Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1917 — CORN WILL SET NEW RECORD [ARTICLE]

CORN WILL SET NEW RECORD

Abundant Yields Promised in Spite of Many Setbacks. Washington, D. C., October 8.--Considerable losses were recorded in some of the country’s principal farm crops as a result of conditions in September, but today’s government report indicated there would be record crops of corn, oats, rye, white and sweet potatoes, tobacco and beans. The loss was heaviest in corn, which showed a reduction of more than 3^,000,000 bushels since September 1. Other losses were: Spring Wheat, 7 909,000 bushels: barley, 2,180,000 bushels; buckwheat, 2,331,000 bushels; white potatoes, 9.985.000 bushels; potatoes, 907,000 bushels; apples, 397,000‘bushels: sugar beets, 113,000 ton#; Kaffirs, 4.329,000 bushels, and beans. 4,155,000 bushels. Some crops, however, showed improvement indications, especially oats, with a gain of 47,382.000 bushels, making it a record crop of 1,580,714,000 bushels, or 31,000,000 bushels more than that of 1915. Other gains were: Rice, 1,019,000 bhshels, and tobacco, 21,837,000 pounds. Why noj have the best? They are no higher. Victrolas from $17.50 to S2OO. We Carry them in stock. No waiting.FENDlG S REXALL DRUG STORE.