The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-21
Americas greatest food crop will b

Americas greatest food crop Will be
bumper again In 1910.
This is the cheering news brought
today in special dispatches 10 me
Times from central points in the
vheat-growing country. Despite the
rather unusual and changeable spring
weather in some sections, and winter
killing in others. the reports OF farm
crs and experts are that the crop gen
orally is showing splendidly at this
time. and that all prospects are most
optimistic.
Insufficiency of snow in several OF
the states in the SOUTHWESTERN
groups. known as the worlds granary.
Will cause shortage In the wheat
crop in some OF the states afrected'
notably Kansas, which may show
$4,000 900 bushel loss. but this snort
age Is more than Offset 10y the SPLEEN
did condition OF the young crop In the
rev country lying 10 the far west
south and northwest. and the fair con
uition-or average conditioner the
staple In the older states OF the cen
trial division. the east and the old
south.
Crops In Far West Excellent.
A special to The Times from Spo-
kane, Wash. the center of the great
finland empire" wheat country or the
far northwest. says that all indications
point TO a record crop FOR 1910. The
correspondent estimates that Wash
ington. Idaho and Oregon this year
will market 60000.000 bushels or
vheat This Is approximately one
twelfth of the total American wheat
crop last year
In Lincoln county. Washington,
alone. the crop this year is expected
70 exceed 100000 bushels.
III the Big Bend country Of Wash.
ilgton the winter wheat is in better
condition than II has been for years.
rnd the same applies TO the NeZ
Perces reservation and Camas Prairie
in Idaho.
che group of states comprising the
far west and including Montana.
wyoming Colorado. Utah. Idaho,
Washington, oregon and California
show higher average on the condi-
tion OF the crop this year than last.
The California crop shows per
cent increase this year over last and
Wyoming. Utah and Colorado Will
average about the same as last year.
New High Mark for Oklahoma.
The nest optimistic crop special to-
day was from Oklahoma City, Okla.
The correspondent said that in Texas
3CO0 900 acres had been planted in
wheat and that the expert estimate or
the crop was 250O0,000 bushels. The
crop is practically made. in perfec;
shane and too far advanced to be sus-
ceptible TO attack. In Oklahoma the
acreage sown in wheat is 10 per cent
Of the area OF the entire state, and the
oklahoma grain men expect to har-
vest fully 80 per cent OF the crop.
which will set a new high mark for
wheat harvested in this new state
North and South Dakota. with
Minnesota. forming three Of the great
est wheat-raising states In the union.
gre In good condition. according TO tho
CROP experts Seeding in the spring
wheat area OF these three states Is
practically completed Heavy SHOWS
last winter protected the ground from
deep frost. and the early spring per
mitted the seeding 10 begin on March
Is. In southern Minnesota and parts
OF South Dakota the early sown grain
has sprouted In the northwest there
will probably be a decrease In durum
wheat sown and an increase In velvet
chan spring wheat.
Michigan in Good Shape.
The states in the central groups are
not as well known as the western
states for wheat but millions OF bush
els OF the golden grain are harvested
each year I'm Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Kentucky,
and I'm each OF the states mentioned
an increase ranging from ! per cent
In Kentucky to per cent in Onio AMI
Wisconsin is condently expected by
the farmers and government and state
crop experts.
In the south the wheat Is not In
good condition in several OF the states,
and the indications are for n short
crop in South Carolina. Georgia Ten
nCssee and Alabama. These condi-
tons are. however offset by the an
ticipated increase In the wheat har'
vested in Mississippi, North Carolina,
Virginia. West Virginia. Arkansas,
Delaware and Maryland. the percent
age of increase ranging from ! per
cent In North Carolina TO per cent
il. West Virginia. ) per cent In Wiz
ginia and Q per cent In little Delaware.
The first government crop report
Of the season deals almost exclusively
with wheat and shows plainly the