The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-07
CROPS BOUNT|FUL;; MONEY is
PLENTY; FARMERS ARE HAPPY
Reports Gathered by Charles R. Erwin President of Lord
Thomas Are Almost Unanimous in Pronouncng 1910
One Of the Best Years We Have Ever Had

out DN the coin pTeneHsiNe ciop Iepoi u
gathered from all sections of tht
country by Charles r. Erwin, presi
dent of Lord & Thomas, advertiser:
agents of Chicago and New York.
From. the east and west, the nortl
and south. come glowing reports Of
bountiful crops. In only 4 few sec
tions of the country has there beer
any falling off OF the excellent yielG
for the last five or six years.
North Dakota is the only state
that reports crop far below the
average. 1t is estimated that the 1910
weld will be only about 40 per cent
of the general average Despite thi:
partial failure there is no pesSimisn
in that state. North Dakota farmers
have plenty OF money in the banE
and are well able TO buy anything they
need and they can pay cash for it.
1t is safe TO say that in the middle
west and northwest, crops have turn.
ed out far better than was antici-
pated earlier in the year In every
state the crops have averaged well
In some sections certain crops have
fallen below the average but that de-
ficiency has been more than made up
for by the abundance of others.
There is bumper crop of corn all
o,cr lie country. Wheat is holding
its own and in many sections oats
have broken many local records. Hay
is steady and OF Il particularly good
quality because of the marked def
cheney in the rain fall at harvest time
Practically every other crop is report
ed good throughout the country.
Crops Satisfactory in New England.
The crop season has been reason
ably satisfactory To New England
farmers. according TO A. w. Fulton
of the Phelps Publishing company
Springfield, Mass. The hay crop,
which is most important in this sec
ton, was good. The silage and field
corn promises well while the potato
crop is still in the making but has
great possibilities. Cranberries will
stack up better than expected, while
the peaches will be large and fine,
especially in Connecticut and Massa.
chusetts. The yield of cigar leaf to-
bacco is good.
{. W. Burkett, editor OF The Amer
lean Agriculturst, reporting on condi-
tions in New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. writes despite the drouth
IN certain sections, the condition of
crops is generally favorable for an
average yield-even better than re-
cent years have given. Prices are very
good and the combination will insure
exceptionally good business in these
states
In Pennsylvania, Ohio and West
Virginia, the crops are not uniformly
good but the shortage OF some will be
more than made up by the unusual
abundance OF others. according to F..
5. Bayard of The National Stockman
and Farmer OF Pittsburg. Oats ave-
rage better than usual while the
wheat crop is large. The yield of
corn is large except in western Penn
sylvania, which is not quite up to the
average. In Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, the fruit crop is large. Clo-
yer was never better while buckwheat
promises well. Mr. Bayard saws.
One of the most encouraging signs
Is the constantly increasing interest
IN preserving and increasing the fer
tility of the soil. This is of more
Importance than the crop of any one
year because it insures future pros
perity."
Ohio Farmers Are Prosperous.
f. Fl. Nance of the Ohio Farmer at
Cleveland reports that the financial
condition of farmers in Ohio was never
better ON the average. Ohio farmers
have been making money for more
than ten years and their generous
purchases are being made of aericul.
tural and household implements. The
rams OF the recent weeks have brouohf
along the autumn corn and fruit in
remarkable way. The corn crop is
estimated at 0S per cent of the ave.
rage for the last ten years.
The Michigan conditions are far
better than were expected according
to ]. r. Waterbury, editor of the
Michigan Farmer. Small grains are
almost uniformly good, especially win
ter wheat. There was large crop
OF oats of unusually good quality.
Hay was not up to normal but high
prices will insure q good profit. Po-
tatoes are better than usual while
sugar beets and beans have fallen be-
low the average. Peaches will Weld
only about 80 per cent of the normal
output.
Great Crop in Indiana.
Indiana ~ill have one of the great.
est crops that it ever grew" is the
statement OF j. 3. Conner of The In
diana Farmer. There will be bump
er crop of corn which is conscrvativelv
estimated at two hundred million
bushels. Wheat viii yield between
forty and fifty million buhels which
the oat crop will give sixty-three
million bushels. Hay is uniformf..
good and hops showed strong in
crease. On the whole it will be a
banner year for Indiana, and Mr.. Con-
ner thinks that general business con-
ditions viii be better than the ave-
rage this year.
b. w. Snow, crop expert of The
Orange Judd company reports that in
spite of the vagaries of the weather
conditions during fha vnor abundant