Evening star., 1928-03-27
MIDWEST FARMING
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
Merchants Can Count on
Larger Money Return From
That District.
BY ]. G. ROYLE.


Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, March 27--The Mid
western and Southwestern States
are out to break all agricultural produc-
ton records this year This means that
the manufacturers and merchants of
the Nation can count definitely on a
larger money return from the great
agricultural districts than year ago
Farmers are fond of saying that the
manufacturer does not care about the
farmer. The induStrialiStS and mer-
chants deny this But however that
may be. nobody ever accused them OF
not caring about themselves, and the
best informed of the mill owners, dis
tributors, carriers and merchants are
highly encouraged over conditions In
the Midwest.
This feeling takes on additional i'm
portance in view of the fact that farm
relief bill sponsored by Representative
Haugen and Senator McNary has just
been reported out of committee In the
House and Is making progress In the
Senate.
Kansas Situation Typical.
The situation in Kansas is typical,
according to dispatches from that sec
ton today Soil conditions throughout
Kansas. Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri
and Texas provide the foundation for
an ideal start for farm production.
Rapid progress is being made in Spring
field work DisCing and seeding are
going forward for the Spring crops
with unusual speed. Oats seeding Is
already practically completed In the
Southwest and is working northward.
Ant {p aIr rlry - sh9fAa in
most sections and much of the alfalfa
and sweet clover fields are under way.
The general stand of wheat In the
Southwest is far better than in other
parts of the Winter wheat belt The
grain has not made a rapid growth.
Observers who have been predicting a
large abandonment of acreage are re-
vising their ideas Fields which were be-
lieved for a time to have been Winter
killed are showing up eXcellently.
Kansas farmers last Fall, put out the
largest Winter wheat acreage IN the
history of the State-approXimatel 49,
600. 900 acres They are increasing
Spring wheat acreage so per cent over
the paintings of last year Corn acreage
has jumped per cent in the State oat
acreage a similar amount barley 20 per
cent and potatoes per cent. These IN
creases are due in part to the amount OF
acreage planted to wheat which was
Winter killed. But the overproduction
Of hay and grain sorghums in 1927 has
been followed by a decrease in acreage
planted TO those crops of to 8 per cent.
Add to Big Acreage.
The conditions outlined for Kansas
will serve equally well for most of the
Midwestern and Southwestern States.
The increase Of 4 per cent in the planting
Of corn, howver, does not tell the whole
story, since this is added to the $780,
000-acre total in 1927. which wes the
largest In years.
Irrespective Of how the farmers crops
come out. t. agriculturists have a bet
ter start f"yn a financial and from a
buying power point Of view than they
had a year ago, Deposits in national
banks IN the agricultural States Of
South Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. nli-
nois and Indiana have risen from So
653.3l3.000 10 $2,7i7.407, 900 That
means that the people OF the farm
States have 6.2 per cent more money to
spend today than they had year ago
If their crops pan out we'll this year.
their position and their spending activi-
Ties still further will be improved.