The Detroit times., 1912-08-12
BLUSH OF GOLD is
SWEEPING OVER FARMS
Dominance fron paEe anel.

greater degree OF courage than is
usually noticeable in = presidential
year despite the rather mixed polti-
cal situation and the possibility of
reversal OF many governmental poli-
cles through a change OF admlnistra-
ton There is noticeable DISPOSE
lion 70 disregard politics and attend
strictly TO business.
There is no section wherein all
crops have failed. The production OF
the Soil this year, in almost all things,
ls over the average. II is a bumper
year WIN all products are consiGerd,
The harvest will yield fully 20 per
cent over last year None OF the
breadstulfs will fall short OF the need
OF the people-most OF them will have
surplus. The feedstufis for the ami
mails promise large Yields, an. con-
sequent recession in price, While the
quantity produced will give larger
I return 20 the farmer than the past
1.-TWO years.
\ Wheat. with a serious impairment
OF the winter seeding, Will be IN e~-
cess OF last year, when the loss was
I'm the spring sowings. The spring
wheat crop. the great crop OF the
northwest. promises the heaNlest
WELD over the greater part OF the
region. that has been experienced IN
llnany years.
4 Our correspondeutS show a winter
Iwhea, harvest around 3S0O0O.oou
bushels and spring wheat promise
of $50 coo 600. a total of 66O.OO0OoV
which is $4,000 coo larger than year
ago.
! Corn had a bad start. There has
been a fair increase in acreage, ana
the Weld now promises 10 be average
The western nd southwestern states
show good yields. against pracucaily
failures last year The southern
states are suffering from too wet
weather.
oats will easily top the banner crop
OF two years ago when l,l26OoO,OOV
bushels were produced.
4 Potatoes will yield 20 per cent more
than wear ago. The garden yege-
tables are yielding beautifully. The
cost of living should decline some
with the larger production OF table
supplies.
The country's great agricultural ex-
port staple-cotton-w not reach
the proportions OF last year There
, has been too much rain. The value
OF the crop. with reduction in the
number OF bales, will be as great to
the planter as was the big yield OF
last year The price at the period OF
maximum OF movement will be much
more than year ago.
Tobacco is larger than last year.
The Kentucky region
shows a large increase in acreage.
The cigar type in the east and CEN
trial west is developing very favor
ably.
Mississippi river foods tere de-
structive of many sugar cane planta-
ltion this year Beet sugar cultivation
lis increasing Prices OF both types
are not likely 10 be very Nigh, as the
beet sugar crop of Europe will be
larger and Cuba has had an unusually
large can sugar campaign.
Considerable material progress has
been made in the business world.
foreign commerce continues in our
favor. This probably will be greatly
augmented by our exports Of cotton
and grain.
A careful survey of general bust
ness ara crop conditions indicates a
marked increase in courage and con-
fidence in practically all lines of in
dustgial activity. Probably the great
est stimulus TO general business activ-I
ity is the remarkable revival in the
steel industry.
Not only is labor we'll employed.
but there is a noticeable scarcity at
nearly all of the leading centers, both
in skilled and unskilled. This clearly
indicates a greater industrial activity.
Savings deposits in all sections are
above normal
Railroads through enforced curtail-
ment have not been able TO keep their |
equipment up TO te requirements of
period of bnsi-'-~' w. Hence IL
wdiid.I-- IE there
considerable congesrlo6 during the
crop moving period