The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-16
PORFITABLE FARM YEAR WILL
HELP TO SUSTAIN GEN
ERAL PROSPERITY

ERAL PROSPERITY
| Agriculture has been fairly profit
able this year and the improved
purchasing power of farmers vii.
do much to uphold general eco
nomic well-being through the win
ter. the United States Department o.
| Agriculture declares in it's October
report on the agricultural situation
The department points out, how
ever, that while conservative Judg
ment of the recovery of agricultur,
is warranted, farm prosperity can bt
as easily over-rated as depression.
at is splendid harvest" the dc
partment says. mot bumper yields
but production well adjusted tt
reasonable needs. The two grea'
money crops, cotton and wheat, arc
now along where some idea can b
gained of their value. Cotton ar
parently stands to bring it's pro
ducers an income of approximately
| $500, 100000, which is about like
last year, and wheat producers ap
parently stand to receive abou
,O0O,000,000, which is also neal
or slightly below last year.
These two leading crops probably
index the genral crop income. Agri
cultural income will not be greatly
in excess of last year, but the point
is that this is the second fairly
profitable year. The season will GO
long way to level up regiona
| conditions. The Corn Belt along
! with the dairy and diversified Eas
have been slow to feel the stimu
Tating current of revival, but nov
the rising prices of hogs and cattle
together with reasonably gooC
corn crop means some profit in the
Corn Belt. The slowly strengthen
ing prices for dairy products plus
higher potatoes and minor casl
crops promise somewhat better in
come for the East.
Discussing the situation by KEY
regions, the department says:
THE East is busy with silo filling
potato digging, fruit harvest an6
farm work generally. Potato yield.
are disappointing. Corn growth
excellent, helped by late rains
Beans, buckwheat and other crop
in harvest were damaged by heav1
rains in the north. Winter graf,
is mostly seeded. The Dairy situa
ton is rather static but improves
rather than otherwise.
1.-THE South is generally undo.
the ban of dry weather. Drougb.
and heat have been a real catas
trope in northern Georgia and nor
lions OF the Carolinas. The whole
Pledmont region is hard hit. TIL
COTTON crop is spotted but genrau-
ralrly good. Picking is we'll alons
and ginning has been heavy. Fee6
crops have been shortened by drr
weather General conditions are
lalrly good except in drought areas
The Corn Belt has the corn har
vest we'll along with the crop mat
urea safely ahead of frost. Their
is some chaffy corn in areas hit h,
ory weather but the bulk of III
crop is apparently good grain Tb,
region is busy with the late harvest
ana tall work. Winter grain hi.
Deen planted under favorable condi
lions. The hog and cattle situation
generally favor optimism.
me Wheat Belt has winter seed
ing ABOUT finished. Local estimate,
OF acreage vary but general indica
ions are of some increase over lac.
fall. Spring wheat yields are onl,
ralr but grain is excellent oualit-,
ana prices are stimulating. Thresr.
Ing is practically finished. The can
eral result of the season is Favorable
10 the region as whole.
| The Range Country has the
cattle and sheep movement to mar
ket well along. Stock is moving
down from the high range to win.
ter pastures. There is heavy de
mand for ewes. Many eve lambs
are being held back on range and
many old ewes shipped to farm
f1ocks for breeders. Some cattle
men are stocking up where resources
are favorable, and the whole region
is improving in tone.
ION the Pacific Coast the apple
and grape harvests are we'll along.
Prunes are picked. Grain is mostly
threshed. Fall seeding is about
finished in the north, though hind
cred by dry weather. The same ic
true of winter trucks In the south
Cotton is being picked in the south
Rice and citrus fruit are developing
we'll. The general sentiment is
moderately optimistic.