Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-11
iowa CORN CROP
In 50 CONDITION
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ISSUES CROP BULLETIN
WHEAT BELOW AVERAGE.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 10.-The
crop reporting board of the depart
ment of agriculture today issued a
bulletin giving the condition of spring
wheat on August /, at SOL, compared
with a ten year average of s27. The
condition of corn is 82.5 against ten
year average. of S2.1.
By states the condition Of corn was
IllinoisT7 Iowa S3. Texas Sc, Missouri
IA, Nebraska SO, Kausas rs, Oklahoma
80,( Indiana Is, Georgia 80, Ohio So,
Kentucky SO, Tennessee "a, Alabama
81. North Carolina SO, Arkansas 70.
Mississippi "a. Total, United States,
S2.5.
In divisions: North Atlantic $50,
South Atlantic 80, North central east
Of Mississippi river 1873, north central
west Of Mississippi river 80.6, south
central "a, far western 81.9.
Preliminary returns indicate yield
of winter. wheat of about 143 bushels
per acre, or total of 425, 940, 900 bush
els. which compares with 14.6 bushels
and 409.442,000 bushels respectively,
the final estimates Of last years crop.
The average quality of the crop is
SOL, against 90.5 last year.
The average condition of spring
wheat on August / was S0.7 per cent
of a normal as compared with 1874 a
month ago, 1914 on Aug. 1, 1907, 869 on
Aug. l, 1905, and 1927 the ten year
average on Aug. 1.
The condition of the oats crop on
Aug. 1 was 1853 per cent Of normal
as compared with S5.7 last month,
1856 on August T. 1907, 1928 on August
l, 1906, and 1913 the ten year average
on Aug 1.
The proportion of the oats crop of
last year, in the hands Of farmers on
Aug. is estimated at per cent,
equivalent to 3S,0O0,00O bushels, as
compared with II per cent and S..
100000 bushels, respectively, the cor
responding figures of year ago
In Iowa stocks are 6,566,000 bushels
less and in Illinois 100000 bushels
less than year ago.
The average condition Of barley on
Aug. 1 was S3.1 per cent of a normal
rs compared with S5.7 the ten year
average.
LC COllulJlcu VI lSS vi Aug. L, Vi
at the time of harvest was 8S.3 per
cent of normal, as compared with
SS4 the ten year average.
The acreage Of buckwheat is about
| Ia per cent less than last year, indi
eating an area of about $4,000 acres
The condition of the crop On Aug ]
was Sa.4 per csns of normal. as com
pared with OIL, n ten lear average.
The averaga condition of white TO
tatoes u! Aug | WAS 50 per cent OF
a normal, as compared with S6.S tile
ten year average.
The condition of flax on Aug. was
86.1 as compared with $50 the aver
age for five years.
Preliminary estimates of the acre
age of, hay is LIZ per cent more thar
last year, indicating total of 1883.
900 acres.
/. The condition of the hay crop or
August was 92.1 as compared with :
ten-year average of approximately SO.
Claims Corn Record.
Iowa Falls, Aug. 10.--Joab Mulkins
who lives north of here in Franklin
county, thinks that Iowa's primar,
day, June Q, must have been corr
mascot, for he is now exhibiting tn;
result of two months growth Of corr
in the fertile Iowa soil. After twt
months to day, August Q, he pullet
several stalks of corn from his field
(planted with yellow dent corn, an,
the. stalks averaging over thirteen fee
in height and the tallest measurin.
thirteen feet and six inches. Mr.. Mui
kins esteems this remarkable growth
for corn. and thinks he Is entitled t,
the record for rapid growth Of corr