Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-27
CROPS EXCEED
PAST RECORDS
TEARLY EVERY STATE IN UNION
EXPECTS UNUSUALLY LARGE
YIELDS THIS YEAR.
CORN FAR ABOVE AVERAGE,
Some Reporters Say Grain Is Taken
from Thresher to Buyers at Top
Notch Prices.


CHICAGO, H.. Aug. o3.-Crop sta
tistics gathered by c. L. Erwin. presi-
dent of the advertising agency Of Lord
q Thomas, show the agricultural dis
| tricts of America, with few exceptions,
to be in record breaking condition of
prosperity.
In the west and northwest, the central
states. part of the southwest, and great
deal of the east. crops were never SC
great. In the south, with the possible eX-
ceptiOn Of Mississippi. the loss Ill acre
| age Of the cotton crop will probably he
moro than made up by the increased val
ne OF the baled product, and the Whole
south has safeguarded itself by dIYerel'
| ted farming and other crops, which TINS
year have come handsomely to the rescue
NOTABLY in Texas, Oklahoma and AT
| kansas.
IN other years of great agricultural
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 as quickly n
he desires to market the crop, an! n
big prices. Some reporters state that
grain is being taken right from the
thrasher by the buyers at top motel
prices
NothlhS nut especially uhuHH"I dht
entirely unforeseen weather conditions
could change the corn crop from its ap
parent yield.
Plenty of Corn in Northwest.
In the northwest according to the St
Paul Farmer, conditions are particu
larly good. ThraShing returns are moi
all IN on spring rye and barley, but the
quality of the grain is extra good. The
oat crop will be the best III 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
kota at 400QO,000 bushels more THAI
last year. He reports that oats bar
ley, and corn will show larger than las
year, and that while the price of whea
may be slightly less than last year, i
will undoubtedly run higher than tn,
average price for the last ten years.
p. V. Collins believes the govern
ment's conservative figures are too low
and that this years crop of spring whea
in Minnesota and the Dakotas exceeds
last years more than 50,O0OOOO bushels
The Dakota Farmer agrees that thu
| wheat crop will be the largest ever har
vested; oats will be better than TO,
years; the flax crop a bumper one, anC
the average stand of corn is the bes
Tor years.
Fine Crops IN Nebraska.
According to S. r. McKelvie editor OF
the Nebraska armer, Nebraska's corr
crop Will be 30, 100000, against las;
years 20G,OO0, 900 bushels The crOT
| should be worth 10 cents a bushel more
this year. Nebraskas wheat yield al
ready harvested will run about 5000,
coo bushels, against last years 10000.
| 600, with the price higher than last year
There will be approximately 56,O0O,00(
bushels of oats. The potato crop will be
100000 bushels The wild hay crop il
estimated at nearly 100000 more tons
than 1908. Alfalfa, about the same as
| last year, and tame hay, an increase OF
! 1, 5000 tons.
| j. NJ. Stahl of the Illinois Farmer re,
ports from first hand information that
the corn crop will be a record breaker
He reports wheat yields of 40 bushels tc
the acre, and that yields of 30 bushels al
acre have been common. 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
wheat to be the best crop in years
yields running from 20 to 80 bushels ar
acre.
James Anderson, editor of Iowa Home
stead. expects the Iowa corn crop Will bt
considerable greater than last year H,
believes the yield will be close to 800
100000 bushels. The Iowa oat crop i.
better than in 1907 and 1908 Mr.. At
kinson'S observation is that the farmer
in the corn belt are in better shape thai
they ever have been.
The editors of the Ohio Farmer say
the wheat yield, owing to a decrease il
acreage, will be 76 per cent. Of full
yield, and the corn crop will be a good
one.
The Michigan Farmer says the Mich
gan wheat crop is excellent and the yield
is large. The cat crop will be 80 pei
cent, of normal. The yield of rye is nor
NAL The cash potato crop should rur
about 100000 bushels for the state
Fruit conditions in Michigan are above
the average.
The Kansas Farmer states that Mr.
Coburns estimate of 100000 busheb
of wheat is too low and that it will prob
ably run the full government figures o.
S5,O00,0OO bushels. This will mean SIS.
100000 more to the farmers of Kansat
than any previous wheat crop has paid
Arthur Capper of Topeka says Kan
sas corn will be worth S1O0,00O,OOO
tai farm products worth 0000O,0O0
and the live stock S1S0,OO0, 900 more.
Large Yield in Indiana.
The Indiana Farmer says the largest
yield OF corn in the history of the state
is assured; that the increased production
per acre of wheat makes up for the re-
duction in acreage and that oats will be
a great crop this year.
John Field, editor Of the Oklahoma
Farm Journal, reports corn at 80, 900.
coo bushels. He estimates the value OF
the wheat crop at 12.000,O00 and with
oats enough better this season to make
up for any deficit in the value of the
wheat.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist reports
that corn promises well. Late potatoes
will probably be an average crop; to
! .bacco is making rapid progress.
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