The Detroit times., 1908-08-07
BUMPER CROPS ALL
OVER NATION, SAY
REPORTS
ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO UN.
USUALLY HEAVY HARvEsTs
FOR THIS YEAR AND WEALTH
FOR THE FARMERs.


agricultural districts.
The first accurate and comprehen
sive report on the agricultural situa.
ton Is supplied through Lord 4
Thomas. who have Just had an ex.
haustive outline OF crop conditions
from practically every publisher OF
farm papers In the United States, for
the benent Of manufacturers who look
for reliable information on the coun
try's condition In advance Of the actual
measuring OF crops after harvest IL
fully completed.
Reports from many states are genu-
Inc eye openers, showing prosperity
I'm fact. unusually abundant wealth
where the average individual would
hardly have expected 1t. and the total
crop showing Is SO decidedly favorable
that. while only few Of the earlier
products have been harvested. one
would have to be decidedly pessimis-
tic to see anything but the most en-
couraging conditions In every locality.
Kansas crops to Be Record.
Authorities In Kansas agree that the
state has before 1t the biggest crop OF
all kinds in the history OF the c6un-
try.
Arthur Capper. publisher OF the Mis-
souri, Valley Farmer at Topeka, Kas,
and allied publications, reports a
wheat acreage Of 100000; corn,
6.9S0.000 acres; and states that the
largest crop in the history of the state
ID assured.
James Atkinson, Of the Iowa Home
stead, reports crop conditions on the
whole better than they we're on the
corresponding date OF last year. He
estimates q corn crop Of between $780,
100000 and 800, 900 bushels. COM
pared with 260.0O0,000 bushels last
year.
In northern Iowa and the states OF
Nebraska. South Dakota. and Mime.
sofa. where probably half the spring
wheat Of the country is grown. the
Sioux City Farmers Tribune reports
conditions fully per cent better than
year ago.
South Dakota 10 Prosperous.
The Farmers Tribune says that
aouth Dakots nsvsr Aas lacked so
prosperous az Il does today: In fact.
the railroads are said to be worrying
about car shortage to handle the crops
Lave 0soSh Hauh arc Fopotecu Ia Boou
shape.
e. A. Webb, Of the st. Paul Farmer.
agrees that crop conditions Of Mime
eota and the two Dakotas are above
the average Of the last few years. He
pronounces financial conditions good.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist. OF Ra-
cine. Wis. reports an immense hay
crop; farmers entirely satisfied with
the corn outlook; tobacco all right ex-
cept for occasional damage from cut
worms; probable falling or Of from 10
to 10 per cent of the tobacco crop.
On the basis Of 100 per cent the
Wisconsin situation il summarized as
follows: Winter wheat, 81 L.: spring
wheat, 96: winter rye, 90 1-2; spring
rye. 90; oats, 81 IL; barley, 90; corn.
IS; peas, "a: beans, 96: potatoes. 98;
cabbage. 50; sugar beets. 90: tobacco.
"a; meadows. 104: pastures, los; APP
pies. 10; small fruit. 96.
Nebraska, according to the TWEEN
tieth Century Farmer Of Omaha. never
has had a stand Of corn equal to that
Of this year. =.
Illinois 10 About Average.
John M. Stahl. editor OF the Farm
ers' Call. Of Quincy, ILL.,. says the
states crops will be about the aver
age Mr.. Stahl says that potatoes
will be a good crop and that pastures
are In extra good condition.
Texas reports show that cotton,
while a little late. 10 making splendid
progress and that the yield will be
quite as good II not better than had
the spring been earlier and the crop
planted sooner. The truck and fruit
crop has been exceedingly good. and
the corn crop will exceed In acreage
and yield that Of the last season.
Oklahoma shows corn acreage OF
9, 00O. 900 and the yield 10 estimated at
150, 000. 900 bushels. The cotton crop
IL estimated at $4,000 to 1000, 900
bales. the oat crop will be rs per cent
above last year, and the two alfalfa
crops have been satisfactory.
The Michigan Farmer reports hay
crop put away In fine condition. and
the condition OF growing crops Is 80
or above In practically every case.
The National Fruit Grower OF st.
Joseph. Mich. which Is the fruit au-
lthority. reports az follows:
The principal crops among our
readers. OF course. are apples. peaches.
pears, and grapes. At the present
time the apple crop looks like about
1907. Peaches 66 to 50, a. against
IS In 1907, pear crop about She same
figures as peaches. grapes show up
about Sc to 81 per cent. AZ against 81
In 1907. The general conditions are
prosperous. there being. of course,
some localities where special condi-
lions have arisen that have been hurt
full. but take the country throughout
there IN no doubt that fruit growers
are IN q prosperous condition"
Montana and Coast Optimistic.
Montana reports they have the start
for record crops. wheat being at least
50 per cent above the average. The
same tale IL brought from the Pacific
coast, where all the states say the
general run Of agricultural products
will bring In thousands OF dollars
more than they did last year.
In New England the hay harvest
was fne growth. While the potato
crop, OF large acreage and important
Ina these states. has generally shown
good growth. an absolute prediction
cannot be given until the potato crop
10 really made. Apples show fair
| promise. spscialtiss like onions. to-