The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-20
Banner Grain Yield,

IN ONO this year-read this!
Official estimates of the United
States department of agriculture for
Sept l have it that the Buckeye state
this year has produced more than last
year:
100000 bushels.
Wheat-1S,OOO,OOO bushels.
Oats-31, 100000 bushels.
Potatoes-1O,OOO,O0O bushels.
Rye-4O0,0OO bushels.
The oats crop exceeded all expecta.
tions and is second only to the record
crop of 1912.
In hay and apples, however, there
is slight decrease from last year;
and in tobacco a considerable, and
peaches large falling off. The peach
crop in some sections is an entire
failure.
Post-harvest results generally bear
out the optimistic predictions through
the summer of State Secretary of Ag-
riculture Shaw and are blow to ca.
lamity howlers of June and July, who
said Ohio's corn, oats and potato pro-
duction was going to smash.
The corn crop, the Washington
bureau says, is not entirely past the
danger period; it is 10 to 20 days late
in maturing and an early heavy frost
would damage it greatly.
Estimates in bushels are: -
Corn-Sept 1, this year, forecast
162,OO0,000; production last year Ode
cember estimate), 115,762,0OO
Wheat-This year, 38,S0O,OOO; last
year, 20,250,0O0.
Oats-This year, 7S,7OO,O00; last
year. 48,O76,0OO.
Rye-This year, 1,4SO,OOO; last
year, 1,08S,O0O.
PotatOes--This year, 1850, 900;
last year, 100000.
Tobacco-This year, 91,S00,0O0
pounds; last year 95,00O,OOO.
Hay-This year, 4,050,O0O tons; last
year, 4,S7O,OOO.
Apples-This year, 2,46O,OOO barrels
Of three bushels each; last year, g.
$4,000.
Average prices Sept. l, compared
with year ago, are quoted as:
Wheat-Now, $2.03 a bushel; year
ago, $136.
Corn-Bushel, $1.67, compared with
IS cents.
Oats-Bushel IS cents, compared
with Al cents.
Potatoes-Bushel $1.SS, compared
with $780,
Hay-Ton, $12.2O, compared with
$1O.60.
Prohibition Amendment.
The constitution provides that both
laws and constitutional amendments
adopted by referendum votes of the
people shall go into effect 80 days
after the vote by which they are
adopted is taken. But the schedule
of the pending prohibition amend
ment contains the provision that, il
adopted. it shall suppress the liquor
traffic one year and three months
after the date of it's adoption. This is
not violation of the constitutional
provision, lawyers hold, for it does
not mean that the amendment is not
to go into effect 80 days after the elec.
tion as the constitution provides, but
that the liquor interests shall have
this reasonable time to close out their
business after they know that they
must do So
Big Horse Show Promised.
Representing all that is best in the
horse kingdom, equines of royal blood
will be shipped to Columbus from all
points of the United States next
month. In conjunction with the ma
tional dairy show there is to be a
horse fair. This always has been as.
sociated with the dairy show, and to
horsemen it is just as important an
event as the exhibition of blooded cat.
tie is to the stock-raiser.
Legs and Arms Contest.
Among other things to be decided in
the coming election in Bellaire will |
be the question whether legs or arms
are more essential to candidate in |
running for Office. Five candidates |
are running there for the Office of
justice of the peace and every one of |
them is defective as to either arms or
legs. A. A. Minder and J. W. Liller
are each minus an arm. Barney No |
Ian has two arms all right, but both |
his legs are gone. J. w. Goldsmith |
has but one leg and James O'Toole, |
the fifth candidate. is lame.
May Use Strong Arm Tactics.
Strong arm tactics will be adopted
In forcing Ohio coal operators to sell
at the prices set by the government
unless they Immediately change their
attitude of hostility toward federal
control. The federal government is
ready to take over the Ohio mines and
operate them under the authority
granted by the food and fuel control
act unless the operators toe the mark,
Bayonet Fighting Exhibition.
An exhibition of bayOnet fighting
was given by 30 sergeants of the
Third regiment, Ohio National Guard,
before the officers and privates of
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe. 1t was
spectacular bringing home to the men
IF the seriousness of the business.
The important and grim realty of the
work they soon are to take up had
Visible effect upon the rockies. 1t was
he first sight of real business and
he whole-souled, vivid and realistic
esson kept crowd of 5000 awe
stricken. Mai. Wood of the British
army explained the bayonet drill.
"Loan Sharks" Disappearing.
"The old cry of loan shark raised
against those in the business of max
ng small loans, is constantly dimin-
chinvn save State T2ank CunarinfsDd. |