The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-08-10
CROPS ARE ALL BIG
NATIONAL RICHNESS GROWING
UP FROM THE SOIL.
Reports show that Predictions OF
i Disaster because of Frigid Spring
Were Unfoundcd--No Doubt About
Whcat-Corn Ch!y backward.

financial ruin for the farmers Of the
United States and because Of their
hard times 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 it's accompany
ing chilly blasts, which fingered until
the beginning of summer, 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 cstnb-
lished fact. Just how far these false
prophets failed has only recently como
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-
fiected to all classes of citizens-came
from the editors Of various farm
weeklies and periodicals devoted to
crop conditions.
Only in the case OF corn does there
seem to have been any appreciable
effect from the bad weather Of March
April and May. And even the corn
crop is said to be merely a backward
one, with tendency to be underde-
veloped, but sangune hope Is enter
tanned that 1t will come around in
time to maintain it's place among the
other grain crops of the country.
New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Indiana, and the southern states suf.
fered 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 im-
| portant wheat crop. Kansas will har-
vest 600,000,OO0 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
| the far northwestern states. RumOrs
| parently died in the last few weeks
| and while 1t is admitted that the in
| sect did 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 variety
calculated to give the boil weevil, the
| terror OF the cotton fields, not even q
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 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 have 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
when the acreage Ia taken into considera-
ton.
IOWA--In most sections the crops are
better than they have 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
3O0.0G0.O00 bushels. There will probably
be a normal yield OF oats, amounting to
about 100000 bushels
KANSAS wheat crop approximate
ing 6O0O00,O00 bushels spells prosperity
for this State beyond doubt. The farm
ers are as happy as they have been in
decade.
NEBRASKA--On Of the largest cora
crops Nebraska has ever known is conf.
IDENTIFY predicted. At first it seemed as
il the yield would be short, bat good,
steady weather arotnd the first of July
did the work. and now a 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 little behind the average, but
the other field crops are about equal to
other years The fruit crop is below the
normal.