The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-07

I during August has materially better 1 ed conditions, so that the estimate this year can be placed at twice thai | of last year.
 | The crop of peaches in the entire
 state will be about 75%o of norma. | The tctal production, however, will be higher than indicated by these fig
 ures, since the prospects are better
 in the fruit belt of western Michigan
 in which territory the official figures for August 1 placed the condition al
 S4@o of full crop.
 Live Stock Conditions Favorable. | George N Neff, of the Daily Drov- | CTS Telegram at Kansas City, Mis- ] souri. reports that the prices of beef 1 cattle, both corn fed and grass fed
 are about the same as at this time
 last year. Feeding steers average soc per cwt. lower than year ago, while the finished cattle are selling | at about the same prices as last year. With the abundant forage crops and | fall paSturage, this present margin Iof profit will induce extensive cattle feeding activity in the corn belt. | The hog industry is in the best | condition for a number of years. AL | though prices are lower than during
 the preceding period of shortage, the volume of business is much greater | and more wealth is being distributed. | Over 40ec more hogs have been re- ceived in the Kansas City market this
 season than the same period of 1910, l meaning an additional distribution Tor the year of about $15,000,000. Sheep receipts at the Kansas City l market show an increase of 21To over l last year. The feeding and fatten- | ing of sheep has become an fmpor- | tant branch of the live stock indus l try in this territory and on the pres ent conservative basis promises good profits this season.
 Indiana this year will certainly years was called a bumper, but this years crop averages 91eo, as against S4eo in 1910. The report this year shows that Indiana has an acreage of 5,120,000 planted to, corn. The wheat crop has also been, immense and is, rated at S5et, as against fSfo in 1910, and a ten-year average Of S29o. The report gotten out by the Department of Agriculture, July 19. reported a fine showing for all crops in this state, including all fruits, es- pecially apples and peaches.
 The crop this year, although lit tie short of last year in some res- poets, is selling at prices that more than compensate for the falling off in quantity and the producer will realize fully as much on his crops as last year.
 Editor of the Ohio Farmer, the fndi- cations are that this years wheat crop will turn out a little better than last year in both quantity and quail ity. The condition of corn was doubt full until the fine rains of August 2 and 8. These rains were general over this section and were the saliva tion of the corn crop. as some sec tions had suffered severely from the drouth The condition of oats inn proved during July and the yield was much better than anticipated.
 The prices of all grains are very good this year, with the possible ex- ception of wheat. Hay will be short crop, but the prices are already very high, so that the smaller crop will realize as high a total price as in former years, without the added cost of transportation. The prices of potatoes are very high.
 The crop conditions in Wisconsin are, as whole. very good. The yield is somewhat spotted, being nor mai in some sections and little light CT in others, owing to the prevalence of rain in certain parts of the state and lack of it elsewhere.
 The Wisconsin eAgriculturist has given the following report on condi- tfons of crops on August 1: Corn, 91; potatoes, 50; peas, 80; beans, S7; apples, 80; cabbage, S5; tobacco, 80; rye, 90; spring wheat, 80; bar ley, 80; oats,s S5; small fruits. 80.
 Practically all the crops in Wiscon4 sin have enjoyed a good season, and the prices are high.
 MT. V. P. Collins, of the North writes: Reports from this section show a total wheat production ot 842,000, 900 bushels. compared with the governments final yield of 625,- 0O0,0 ,000 bushels last year. which is equal to ten-year's production and 50,000,000 more than the country requires for br cad and seed. The aggregate yield of oats is 824,000,00U bushels, nearly 300.000,000 less than the governments final estimate last year, and only 25,000,000 less than a ten-years. average production.
 2,S2S, ,000,O00 bushels. which is just 10% under last year, and 1O0,O00,000 bushels over ten-year average.
 The hay crop is estimated at 43,- 000,0 tons, 17,000,000 tons under last year, and 25eo under the ten last year; rye, 109o larger and flax, problematic, depending upon the rain- fall.''
 
 The North Dakota Farmer reports that the general crop conditions in North Dakota are little below the average for the past eight or ten years, but in probably half the state the conditions are. much above the average.
 The hay crop is fully three times as great as that of last year, ana there is every indication of an excel lent fax crop. The wheat crop this year shows an increase of 43,S95,0 900 bushels over last year, and the flax crop will yield from 10,000,000 to 12 100000 bushels.
 However, the returns from this | great area in dollars and cents are | far from discouraging,( and the far mers are well satisfied.
 South Dakota, except in a few spots l is in better shape this year than last, | in view of the recent heavy | rainfall all over the state. This last | rain practically insured a big crop or | flax, of which there is a large acre l age in South Dakota. Flax prices | will inevitably be very high during l the marketing of the 1911 crop, be- | cause there is absolutely no surplus | of flax carried over from last year. |
 An extraordinary gain in South Da- l kota's wheat acreage was revealed by | the Federal Census of the acres sown | to wheat in the spring of 1911. South | Dakota had 8,500,000 acres, or about | a million acres more than was cred | tied to that state early in the season. | This state ranks first with a wheat | crop of 75,000,000 bushels.
 South Dakota's crops this year are | rIv tim oc |