The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-09-19
When the Farmer Prosoers.

lhose whose products are from the
soil constitute one-third of the pop
ulation of this country. Their pros
perity means more proportionately
than that of any other class of pro-
ducers. When the earth has yielded
Its increase, and the farmer has gar
nered the added results of natures
forces coaxed by the carressing hand
OF toll and by the allurements of SCI
ence, the sum of human sustenance
has been measured If this is enough
to feed the hungry who toll at other
callings the farmer counts his profits
and the world bows at his feet.
In its review of the crops of the
year, The American Agriculturisn
says the earnings of our farmers in
1907 will be upward of $1,000. 900
more than in 1906. Farm productions
this year will be about 10 per cent
less in quantity than in 1906, but will
fully equal the average yields for five
years prior to last season, and prices
are considerably higher.
The same authority estimates that
the income of farmers fcr the FIVE
years ending with 1907 will be great
er by over $4,000, ,OOO,OOO than during
the FIVE years, 1897, inclusive, and
as the vast industrial prosperity of
the past fifteen years has been based
upon the agricultural revival which
characterized 1897, it predicts an
even better era of good times now
than in the recent past because of
these marvellous gains in agriculture
1t says: "The farmer was never in
so healthy position as he is today
financially, socially, politically, men,
tally, spiritually The increase in the
value of his real estate has been pro-
digious He owes less money than
ever before. He has greater assets
than ever. Again, the farmers wants
are greater. He is in the market for
more and better breeding stock, farm
implements, household goods and
other merchandise He recognizes
the extra profit that accrues from the
use of better equipment and better
methods in his business and in his
home"
The wheat crop this year will ap-
proximate 625,OOO OOe bushels, 15O,-
100000 less than last year But there
is still 25 per cent of the former crop
still unmoved. and the prices are con-
siderably higher, so that the farmer
is better of in the wheat crop for the
two years than with a larger crop.
Corn promises to be within 5 per
cent as much as last year, and with
but two or three exceptions the big
gest yield in our history. The yield
of oats will be about 12 per cent less
than last year, but there will be near
ly the usual quantity of rye, barley,
buckwheat, haxseed and potatoes.
The hay crop will exceed hast years
great deal The cotton crop will be
around 100000 bales, Apples, the
chief fruit of the average farm, will
be much more plentiful than last
year, and prices will be much better
because of the failure of fruits that
are the products of special cultiva
ton.
And with the farmers prosperity
comes blessing to all the people
While prices are higher, the wages
of toll are higher The only partici-
pant in this augmented prosperity of
soil and toll who is uncertain of the
profitable results, is the capitalist,
large or small, who ventures his cap
ital in anticipating the needs and
wants of the great body of consum-
ers. He trades on hope, but he meets
an element of uncertainty all the