Evening journal., 1911-08-10
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AUGUST CROPS
BELOW NORMAL
But Total Remains Ahead Of
FiVe-year Average Corn
Indicates Lower Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The Au-
gust crop report of the United States
Department of Agriculture Crop Re-
porting Board, shows the condition
on August /, and the yield per acre.
as indicated by the condition on that
date, Of the principal farm crops, with
the preliminary estimate OF the total
yield Of winter wheat and rye, as fol-
lows
Corn: Condition, 69.6 per cent, of
normal, compared with SOL per
cent. on July 1, 1913 per cent. on Au-
gust l. 1910. and S1.2 per cent the
average for the past ten years on that
date; indicated yield per acre 22.6
bushels compared with 27.4 bushels,
the 1910 final yield, and 27.1 bushels,
the average for the last five years.
Winter wheat: Preliminary re-
turns indicate total winter wheat
yield of about 455149,0 bushels, as
compared with 46t,044,000 bushels,
finally estimated last year and 450,-
10000 bushels. the average annual
production in the past five years. The
yield per acre is about 14.5 bushels,
compared with 1873 bushels in 1910
and 15.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. The quality is 92.0
per cent, against 1926 per cent last
year.
Spring wheat: Condition, 59.s per
cent, of a normal, compared with 1873
per cent on July /, Clio per cent, in
1910 and 1913 per cent. the ten-year
average. Indicated yield per acre
101 bushels compared with III in
1910 and 1875 bushels the average for
the last five years.
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acre 1913 bushels compared with 141
bushels in 1910 and 14.7 bushels, the
five-year average.
Oats: Condition, 65.7 per cent, of
normal, compared with 68.8 per
cent. on July l, 81.5 per cent in 1910
and 1922 per cent, the ten-year aver
age Indicated yield per acre, 1872
bushels, compared with 31.9 bushels
in 1910 and 2S4 bushels the five-year
average.
The amount of oats remaining on
farms August 1 is estimated at 64,-
| $4,000 bushels, compared with 63,-
249,000 bushels on August 1, 1910, and
| 52,663 999 bushels, the average
amount on farms August for the
past five years.
Barley Condition, 66.2 per cent,
OF a normal, compared with 72.1 per
cent on July 1, 700 per cent. in 1910
and S5.1 per cent, the ten-year aver
age Indicated yield per acre, 1913
bushels, compared with PA bushels
in 1910 and 24.S bushels, the five-year
average.
Rye: The preliminary estimate of
the production Of rye is 30,677,000
bushels, as compared with 33 039 900
bushels last year, and 32,414,000 bush
els, the average annual production
for the past five years. Preliminary
yield per acre, 1916 bushels, compared
with 1913 bushels in 1910 and 1914
bushels the f1ve-year average. Con-
dition. 915.
Buckwheat. Condsion, s2.9 per
acre, of a normal compared with
$40 per cent, in 1910 and Oil per
cent. the ten-year average. Indicated
! yield per acre. 1871 bushels, COM
pared with 209 bushels in 1910 and
1876 bushels, the fve-year average.
The area planted TO buckwheat this
year is S01 900 acres, compared with
$4,000 acres last year.
Potatoes; Condition, 62.3 per cent,
of a normal, compared with 76.0 per
cent. on July 1, 1853 per cent. in
1910 and S4.S per cent, the ten-year
average. Indicated yield per acre,
715 bushels. compared with 944
bushels in 1910 and 969 bushels, the
five-year average.
Tobacco: Condition $50 per cent.
of a normal, compared with 724 per
cent on July I, 7S.5 per cent. in 1910
and S2.2 per cent. the ten-year aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, 672.a
pounds compared with 1918 pounds
in 1910 and s26 pounds the flve-year
average.
Flax: Condition, II per cent. Of a
normal compared with 500 per cent
on July 1, SIT per cent in 1910 and
S3s per cent. the ten-year average
Indicated yield per acre. 7.6 bushels
compared with as bushels in 1910
and 80 bushels the average for 1905
90.
Rice: Condition, $50 per cent, Of
a normal, compared with s7.7 pei
cent on July 1. s7.6 per cent in 1915
and sS3 per cent, the ten-year aver.
age. Indicated yield per acre, 32.7
bushels. compared with 33.9 bushels
in 1910. and 324 bushels. the five-yeal
average.
Hay: Condition, 6s.6 per cent, o.
a normal. compared with $40 per cent
on July 1, and 87.1 per cent, the ten.
year average Indicated yield pei
acre, ia tons. the ive-year average
Area planted, 43,017, 900 acres. com
pared with 54,691 900 acres in 1910.