The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
REPORT ON THECROPS
AMERICAS GRAIN VALUED AT
s2,458, oo4,soa.
Government Estimate Shows that
Uncle Sans Prosperity Springs
from the Soil-Many u Dwindlins
Mortgage VIII he Paid OF.

That the prosperity of America
springs from the soil is demonstrated
once more in the government estimate
OF the grain crops of 1907. Those fig
ures, based on the market prices to-day.
place the value of the grand total yield
OF wheat, corn, oats. rye and barley for
the year at S2.4JS. 500.
Comparisons of the government esti-
mate of this year with the similar pre-
diction made year ago shows Il falling
off of 3S.0O0.0OO bushels out of a total
of more than 4,000,O00.C00 bushels. but
it is believed the difference will be
more than wiped out by the higher mar
ket value of grains, leaving a clean
margin of gain for the farmer in spite
of the tardy spring.
The government estimators have
placed the probable yield of winter
wheat for the current year at 314, 49,
eco bushels, valued ut the present price
of 92A cents ut S345, 157 ,9S7 The pre-
diction for the yield of spring wheat is
243,667.C00 bushels with value of
S224, AZ, So7.
Wheat Crop Worth S563,03O,s05.
This places the total wheat crop at
17,S22,CC0 bushels, worth $569.93O, 100.
The actual yield of wheat for the SIM
liar period last year was 135,261 900
bushels which, figured at the market
price one year ago of 1915 cents, was
worth S574,422, 600. Since the actual
yield, however, exceeded the govern
ment estimate by 2T,OOO,O0o bushels it
is not unlikely that the present yearmay
furnish a surprise fully as welcome.
This is possibility that is bringing
broad smiles TO the tanned faces of the
farmers of the Northwest.
Corn, the banner crop of the country
is equally replete with happy probable
titles, and in spite of soggy grounds and
overcast skies that kept the planting
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, will see their
finish.
While the estimate falls below the
prediction made year ago by 10000
600 bushels out of total of 2,JOO,OOO,-
600, the market price is 4 cents per
bushel higher than last year at this
time The estimate on corn is yield
of 2,517 ,222,O 600 bushels, with value,
at the market price to-day, of 54B
cents, of S1,362, 446.407. The actual
yield of last year was 1922, 100000
bushels, valued at $1,543,J0O.
Oats, rye and barley have suffered so
little because of an inclement 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 919,537, 600 bushels of oats
is predicted by the government experts
for this year, which will be worth, at
the present price, 1875 cents. s401, 14S,-
O16. Last years prediction was for
81, $4,000 bushels, while the actual
Yell was 964,905,0O0, with a valuation
of $780,. 60, 900. the current price year
ago being but 3S7s cents bushel.
Altogether the report is considered
one likely 10 turn the whole country to
optimistic reflections.