The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-10-12
CORN CONDITION
SHOWS UP BETTER
Yield Per Acre Will Be Low,
Says Report of Department
of Agriculture.

Washington. Oct. 10.--The October
crop report of the crop reporting board
oc the United States department OF
agriculture. issued at 2:15 p. m. today,
shows the condition on October l. or
at time of harvest the yield per acre
as indicated by the condition on that
date and preliminary estimates OF the
total production of the principal farm
crops OF the country. as follows:
Corn--Condition, 70.40 per cent OF a
normal, compared with 7c.3 per cent
on September 1, 1911; SO.3 per cent
on October /. 1910, and 1876 per cent
the 10-year October average. Indicated
yield per acre, 1913 bushels, compared
with 27.4 bushels, the 1910 final yield,
and 271 bushels, the average final yield
for the last five years. The area plant
ed to corn was 115.939.000 acres, or 101.7
per cent of the area planted last year.
Buckwheat--Conditio S1.4 per cent
of a normal. compared with 1873 per
cent on September /, S17 per cent in
1910, and S1.2 per cent, the 19-year av-
erage. Indicated yield per acre, 1875
bushels, compared with 20.9 last year,
and 1876 the fve-year average. The
area planted to buckwheat was 801 900
acres, or 81 per cent of last years
acreage.
+, Potatoes Condition, 62.3 per cent OF
September 1: 71.8 per cent last year.
and 1853 per cent, the l0-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 1877 bushels,
compared with 94.4 bushels last year,
and 969 bushels. the five-ycar average.
Area planted to potatoes was 3.495,00O
acres, or 97.3 per cent OF last year.
Tobacco-Condition. IS per cent OF a
normal, compared with III per cent
September 1 500 per cent last year,
and 834 per cent, the 10-year aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, BOIL
pounds. compared with 1918 pounds
last year, and S26 pounds, the flve-year
average. Area planted to tobacco was
$4,000 acres. or 72.4 per cent OF last
years acreage.
Flax-Condition s9.s per cent OF a
normal. compared with 1914 per cent
September 1; 47.2 per cent last year,
and 1873 per cent, the eight year aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, S1.8
bushels, compared with as bushels last
year. and 80 bushels, the average for
the 1905-1909 average. Area planted +"
fax was 3,013.000 acres, or 1888 per
cent of last years acreage.
Rice-Condition, S5.4 per cent OF a
normal, compared with S7.2 per cent
September 1, 1871 per cent last year and
86.3 per cent the 10-year average. In
dicated yield per acre, 81 bushels,
compared with 1913 bushels last year
and 32.4 bushels the fve-year average.
Area planted to rice was 705.700 acres,
or 97.6 per cent of last years acreage.
Approximation sos per cent OF a
| normal, compared with 56.2 per cent
September 1, aga per cent last year
and 52.4 per cent the 10-year average.
Spring Wheat-Preliminary estimate
of production, 600 367, 900 bushels, COM
pared with 231,399,000 bushels last year
and 243.iS6,s00 bushels, the average for
the last five years. Yield per acre 81
bushels, compared with ILL., bushels
last year and 1876 bushels, the five-year
| average. Quality, 1913 per cent. COM
pared with a 10-year average of 81
| per cent.
Winter Wheat--Preliminary estimate
| of production, ass, las, 900 bushels. COM
pared with 464,O44.000 bushels in 1910
| and 450,129,600 bushels, the five-year
| average. Yield per acre, 14.5 bushels.
compared with 1873 bushels I'm 1910, and
| 1916 bushels. the five-year average.
| Fall Observation-Disclosures estimate of
production, 655,516.000 bushels. COM
| pared with 95.443.00O bushels last year
| and 693,316,400 bushels, the five-year
| average. Yield per acre, 12.1 bushels,
compared with 14.1 bushels last year
and 14.7 bushels, the five-year average.
| Oats-Preliminary estimate Of pro-
duction, S73,641,000 bushels, compared
with 1.126,765.000 bushels last year,
and 932,124,400 bushels. the five-year
average. Yield per acre. 2&.S bushels,
compared with 31.9 bushels last year.
! and 28.4 bushels, the five-year aver
age. The quality of oats was SAG per
cent, compared with a 10-year aver
age Of $3.50 per cent.
| Barley-Preliminary estimate OF
production. 145.95l,000 bushels, com
pared with 162,227.000 bushels last
year. and 166. 356.000 bushels, the five
year average. Yield per acre, 20.7
bushels. compared with 22.4 bushels
last year. and 24.s bushels. the five
year average. The quality of barley
was S4.9 per cent, compared with a
l0-year average Of S75 per cent.
| Rye-Preliminary estimate of pro-
duction, 30,677.000 bushels, compared
with 33,039,000 bushels last year, and
| 32,414.000 bushels, the five-year aver
age. Yield per acre, 1876 bushels, COM
pared with 1873 bushels last year, and
| 1874 bushels, the five-year average.
| Hay-Prelimnary estimate OF pro-
| duction, 46,969,000 tons, compared with
60,978,000 tons last year, and 63,507,-
| 400 tons, the five-year average. YielG
4 per acre. 1.09 tons, compared witt
1.33 tons last year, and 1.41 tons. the
| five-year average.