The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
CROPS BREAK
ALL RECORDS
Unusually Large Yields
Are Expected.
GOOD LUCK FOR FARMERS
Cotton Market Is Most Prom
Using.
me Yield This Year WIN De the
Lightest for Several Years, but
the Market is Excep-
tionaliy Coed.

Crop statistics gathered by c. r.
Erwin. President Of the advertising
agency OF Lord q Thomas. show the
agricultural districts OF America, with
few exceptions, to be In record-break-
ing condition of prosperity, says The
Chicago Record Herald.
In the West and Northwest, the Gen.
trai States. part of the Southwest. and
q great deal of the East, crops were
never SO great. In the South, with
the possible exception of Mississippi,
the loss in acreage Of the cotton crop
win probably be more than made up
by the Increased value OF the baled
product. and the whole South has safe
guarded itself by diversified farming
and other crops, which this year have
I come handsomely to the rescue-no-
tably In Texas. Oklahoma and Ar
kansas.
In other years Of great agricultural
production crops have sometimes been
stored, but this year the condition
seems to be that the farmer with the
product can get his money for IL a.
quickly as he desires to market the
crop, and at big prices. Some report
ers state that grain is being taken
right from the thrasher by the buyers
It top notch prices.
Nothing but especially unusual and
entirely Unforeseen weather conditions
could change the corn from its appa-
rent yield.
Plenty Of Corn In Northwest.
In the Northwest, according to The
81. Paul Farmer, conditions are par
tfcularly 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 will be the best
ever raised In the Northwest.
Secretary Harry Owen of The Farm,
Stock and Home, estimates the spring
wheat harvested In Minnesota and Da-
ko4a at 100000 bushels more than
last year. He reports that oats, bar
last year, and that while the price of
wheat may be slightly less than last
year, 1t will undoubtedly run higher
than the average price for the last ten
years.
p. ". Collins believes the Govern
ment's conservative figures are too low.
and that this years crop of spring
wheat in Minnesota and the Dakotas
exceeds last years more than 50,000,-
600 bushels.
The Dakota Farmer agrees that the
wheat crop will be the largest ever
harvested; oats will be better than for
years; the fax crop bumper one, and
the average stand of corn Is the best
for years.
Fine Crops In Nebraska.
According to 8. r. McKelvie. editor
of the Nebraska Farmer, Nebraska's
corn crop will be 235,000,000, against
last years 100000 bushels. The
crop should be worth 10 cents bushel
more this year. Nebraska's wheat yield
already harvested will run about 49,
100000 bushels. against last years 49,
100000 with the price higher than last
year. There will be approximately &c.
100000 bushels of oats. The potato
crop will be Z, 100000 bushels. The wild
hay crop Is estimated at nearly 1,o0O,-
600 more tons than 1908. Alfalfa, about
the same as last year, and tame hay,
an Increase of 100000 tons.
j. NJ Stahl of the Illinois Farmer
reports from first hand information
tina. the corn crop will be record
breaker. He reports wheat yields of
40 bushels to the acre. and that yields
OF 40 bushels an acre have been COM
mon. This. with the high prices. spells
prosperity for wheat farmers. Hay
and oats are above the average at
high prices.
The Farmers Review, on information
given by 500 crop reporters, predicts
wheat to be the best crop in years.
Yields running from 20 to 80 bushels
an AcEo-
Iowa Farmers Prosperous.
James Atkinson. editor OF Iowa
Homestead. expects the Iowa corn crop
will be considerable greater than last
year He believes the yield will be
close to 350.00O.o00 bushels. The Iowa
oat crop is better than in 1907 and
1908. Mr.. Atkinson's observation Is
that the farmes in the corn belt are
/ N better shape than they ever have
been.
The editors of the Ohio Farmer says
the wheat yield. owing to a decrease
in acreage. will be rs per cent OF
full yield. and the corn crop will be
good one.
The Michigan Farmer says the Mich
igan wheat crop is excellent and the
Weld is large. The oat crop will be
DO per cent of normal The yield of
rye is normal The cash potato crop
should run about 100000 bushels for
the state. Fruit conditions in Michi-
gan are above the average,
The Kansas Farmer states that Mr..
coburn's estimate OF 100000 bushels
Of wheat is too low and that 1t will
probably run the full government fig
ures OF S5,o00,000 bushels. This will