New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-15
CROPS OF THE COUNTRY
Excellent Yields of Foodstuffs
PrediCted-Business Conditions.

Chicago Aug 1.-THE general summary
of The Annual Crop and Business Ike
port of the Continental and Commercial
National Bank of Chicago was issued 10
day. on the subject of the crops OF the
country the report says:
The yeal mas been unproptious at times,
and. as usual, CaptiouS in iocallteS: NiiIie
the Southwest suffered discomfort III oHdii
Yields on account of the drouth last sea
son, the Northwest has been the sullerer
this season The winter riSorS greatly re-
dUCed the increased acreage in the winter
wheat section, but the yield of the remain
der was far above the average ana Wudl
81 tmc promised to be caiam'tous
wheat crop ended in generous one IN tlllS
variety of the chief breadstuff me spIlns
wheat crop has been cut snort through ne
disastI Gus drouth of North Dakota ana
POI lions of the other states, out on the
whole the total wheat outturn exceeds the
demand for bread and seed
The freakish warmth of the early sprlnS.
which caused a vigorous growtl OF wheat
and oats. induced earlier corn planting.
The long colo period that settled over me
continent in the month Of May and por-
ton of June ca used frequent replant1nS
of the corn, and for while made gloomy
outlook. But the big portion o. the pen
ton passed through a dry season. ana
when despair of making a crop was setting
in timely rains and cooler weather came
to the relief of the stricken section and
this great cereal. upon which so much OF
the nations prosperity and support depend,
promises an excellent yield.
Our reports indicate a total wheat crop
of 657.@0,G1G bushels. or S).H9,eH bushels
less than last wears record production,
but equal TO ten-year average production
Corn promises WELD OF 3.90,Gsi.tH bush
els or 500 pl1 bushels above the previous
season and > per cent over ten-yeaT
average crop. The oats weld will exceed
last years excellent production. with a
total of 1,G7l 900 coo bushels. 2o,oH.c1 bush
els over the ten-year average Barley VIII
equal last years crop OF 12s9OI"o bushels
and rye will exceed the previous season,
being 81 100000 bushels. comparing with So
eco 0t0 bushels The total production ~
II eSe grains, as reported to us, Is i.%n,pn,
fn1 bushels, while the ten-year average IS
/. t31 .0Fn.nA bushels. Cotton condition ind, d,
Gates a crop Of 100000 bales, or 7W,Ge
bales above last year.
Agricultural investment and energy Is
we'll REPAID. for seldom has year OF such
changea bic conditions resulted In 50 large
production of foodstuffs The farmer has
thanksgiving, that its material affairs viii
be preserved and expanded through the
siIfficiency of its food supplies.
The chief feature of the ample crops IS
the surety OF a reinstatement of the food
animals. which had been running below the
normal number the last three years. on &C
count of shortage of food and excessive
demand The impairment of our herds and
. flocks was cause of great alarm Hea'
cpite its inferior shipping quality. eua q
the farmer to increase his hogs and catt'e
This years crop of corn ana oats piotiil,Sf
annie food to bring the stock to maturity
and 10 provide for further increase.
The South promises A better COTTON EEol
than last year, but the South Is prsak 4. y.
away from the domination of this one sta.
pIe: the boil weevil and the uncertainty OF
last years crop led to larger wheat acre
age and a greatly increased corn acreage
Yields Of both these grains have heen pne-
nOmenallv large. especially corn. the Soulh-
ern States almost doubling the cron of last
year and the value thereof more than eK,
=; hpt
a short cotton crop. The Southern states
are promising to take a more important
place in the AGRICULTURAL production or the
country since it has been found that oats,
corn wheat and alfalfa pay better for the
investment and the la Dor than cotton. the
diversitication of crops may impair the
worlds cotton supply. but ii Will make the
South as strong and as certain each year
Of profitable farming as the North and the
West.
OF business conditions the report says:
The country is prosperous. There is work
for everybody: in many localities com
plaint that production is restricted TOR
want of labor and the competition of en-
pIoyers is pushing wages steadily higher
The volume of business has been large, but
there are fire uuent complaints that compe-
tition is sharper and the margin of prom
smaller than ever. that labor Is dctatorla1 l.
and that improved methods are constantly
required to offset its demands
1t Is a common expression from the
smaller cities and towns that nothing Is
known there OF business reaction or OF
threatened trouble save what comes from
the few large centres. To them the COuu-
trv seems very prosperous and conditions
sound Many of them express some i'm
natience over the conservative attitude OF
The banking fraternity, whom they accuse
of being frightened at shadows. Neverthe-
less ii is apparent that the note of warn
ing was we'll sounded and that a whole
some effort to check the expansion of cred
its has been made, and the country Is In
much better condition because of it,
The entire West has been enormously.
almost wildly prosperous. The basis OF
this prosperity has been the high prices
for farm products. which have furnished
the farmers with the means to build bet
t.r homes and barns. drain their lands.
buy improved machinery and enlarge theis
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