Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-12
BUMPER CORN CROP
NlL GUT BEEF PRICE
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
WILSON PREDICTS LOWER
PRICES FOR MEAT.
PRESENT RECORD PRICES
DUE TO CROP SHORTAGE
Radical Drop uDs, Says Secretary
But Prices viii Not Go to Low Lev.
Gle Of Several Years Ago Be-
cause Of Reduced Grazing Arsas-
othsr Crop Conditions.

4 othsr Crop Conditions.
Washington. Aug. 12.-Beef VIII oe
cheaper next winter than 1t Is no" or
has been for some time. That this Will
be the result Of this years record corn
crop IL the prediction OF Secretary Oh
Agriculture James Wilson.
1.-THE real reason for the present hlgn
price OF meat is the high price OF corn
caused by the poor crop last summer.
declared the secretary today. Inc
corn crop was below the average anu
as result the price touched ~ cents
bushel. The cattle raisers did not NC
lieye they were justified In feedlne corn
at this price to animals Tor slau h'ei
They did not believe the demand was
sufficient to assure their gettins 'ne'1
money back 81
"The best beef is raised on corn SO
the result was that the beer marNs'
was seriously affected by the poor corn
crop. For the last year the NUMBER %
fat cattle being sent into chicago 1'0'
shown a marked decrease. ~,
at Is asserted beef never again WIZ
no cheaper. This is not so. Inc corn orr
cron this year will be over 2.Soo'ooo'ooo
bushels, the third largest crop IN 'ae
b,.tory Of the country. This VIII make
corn plentiful, and as soon as the
facts can be felt the price OF peel WIN
dron This drop probably VIII oesAn
the early part Of next winter.
c..z;no Land, Hamper Cattle.
Raef never again will be as cheap as
:, was wears ago, in the opinion OF sec
retarv wilson This Is because 'ne
cattle grazing lands have been cut ny
and homesteaded. reducing the a'a
a hle area for cattle raising.
"The price of beef will be furtner
raauced IN account of the excellent
oats and hay crop this season
c,.red the AGRICULTURAL secretary. Do'n
arc record breakers. we nave he
before had such an enormous oat cfop
Roth oats and hay are much useo ~.
fede,ne cattle and so the price OF meat
will be directly affected
C,ron conditions on Aug. LOT III:
Tinted States averaged II per cen
better than on the same date last year.
ond three-tenths Of l per cent pettel
~, ,he average condition OF recent
years. ,,,,,,
An ~ the great crops this year WIZ
,a axce,,ent. Mr.. Wilson asserted. Al
nrasa,t there are no indications OF
failure in single crop.
Tho weather so far has been FAVOR
.1,a while It has varied thruout the
country, there has not peen 30 ~.
trouhla from heat and drouth as ias'
wear. The weather has oeen
larly good for grass, oats "hea'' po
toes and the smaller grains.
Potatoes an Important Crop.
"po,atoes have come to be an I'M
nortant crop. ranking among the ia,s
est" declared the secretary. ana .n.'
will, be an excellent year LOT 'he
cra.. and wheat also are impor'an.
Roth will make good showing .ni'
season The wheat will exceed ooo' :
0o0. 900 bushels, an excellent crop "u
we'll above the average.
.1,he smaller grain crops also are
doing we'll. according to all reports we
heya had. The ones that already are
harvested exceed in many cases the
average. and favorable expectations are
entertain ed for the ones not yet pre-
pared for market" .-
The cotton crop this year Is poorer
than in other years. Reports alreaos
nave been issued by the agricultural
denartment showing that the y1eio ~
a little below the average. This IS ex-
n,ained by the fact that the weather
has not been 80 favorable in the cotton
be,t an in other sections OF the couh-
try.
In country as large as this, now
ever it is naturally impossible that the
wea ther should be favorable In any one
season over the entire country. the
enormous variety of crops raised re-
ouires divers weather conditions. and
n some cases a rainfall ample Tor
some grains will be entirely too little
for others, and vice versa.
Predicts Good Peach Crop.
! "There is every indication that the
fruit crop will be good. declared MT
wilson. Peaches. which vary grea,
deal different years, will be plentiful
! this season. In the past there mas
been much irregularity in the peach
crop from year to year. Peaches are
a fruit difficult to grow or ship with
certainty, owing to their comparative
fraeility. Much Of this irregularity IN
| the future will be remedied by I'M
proved methods of picking. packing
and shipping, which the department
! has been introducing.
During the last month representa-
tiyes Of the department have been SEN
among the fruit growers to give per
sonal instruction in methods Of reduc'
ling the loss Of the fruit and increasing
the efficiency with which 1t Is mar
keted. 1t IL expected the result vii
be a great aid both to the peach mar
Iket and to the peach growers.
| Last year we did the same thing To-
the citrus growers in California. They
tell us we have saved them $1,000.
900 in that crop.
ut is too early to predict with Ger
tafnty as to the yield Of many Of tn
fruit crops" Mr. Wilson asserted. ZAP
pies probably will be plentiful. but the.
have not yet ripened sufficiently to tel
with any degree Of. sureness.
"The fact that the peach crop il ia
vorably reported, however. ID takel
as a sure indication that this will be
good year in the other fruits. az tn
peach Yield is considered one Of tn
most uncertain and subject to set
backs"