Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-09
PRICE HIGH, YIELD VAST
Richest Returns to Farmers on Record
Shown by Government Crop Report
Gain of 1921 100000 Shown.

Washington, Sept. .. The farm
value OF the four leading cereal crops
. of the country, together with the value
of the hay crop, shows a total in
crease over the value Of ne asme crops
{ last year of SG2i ,O0o.coa according to
, the government Sept-c acr crop report
issued yesterday Afternoon
/ The total CROP of wheat Is placed at
sss 600 900 bushels, deduction of 10
100000 bushels in the sprins wheat
.ield estimated in August. lowering the
total yield. The value of this crop
is $50 cents Sept i, ba1ed 81 the farm
values or total OF SS36,Dto.o Da. com
pared to S5SS.000.000 year ago The
value of the corn crop is s2,l1lp00,o0o
against Sl,S450oe 900 III 1919. and oats
S412 ,e00. coo, or S320000G0 more than a
Year ago. The barley crop is worth
sS.00o.000 more than in 1919 Oh sept l
and the hay crop has farm value of
$S22 .e0O.010, or S6l.00o,bou more than
last Year.
Sound Prosperity Shown.
The above figures show better than
ANYTHING else The sound i,asis for pros
perIty on the farms the coming year.
Eventually the splendid position of the
farmers should be reflected n general
business conditions as never before
in the history Of the country has there
been the prospect for the monetary re-
turns 10 the farmer there < this wear.
Ordinarily huge crop means low
prices. but this year the record break
ing wheat crop is being disposed Of al
the highest values in mauy years. The
moderate size OF the spring wheat crop
is more than offset by the enormous
winter wheat Weld. which Is row being
marketed at abont 80 To 80 2ents higher
than at the beginning of the harvest
Wheat Only For Export
In wheat only, however. will there
be an excess in the counrry's food
crops, ii is believed which might be
exported to assist in paying of the
nations European obligations due 10
the sale of American securities by for
eisn holders early in he European
conflict. With the largest wheat crop
on record. there is u oros1ert chat APP
proXimately 5u0o0t" oa suSl,eis might
be available for export. With wheat
selling al more than silc a bushel. this
would cost foreign buyers ::so, zoe -poe.
II will be offset. howe er. ~ decreased
tajlings of American cotton aaroad
Last year the United States eM-
ported s51..0o0.000 worth of cotton, hut
from present indications mis- years eN-
ports xii fail below that amouut.
All Grain Price. High.
Other crops. while nvt Il ne bumper
class of corn ana oats. are still big
yields. and all grains IRE bringing
fancy prices.
IN general The government report
was ABOUT in line win expectations.
| The yield OF corn was estimated at
2.5gs .0o1 900. the condition being -.
compared To AS last month. and the
| YIELD Indicated was 100000 busheI.
less than OF Aug. !. bnt l520o0.o0o
Bushels more than the sfia;. crop Of
+, last year. The present crap is little
below the five year average. and the
| big surplus states wese hard hit by
/ the drouth and hot weather of the last
I few weeks.
/ The sDrins wheat WELD was esti-
mated at ii 800 900 bushels. compared
/ to 23600o000 bushels last month and
! go 900 900 bushels the iina! estimate
/ Of last year. The total wheat crop
lis Ss6oo6 00o bushels. against an in
Dictated yield of $1,000. 500 bushels last
i month and I63,0oD.00o bushels last year
| The oats Weld was lowered from
/. ] I53 900 900 in August To l.i16. 900. 900
bushels. which is 600A.3D0 bushels less
than the final figures OF a, year ago.
I There will he . hay crop Of G9.o0o.0o0
tons Of hay. or 100000 tons more than
a year ago. and the barley crop ex-
cecds that Of year ago by 100000
bushels.