to come
Jobbers and wholesalers are buy
ing large stocks in order to NEE
the demands of tho retailers ant
the latter will have to meet q lar
, ger demand from their customer
than ever before. The consumer
{ will have plenty of money thi
fall and they will spend it freel!
to crafty the cultivated tastes ant
luxurious desires that have com
with advancing civilization. Peo
pie are not satisfied now with tina
. they thought was good enough tel
years ago. The luxuries of tn
last decade have become the ne
cessities of today.
1t is pleasant, too, to reflect tina
the great Southwestis leading al
l the rest in this splendid march O
civilization. Missouri, Kansas
oklahoma and Indian Territor,
are growing faster and gettin
q rich faster than any other section
+ They have made enormous gain
in their output this year, and tn
people are generous and cultivat
b ed, knowing how to live and enjo
4 the best in life, while at the sam
n time putting aside nest egg fe
: > rainy day. They live In
Q wonderfully productive regiol
: They have the means to gratii
. their desires, and the best is nor
Q too good for them. They a
10 truely q fortunate and happy pee
ple,--K. g. journal.