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mat the prosperity Of America
springs frasa the soil II demonstrated
once moro In the government estimate
OF the grain crops Of 1907. Those Or
urcs based on the market prices to-day,
place the value OF the grand total yield
Of wheat. cera, eats, rye and oarlsy fee
the rear at $e,45S, 0o4, 500.
Comparisons Of the governxnent esti-
mats Of tn rear with The similar no
diction made year ago shows a fsiiiag
or of $1,000 600 bushels ont of tsts1
OF more than 1000. ZOO. 600 bushei4 but
It Is believed the difference win -
more than wiped ont by the higher mar
ket value OF grains, leaving a clean
margin Of gain for the farmer In spits
Of the tariy sprng.
The government estinatom havs
placed the probabie yield Of winter
wheat for the current year at ST44SSr
600 bushels, valued ct the present prtes
Of e2M cents ut $s45, 157 1851. Tie pro
aiction for the yield Of spring wheat b
24S.6e7 900 bushels with value =
$224 TE2,S0T.
wheat Crop Worth e569, eSo,sDS
This places the total wheat cr0p ut
617. 81 600 bushels, worth $500, CSC, Jek
The actual yield Of wheat for the sim
liar period last year was 49,, 261 900
bushels which, figured at the market
price one year ago Of 7SA cents, was
worth $574422,656 Since the actual
yield, however, exceeded the govern
ment estimate by 27,000.000 bushels 1t
"a not unlikely that the present yearmay
furnish surprise fully as welcome
This Is possibility that is bringing
broad SMILES to the tanned faces OF thA
farmers Of the Northwest.
Corn, the banner crop Of the country,
u equally replete with happy probable
tiles. and in spite OF soggy grounds and
overcast skies that kept the plantine
back this spring. the outlook is that the
few slim remnants Of mortgages on the
homesteads throughout the great corn
belt that have dwindled rapidly in the
recent years OF prosperity, viii see their
lnish
While the estimate falls below he
prediction made year ago by 10000
600 bushels out of total Of 2,5O0, Goa
600, the market price Is 1h cents per
.,ushel higher than last year at this
time. The estimate on corn is yield
Of 2517, 222, coo bushels, with a value,
at the market price to-day, OF san
cents, Of $780,, 44e.40. The actual
yield Of last year was 2.o27. 100000
bushels, valued at S1,543,5O0
Oats, rye and barley have suffered so
little because of an Indictment spring
that the government prediction, while
less than the actual yield Of last year.
exceeds in each instance similar esti-
mates made year ago, showing that
The present conditions indicate larger
crop than they did then.
A yield Of 91a ,Js7 900 bushels OF oats
Ia predicted by the government experts
for this year, which will be worth, at
the present price, 43As cents. $401. 146.-
DIG Last years prediction was for
E14. 733. 900 bushels, while the actual
yield was 964, 9O5,0 100. with a valuation
Of $500. go. $50, the current price year
ago being but 3ss cents bushei
Altogether the report is considered
one likely to turn the whole country to
optimistic reflections.