Evening star., 1925-06-10
larger INCOMES
FROM CROPS seen
Wheat May Yield Better Re.
turn Than Last Year.
Fruit Prices Up.
BY j. C. ROYLE.


NEW YORK. June lot stiii is
too early to predict accurately what
the financial position Of the farmers
of America will be during the last
half of this year. Weather conditions
here and crop and financial conditions
abroad may change the situation de-
cidedly. At present. however, the out:
look for the American farmer is ex-
tremely good. =.
The estimate of the Department OF
Agriculture crop report indicates II Is
certain that the world wheat carry.
over viii be smaller than usual ano
the domestic carry.over may be under
So, 100000 bushels, and the European
crop may easily amount to 200. 100000
bushels more than that of last year.
The Canadian crop has got a good
start and the Argentine and Aus
tralian yields still are problematical.
The world markets really set the
price for American wheat. for If do
mestic growers have to sell their sur
plus abroad the price they can get
for II there dominates the price 1t Will
bring here.
Good Wheat Prices Seen.
With little or no surplus above
home requirements, however, the
price of wheat bids fair to be at a
AS' % ~hASa WiA yiciQ luc Aai hiSA
adequate returns. 1t Is true wheat
rose to the 81 mark in 1924. but few
of the growers obtained anything like
that price for their crops. 1t is a
fair assumption that 1924 wheat did
not yield the farmer more than
$1,000. 100000. The 660.sS5 900 bushels
estimated for this year at present
prices would yield something like
$1,000. .4S0.250.
time on or failure in other big pro-
| ducing countries would tend to send
the price to higher levels. The re-
port OF the Department of Agriculture
therefore would not seem to indicate
any falling off in the total buying
power Of the wheat growers this year.
Smaller Fruit Yield Likely.
The season is not far enough ad.
vanced to indicate the probable corn
| yield. Acreage probably has been
increased. but damage by unfavorable
weather has occasioned much repiant-
ing. Country offerings of corn have
recently Increased. but the use OF sub
stitutes for stock feeding has been
widespread owing to high prices.
There Is, however, little to indicate
lower prices in the immediate future
The prospects for large fruit pro.
OuCliOH are leSS IayOrdDIe than last
year. But fruits are being marketed
to better advantage this season. Yields
from various sections are not coming
on the market at the same time and
distribution Is better. The canning Of
fruit has been given impetus by the
low prices obtaining for sugar, and
experts anticipate the growers viii
receive as much, or more, for their
fruit as they did last year.
Decrease TN Farm Debts.
Cotton got off to a good start, with
estimates OF production high, but the
weather will have the last word to
say in respect to this crop, as is the
case with most others. The oat yield
is expected to be high both In Canada
and the United States and the an.
ticipated heavy production of rye in
Europe is a bearish factor in this
grain.
As to the position of the farmer
himself, 1t is far more favorable than
at this time last year. At that time
many agriculturists were heavily IN
debt. They were forced to use a
large part of the money received from
the 1924 crops In clearing their loans.
Now they are in excellent shape |. nan
cially and have shown indications Of
buying freely when the harvests are
over this autumn.