The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-18
REPORTON THE CROPS
AMERICAS GRAIN VALUED At
sass, ,oo4,sos.
Government Estimate Shows that
Uncle Sans Prosperity Springs
frora the sofl-Many a DyvindlinE
Mortgage VIII he Paid on.

That the prosperity Of America
springs from the soil IS demonstrated
once more il the government estimate
OF the grain crops of 1907. Those fig
uraG, based on the market prices to-day,
place the value Of the grand total yield
of wheat, corn, oats, rye ana barley FOR
| the year at $24JS.OO4, ,Sr3.
Comparisons Of the government eSu-
mate OF this year with the similar pre-
diction made u year ago shows falling
| off Of :SCOO.UOO bushels out OF 4 total
Of more than 4.0OOUO,COO bushels. but
it Is believed the difference will be
more than wiped out By the higher mar
kct value CT 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
whc&t for the current year ut 81, 49,
Geo bushels. valued at the present price
Of 92I4 cents ut $345, l57 ,9S7. The pre-
drtion for the yield of spring whea. is
az, $4,000 bushels with value of
S224, 22,S07.
Wheat Crop Worth $5G9,93o,79S.
This places the total wheat crop at
G17 ,S22 CiO bushels, worth $3.50, $50, 795.
The actual yield OF wheat for the sim
liar period Last year was 133. .26l 600
bushels which. figured vt the market
price one yoar ago OF 1875 cents, was
worth $5T4. 42222,G5G. Since the actual
yield, however, exceeded the govern
mert estimate by 27,OOO,0OO bushels it
is not unlikely that the present year may
furnish surprise fully Us welcome.
This is i 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 probaDil-
ities, and in spite of soggy grounds and
overcast skies that kept the plantln.
back this spring, the outlook is that the
few slim remnants Of mortgages Oh tina
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
OOO bushels out OF total Of 2,5OO,OOO,
coo, the market price is - cents per
buShel higher than last year at this
time. The estimate on corn is a yield
of 2511, ,2222. 600 bushels, with a value,
at the market price today, Of 54B
cents Of 1862 446,4 ,4O7. The actua!
yield Of last year was 1927 OOO,O 600
bushels, valued at $1,543,5O0.
Oats. rye and barley have suffered 70
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 a year ago, Showing that
the present conditions Indicate a larger
crop than they did then.
\ yield Of 0l9. 9.J3I 900 bushels OF oats
IS predicted by the government experts
for this year, which will be worth, at
the present price. 43Hs cents, $4O1, 49,
O1G. Last years prediction was for
Sl4 ,733, 900 bushels, while the actual
yield was 9G49O5, 900. with 4 valuation
Of $3G2, ,G94.51G, the current price year
ago being but 1855 cents bushel
Altogether the report is considered
one likely TO turn the whole country to
optimistic reflections.