The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-08-27
RECORD IS BEATEN
IN GRAIN CROPS OF COUNTRY AC
CoRDING TO RELIABLE
REPORTS.
President of Lord & Thomas Advertis-
ing Agency Issues State
ment as to Pros
poets.

Erwin. president of the advertisina
agency of Lord & Thomas, show tn
agricultural districts of America, will
few exceptions, to be in record break
ing condition of prosperity.
In tia west and northwest the
central states, part of the southwest
and a great deal of the east, crop
were never SO great. In the south
with the possible exception of Missis
sippi the loss in acreage of the cotton
crop will probably be more than made
up by the increased value of the bale(
product, and the whole south has safe
guarded itself by diversified farming
and other crops which this year have
come handsomely to the rescue-not
ably in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan
sas.
In other years of great agriculture
production crops have sometimes beer
stored, but this year the condition
seems to be that the farmer with the
product can get his money for it a
quickly as he desires to market the
crop, and at big prices, Some report
ers state that the grain is being taker
right from the thresher by the buyers
at top notch prices.
Nothing but especially unusual anC
entirely unforeseen weather conditions
could change the corn crop from it:
apparent yield.
In the northwest, according to the
st. Paul Farmer. conditions are partic
ularly good Thrashing returns are
not all in on spring rye and barley
but the quality of the grain is extra
good. The oat crop will be the best
in years. The prospect for wheat is
exceedingly good. The corn crop vii
be the best ever raised in the north
west.
Secretary Harry Owen, of the Farm
Stock and Home, estimates the sprina
wheat harvested in Minnesota and Do
kota at 10000 600 bushels more thar
last year. He reports that oats, bar
ley and corn viii show larger than last
year, and that while the price of wheat
may be slightly less than last year
it will undoubtedly run higher thar
the average price for the last ter
years.
Fine Crops in Illinois.
]. NJ. Stahl of the Illinois Farmer
reports from first hand information
that the corn crop will be a reeor,
breaker, He reports wheat yields o
so bushels an acre have been common
This, with the high prices, spells pros
perity for wheat farmers Hay an
oats are above the average at higi
prices
The Farmers Review on informatii
given by 500 crop reporters, predict
wheat to be the best crop in years
yields running from 20 to 30 bushel
an acre,
Situation In the South.
The consensus of spinion seems t.
be that the total cotton crop will b,
about 100000 bales with value 0
probably s625, 100000. Most of TIL
districts are producing lighter THAI
last year. but the crop authoritie
agree that Georgia will have rec
ord breaking cotton crop
Tennessee, according to the Mem
phis News Scimitar. will produce
probably $4,000 bales oklahoma re
ports cotton in magnificent shape. bu
the acreage IL reduced % per cent
The New Orleans Picayunc says cot
ton is beginning to come to market
that the acreage has been reduced ?.
per cent but that prices will be high
Florida will produce about 2500(
bales of Sea Island cotton and Ala
bama, according to the Birmingham
Ledger, will have a crop OF 100000
bales The Houston Chronicle est.
mates the Texas acreage at 10,3o0,00'
acres and the cotton crop from Tex
rs at 100000 bales, Louisiana, ac
'ording to the New Orleans Item, viii
produce about $4,000 bales In Ar
kansas the crop will be little short
of 1000,00p bales, Mississippi will
produce 1,0o3,0 bales
The general agricultural conditions
In the south make up for the cotton
shortage, although cotton itself will
bring high price by reason of the re
lnred nnantitN