The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
CROPS BOUNT|FUL
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Reports Gathered by Experts
Show That Year 1910 lis
Good One.

There is no place. for the crop pessi-
mist i'm our country,
This fact is emphatically brought out
by the comprehensive crop reports gath
cred from all sections OF the country by
Charles X. Erwin. president Of Lord *
Thomas, advertising agents Of Chicago
From the east and west. the north
and south, come glowing reports or
19InllMl bonn o1 In only ibdrn few b"sn ses
any falling off OF the excellent Yield
for the last five or six years
North Dakota Is the only, state that
reports a crop far below the average.
|, is estimated that the 1910 yield win
be only about 40 per cent of the general
average. Despite this partial failure
North Daktoa farmers have plenty OF
money In the bank and are well able
10 buy anything they need and they
Ii is safe to say that In the middle
west and northwest. crops have turned
out far better than was anticipated earlier
in the year. In every state the crops
certain crops have fullen below the aver
age. but mat deficiency has been more
than made UP for by the abundance of
others.
There is a bumper crop of corn all over
the country. Wheat is holding its own
and In many sections oats have broken
of "A particularly good quality because Of
the marked deficiency in the rainfall at
harvest Time Practically every other
crop is reported good throughout the
Prices are up and everybody is
happy, reports Lutte Wilcox, editor OF
conditions. arc fully as good as were eX-
pectcd and there has been enough rain to
keep up tho grass on The ranges. Colo
RADIO has 1000. 600 acres under Irrigation
and the water supply has been adequate.
The sugar beet and fruit crops are large,
while livestock Is III the pink Of condi-
ton.
Montana Is in position TO buy heav-
lily and pay cash" says r. W. Sutherlin Of
the Rocky Mountain Husbandman. Mon
tana has had Il bountiful crop.
The crop conditions OF Washington arc
little below the average on wheat and
barley. but high on oals and remar rkably
high on fruit. The apple crop will run
from five To six million dollars. while
peaches. pears and melons viii make as
good showing,
The general agricultural conditions in
California are good and the yield has
been immense and the prices proiItabI
A conservative estimate OF the crop
value Will bring il almost 10 two hun
dred and forty million dollars S@tsooo. :
000). not including livestock or poultry,
according to the Orchard and Farm OF
San Francisco. The oranges arc perhaps
25 per cent lighter and apricots about 30
per cent but prices almost double those
Of last year There arc good crops OF
peaches, pears. nuts and hay,
There will be tremendous Weld from
the millions Of fruit trees in Washing
ton and Oregon Washington expects a
900 per cent crop Other crops arc good.
The whole season has been ideal. and
from monetary standpoint the condi7
tions of farmers and fruit growers were
never cqualcd.
The crop conditions in Kentucky arc
good. according to the Home and Farm
OF Louisville. Tho wheat crop VAS fully
record breaker. The final yield OF cot
ton is not vet known. The farm section
of the south will be more prosperous
than ever.
Is. Kirk Rankin. publisher OF tho South
crn Agriculturist OF Nashville reports
that the Tennessee farmers are getting
81 bushel for their wheat. The corn
crop will be the best Tennessee ever
produced and the hay crop Is bountlful
Mr. Rankin says that business men who
feared poor crops In the south because
OF the early drought should be rcaSsurcd
by the present conditions which point
TO the uncXampled prosperity.
r. r. IIunncutt, publisher OF me
Southern Cultivator at Atlanta' reports
that the cotton crop in Georgia Is three
weeks late, but 40 per cent of 1t Is very
good and the other 60 per cent badly
mixed Georgia will not make any more
cotton than il did last year unless me
frost is very late. Other crops arc good
Or TAFT Butler editor of the Progress
sIvc Farmer at Starkville Miss, SAYS
that the cotton crop ol inc Ghtire sounn i
is better than last year and that corn
will probably yield moro thah ior scN~
Texas crops arc in good shape, re-
ports Il. j. Holland. publisher of Farm
and Ranch at Dallas. The hay crop .1s IS
better than last year ana sugar v Saliy
and rice will be up to the average. SnialI
grain crops are larger than ever before
In Texas The fruit crop is very large
and profitable.
Prom the above reports. IT can, be
readily seen that this country is In a
noeition 10 enjoy one OF the most pros
porous years in business that was ever
known. The bountcous crops SdhIo'
Tnin hu, have a stimulating and inNlg-
Grating effect upon all branches OF bust
ness and Industry. The business man
can go ahead with the fGelins that ne
Of business should profit from this un-
cxampled prosperity.