Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-08-09
CROPS ARE ALL BIG.
NATIONAL RICHNESS GROWING
UP FROM THE SOIL.
Reports Show that Predictions of
Disaster Because of Frrigid Spring
Were Unfounded-No Doubt About
"heat-Corn Only Backward.

PeSSimiStS who saw distress and
financial ruin for the farmers Of the
United States and because Of their
hard times a stringency for the whole
population of the country, have been
put to rout by reports Of crop pros
poets received in Chicago.
The late spring. with its accompany
ing. chilly blasts, which fingered until
the beginning of summe furnished
many prophets with dark visions for
the future. and the story OF the COM
plete failure of all the important
crops was handed about as an estnb-
lished fact. Just how far these false
prophets failed has only recently come
to light in the cheerful reports from
practically every section Of the United
States.
Stories of the prosperity near at
hand for the American farmer-a
prosperity practically sure to be re-
t1ected to all classes Of citizens-came
from the editors Of various farm
weeklies and periodicals devoted 10
crop conditions.
Only in the case OF corn does there
seem to have been any appreciabla
effect from the bad weather Of March,
April and May. And even the corn
crop is said to be merely Il backward
one with a tendency to be underde-
velOped, but Il %sanguine hope is enter
tanned that it will come around in
time to maintain its place among the
other grain crops of the country.
New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Indiana. and the southern states suf-
Tered probably the most with their
corn crops, but these probably will be
offset by the bumper crops expected
from Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois,
three of the greatest producing states
for the grain.
Practically nothing but cheering
news has been heard from the all i'm
portant wheat crop. Kansas will har-
vest 6O~O,OGO,OOO bushels this year, and
highly satisfactory stories of the prog
ress of the crop and it's attendant
prosperity promises have come from
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Missouri. and
h far northwestern states. Rumors
Of the destructive green bug have APP
parently died in the last few weeks,
and while it is admitted that the in
sect did a deal of harm in Oklahoma
and the Indian territory, its appear
ance in other important wheat grow
ing states was short and the damage
small.
The weather has been of a variety
calculated to give the boil weevil, the
terror of the cotton fields, not even a
chance for his life. and the southern
farmers are cOrrespondingly happy.
Reports from Many States.
MINNESOTA-The farmers apparent
ly have entirely forgotten there was such
a thing as a late spring and are going
ahead with enthusiasm. The prospects
for the wheat crop are especially prom
Using.
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA
Conditions were never surpassed, with the
possible exception of the low lands. There
the crops nave suffered slightly on ac-
count of the unusual rains, but elsewhere
there will be at least an average wheat
crop, if nothing better. The yield of
oats, barley and fax will stand high in
comparison with recent years, especially
NLch LIE dCledSc 10 ldhch hto j.
ton.
IOWA-In most sections the crops are
better than they nave been in years. Late
rains did some damage, but not enough
to affect the general outlook. Corn, the
big Iowa crop, will be above the aver
age, and one expert has boldly declared
the yield within the State will be over
800. 100000 bushels. There will probably
no a mammal riat5 nf oats 1nln1ntjn~ RI
about 10000, 900 bushels. NV
KANSAS-A wheat crop approximate
ing 6O0,00O,OOO bushels spells prosperity
for this State beyond doubt. The farm
ers are as happy as they have been in a
decade. A. ~
NEBRASKA-One of the largest corn
crops Nebraska has ever known is conf
IDENTIFY predicted. At first it seemed as
if the yield would be short, but good,
steady weather around the first of July
did the work, and now Q bumper run is in
sight. With an increased acreage of
wheat, there will be an average crop, and
the yield of alfalfa will also be great. The
ranges are reported in excellent shape.
misunderstanding better than an
average crop OF wheat, a fine large crop
of both timothy and clover hay, and plen-
ty of oats and rye is the story of the
farmers. The corn is keeping up well and
fruit alone is in bad shape.
INDIANA-Records of last season will
hardly be broken, but the crops will far
exceed the early expectations. Corn and
oats are a little behind the average, but
the other field crops are about equal to
other years. The fruit crop is below the
normal.
OHIO-As a whole the crops are about
the average. In SONG sections the pros
poets are away above the normal, but in
others it is apparent there will be de-
creases in the yield, all tending TO even
up matters.
TENNESSEE-All the crops are late
because of the cold weather of the spring,
but prospects point to a crop Of nearly av-
erage yield.
MISSOURI-Despite the disheartening
predictions for corn growers, an expert
says the crop is only seven points behind
last year. The oat crop is the best in
years. and wheat is about the average
KENTUCKY-Plenty of late vegeta-
bles is the story of the farmers. The
early outlook was anything but satisfac-
tory, but the situation has cleared to a
considerable extent. The corn crop is re-
ported ii excellent shape.
NIRGINIA-The tobacco crop is late
and will be off in quality and quantity.
Corn is also late. but is rounding to in
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