The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-07-25
EPORTONTHE CROPS
AMERICAS GRAIN VALUED At
sa,45s,oo4,so
Government Estimate Shows that
Uncle Sans Prosperity Springs
from tho Sofl-Many a Dwindling
MostEaGs VIII he Paid on.

That the prosperity of America
| springs from the soil Is demonstrated
| once moro in the government estimate
Of the grain crops Of 1907. Those fg-
urcs, based on the market prices today,
place the value Of the grand total yield
of wheat. corn, oats, rye and barley for
the year 1T $2.45S.OG4, ,SO3.
Comparisons Of the goEernment esti-
mate Of this year with the similar pre-
aiction made year ago shows falling
off Of 2S,OO0,COO bushels out OF total
Of more than 4,OOO,OOOOOO bushels, but
it Is believed the difference will be
more than wiped out by the higher mar
ket value OF grains, leaving clean
margin Of gain for the farmer in spite
Of the tardy spring.
Tho government estimators have
placed tho probable yield of winter
wheat for tho current year at 21i. loo,-
OOO bushels. valued at the present prics
Of 92x cen.s at $345, 15T ,9S7. The pre-
243 ,GG7 900 bushels with a value Of
S224, T72. .So7.
Wheat Crop Worth SS63, $50, 7oS.
This places the total wheat crop at
SIT SOP 900 bushels, worth $3.50. $50. 79S.
| Tho actual yield Of wheat for the sim
liar period last year was T35 .2G1.e 200
| bushels which. figured at the market
price ono yoar ago OF TS& cents, was
worth $57A A422,G58. Since tho actual
yLald. however, exceeded ths govern
mont estimate by 27,OoO,OOO bushsLs It
- not unlikely that the present yearmay
furnish q surprise fully Us welcome.
This u . possibility that Is bringing
broad SMILES to the tanned faces OF ths
farmers ot the Northwest
Corn. the banner crop Of the country,
is equally rspIets with happy prohabi-
tiles, and in spite OF soggy grounds and
overcast skies that kept the plltina
back this spring. the outlook Is that the
| few slim remnants Of mortgages Oh the
homestsads throughout the great csrn
belt that have dwindled rapidly in the
recent years OF prosperity, will see their
finish A 49,. ..>
While the estimate falls below the
prediction made year ago by 10000
600 bushels out OF q total Of 2,500,O ,OO0,-
600, the market price Is ~ cents per
bushel higher than last year at this
| time. The estimate on corn Is a yield
OF 2,517 ,222, 900 bushels, with a value,
at the market price today, Of SAYS
cents Of S1,S62. .446,407. The actual
yield Of last year was 1927 100000
bushels, valued at 81, ,543, 500.
Oats, rye and barley have suffered 50
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 a larger
crop than they did then.
A yield Of 019,537, 900 bushels Of oats
is predicted by the government experts
for this year, which will be worth, at
the present price, 434s cents, $4O1, 49,
016 Last years prediction was for
S14, 1886 bushels, while the actual
yield was 9G4,9O5, ,OOO with a valuation
Of $500, ,e94.55G, the current price a year
ago being but 1875 cents a bushel
Altogether the report is considered
one likely to turn the whole country to
optimistic reflections. q