Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1898 — AGRICULTURAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL NEWS.

The hay crop of the United States is larger than last year by several million tons. Orange production of the Pacific const this season has been the greatest in California’s history. The reports indicate that the acreage of winter wheat sown in Nebraska this fall will be larger than ever. The cotton crop in Texas alone will be equal to a pound of cotton for every man, woman and child on earth. The hills ami rolling prairies of lowa, Nebraska and Kansas art* said to be well adapted to apple orchards. In southern lowa the recent rains wet* so heavy as to inundate many corn fields. The hail also did some damage. Mitch new wheat and oats from northern lowa is lieing rushed to market before the roads get bail in the interior of ( the Htate. Throughout lowa corn is bringing 25 cents per bushel. Thia is for the old crop, but the new crop is expected to be a few laata Uss.