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66 I .FLOODS and Their Causes” is the title 
Jj of an article by Felix L. Oswald in 
Lippincott’s Magazine for August, which is 
of peculiar interest in this year of freshets 
and floods. Some of the causes assigned are 
those which are beyond the control of man, 
such as the sudden melting of heavy bodies of 
snow, ice-gorges, occurring chiefly in rivers 
flowing from south to north, phenomenal rain¬ 
falls, an instance being given where 31 inches of 
rain fell in France in 20 hours, land-slides, vol¬ 
canic eruptions, etc. The Johnstown flood is at¬ 
tributed to a “combination of unlucky circum- 
tances." But the chief cause of river-floods in 
their most destructive form, is the disappear¬ 
ance of the forests from;the highlands where the 
streams have their sources. Such calamities 
may be averted to a great extent by the pres¬ 
ervation of the highland forests, and, at the 
same time, more favorable climatic condi¬ 
tions be secured to the residents of the valleys 
and plains. History supports this view of 
the case, as what were once some of the most 
fertile regions of the Old World, are, owing 
to forest destruction, now barren wastes. 
.Patriotic Americans never tire of remin¬ 
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simplicity, his intense love of justice, his ten¬ 
derness of heart have endeared him to the 
common people. James M. Scovel gives num¬ 
erous personal recollections which will tend 
to strengthen our affectionate regard for the 
martyred President. 
Rollo Ogden contributes “A Literary 
Boarder,” a semi-humorous tale of the college- 
educated son of a pork-packer, who secluded 
himself in an out-of-the-way country place to 
dc some “literary work,” to the great disgust 
of his hard-headed father, who in common 
with a “certain dark-eyed young lady” was 
much rejoiced to find him “cured of his non¬ 
sense,” and ready to return to the parental 
roof. The complete novel is by William H. 
Babcock—“An Invention of the Enemy.” 
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A JERSEYMAN’S JOTTINGS. 
SOME MARKET PROSPECTS. 
D URING the summer and fall I come into 
New York quite frequently. Most of my 
market stuff is sold in the city. I find that it 
pays pretty well to go and see the commission 
men from time to time. It does them no 
harm to understand that you are looking 
after your own interests. I have studied the 
markets for a number of years. Just about 
this time every year straws begin to move in 
the direction of future prices. There are some 
signs that rarely fail, though of course, much 
depends upon local conditions, particularly for 
market truck. I usually wait until I get the 
July report of the Department of Agriculture, 
add to that the information marketmen have 
given me and then make an estimate. I will 
give a portion of it to the Rural this year. 
Take it for what it is worth. I don’t guaran¬ 
tee it, but simply give a condensation of all 
the facts I have been able to obtain. 
Wheat. —Mr. Dodge, at Washington, states 
that winter wheat will be about up to an 
average crop. The principal winter wheat 
States will produce good crops. Spring wheat 
is less favorable. The Dakota crop has been 
cut by drought and on the whole the crop 
will be below that of last year. American 
farmers are naturally concerned in the con¬ 
dition of the crop in Europe because the 
amount of grain taken out of the country 
will go far toward determining the price of 
that consumed here. From the information 
at band now the probabilities are that the 
European crop will be about an average one. 
The prospects are better than usual, in Eng¬ 
land, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, 
medium in Austria and considerably worse 
than usual in Russia. The crop in India is 
below that of last year. As matters stand 
now, therefore, it may be said that American 
wheat ought to bring a good price. 
Corn .—America has practically a mon¬ 
opoly in the production of this crop. 
We supply the world, though the Ar¬ 
gentine Republic is now demanding a share 
of the trade. The English want this grain 
more for feeding to stock than for human con¬ 
sumption. A high price will lead them to 
use more linseed-meal and less corn-meal. 
There is every prospect now that prices for 
corn will rule high. The rainy spring delay¬ 
ed planting and hurt the crop besides, cut 
worms have been at work in the West, and 
other circumstances have reduced the crop. 
For some years past Eastern farmers have 
been reducing their corn acreage because 
Western corn was poured into local markets 
cheaper than the home product could be 
grown. Now when the Western corn fields are 
injured we shall have to stand a higher price 
than usual. 
Oats .—There will be a good supply of this 
grain. Prices will not be much, if any, lower, 
for oats vary less in price than any other pro¬ 
duct of American soil. In my own locality 
more oats have been’harvested than in any pre¬ 
vious year that I remember. As the rye crop 
gave a good yield of grain, many farmers 
there will grind oats and rye together for 
stock feed. Thus we hope to save corn. The 
rye-straw crop is not as good as usual and re¬ 
ports indicate that the price ought to be good. 
Potatoes .—This is a crop thaj I am greatly 
interested in. Our prices are regulated by 
shipments from the Wost. Mr. Dodge is a 
little in doubt concerning potatoes. He says 
there is an increased acreage, but this increase 
is mainly at the far West. The increase in 
the older States is small. The tendency is to 
take potato-growing across the Mississippi 
River. At this date, the prospects are not quite 
so good as they were at this time last year. 
Prices ought to be better than those of one 
year ago—I mean for late potatoes. I think 
this because most of the low condition is re¬ 
ported from the West. The crop at the South 
is reported very good. The Southern crop 
boing early will be rushed into market and in 
good part cleared up before our late potatoes 
come in. That is the way it looks now, 
though foreign shipments may spoil it all. 
Fruits .—The Washington reports state that 
the prospects for the apple-growing States of 
New York, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, Penn¬ 
sylvania and others are poor. New York re¬ 
ports only 59 per cent, of a full crop. Maine 
and Illinois seem to have the best crops while 
Michigan is far below her average. The R. 
N.-Y.’s reports of damage done by frosts give 
us an idea of what might be expected. It 
looks as though the farmers who have apples 
to sell this year are to be congratulated. 
Peach reports are very| conflicting, with the 
chances apparently in favor of low prices. 
Grape prices promise to be above the average 
unless California “ magnates” carry out their 
scheme of making such cheap railroad rates 
that they can flood the city with California 
grapes. 
Market Truck .—No regular reports are 
given as to the condition of vegetables, except 
by a few local societies or clubs. From what 
I can learn I should say that Lima Beans will 
be in good demand at fair prices. One dan¬ 
ger is that their season will be shorter than 
usual so that more of the crop must be 
brought in at one time. Sweet corn ought to 
find a somewhat readier sale than last year, 
but prices will not be much improved. A 
shortage of the crop in the canning districts 
of Maine is reported and this may make busi¬ 
ness somewhat more lively for canners who 
depend upon this market. Tomatoes promise 
to be very plentiful. Canners state that the 
supply of canned goods is already too large so 
that there will probably be less relief from 
this source than usual. The season seems to 
have been favorable for cabbage and low 
prices should rule. 
Eggs are now bringing good prices and so 
are live fowls. Now is a good time to sell 
poultry. September will be a first-rate time 
to buy. Dairy goods are here in abundance 
and some specimens find very slow sale. 
Some commission men who, in former years 
have sent out men to buy butter from cream¬ 
eries, will be saved the expense this year, as 
they hare no*difficulty in securing all they 
want. This shows how rapidly the dairy 
business is growing. In another article I will 
try to tell more about the market and the 
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