The Detroit times., 1910-04-21


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Americas greatest food crop will DE
bumper again in 1910.
This is the cheering news brought
today in special dispatches 10 Inc
Times from central points in-ihe
wheat growing country. Despite the
rather unusual and changeable spring
weather i'm some sections, and winter
Killing In others. the reports oil Iarm'
ers and experts are that the crop gen
orally is showing splendidly at thls
lime, 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 anected,
notably Kansas which may SHOW
10000, 900 bushel loss. but this snort
age Is more than Offset by the splen-
did condition OF the young crop In inc
new country lying to the far west
south and northwest, and The talr con
dition--or average condition--ot the
STAPLE In the older states OF the cen
tral division, the east and the Oh
south.
Crops in Far West Excellent.
A special to The Times from Spo-
kane. Wash, the center OF the great
inland empire" wheat country or the
fer northwest. says that all Indications
point to "A record crop FOR 1910. The
correspondent estimates that wash
iIgton. Idaho and Oregon this year
will market 60000,000 bushels or
wheat This is approximately one
twelfth OF the total American wheat
crop last year
In Lincoln county. Washington
alone. the crop this year is eSpecte:
to exceed 1000, 900 bushels.
liz the Big Bend country OF Wash
iqgton the winter wheat is in better
condition than II has been for years,
end the same applies 90 the Nez
Perces reservation and Camas Prairie
in Idaho.
'che group OF states comprising the
far west and including Montana,
Wycming Colorado. Utah. Idaho,
Washington. Oregon and California
show higher average on the condi'
tlon 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 most optimistic crop special to-
day was from oklahoma City. Okla.
The correspondent said that in Texa
2 100000 acres had been planted in
wheat and that the expert estimate OF
the Crop was 25,000000 bushels. The
crop is practically made. in perfec.
shape and too far advanced 10 be suS-
ceptible TO attack. In Oklahoma the
acreage sown in wheat is - per cent
Of the area of the entire state. and the
Oklahoma grain men expect TO har-
vest fully 80 per cent or the crop.
which will set 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.
ere in good condition, according 10 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 TO 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 q decrease In durup
wheat sown and an increase In velvet
chaff spring wheat.
Michigan In Good Shape.
The states in the central groups are
not as we'll known as the western
states for wheat, but millions Of bush
els OF the golden grain are harvested
each year in 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 OHIO and
Wisconsin is cofidently 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 a short
crop in South Carolina, Georgia Ten
nessee and Alabama These condi-
tons are, however, Offset by the an
ticipated increase In the wheat har-
vested I'm 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
W West Virginia, per cent in Vir-
slnia and per cent in little Delaware.
The first government crop report
OF the season deals almost exclusively
with wheat and shows plainly the
tendency toward increasing the acre
age under cultivation. in December
the government. crop reporters esti-
mated that 33,4s3,000 acres had been
sown in winter wheat which acreage
exceeds that OF last year by 2,45O,0O0
acres.
After a long series OF experiments
an Italian chemist has succeeded in
making from figs a pleasantly flaw
ored wine that is rich I'm phosphate
matter and almost destitute OF fannie