The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-18
THE CROPS.

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THE CROPS.
Winter wheat in Texas has grown
SO rspidly and r2nkly that it is being
extensively pastured to keep it down.
There has been a very large increase
in the acreage there, n the growth
has been a great help to farmers who
have been able to save immense
quantities Of corn by turning their
stock into the wheat fields. The win
ter-wheat belt generally has had u
snow covering, although there are
light. but no apprehension is felt re
garding the safety Of the crop, as il
went into the winter with more vigoi
Of growth than for some years.
Cold weather has been favorable
for curing corn, and cribblng has pro-
crossed fairly. Snow has not been suf-
ficiently heavy to prevent husking,
and fair progress was made in clean
ing the fields. There is % per cent of
he crop in the fields in Iowa and
Nebraska, and some in western Hi
nois. Many reports in these sections
say that corn is badly grounded;
While this will not make contract corn,
it will ge good enough for feed. In
terror deliveries We're Of fair voiume.
but farmers nave sold SO much corn
that they are busy delivering that al
ready sold rather than in making now
contracts. There is q holding tendency
mons arIner generally, and those
who were bearish on corn so days ago
are now holding the remainder Of
their crop, having DISPOSED Of enough
of their surplus to make them feel
easy. Country elevators are said to
be loaded with corn. and The scarcity
! Of ears in Illinois and Iowa restricts
s onents. In many places where cars
have ST furnished the inetiicieu"F
Of motive power has prevented a rapid
NOV er1ent, ard instances I noted
Where corn has been ltrea weeks in
coming less tnan 200 miles. tEarr7ars
i holding oats. although the Illinois
orrp wa $4,000 600 bushels. or 60
n00.oOt more than last Eear. and the
Iowa crop was COO 600 bushels
or 6 100000 IN excess % last "eer N"
aggregate surplus of these two Stotae.
which are the largest PRODUCES ri
the country, is 275, 900 600 bushels.
20, 600 600 more than last year.
In the seven surplus States the cor3,
cron this year was a,o12, 600. 000
bushels. an increase over last yca Of
Ia, 600, 900, and over 1907 OF 81
100000 bushels. Illinois leads all
States this year with $4,000 600
bushels. or 100000 bushels more
than last year, and was the largest
crop since 1905. Iowa has 290,-000.-
600, an increase over last year OF g.
100000 bushels. Missouri, contrary
to all expectations. raised 2f3,000,0 900
bushels, or 10000, 600 over last year.
Nebraska, which is a big corn State,
q 194.O00,00 bushels, or 1000, 600
less than last year being the only
important State that has a smaller
crop than a year except Kansas,
which has $4,000. 600 bushels, or s.
100000 less than last year. Kentucky
surprised the trade with 103, coo, 00G
bushels. increasing 100000 owe,
last year. Louisiana furnished a sur
nTicn witt, = I n0D nGn hIlGhLlC - % VI Cj
$4,000. 600 last year. Arkansas raised
10000, 600 6t.shei~, n loss OF 1000. 900;
Colorado had $4,000 acres in corr
this year, and raised 3.267,00C
bushels, the Weld per acre being go
bushels per acre. New Mexico had .
10000 bushels. or %1.3 to the acre
These States have only commenced &c
raise corn. They are increasing their
consumption, but buy most Of thei,
requirements III western Kansas anG
in Nebraska.
Cnfavorable weather continues IL
Argentina where harvest is on. and re-
ports are ~unfaVorable in regard tc
the Weld 10Th in The North and in the
South Where thrashing has com
menccd in the North, there is {
smaller yield than expected and OF
very disappointing quality Australia
year, and Is progressing readily. Indie
has an increase OF 10 per cent il ii,
acreage, and the United provinces
where the prea is 6,250,0O0 acres
Hungary is to import 10000. OCT
bushels Of wheat this year owing to .
deficit in its crop, most OF which vii
he secured from the DaDubian coun
tries. Portugal needs 2,U0o, 0O(
t1cha!S Of foreign wheat. and has re
@uced the dutN. their crop having bcc1
largely Ororestimated. Sweden is ex
perted to reduce the duty on whoa
and abolish that on corn, OWING to tAt
short crop.-T1la Country Gentleman.
NOTES or TI;E POULTRY NAxsD.