Smyrna times., 1911-03-08
BUMPER CROPS
is the OUTLOOK
Agricultural Reports Indicate
Yield Will be Enormous.
SOIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE
Gratifying Prospects Are Turned In
From All Sections of the Country.
Lower Prices Predicted.


From All Sections of the Country.
Lower Prices Predicted.
r .eports received by the Republic,
a tarm paper in St. Louis, Mo-, are
reliable, hum rer crops may be expect
ed this year.
Weather conditions have put the
soil into the best shape and every
thing is favorable for large and good
yields. While the crops may not be as
large individually as last year, the
production will be more diversified
and the total output will be enormous.
Should this Interpretation of the re-
ports materialize, the tendency would
be toward comparatively low prices.
At the same time the volume of the
general agricultural production should
afford employment to a vast army of
laborers and cause such a distribution
of the revenue as to vitalize trade.
Taking the producing territories in
their entirely, the soil conditions are
better than ordinarily. There is one
locality in the southwest and one in
the northwest from which it is re-
ported that weather and soil condi-
tions are discouraging, and Montana
fears that too rapid thawing of the
mountain SHOWS might result in an
other dry season. Otherwise the re-
ports are more than gratifying.
Fruit Not Damaged.
The fruit crop has not been damag-
ed much. Most of the reports indicate
large fruit crop of good quality.
The same is true of early vegetables.
Probably the most significant feature
of the reports is the expansion of
farming in southeastern and southern
states. Diversifcation steadily is be-
coming a more vital factor in Ameri-
can production.
In the middle west, Wisconsin is
complaining of too littlt snowfall /;
Iowa expects abundant spring rains
to finish good soil preparation; Illi-
nois is confident of bumper yields in
all of its four great crops-corn
wheat, oats and hay. The Hessian fly
is giving some alarm in southern Illi.
nois known as Egypt" Kansas ex
poets 50,000,000 bushels of wheat, and
| other prospects are favorable. Mis-
souri, wheat is coming out in good
shape.
Throughout the northwest a slow
breaking of winter has conserved the
snow moisture, promising well for al
| crops. North Dakota has an increas
ed acreage of wheat, all grasses and
| fax. Montana reports the outlook as
being never better, with a 10 pei
cent increase in acreage of grain, fiaz
| and alfalfa.
Corn and Cotton.
Opportune rains, falling "betweer
corn and cotton" have frightened the
| prospects in Texas, in the southwest
district. Precipitation has covered the
entire state, including the dry Pan
handle and fruit is little damaged.
Arkansas farmers have been helC
back in planting by the late cold, bu
the soil is in better than averag,
shape. Great diversity of crops and in
tensified cultivation promise yields il
all productions heavier than last year
Canning factories have required an in
creased growth of vegetables. Frui
has escaped serious injury.
In the southern tier, Mississippi re
joices that the late cold killed million
of pests, while leaving fine soil. Onl
strawberries were damaged to any ez
tent. Fruits promise well and vege
tables already are moving northwart
The corn acreage and leguminou
crops are increased. Alabama report
the oats crop well advanced. Fruit i