Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-11-28
CROP NEWS SERVICE
Telegraphic Reports to Be Ex-
tended to All States.
Department Of Agriculture, Through
Cooperation With Bureau Of Sta
tistlcs and Weather Bureau. Fur
nlsh News Quickly to Papers.

Washington.--AS . result OF re-
quests from editors and editorial as
sociations in many states. the United
States department Of agriculture has
announced that the November crop re-.
ports for each state will be supplied
70 the newspapers In all states through
the central weather station. located In
each of the states. E@ m
This IL an extension Of the expert
ment Of telegraphing the state crop
returns to the central weather sta
lions in each Of nine states, and hav.
ing these kilograms duplicated at
once and mailed to the newspapers
and agricultural publications. Under
this plan newspapers in 80 additional
states will now receive full details OF
the state crops far more quickly than
would be possible II these state crop
details we're put in the mails In Wash
tngton and had to travel by train long
distances to the more remote states.
Under this plan, the general sum-
mary of the crops for the United
States will, as heretofore. be issued
In Washington for telegraphhic dis
tribution. 1t has been found. however.
that the conditions Of crops within
their particular states are Of especial
value to the farmers and producers. to
whom the conditions In their own
state are important in the marketing
OF their produce.
Under this plan the department
sends one telegram to the central
weather bureau in each state, and
within q few minutes after the crop
figures for the state are completed in
Washington the weather bureau Is en-
abled to mail copies of the figures
from a central point within the state
TO all papers in that state.
Under the code system used. the de-
partment is under the necessity Of
telegraphing only few figures. as
the figures Of previous crops for COM
parison are supplied to each weather
bureau station by mail. The cost of
the telegram for each state does not
exceed Is cents.
The Crop data thus circulated by
mail to the newspapers will give: (a)
q full list of the crops; (b) the aver
age condition of each crop for ten year
periods in that particular state: (c)
the condition of the state crop for No
vember 9. In the adjoining column
Will be given the same data for the
United States, SO that the farmers who
read these notices can compare the
crops In their state as Of November
., with the ten year averages OF their
own state, and in the same way with
the average condition throughout the
United States on November 9. and for
ten years.
These state crop reports are not
supplied to Individually; and are mail.
&C only to editors of regular publica.
lions. The November state crop re.
ports for the 80 states newly added
10 the list will be sent only to the
daily papers. the county-seat papers.
and agricultural publications. Mean
while, the department Is preparing
lists OF small town weeklies, and in
December the crop reports will be
sent also to the smaller papers.
The value Of coal passing out Of
continental United States in the year
which ends with
Coal Exports December will ap
From the u, S. proximate 100000.
900, against les:
than half that sum a decade ago. Thl
estimate, based upon figures for eigh,
months of the current year just com
pleted by the bureau Of foreign ant
domestic commerce, department O.
commerce, indicates that the value o
domestic coal sent to foreign coun
tries in the full year will approximate
$4,000, 900; of that supplied to vessel,
engaged in the foreign trade. $25. 900,
=. 900; OF coke exported, $3.500.000. ant
of shipments of coal to the noncon
tiguous territories of the Unttet
States, 100000. This indicates al
increase during the last decade OF Owe
100 per cent, the value OF coal ex
porter in the calendar year 1908 hav
ing been $27 900. 900. while for the cur
rent year the total will approximate
$70,OOO,O0O; and the increase in til,
value Of coal supplied to vessels en-
gagged in the foreign trade and OF tina
passing out of the country in the form
Of coke las been along similar lines
though the official record Of that sup
piled to vessels only begins with tn,
year 1907.
OF the exports of coal to foreign
countries. anthracite forms about one
third and goes almost exclusively t
Canada. For the bituminous. which
forms about two-thirds of the total
Canada is also large consumer. TAX
ing 100000 out OF the 100000 ton.
sent to foreign countries in the eigh
months ending with August. though
Mexico, Panama, Cuba and certain
other OF the West Indies are also large
purchasers. The value OF the bitumin
Gus coal exported from the Unitee
States to Canada in the eight months
ending with August was @21,000.OOO
to Cuba. $2,333.000; to Mexico. ovel
1000, 900; to Panama. approximate,
81, 900 900; to the West Indies othcl
than Cuba, $1,250.0o0; while the 70
naming $3.500,000 worth was dis
.tributed to more than q score of coun
tries, including Italy. Austria Hun
gary. France. Netherlands. Spain. Eng
land, Argentina, Brazil. Uruguay. Co
lombia, Costa Rica. Guatemala. Egypt
and British. French. German and Por
tnguese Africa ~,