Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1902 — BIG YEAR FOR CROPS. [ARTICLE]

BIG YEAR FOR CROPS.

Harvest of Wheat, Corn mid Oats Promises to He Grout. Nature has dealt lavishly with the farmers throughout the grain growing section of the country, despite the heavy rains of Juno anil July iu some localities, und the drought in others, nml as a general proposition the crop 3 will exceed those of last year, and in many instances prove the largest for a number of years. Not only is there promise of this being a banner year in the amount of grain harvested, but prices me very high. The monthly report of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture shows the condition of corn on Aug. 1 to have been 8(5.5, as compared with 87.5 on July 1, 1902, 54 on Aug. 1, 1901, 87.5 at the corresponding date in 1900, and a tenyear average of 84. There has been an Improvement during the month of 10 points in Pennsylvania, 7 in Indiana and Wisconsin, 4 in Ohio, Illinois and Kansas, 3in lowa and 11 in Nebraska. This substantial improvement in the most important corn States would undoubtedly have resulted in a marked improvement in the average for the entire country but for the fact that fourteen Southern States, containing 30.8 per cent of the total corn acreage, show an average decline during July of 10.7 points. The statistician estimates the winter wheat crop at about 380,000,000 bushels, or an average of 13.8 bushels per acre. While this estimate is subject to revision, thrashing not being sufficiently advanced in the more northerly sections of the winter wheat licit to justify the making of a definite and final estimate at this time, it is based on reports of yield per acre, in

bushels, received from correspondents and special field agents. If the estimate is higher than was indicated by previous reports of condition it is due to the fact that the crop is turniug out somewhat better than was expected. The estimated average yield per acre in the principal States is as follows, the States being arranged iu order of acreage: Kansas R.7|llllnots ~10.(1 Missouri is. 2 Nebraska 22.0 California 13.0 Pennsylvania ....13.0 Indiana 15.0 Oklahoma 11.3 Ohio 10.0)Michigan 17.4 The average condition of spring wheat on Aug. 1 was 89.7, ns compared with 92.4 last month, 80.3 on Aug. 1, 1901, 5(5.4 at the corresponding date in 1900, and n ten-year average of 80. There was n decline during July of 2 points in Minnesota, 3 in North Dakota, 9 in Nebraska nnd 12 in lowa. On tlie other hand, tlie crop of South Dakota is reported ns 1 INiint higher than even the high figure, 94, reported last month, nnd the condition of Minnesota, North Dakota and Nebraska, notwithstanding the decline above mentioned, is still considerably above the ton-year average. The following estimated yields by States lias been compiled by u Chicago paper: Wheat, hu. Corn, bu. Oats. hn. Illinois ...24,600,000 Heavy. iks.ocn.ooo Missouri .68,74X1.000 21X>,(NX>,000 Heavy. MlnnetotntHl,ooo.ooo 2».0()(\000 20,01i0,000 Nebraska .24,000,000 3(XM*>O,OOO 833)00.000 Wisconsin 7,000,000 Heavy. 72,000,000 Ohio ....32,012,878 86,224,203 .'17.234,191 8. Dak0ta.33,000,000 64k009,000 Above av. Indiana . .40,000,000 170.000,(XX) 44.000.000 Kansas ..40,000,000 300,000,000 46,000,000 Richard Croker is reported to be negotiating for a house on Carlton House terrace, London.