| Show Till TIM CHOP CHOI The crop reports which were weN rather pessimistic a n hart abort time ago ngo now have havea a n more cheerful tone The Time total wheat harvest Is estimated nt at bushels of ot which bushels are winter wheat and bushels spring wheat This Title U Is said saM to be the ho next largest crop ever eer gathered In this country As Ait to the corn crop about which alarm was felt luring during the hot season HOnNon the tho total Is 18 now estimated nt al bushels The Th total of ot these two staples Is In the time neighborhood n of ot 2000 bushels and although this Is n a 1 of ot bushels a all as com coin compared compared pared to the time yield of ot 1900 tho the result resul Is considered very good anul certainly much better than thap anticipated The Tho cotton crop of at the south Is In supposed sup supposed posed to be large though of ot an Inferior Interior quality I ua lit y and ond the apple crop though a failure In some come elates Is reported very vry good In others On tho the whole though there thero Is a n shortage In crops the prices fm nm BO no much imich higher that lint tho timo farming Interests will not hot be ha Injured The higher prices will be to the disadvantage disadvantage tage of ot the time consumers rather than the tho The shortage In the tho potato crop Is Ie quito serious The August condition of ot that food product was given as as against the condition for tor the tho same sarno month In 1897 1197 of at In that year ear tho time yield was only emily bushels and this thle years yield threatens to fall fail short of ot that while the time ordinary production of the country should be over bushels Canada and Ireland could coult supply our In this isis respect but tho heavy hen tariff on Imported potatoes precludes that Tho The prospects are lire that the thc consumption will have havo to bo lio dimin diminished considerably |
