The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-14
OF
WINTER WHEAT
up TO NORMAL
ROyle Says Check Disproves Sta.
tstlcian's Figures; Sees Bump.
er Crop In 1928.
BY J. c. ROYLE.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus
New York, n. Y, Nov. 14-Care-
full check of winter wheat planting
throughout the great grain dis
tricts of the Pacific northwest dis
proves predictions made by sta
tisticians that production would be
curtailed in that section. Acreage
sown in the southwest and middle
west also has been extensive
In spite Of the complaints from
agricultural communities all over
the country as to the price received
for 1922 farm products there is
evidence that the acreage planted
to wheat for next year will be fully
up to normal. Moreover. the con-
dition of the fields at the present
time is warrant for expectations of
a bumper crop in 1928.
a total of 1897 geo acres of win
ter wheat have been sown in Ore
gOn. Washington and Idaho, accord
ing to Geographic reports received
today from Portland This is the
greatest acreage ever cultivated in
fall and winter season in those
states. Oregon sowed S04. 600 acres,
Washington 1.49S,O0O and Idaho
695 O00.' The total for the 1923
crop year compares with 2,S09 900
acres in 1922; 29S6.G00 in 1921;
1927 900 in 1920 and 1,969.8e0 in
1919. Most of this acreage already
is showing excellent growth al
though the Walla Walla-Golden
Dale district suffered for a time
from extremely dry weather.1
Drouth Is Relieved.
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The southwest also felt the eff
fects of lack of moisture but this
has now been relieved and in most
districts the sprouting has been
excellent. In the meantime, 5000
tons of wheat a day are being
shipped to England from Vancouver
alone and the movement from other
Pacific coast ports is correspond
ingly heavy.
The northwest is assured of re-
lief this week from acute car
shortage. Eastern railroads have
agreed to rush 800 to 1000 empty
box cars to that territory at once
regardless of ownership, it was
announced today. This allotment
will be made to the Great North,
ern. the Northern Pacific, the Bur-
lington route and the st. Paul
road in addition to the regular in
terchange of rolling stock. and will
60 far toward restoring normal
transportation conditions for grain,
potatoes and other products.
Demand Farm Implements.
Expectation of heavy crops next
season is being confirmed by the
increased demand for farm imple-
ments noted throughout the entire
country. Prospects of increased
buying power among Industrial
workers are even brighter than
among the farmers. Industrial
payrolls in the Pittsburgh district
alone have jumped to 1,5O0,0 900 a |
day and managers of steel mills,
mines, factories and industrial
plants expect them to mount even
higher in the near future These
fat pay envelopes are accounting
for a decided rise in retail business
in every section.
The New York Central and some
of its allied lines are expected to
purchase over s12,0O0,O00 worth of
new equipment shortly and the
Southern Pacific will add 1000
freight cars to it's equipment before
1923 has grown old. There has
been no slackening in the demand
for cars, however, and orders are
still in excess of current supply. l
Mining Back to Normal.
Mining and handling of both an
thracite and bituminous coal is |
held to have returned to practical
ly normal basis. With the min
ers firm in a demand for a six-hour
day after April and with the op-
orators bitterly opposing them. as
indicated by recent expression on
the part of John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
word comes from Germany that j
there is a distinct movement in
some quarters within that country
to secure added production by
ab0lishing the eight-hour day.