The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30

worth ss,oo6,o 900. and the total farm
products ssoo.ooo.ooo. and the live stock
tise.ooo.0oo more.
Large Yields IN Indiana.
The Indiana Farmer says the largest
yield of corn In the history OF the
state 10 assured; that the increased
production per acre Of wheat makes up
for the reduction In acreage. and that
oats will be q great crop this year.
John Field. editor OF the Oklahoma
Farm JguTnal, reports corn at 10000
900 bushels He estimates the value
OF the wheat crop at s12.0o0.0oo. and
with oats enough better this season to
make UP for any deficit In tile value
OF the wheat.
that corn promises WELL Late potatoes
will probably be an average crop; TO-
bacco IL making rapid progress.
Missourfs report, furnished by the
National Farmer and Stock Grower.
states that the corn crop in general
will be large: wheat will be better
than last year; hay Is abundant and
| selling high, and oats in the number
Of bushels will exceed any previous
record. Missouri live stock IL selling
| well.
Kentucky tobacco has hne prospects
for great yield. Winter wheat In
Kentucky and Tennessee will have a
much larger yield than early condi.
| lions indicated ana the estimate 10 for
| $4,000. 900 bushels in each State. The
corn yield In Kentucky will be about
100, 100000 bushels and In Tennessee
about 1oo,ooo.000. The South will pro-
duce more corn this year than ever be-
fore. -
Coed Reports From the East.
| From the Pennsylvania Grange News
comes word that the wheat crop with
exceed last year. but corn will be
about half the crop that last year gave.
Oats will be an average crop and nay
not quite up to the average.
The New England Farmer says teat
the crops of New England are generally
lined up well and an abundant harvest
seems assured. Practically all the
Maine potato growers have increased
their.acres this year. Aroostook coun-
ty alone will yield 100000 bushels.
New Hampshire reports q large acre
age with outlook for a fine potato crop.
More corn has been planted in New
England this year than for many
years.
| Crops Beat Mine Products.
| In the west according to the Denver
Field and Farm. the total value of the
crops will be greater than in any
year since the white man moved there
In Colorado the total volume will be
| about $50, 100000. which is five times
more than the states products of pre-
cious metals has ever been. The out
! put of the sugar factories will exceed
s20.00o,000. Colorado's apple crop Ia
estimated In value at 100000. Colo
RADIO can be set down as having bumper
| crops of everything.
The Montana regions, according to
| The Rocky Mountain Husbandman,
! produce the greatest crop ever. with
| many fields of turkey red wheat giving
fifty bushels an acre. The big agri-
cultural crops Of this district are hay,
small potatoes, and apples.
1t is reported that the California
oranges and lemons combined for the
season ending November l will be ap-
proximately 10000 cars, and Is a record
year The Pajaro Valley win probably
market $4,000 cars of apples. Grapes
promise an average crop. Prunes will
be fair crop. Grain crop will be
slightly short of normal. The potato
crop IL heavy, and onions have had q
record year.
The cotton planted on 1900 acres
in the Imperial valley. the first for
commercial purposes, promises excep-
tionally well.
Situation In the South.
The consensus of opinion seems to
be that the total cotton crop will be
about 100000 bales with a value
| Of probably $625,000.00O. Most of the
| districts are producing lighter than
last year, but the crop authorities
agree that Georgia will have a record
breaking cotton crop.
Tennessee. according to The Memphis
ws-Scimitar, will produce probably
$4,000 bales. Oklahoma reports cot
ton in magnificent shape, but the
| acreage is reduced rs per cent. The
New Orleans Picayune says cotton Is
| beginning to come to market, that the
acreage has been reduced rs per cent,
but that prices will be high.
Florida will produce about $4,000
bales of Sea Island cotton. and Ala
bama, according to The Birmingham
Ledger, will have a crop of 1,100.0
bales. The Houston Chronicle esti-
mates the Texas acreage at 10000, 600
acres the Texas cotton crop from Texas
at 3.33O.00O bales. Louisiana, accord
| ing to The New Orleans Item will
produce about $4,000 bales. In
Arkansas the crop will be little short
| of 100000 bales. Mississippi will
probably produce 100000 bales.
The general agricultural conditions
in the south make up for the cotton
shortage, although cotton itself will
bring a high price by reason of the
reduced quantity.
The Southern Ruralist bases its con-
illusions on hundreds of letters from
its correspondents and extensive OBJ
| servation. The editor of this paper
says that the southern farmer is in
much better financial condition than
at any time within the last five years.
This publication takes exception to
| the government report on cotton. as
the government averages by counties,
where The Southern Ruralist deals In
totals of product.
This publisher says that in the heavy
! cotton producing counties the results
| have been excellent, whereas cotton
in the light drawing districts is not
so good. In other words, the success
full cotton districts are prosperous but
counties that have been regularly
| light producers of cotton suffered
some. This correspondent looks for
! higher prices on cotton.
This report says that rice Is much
better than last year and that Florida
in both fruit and truck growing Is
better than for ten years past.
! Two first class machinery two first
class OPERATORS delays cut out at Or