The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Largest Harvest Ever Secured
By HOLLAND

New York, July 1O.-(special)-should
 there be no price fixing by the govern
 ment for the products of the soil that
 will be garnered in the next three
 months the probabilities are that as
 much as s15oo0,O 600 would be recNved
 for these harvests That Is the amount
 which James J. Hill 10 years ago when
 there was no excessive demand due to war said should be realized by the Amer
 ican farmers for their crops and could
 be if sSilful scientific and economic
 farming methods were adopted.
 Undoubtedly $15, ,0Oo, ,oo0,OOO is figure
 considerably larger than the one which
 will tell of the money value of the crops,
 including cotton, harvested this year.
 But whatever the price fixing may be
 the probabilities are that the crops will
 yield in money value the largest amount
 ever received for them. As midsummer
 weather is at hand it is possible now to
 forecast the harvest providing only
 weather conditions remain as favorable
 as they proved to be for the past two weeks. All the indications point to bountful harvests, for although there
 may be a falling off in wheat this is
 likely to be more than made good by
 the increase in other crops.
 VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
 The large harvests reflect in part the vigorous campaign carried on in some
 of the greater agricultural sections for
 the purpose of persuading the farmers to increase their acreage The Dakotas responded to this appeal by cultivating approximately 100000 acres which be- fore this year had not been cultivated. The food crops of the northwest are re-
 garded by those who are in authority at Washington perhaps more impor- tant, certainly fully as important, as
 those which may be garnered in other sections of the country. Not only the United Stats government but there is reason for believing the allies as well,
 have their attention fixed upon the great
 the hope that these may yield not only bountiful harvests of wheat, but also of other small grains as well as corn and potatoes.
 Some of the head of financial institu- l tions in New York keep in daily touch with the agricultural section of the coun- l try and there also came reports from l those who represent some of the largest 1 commercial houses, especially of Chicago. l These reports lead to the strong hope ] that very large harvests will be gath cred throughout the entire northwest, 1 the outlook being excellent that the yield I on the whole will be greater than any : secured in the past.
 | ON LINE OF GREAT RAILROAD | How swiftly and satisfactorily agricul- 1 ture upon a large scale followed the lay l ing of railroad tracks and operation of l trains in the enormous agricultural dis ! trict which stretches from the Missis- I sippi river westerly to the Rocky noun l tains, and which is bounded on the north 1 by the Canadian line is demonstrated by | the very favorable reports which have 1 been received in New York for several days from that region. Montana, which | is apparently to gain prestige for her agricultural triumph;s that will compare favorably with the record the state has made as mineral producer, is weather cor ditions being satisfactory, to make l probably a record in the production of l grains So also South Dakota, Minne- | sota and Wisconsin are to yield, unless