Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — CORN WILL BE KING. [ARTICLE]

CORN WILL BE KING.

Thirty-five ftate* Show Increased Acreage Lver Last Year. Preliminary return* to the statistician of the Department of Agriculture, on the acreage of corn planted, indicate an increase of about 1,200,000 acres, or 1.5 per cent over the acreage hnrrested last year. Of the twenty-two States having 1.000,000 acres or lipward iu corn in 1899, all but Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kansas show an increased acreage, and the total decrease In the five States named is less than 000,000 nerds. The increase in,acreage is, in the main, well distributed, there being only ten States and territories out of the forty-five reporting that have not it larger acreage planted than was harvested last year. The average conditions of the growing crop is 89.5, as compared with 80.5 on July 1, 1899, and a ten-year average of 00.7. The condition in lowa is 102; in Missouri. 101; in Kansas and Nebraska, 93; in Illinois, 92, and in Indiana, 89, lowa being 10, Missouri 12; Kansas and Nebraska, T.‘ ainl Illinois 2 points above their respective ten-year average. The condition of winter wheat shows a further decline during June, being 80.8 on Jnly 1, ns compared with 82.7 on June 1, 05.0 on July 1. 1899, 85.7 at the corresponding date in 1898, and a ten-year average of 79.8. All the important winter wheat States except Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee, share in this impairment of condition, Ohio and Indiana falling ttr 25, and Michigan to 40. The average condition of spring wheat is 55.2 as compared with 87.3 one month ago, 91.7 on July 1, 1890, 95 at the corresponding date in IS9B, nnd a ten-year average of 89.5. The condition in Minnesota lias fallen to 48, in South Dakota to 44, and in North Dakota to 30, these figures lieing 44, 45 and 00 points respectively below the ten-year averages for the States named. The Northwestern States have been visited by a special agent of the department within the last ten days, nnd the reports of the department’* regular correspondents are fully confirmed. In Minnesota and North Dakota the condition of oats, barley, pastures and meadow lands is, like that of spring wheat.- the lowest on record. The condition of spring and winter wheat combined on July 1 was 09.8, against 7(1.2 oh July T, 1899 and 59.4 at the corresponding date in 1898. The amount of wheat remaining in the hands Of fanners on July 1 is estimated at about 51.0W.900 bushels, or the equivalent of 93 per cent of the crop of 1899. GREAT REUNION OF VETERANS. L'omingG. A. K. Encampment Expected to He a Record Ureaker. Preparations for what, is expected to be the greatest Grand Army encampment ever held in the history of the organization are now under way in Chicago, although the reunion of veterans will not otAur until the week beginning Aug. 20. It will lie tiie thirty-fourth in the organization's history and it is proposed to make it really notable. The eueamptneut will extend over five days and in this time the Windy City expects to entertain no less than 1,900.000 strangers, and to do this will spend more than SIOO,009. All this amount lias been pledged by the citizens for this purpose and does not include the thousands of dollars citizens will expend privately in the cure and entertainment of guests. One of the special features of the encampment will lie a magnificent court of honor to be erected along Michigan a Venn t from Van Boren to Twelfth street n distance of nearly a mile. This is to have great arches at either end, and the whole will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000. Each of the various parades will pass through this court of honor, at a certain point of which President McKinley and other distinguished guests will review the march of the heroes. There will be free band concerts in the various parks of the city and fireworks display at night, and also camp tires, dog watches, regimental reunions nnd other patriotic gatherings. All the men prominent in the G. A. It. in the United States are to be invited and 0,000 invitations will be sent out. In addition to the G. A. It. meetings, conventions will be held by the following associations: Grand Army of the Republic. Woman's Relief Corps. ex-Prisotiers of War, Ladies of the G. A. It.. Daughters of Army Nurses’ Association. Loyal Home Workers, and the Naval Veterans.