Evening journal., 1911-10-02
1911 CROPS
ARE BUMPERS
Review of Weather Conditions
Show Most Valuable Har-
vests for Years
GROCERS GET HIGH
PRICES FOR PRODUCTS

That the bugbear of hard times
prophesied in connection with recent
reports Of general crop failures is
thoroughly unfounded is proved by
the annual crop report issued by
Lord and Thomas for 1911.
President c. R. Erwin, in discussing
his sources OF information which led
to the above statement mentioned
that he had deduced optimistic con-
clusions from data gathered for him
by the agricultural press all over the
country.
Farm papers," said Mr.. Erwin,
particularly those with restricted or
localized circulation, are in the very
best position TO give net facts as re-
CARDS production and conditions.
Practically all the papers furnishing
Lord and Thomas with crop informa-
ton received their reports, not from
a mere personal inspection of condi-
tions generally, but from their sub
scribers as 10 the actual production
OF each township and many individual
! farms"
While It is true that, speaking ma
! tionally, there will be a shortage in
grain products. on the other hand
prices for these products, show
much higher percentage over last
year than the product does a loss.
Howard N Whitney. managing edi-
tor Of the Register and Farmer, Of
Des Moines, in giving details Of Iowa
conditions states that the total value
OF the field crop in Iowa in 1911 is
S305, ,331 ,066. as against S24S,116,6S6 in
1910
The corn crop this year in Iowa is
less than last year. averaging about
250000,000 bushels. as against 1885,
100000 bushels last year Notwith-
standing the corn crop OF 1910 ex-
ceeded this years crop by more than
100 900, 900 bushels, the price at this
time is 55c per bushel, as against SIC
to 3Sc last year. This fixes the value
Of the 1911 corn crop at S137500 900,
while that of last year was S127,622.-
$40.
The oat crop this year amounted to
116,512,500 bushels as compared to
16S ,22S.970 bushels in 1910. The
acreage this year was 4.660,500 acres,
and the average yield was 25 bushels.
The value Of this years crop at pres
ent prices is S4S,1O9,625, as against
S45 421, S22 last year.
The winter wheat crop for 1911
amounted to 4,015. .240 bushels, as
against 4.125,S20 bushels last year.
The acreage was 20o,762 and the yield
20 bushel The yield Is now worth
SS,212.192, as against $S,54S,2O5 in
1910
Timothy seed this year commands
an unusual price. many farmers hav-
ing sold their crop for over SIS per
bushel The yield Of timothy seed
this year Is 10,41S.5S0 bushels and is
therefore. worth $52,092 800. The
official estimate OF the value OF last
years timothy crop Is $1,000 900.
The fruit crop this year is enormous
being valued at S25000.000. Last
years crop was failure and w2s
worth S3.0OO.0oO
H. E. Colby. editor Of Kimball's
Dairy Farmer, and James Atkinson
I editor Of the Iowa Homestead. send
reports which correspond TO the one
! submitted by Mr Whitney.
Pennsylvania produced only 1000.
900 bushels OF wheat less than last
year. and in corn dropped from "a
bushels the yield in 1910 to 80 hushel.
this year to the acre, which brings
the total production from 4O,392,00
down TO 29.S50. 900.
The states Of Tennessee and Ken.
tucky had a yield this year almos
equal to that Of 1910.
Charles W. Burkett, editor OF th'
American Agriculturists. states thai
the crop situation Is unfolding splend
didly from the standpoint OF the farm
The returns to each farm family il
going to be even better than las
year on the average. Farmers are
3 closing up their years work realh
better financially than they have fol
a good many years in the past.