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Show CROPS FOR 1917. According to the August fnrocast of the department of agriculture the total production of corn in tho United States this year will amount to 3,191,000,000: bushels, which is a record yield. Tho wheat estimate is (.',3,000,000 bushels, which is far less than was hoped fur by tho government. Thero will be something some-thing like '1117,000,000 bushels of white potatoes, which is 47,000,000 bushels more than the record crop of 1012. There will be in the vicinity of 8(1, 000,-0'H) 000,-0'H) bushels of sweet potn toes harvested, har-vested, also a mcord. Tobacco will go 100,000,00(1 pounds over tho record crop of last year. All tho staples make a fair showing and the farmer will have no cause for complaint regarding tho year's labors, for price of all tho grains are un precede n redl y h igh and every-everything every-everything else is up in proportion. Tho consumer is the only fellow who will bo hard hit, owing to the' food require-111 require-111 fill. s of our allies. Thero is much 1 hope, however, that even the consumer will meet with some consideration, , |