The log cabin Democrat., 1921-07-15
COUNTRY HAS PROSPECT
 OF BUMPER FALL CROPS
Railroads Make Survey of Farm Con- ditions-South May Bring
 on New Era.
(By the Associated Press)

Chlcago, July 1o.-CropS thlS year will generally be plentiful and their diversity greater than ever before, ac- cording to reports from presidents of 30 leading railroads and number of agricultural publications gathered here by the standard farm papers. The reports, in greater part for July l, are thus summarized by this agen- cy:
 Condition of crops throughout tho territory served by the Illinois Gen. tral is very satisfactory and indica- tions point to a normal yield. The wheat harvest has been completed in many sections and threshing begun. Reports indicate that the yield will be slightly better than the average, corn making an excellent growth and the condition of oats, barley and rye be- ing satisfactory.
 | Wheat has been cut and threshing commenced. The condition was much better than the average and large yield is expected, says the Wabash and there are similar reports from the Chicago & Alton, the Rock Island, the Chicago Great Western and the Santa l Fe. The Rock Island lines estimate the Kansas wheat crop at between I113,O00,000 bushels and 130,000,oO0 bushels. The rice crop in south Tex as shows a good growth and reports indicate a heavy yield, the Rock Is- land adds.
 "The Chicago and Northwestern road and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul report winter wheat a good leverage over their entire territory with crops about two weeks ahead of nor lmal.
 "Conditions in Iowa are practically perfect, reports the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul. There is plenty of moisture and all other crops are doing well. In it's trans Missouri di- vision, the weather has been very fav- orable for crops throughout the Mus selshell Division, northern Montana, the Rocky Mountains and Idaho and l Washington.
 "'Corn is splendid and gives every
  Santa Fe, Cotton is showing a good growth, and an increased demand dur ing the last month or two from both domestic and foreign spinners has been rapidly absorbing that portion of last years crop which has been in storage. In southern and eastern Tex as and Louisiana, rice is satisfactoly y and truck crops are turning out welt Cantaloupes and sugar beets in Vest ern Kansas, Colorado and New Mexi- co are developing rapidly. The second and third cuttings of alfalfa in parts of our territory are making better yields than the first crop. Orange and lemon growers in California are finding ready market for their fruit at attractive prices and the movement to eastern markets is in excess of what it was a year ago. "On the eastern section of it's lines, the Pennsylvania reports wheat equal to last year, corn doing well, with an unusually large acreage of potatoe3. On the western portion, wheat, corn
 
 harvest about two weeks earlier than usual. The New York Central says the general crops will be good, but that early fruits and vegetables were damaged some by frosts.
 '1n New England, the rains came along just in time to prevent serious deterioration of pasture lands and the hay crop, the Boston and Maine re- ports. Fruits will be light. Massa- chusetts has good supply of peach es but few apples. Corn is normal. Tobacco is normal but was slow in starting.
 There is a reduction of acreage of cotton and tobacco amounting to about thirty per cent in the territory of the Atlantic Coast line, which is offset by increases in sweet potatoes, early fruit and truck crops. The south is under going an economic change that will, if continued for few years, make her farmers independent,' reports the president of the railroad
 Peaches and watermelons in pro- fusion is the story from the Carolinas told by the Seaboard Air line Tobac- co and cotton acreage shows a de- crease while grains and forage crops are normal. The supply of citrus fruits from Florida will be about the same as last year, the railroad re- ports.
 "The, e,editors of the agricultural pub- lications heard from report as favor ably on the condition of the crops and see improvement in the economic con- dition of the farmer over last year.
 MT. NEBO SCHOOL.