Show GRAIN STORING t IN ti a communication published elsewhere in n this issue wa we are asked to give the orthodox opinion as to the propriety of preparing for or a time of future gedrel scarcity ty of food it would seem from the statement made by our correspondent that some of the latter day saints with whom he has talked are either inclined to doubt the truth of t the he predictions which have been uttered in regard d to a coral coming n famine ar or think the time for their fulfillment fulfilment is s so lardis far distant that there is no present need of their preparing I 1 for it A correspondent in writing a few lays days since upon the same subject remarked that the predictions of president young and others as to a time of coming scarcity either meant something or nothing with us there is no question on that point they meant something they were the result of inspiration I 1 they will certainly be fulfilled but just when we are arc not prepared to say however the latter dav day saints have been counseled yea urged to prepare for that time and that counsel coun conn sel sei given by the highest authority of the almighty upon this earth has never been revoked it is binding baudin upon n the tiie saints to obey it now an and a ally auy view contrary to this cannot be orthodox among the saints aside though from all considerations ot of inspired counsel or command upon this subject we consider that the policy of combining our efforts upon some intelligent plan for the storing of grain is a wise one to pursue there is virtue in the self d denial eursue nil nit which it would involve and the communion of interests which would grow out of such sucha a measure alone and suppose the dakof day of want for us as a community be deterred beyond the limit which the tile sanguine sap san euine cuine would set for it is it not a fact that failure of crops and consequent want occasionally occur in other parts outside of this territory and among I 1 people to whom wu we might with propriety extend relief why should we not dot aspire to extend temporal as well as spiritual salvation to our fel low men we have heard of late of suffering in west virginia lorrant for want of food true that is ie a long iong dis distance Uince from here but such a condition of things is liable to prevail at any time nearer by bv and what joy it would afford every esery generous right feeling 11 man in the community comm unit to be able to vote the necessary relief in such an extremity the present prospects indicate that a very ab abundant harvest har bar vest will be reaped in this territory but not so throughput the union an estimate of ghe the probable wheat yield for fon 1885 has been made bys W hadge of kee from which it it is shown hown that the yield for the present year will fall far short abort of former ones in n fact that there will wilt be a shortage throughout the union of considerably over one fifth the figures are made up by states with the assistance of the different state agricultural departments and other reliable authorities and tire are based upon the actual acreage so sown v and present condition of the growing browin crops the estimate shows the probable yield I 1 c nid uld of winter wheat to be 23 3 3 heis bushels hels of spring wheat total of winter ani ang and spring za the united states depa department rement of agriculture ri officially report the crop of 1884 winter wheat bushels spring wheat total of winter and spring bushels from these ug tig ures arcs it will be seen that the crop of 1883 1885 compared with that of issi 1881 will sh show 0 w a shor shortage tace taze in winter wheat of bushels spring wheat bushels total shortage the average wheat yield of the united states for five years past is OW bushels the estimate shows a shortage compared with tile the average crop for five years of bushels actable is of the estimated yield by states and territories SPRING WHEAT minnesota iowa towa nebraska dakota ta wisconsin I 1 I 1 total spring bushels winten winter WHET california michigan I 1 ohio vt missouri oregon reon 1 penna 1 e 1 lnla insa 1 new yew york illinois kentucky mmaryland tennessee texas Was lunston vir vh irinia lnla inia N carolina tCo colorado lorado AN W vir virinia virginia inia lnla georgia SC arolina new jersey 1500 utah arkansas kansas ir I 1 alabama delaware new mexico I 1 1 0 montana low lom biow soo idaho I 1 so 0 0 maine vermont 1 0 0 20 oooo mississippi sippi arizona nevada other lother states total winter bushels total winter and spring we shall be pleased to hear more upon the subject of storing grain gra in and see a movement to that end take definite shape at no distant day |