Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-13

| Pessimists who saw distress and
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 its 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 CON-
plete failure of all the important
crops was handed about as an estab-
iished 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-
Elected 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 appreciate
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 a 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-
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 inn
portant wheat crop. Kansas will har-
vest 6o0,00o,000 bushels this year, and
highly satisfactory stories of the prog
ress Of the crop and its attendant
prosperity promises have come from
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Missouri, and
the far northwestern states. Rumors
of the destructive green bug have ap-
parently died in the last few weeks,
and while it 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 a variety
calculated to give the boil weevil, the
terror of the cotton fields, nos'even
chance for his life, and the southern
farmers are correspondingly happy.
Reports from Many States.
MINNESOFA-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 flax will stand high in
comparison with recent years, especially
when the acreage is 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
300,000,O00 bushels. There will probably
be normal yield of oats, amounting to
about 150,0O0000 bushels.
KANSAS wheat crop approximate
ing 600,0000O0 bushels spells prosperity
for this State beyond doubt. The farm
ers are as happy as they have been in
decade.
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 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.
Something 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-Recordso of last seas on will
hardly be broken, but the crops will far |
exceed the early expectations. Corn and |
oats are d little behind the average, but |
the other field crops are about equal to
other years. The fruit crop is below the
normal.
OHIO-As whole the crops are about
the average. In some 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 crop of nearly av-
erage yield.
MISSOURI-Despite the dishearsening |
predictions for corn growers, an expert |
says the crop is only seven points behind
last year. The cat crop is the best in |
years, and wheat is about the average |
KESTUCKY-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
considerable extent The corn crop is re-
ported in excellent shape.
vIRGINIA-The tobacco crop is late
and will be off in quality and quantity.
Corn is also late, but is rounding to in
good fashion in the hot weather. There
is good crop of hay and iced for stock
is said TO be plentiful.
LOUISIANA-Rice the principal crop,
is in splendid shape with all prospects
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