Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1896 — FULL BINS FOR FARMERS. [ARTICLE]

FULL BINS FOR FARMERS.

Country's Corn Crop Promises to Eqdal that of East Year. Information regarding the growing corn crop lias been received at the De p.irtmvnt of Agriculture in Washington. There is evqry indication now that the crop of the country will equal the enormous crop of last year, which was 2,151.13!f,W(X) bushels. That was. the largest crop the. United. States has produced! for many years. The crop of 1894 had only been 1,212,000,000 bushels, and it whs but a trifle more in 1893 and 1892. In 18(11 it reached beyond* 2,060,000,000 bus’heis. ‘ The extent of the corn croy of.the United States 'till*;' fcjirig. about 1.000.00 A acres less than it was hist year. Thep it was 82.090.00(1 acres. In 1894 it was only 76.(100.0110. The average acreage in the iirineipal corn States is reported :rs follows for-the twer years: , . 1896. 1895. Ohio ;.. . ,lbq 104 .Michigan .' 106 106 Indiana 103 104 Illinois .. 1(« 105 lowa Iff 106* Missouri .......: ~. 99 ' 107 Kansas 105 117 Nebraska 7 102 107 Toxas S 3 112 Tennessee 94 107 Kentm-.ky ................ Iff 102 Tile pilieia! method of the Government for eommhnlcAting the state of growing crops to the public is to take a basis of 100 as a reasonable standard of excellence. Averages in excess are exceptionally good, and averages Ipelow 100 become less encouraging the lower they go. With this explanation the statements of the officials, of the Agricultural Department ■cOme plain to those outside the Board of Trade. The reports received justify the following estimates of the average condition of the crop in the leading corn Static which are given alongside the avdrages for .July, 1893: -- * ; • .7777TSSZZ 1895. Ohio ..'... . tW ' 91 Michigan 106 91 Indiana ...11l 95 Illinois 9.8 92 lowa ................ 94 105 Kentucky ................ 97 - 96 Missouri ....................... 'Bl 109 'Ksnsu-;.. 102 104 Nebraska 103 95 Tmsh .... 93 118 Tennessee 90 98 For the .entire country the present average is 92.4. against 99.3 in .Inly. IS'.Ti. : The condition of the entire (p’op of winter wheat tlfroug'hopt the. I mTeiF'Stiltes | is 75.6. against 65.8 in July, 1895, dis; tributed as follows: • , 1896. 1595. New York , 70 78 Pennsylvania 70 88, Kentucky ..................... 64 85 Ohio - 50 60 Michigan 73 69 Indiana 1. 66 » 52 ■lllinois SO -- 50 Missouri 75 68 Kansas 75 42 Califoriria ..... ...........I'oo .• .82 Oregon 95 95 Washington 100 ' 93 The reports received by the department in a general way on ail crops are: encouraging. This ought to be a prosperous year for farmers in most sections qf the country, unless some great calamity befails the harvest. Generally poor condition of fruit throughout the country is announced in the agricultural report; Apples declined in condition from 71 to 64.6 during June. The peach crop promises to be of medium proportions. During the past month a fall of 12.9 points has taken place, leaving the general average now 51.5.