Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-08-27
Predict Bumper Crop.

Reviewing the present outlook, the annual
crop and business report of the Commercial
National Bank of Chicago says in part:
yields of the great cereals this year
are at bumper record; the final deter
mination will be required to give it first or
second place with 1906. when wheat, corn,
and oats, as recorded by the Agricultural
Department, aggregated 1927 100000
bushels. The yield of wheat per acre was
only exceeded once in recent years, the
aggregate of 725, 049,0 900 falls little be-
low the 1906 crop of 735, 100000 bushels,
which was the second largest crop ever
gathered. the record being made in 1901,
when 748,000,000 took the edge off a
poor corn yield. The effect of this great
crop coming after two years of small yields
has stimulated business. The returns are
the more gratifying because the year open
ed unprOpitiously.
THE winter wheat went into poor
seed bed everywhere. The early outlook
was for another short crop. But in the
ripening stage conditions changed, and
with an acreage per cent under last
year we have yield of 444 ,499 900, COM
pairing with government return last year
of 434,000,000.
Spring wheat, planted under excellent
conditions, equaling in sown area the ban
ner year of 1898, and the yield of this
class of wheat, which we estimate at
$50, $4,000 bushels, is on a par with
the 290,000,000 bushels crop which made
the record for spring wheat.
THE Northwest has yet to harvest its
crop to the indicated yield of our CORE
spondents, but the cutting has progressed
rapidly and over half of the acreage is safe
from blight of heat or frost. The govern
ment indication of 3l0,000,000 bushels
in July was reduced to 293,000,000 in
August by too rapid ripening under con-
tinued warm temperature. This rapid
ripening has been the only drawback. and
that but slight. The crop has reached its
maturity early and escaped the great dan
ger of the northern part of the belt-frost.
while high prices were apparent last
summer and predicted in our review the
return to the wheat farmer this year will
be, yield considered, as remunerative. The
grain has come to the market at an aver
age price higher than last year, when early
marketings in the Southwest we're sold at
rs to 80 cents a bushel, and the early
marketings this year over the entire winter
belt was from 81 to $l15 The price on
the farm now is SO to 80. The price will
be fixed by the European demand, which
this year will be sufficient to take care OF
our surplus.
king Corn sits again in majesty over
his domain the plant has been more Wig
orous, and promises production far be-
yond the 2,668,000,000 bushels of last
year Our returns indicate a crop of e.
974, 100000 bushels. The acreage has
| been materially increased being 1903 .O0O,-
900 to 10l, 000. 900 last year-the increase
has been in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and
| other Southern States. The big belt holds its
own with an increase, Illinois exceeding
| 100000 on the government estimate OF
| acreage The condition has been splendid
everywhere all the summer, except in the
drought region of the Southwest and q
small drought area over the East.
"Plenty of corn widens the profits of the
farm, for so per cent is consumed at home
il means to the farmer large feeding bu'
siness the fattening of more pork, the rear
| ind for the market of more cattle. The
value of the corn is not measured on the
| farm by the market quotations, but by the
value of hogs and cattle. The promise OF
an immense production of hogs and cattle
| is in the bumper corn yield and the devel
opment of a greater prosperity on the farm
| The South will find good recompense in
corn for the Gotten fields that were aban.
doned. 1t is this wider dispersion of corr
over the country that gives rise to the feel
ing that the premier crop will not sell al
the former low levels that prevailed IT
years of plenty.
Oats has come into its own again as
corn, and the outlook is for a crop of $40,
| 000, 900 bushels Last year our estimate
of 840,000,000 bushels was made wher
the government August report indicated
873,000,000 bushels. and the final gov
eminent figures were scaled 30.00O,0Ot
bushels. This year the oats acreage ha'
been increased materially, and the yielc
has been unusually large in many States.
THE barley crop promises total Of
1879, $4,000 bushels. against 3l,S5l,OOO {
year ago"