The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-08-26
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
PROSPERITY FOR NORTHWEST.
CORN FAR ABOVE AVERAGE.
PROSPERITY FOR NORTHWEST

CHICAGO, Ill.,, Aug. o3-Crop sta.
tistics gathered by G.. Il. Erwin presi.
dent of the advertising agency of Lord
& 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 ii great
! deal of the east, crops were never st
| great. In the south, with the possible cX.
! cepton of Mississippi, the loss in acre
| age of the cotton crop will probably ht
| more than made up by the increased val
We of the baled product, and the Whole
south has sateguarded itself by dlverSi'
| fed farming and other crops which tins
! year have come handsomely to the rescue
| NOTABLY in Texas, Oklahoma and Ar
| 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 rs quickly a.
! he desires to market the crop, and nj
| big prices. Some reporters state that
| grain is being taken right from the
thrasher by the buyers at top motel
prices.
Nothing hut especially unusual an,
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 particll.
larly good Thrashing returns are not
all in on spring rye and barley, but the
quality of the grain is extra good. The
] h.
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 sprin.
| wheat harvested in Minnesota and Da
kota at 4O,0oO,0O0 bushels more thar
! 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,
will undoubtedly run higher than thu
average price for the last ten years.
| /. Y, Collins believes the govern
ment's conservative figures are too low
| and that this years crop of spring whea
in Minnesota and the Dako,as exceed
last years more than 10000, 900 bushels
The Dakota Farmer agrees that thu
wheat crop will be the largest ever har
vested; oats will be better than 70
years; the flax crop a bumper one, ant
the average stand of corn is the bcs
! for years,
Fine Crops in Neoraska-.~-
According to 5. Il. McKelye editor oi
the Nebraska Farmer. Nebraska's corr
crop will be 235,U0O,OOO, against las
years 2U6.UOO.OOU bushels The croI
should be worth 10 cents buShcl more
this year Nebraska'S wheat WELD Ill
ready harvested will run about 1900,
900 bushels. against last years 10000,
| 600, with the price higher than last year
| There VIII be approximately J6,UoO.OW
bushels of oats. The potato crop will h,
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
100000 tons.
}. VI. Stahl of the Illinois Farmer re
ports from first hand information thai
| the corn crop Will be record breaker
He reports wheat yields of 10 bushels tC
the acre, and that yields of 30 bushels M
acre have been common. This, with the
high prices, spells prosperity for whea
farmers. Hay and oats are above the
( average at high prices.
The Farmers Review, on information
given by 800 crop reporters, predict.
wheat to be the best crop in years
yields running from 20 to 80 bushels al
acre. ,,-,.,
Iowa Farmers Prosperous.
James Anderson. editor of Iowa Home
stead. expects the Iowa corn crop will b.,
considerable greater than last year. II,
believes the yield will be close to $50,
100000 bushels. The Iowa oat crop il
better than in 1907 and 1908 Mr.. At
kinson's observation is that the farmer
in the corn belt are in better shape thar
they ever have been.
The editors of the Ohio Farmer say
the wheat yield, owing to a decrease il
acreage, will be rs per cent. of d full
yield, and the corn crop will be a goot
one.
The Michigan Farmer says the Michi
gan wheat crop is excellent and the yelC
is large. The oat crop will be 90 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 10000 900 busheh
of wheat is too low and that it will prob
ably run the full government figures o.
100000 bushels. This will mean $15,
100000 more to the farmers of Kansai
than any previous wheat crop has paid
Arthur Capper of Topeka says Kan
sas corn will be worth Sl00,0O0,O0O
oats worth SS,OoO,0O0, and that the to
tai farm products worth S3OO,OOO0O0
and the live stock $1SO,0O000 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
II great crop this year
John Field. editor Of the Oklahoma
Farm Journal. reports corn ut 10000
900 bushels. He estimates the value OF
the wheat crop at Sl2,OOO,oOO, and viii
oats enough better this season to max,
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
hacro is making ri mid prDprpSS