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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 8, 1922 
Crops and Farm Notes 
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Nothing about the barnyard can quit** equal the arrogant pride of some big tom 
turkey in Spring. He makes it very evident that “The world is mine!” No other 
inhabitant of the yard cares to question his ownership. The two birds shown In 
the picture are fine specimens of the breed, hut after trying turkeys for many 
years we have given them up in favor of geese. 
ing from 70c to $1.50 per 100 lbs., ae- there have been too low much of the time 
cording to locality, while city prices are to pay for handling. One Florida farmer 
mostly below $2. who put out all his crop land (14 acres) 
The outcome of the market season so into cabbage writes that the crop is all 
far has been disappointing to those who rotting for lack of market, and he thinks 
relied on the early reports of crop short- he will go into the poultry business, 
age. It has been shown as seldom before Farming for distant markets is risky, 
how important is the consideration of Prices may he very high, or perhaps 
just where the crop shortage is located, nothing at all. but expenses are certain. 
For example, a big crop in Maine means Colorado farmers are likely to repeat the 
much, because one bushel out of two pro- experience of the South, for it is re¬ 
duced will be shipped to market. A big ported they are increasing cabbage acre- 
crop in .Massachusetts. Connecticut or age against the advice of their nssocia- 
lowa means only that these States will tion management. Florida tomato grow- 
not buy as many potatoes as usual; for ers seem to he inviting trouble when they 
they never ship any considerable quail- put in .'10.000 acres this season. Early 
tity. whether thp crop is large or small, potato acreage in the far South has been 
On the other hand, a lug crop in Idaho increased about one-third, but the iuter- 
means more than in Maine even, for in mediate States from New Jersey west, 
the far West most of the crop is shipped it seems, are planting about the same as 
out.' In thickly settled parts of the East, last year. Southern strawberry acreage 
on the other hand, most of the potatoes has been increased about one-third. The 
are raised for home use; the crop in such South and West this year seem inclined 
sections affects the demand hut has com- to grow enthusiastic over truck and fruit, 
paratively little effect on the general mar- while the East, perhaps more wisely, will 
ket supply. This year most, of the heavy jog along much as usual, according to 
consuming Slates were short of potatoes, present signs. G. n. F. 
while the greatest shipping State had 
more than expected. Hence, the potato Baled Timothy bay, $15 per ton ; bran, 
market season will be probably the most $1415 per sack; oats, 85c; corn, (!0c. 
active on record, although .the total esti- Land selling at one-third off pre-war 
mated crop was below average, prices. Things are advancing in prices 
It becomes quite evident that the crop at the public sales. Plenty of ice put 
was underestimated in many of the up for Summer; 40 below coldest of the 
Stales along the Northern border. What Winter. Robins arrived early, ix. B. s. 
may he termed the newest potato section, Adair Co., Mo. 
including about half a dozen States from 
Dakotas westward, is responsible for Two farmers here have made nssign- 
about two-thirds increase in the season's nients recently. One was a breeder of 
carlot supply. The new sections produc- purebred draft horses, and the assets will 
ing any crop are often a source of sur- pay the creditors about 25c on the dollar, 
prises, because of the great output which Lots of public sales and moving about, 
may appear from districts where no pnta- and farms changing ownership at lessened 
toes were grown for sale the season he- prices. It is too early to forecast corn 
fore and which had been overlooked by acreage, but would guess about the nor- 
crop reporters. But other States like mal amount of corn will he planted. We 
New York, Minnestota and Nebraska have had an Open Winter; some hard 
have been shipping more potatoes than freezes and but little snow. The first five 
indicated by the yield reported. It up- days of March gave us a mean sleet, and 
pears that the rains late in the season two days later a wet snow. Wheat shows 
did more to revive the crop than seemed some injury, but not serious. Business 
possible at the time. The total estimate is dull, and consumers don’t have enough 
seems to have been further away from the money to go around. Dublie sales well 
fact than in any recent season. Cou- attended; bidding quiet, and prices rea- 
gress has been cutting down money spent sonahle. Roads are muddy now, except 
for crop reporting until, as it appears in Stute roads with tar-bound surfaces. Much 
the case of both cotton and potatoes, the new road-building will begin as soon as 
field cannot be canvassed as it ought to the weather permits. This will help the 
he with the small force of trained re- unemployed and add to the tax burden, 
porters now available. Fnless the ground without proportionate benefit to the 
is gone over again at the very end of the fanner. w. E. D. 
season there is always the chance of neg- Ohio. 
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Countrywide Produce Situation 
MORE CASH FOR WESTERN FARMERS-— 
POTATOES l.OWEK, ONIONS HIGH— 
HEAVY PLANTING OF TRUCK CROPS. 
The rise in the wheat market, meant a 
whole lot to Western farmers because 
three-fifths of all the wheat raised is to 
he sold off the farm, while with corn four- 
fifths is kept oil the farm; also over two- 
thirds of the oats. Barley is the only 
other important grain considered a cash 
crop, but nearly one-half of the barley is 
retained on the average farm. Wheat is 
the only crop which in the whole West 
means money to spend. Other grains 
bring returns later as live stock and other 
animal production. The grain market 
lately has been backing and filling, but 
has retained some of the gain from the 
low points. 
PLENTY OF POTATOES 
About, ninety-one million bushels of po¬ 
tatoes, or something like one-third of the 
crop, were on hand in the leading potato 
States the first of March, according to a 
rather informal government report issued 
the middle of March. The summary in¬ 
dicated that possibly about 30,000 cars 
may be shipped in the period of four 
months from March to June. There was 
nothing in the report to put up the price 
of potatoes: in fact, the markets nave 
been growing weaker. Growers are get- 
lecting the eleventh hour improvement 
that sometimes occurs. 
Potato shipments arc already close, to 
the total of all of last season, and still 
they come in abundance. The market 
acts as well as could be expected. The 
price has weakened slowly to the lowest 
points of the season, but potatoes still 
seein high when compared with a year 
ago. Since the middle of March ship¬ 
ments have been slowing down again, 
and hut for Maine and Minnesota the 
supply would be light. 
NFAV SUPPLIES OF VEGETABLES 
Onions have been approaching $10 per 
100 lbs. in some markets, and rule over 
$S in most cities, compared with 50 and 
75c a year ago. One thing in favor of 
the old crop, both of potatoes and onions, 
is the lateness of the Southern crop, 
which has been checked in growth by rains 
and cold weather. New onions, attracted 
by high prices, are coming from all sorts 
of places—Mexico, Cuba, New Zealand, 
Australia and Spain. Onions from Mex¬ 
ico and Cuba, much like Texas, hut poorly 
graded and packed, sell at $4.75 to $<> 
per crate. Considerable fruit of various 
kinds is coming from Chile, and it is sill¬ 
ing for till it is worth. 
The Southern cabbage growers have 
the markets now mostly to themselves, 
but are not happy. The prices down 
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