The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-19
GOLDEN HARVEST IS
AWAITING FARMERS
CROP PROSPECTS BETTER NOW
THAN THEY EVER WE'RE IN
THE STATES HISTORY.
FARMER IN CLOVER
EXPERTS WHO HAVE MADE A
STUDY OF CONDITIONS PRE-
SENT AN OPTIMISTIC RE-
PORT OF THE OUTLOOK,

: oaAt4N Wv. ' a., august le.--l nat
/ the American farmer will have just
about 1900. 900. 900 more pocket change
this year than he had In 1911 Is the
| declaration OF experts who base their
estimates on study OF crop conditions
and on their knowledge OF prices as
gained from recent government re-
ports, showing that the farmers are
| getting us per cent more for the pro-
ducts of their lands this year than they
received in the twelve months preced-
Ing. The crops of the country in 1910
yielded to the farmers 1886, 900. 600
| If present prices for products keep
up, and there seems little probability
Of any decline that will lower the gen
t efai average, and If present crop
prospects are fulfilled, the tillers OF
the soil this year should receive Sl0,-
| oct, 000, 900.
Unless present signs prove false this
| VIII be great year for Augusta coun-
| ty. With the farmers OF this section
already banking the returns from one
of the best spring wheat crops in many
years, with a good corn crop practi-
cally assured, with other crops prom
Using equally well and with indica tlons
pointing 10 fine fruit yield, the coun-
/ " seems 70 have ahead of it a highly
! prosperous period. Almost entirely
! dependent on its agricultural and
| fruit resources, Augusta may rejoice
this year In that it will come into its
own Barring hail storms, drouths and
| other unfavorable weather conditions.
Of which there is little fear. Valley
farmers this season verify will reap
golden harvest the presidential year
DOGGY notwithstanding
! In quantity Augusta county wheat
tins year is running ahead OF the aver
age year. AS for price, wheat is bring
ing about ten cents more a bushei this
year than 1t did about this same time
last year, and there In every Indication
that the price will remain well up.
These circumstances combined assure
to Augusta farmers an unusually pros
porous wheat year.
Corn Prospects
While the wet weather OF preceding
weeks had harmful effect on corn,
the crop picked UP wonderfully during
the more favorable weather that fol-
lowed Reports from many parts OF
the county indicate a Yield that will
equal IL not surpaSs the average,
over the whole country the depart
naent Of agriculture puts the corn crop
OF this year at 2,si1.oeo, 600 bushels.
this being considered by many experts
AS Il very conservative estsiTaate. They
recall the great corn crop OF 1910.
which was 3,13h,7i3.o00 bushels They
cite that climatic and general condi-
tons are similar this year to two years
ago, BY the government estimate the
1912 crop Will exceed by $500. 900
bushels tho harvest figures OF last year
Good Fruit Year
Not to he outdona by NJ Xvii
CHAN. OF thu White Star Mills. who
painted such "a pleasing picture of
Augusta county's agricultural pros
poets. General Manager Clarence
Moomaw. of the Virginia Fruit
drawers incorporated. makes equal
ly cheerful predictions concerning
the fruit crop.
Indications Just now. said Mr..
Moomaw. are that the State of Vir-
ginia this year viii produce IS per
, cent more apples this year than II
did last While this will he only
about as per cent crop, the yield
this year bids fair to equal tn.
great crop OF two years ago.
In 1910. the bumper year. the
State shipped approximately 1900 =
600 barrels of apples. Last year the
output approximated 100000 ba~-
rels. With continuance OF favor
able growing weather, 1t In expect
ed that this year will see more than
+ l.UUV.Vun DaTteIS pTSubt*h All httN
| Old Dominion. and 1t is not alto
gether foolish optimism to hope that
| the record OF two years ago will be
equaled
In any event ii seems already as
.sured that the Virginia apple crop
will be worth twice as much to the
! orchardists this year as was last
wears Yield. The fruit this year IL
Of a very superior quality. and will
command the highest market prices
in competition with the top notch
output OF. any other fruit growing
section Of the country. So far the
weather has been perfect for apple
growing This. with other circum-
stances, indicates crop that viii ea
we'll UP In quantity and better than
the average so far as quality is con-
| cerned.
Farmers In Glover.
The excess In profits that the
farmers OF the United States will
receive this year over what they
realized last year Is what. in gamb-
| ling parliance. n called velvet" for
IL will have cost the farmers only
/ tri1e more To raise and harvest
their crops this year than it did
last Hence the IT'S per cent ad-
/ vance that the government declares
the farmers are now receiving for
their poducts, surplus of about
$1,000, 900, 000. must go into the
pockets of the country's great agri-
cultural population as clear, clean
, profit.
This years surplus alone would
pay of the mortgages on 10000
farms at an average of $1,000 each:
1t would provide fresh paint. new
barns and extra agricultural equip
ment for half of the farms OF the
county; half of the sum would found