New-York tribune., 1911-11-09
DROUTH REDUCED CROPS
corn Yield, However, Is Third
Largest in History.
a.776,301, 900 BUSHELS
potatoes and Tobacco Fell Off
Heavily-Figures of Gov
ernment Report.

,,.,sbirrton. Nov. S-Thc full effect o.
. arouth and intensely hot weather oI
summer was reflected in the govern
crop report. issued TO-DAY. II showed
,he production OF corn in the UnitSd
s.S,.s which at the beginning Of the sea-
,,ror1ised 10 exceed the bumper crop
,,os, vear. was smaller by Si9,4l2,0O0 BUSH
=. ,ban last years crop.
Notwithstanding this great decrease IN
--odnction. the crop this year Is 2.756, sol, 900
s,.bels. the third largest in the history
. che country. having been exceeded only
y, those Of 1910 and 1895.
There we're decreases in production IN
~ inc principal corn growing states, eX-
.,n;ins Ohio Michigan, Minnesota, Wis
.oosip. Pennsylvania. Georgia, South Caro-
INA ana Alabama. Illinois led I'm produc-
-, and Iowa and Missouri maintained
,beir Standing as second and third states.
pS,atces fcll OF 57016.OC0 bushels Only
wisconsin showed an increase in produc-
,ion. FlaNseed was about the only prin'
,lrsl crop showing an increased production
,his year. about half again rs much as last
,ear having been grown. The crop. now
ever was less than any in the last ten
rssrs. except in 1910. The increased pro-
auction was mainly in North Dakota.
There was a striking decrease i'm the pro-
spction Of tobacco 196,OOnO.0 pounds less
than last years crop In Kentucky alone
,be loss was 100000 pounds, and i'm Nir-
,na and North Carolina IL was 100000
uoi,rds each. In Pennsylvania and Wis
,onsn the crop was greater than last
ears TIE average yield an acre for the
,atire country S&.2 pounds. was greater
than al any time in the last ten years.
The figures In detail for the principal
crops follow:
Corr.-Productiou. c,06Sol.Oo0 bushels
scre WELD 23e bushels; quality. 500 per
cent: per cent Of 1919 crop remaining on
farms November /. 42. OF 132,C6}Oo0 bushels.
Buckwheat-Pr Production, 17.05l 900 bushels
,cre yield. e13 bushels; quality. SO per
cent
Potatoes Production, 2sl 5000 bushels;
acre yield. sos bushels; quality. SIS per
cent.
Flaxseed Production, 2l,G92.OO) bushels;
,aF weld, 10 bushels; quality, s3.5 per
cell.
Tobacco.-Prcduction 7S0s55.OOO pounds
acre yield, sS5.2 pounds; quality, SCI per
cent
Whsst.Weight per bushel. SIS pounds.
lOsts.-WeiGht per bushel. 231 pounds.
Bsrley.-Weisht per bushel $50 pounds.
APPLES Production. ga per cent of full
e7op
The hnal government crop report OF the
year Was rather better than had been OK
pectod. The actual harvest of corn will
be little difercpt from the November
fEUres
No change is shown I'm the estimates Of
tho wheat and oats crops from last month,
which gave the final figures for 1911 on
these grains as 200. .Ss7c0l bushels for spring
and f55.ll30)0 bushels FOR winter wheat. a
total wheat harvest Of 6jj.5l6,C00 bushels,
and 81, 6f 900 bushels Of oats. The October
estimates Of 1881, coo bushels as the bar
ley crop Of the year and SO.677 600 bushels
IS the rye harvest also We're the last to be
announced for the current season.
The excellent showing made by the com
crop was without influence on prices in
Tho stock market, which closed at about
the lowest OF the day and at general not
declines The report came out too late TO
affect the grain markets, in which bo,h
com aud wheat advanced