New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
IN ENSE CROP OF CORN
MY PASS 3. 900 .o5O, 900 MARX
U7heat Yield of 669. .50O.000 Bushels
Indicated by Government Figures.

Fsoilnteous crnns with wheat probably fallnS
somewhat below The figures of 1905. and corn lar
above last years showing. are Indicated oy the
governments Julr report. The area OF corn plant
cd is estimated at 90os.900 acres I2lSooe acres
or Il per cent larger than the final estimate of last
wears acreage and the average condition Is DO per
cent higher year ago The indication Sn corn
zs estimated from the government figures by Mr..
IIcinzer the statistician OF the Produce Exchange
is Tor a croT of 2.16l.174 0G0 bushels. comparing
with last years harvest OF 2e6S,6"l,ooo busheis.
-rhe record crop was that Of 1906, which amounted
10 81 4ls o91 bushels: but a shrinkage of more
ths, 80 6oa 600 bushels from the present estimate
win enable the three billion mark TO be passed
in Iera.
Tho. Indication for winter wheat is for crop OF
soa 7o4 e0e bushels a substantial Improvement as
compared with the Jane 1 indication of S9S,955Ooe
bushels and comparing also with last years harvest
f go a0S O6e bushels The spring wheat indication
IS unchanged from June /. being figured at 25S'-
7es.e00 bushels. and comparing with the 1908 crop
OF rs eea. 600 bushels The total indicated wheat
crop is 66s, 100000 bushels. 100000 less than
the total harvest of last year, shTinkaSe whlch
win probably be considerably increased when the
final figures Of the actual harvest shall be MADE up
The amount of wheat remaining in farmers hanus
IS estimated about L. 069.0G0 bushels, compare:
with SO 7s7. 600 bushels July l, 1908, and with
the ten-year average of 4S6oS.ooe bushels The IN
1ication for oats is for crop OF s62S55ooo oush-
els, giving promise Of the largest harvest OF lhe
last ten wears except that OF 1902 when 9S1S42il2
bushels were gathered. The July report is the
most Important one Of the year it is the first in
which figures.
4 new method Of computation is employed by
crop statisticians this wear. BY the method for
.zseTly used corn yield Of s1Ac'toVe ooSlels "ou
have been indicated
IN the local grain market wheat declined IN 'he
carly trading and advanced about cent oushel
On tbs government report, closing practically ull-
changed from "Wednesday. Corn was quiet, Win
trihins price changes. In Chicago the grain mar
,sets were only slightly affected. the report having
been largely discounted
The average condition Of the corn crop On Jul! l.
according TO the government figures was eS'S per
cent Of normal. against SIS year age Winter
wheat mas S24 against SO.e: spring wheat 81,
ezzinst sa4: spring and winter wheat comDlned'
SIS against $50: oats $50, against So; barley! 80
against Ns-e. and rye. e1-4 against si2
The winter wheat condition announced Is FOR
+.Iu,V ! or when harvested" The comparative hs-
-,res give the condition OF corn on July for ten
--esrs mast as s4& The winter wheat condition
las. month 1as S3S SOS al harvest in l9s 'SS IN
ss07 and averaged 7e6 At harvest time ior the lal
zen wears The spring wheat conditlon i COM
ssred with e5s last month, 81 on July !, 1884, ana
= t.a-,aar average on July / OF s.. The average
condition Of spring and winter wheat combihed
was So last month SIG July ]. lse' ana 80 lor
Ten wears on July !. Tho condition of the oa'S
-oD IS compared with sS7 last month 81 or July l.
7ae7 snd = sen-vcar average Of sSs; barley WIN
SOS last month. and ten-year average OF W
.-e ea last month. end ten-year average OF SFS
The acreage Of other crops and their conal'io'f
s,n I,,ly : 1sq and 1SQs. respectively. fellow:
sKh:te poatoes Sfasss acres. 20 and s9s: tobacco
taSsas acres SOS and s56. fax, 2.7s f9e acres, ~
,.,. % The hav crop ooHdition was SIS, against
qas year ago; timothy. 81, against ~ afo
.lover- SIS against So. The condition OF apples
was 54.s. against SIS
Following tho figures for important '''
Ftates giving the percentage Of acreage compare
,,i,l, wear ago t7e condition July ]. 1909, and
1l,e -fen-vesr average on July J. respectively;