Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-27
EARLY 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.

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| CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 23.-Crop sta
tistics gathered by G. +. 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 great
| deal of the east, crops were never SO
great. In the south, with the posslole e2-
ception of Mississippi, the loss IN acre
| age of the cotton crop Will proDaDiy nc
more than made up by the Increased Val-
he Of the baled product, and the Wnole
south has safeguarded itself by diversl-
fed farming and other crops, which this
wear have come handsomely to the rescue
NOTABLY in Texas, Oklahoma and Al
| kansas. ,.o,
In other years of great agricultural
production crops have sometimes Deen
stored, but this year the condition seems
to be that the farmer with the product
can get his money for it as quickly as
he desires to market the crop, and at
big prices. Some reporters state tnat
grain is being taken right from the
| thrash by the buyers at top notch
| prices.
Nothing but especially unusual and
entirely unforeseen weather conditions
could change the corn crop from It's ap~
parent yield.
Plenty of Corn in Northwest.
In the northwest, according to the St.
! Paul Farmer, conditions are partlcu-
| larly 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-
kota at 4O.OOO,0OO bushels more than
| last year. He reports that oats, bar
| ley, and corn will show larger than last
| year, and that while the price of wheat
may be slightly less than last year, it
will undoubtedly run higher than the
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 wheat
| in Minnesota and the DakOras exceeds
| last years more than 100000 bushels.
The Dakota Farmer agrees that the
| wheat crop will be the largest ever har-
vested; oats will be better than for
years; the flax crop a bumper one, and
the average stand of corn is the best
for years.
Fine Crops in Nebraska.
According to S. R. Mckelvie, editor of
the Nebraska Farmer, Nebraskas corn
| years 2O6,OOO,OOO bushels. The crop
| Should be worth 10 cents bushel more
| this year. Nebraskas wheat yield al
| ready harvested will run about 40, 000,-
| 900, with the price higher than last year.
| There will be approximately 56,OOO,OO0
bushels of oats The potato crop will be
| 100000 bushels. The wild hay crop is
estimated at nearly 1000, 900 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 re-
ports from first hand information that
| the corn crop will be a record breaker.
| He reports wheat yields of 40 bushels to
the acre, and that yields of 80 bushels an
| 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
| given by 500 crop reporters, predicts
wheat to be the best crop in years,
yields running from 20 to 30 bushels an
acre.
Iowa Farmers Prosperous.
James Anderson, editor of Iowa Home
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considerable greater than last year. He
! believes the yield will be close to $780,
100000 bushels. The Iowa oat crop is
better than in 1907 and 1908. Mr.. At
kinson's observation is that the farmers
| in the corn belt are in better shape than
they ever have been.
The editors of the Ohio Farmer say
| the wheat yield, owing to a decrease in
acreage, will be 76 per cent. of full
yield, and the corn crop will be a good
| one.
The Michigan Farmer says the NIichi-
gan wheat crop is excellent and the yield
| is large. The oat crop will be 80 per
cent, of normal. The yield of rye is nor
mall The cash potato crop should run
about 100000 bushels for the state
| Fruit conditions in Michigan are above
| the average.
The Kansas Farmer states that Mr..
Coburns estimate Of 100000 bushels
Of wheat is too low and that it will prob
az ably run the full government figures of
100000 bushels. This will. mean $15-
100000 more to the farmers of Kansas
than any previous wheat crop has paid.
! Arthur Capper of Topeka says Kan
sas corn will be worth $10O,0O0,OOO,
oats worth SS,00O,OOO, and that the to-
tai farm products worth S3OO,O 900.
and the live stock $18O,O00OO0 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
great crop this year.
John Field, editor of the Oklahoma
Farm Journal, reports corn at 100000
| OOO bushels He estimates the value of
the wheat crop at $12,OOO,OOO, 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.