Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-06-11
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IL advlcss 80 Tar received from the
Rrs& Northwestern states Indicate
mat farmers have very decided lean
& towards an increase in the area
essaad to- barley that shauId RESULT IN
= materially Increased crap at that
SsreaL We believe any increase in
Ia barley area from last year will be
. mistak4 and farmers should rive
lie matter serious consideration be-
ARE committing themselves tn the
0rrur
This barley crup raised In 1907 was
safnctant fer requirements and had If
nor been for manipulation the prices
setained for it would have baen little
u any above the average. There WAS
. combination at CAUSES that led to
Ne abnormal prices obtained for bar
by during the tall months Of Iaa7.
Dnroly natural and partly artificial
In tss first place there was an en-
IRE clean up at all Steaks of barley
nd malt from the previous crou aud
1alstsrs were anxious buyers af first
onsrtnas It will 10 rsmsmbsrsd that
ne autumn and early fall weather.
uas Vary uufayorahI~ far rhrssaius and
marketing bartsy and tho slow move
Dsnt resulting Eozn this led maIsters
- bsiisvs that tho erop would again
- h1uMgsnr.. Aside from these nat
uRal saAsaa taaee - but little doubt
Nat tia American NaIttug ssmpauy
0nrosd huyins, waa tho arst offerings,
having in mind ne deliberate in1sn-
~ at buytng a. muah af the era. as
sDants and ssatfoiiin9 It. Had it net
b1sn tor the financial panic ct 0cto-
nr u 10 pussabie thsy would have
Dasn s'sacsssksat In Carrying tho daal
orun4a and uainsaiuing rtees far
oefsey right W ia tie nav drop ef
100A,, baSx they wsrs ACT successful
I'D sarisy aud matt Gan now BIZ CHI
1nined fer prtsss 70 to Is par csnt less
nan prevailed lasr fall; In fact, there
- a ear7o OF Eufuth barley, shippad
u BunaIo last fail, still locking for a
customer
Aside from all thiS. however, is the
1amaraiizad csudit1nn in which the
Brewing trade dnds itself and tho ger
sainty that raars Will be decreased
demand fer malt during the crap
years. at 19da-a Whether this de-
crease in demand will ha large or
small Will aur little dxurs, as the crap
raised last year was mere than sufn
sient fer requirements.
A farmer, Of course, knows best the
sonditiun 1T his soil and what crop it
Is hsst adaetsd To this year, but IT
does seem that any land GU which
barley was Gulturad csuId raise d
Ea6d crop of oats, or possibly a good
srap Of da2seed. Possibly oats will
hot bring the price they did this year,
IN fact. it is altogether likely they will
Not Nsvertheiess, there is nothing
tn the situation to suggest that any
crop Of cats that could De raised
would prove burdensome.
In tina case Of daxseed soma dissat-
2sfdcti0n has arisen because Of the
relatively poor prices GbCainsn for
seed last fall as compared with wheat
barley and oats, but that condition is
Hot Eltaly to occur again this fall. and
that the natural value CT fax ever
wheat, fer instance, Isl asserting itself
Shows by the relative prices CT new
crop fax and new crop wheat In the
caae Of faSsasd s1.25 is bid today
(May t4th)y for September and Octo,
her seed, as compared with 81 cents
for September wheat, thus making
the f1axseed 3377a per cent mere than
wheat, and at that price it should
prove a profitable crop.
AS to- the naw barley prtcss thers
has not al yet heen any suggestion of
prices for tha nav crop, but VIZ are
firmly Statistical that unless soue acct
dent tor the barley crop accurs al
cents per husf1eI will lock hish for
harley before Sept L.