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Yield Per Acre Estimated Generally
Reduced, But Increased Acreage
Will Result in Big Yield.
RECENT RAINS MAY HELP CORN
Falls From About Five Per Cent Below
Average to Fifteen Per Cent Below.
HEAT AND DzoUTH THE CAUSE
Government Figures Indicate q Gem
erSl Slump Over Country.
WINTER WHEAT CROP Is LARGE
Total Production, while Smaller
Than Last Year, is Larger Than
Ten.Year AveraEe-YieId
Per Acre Lighter.


WASHINGTON, Aug. "a tremendous
decline in the conditions Of crops. general
throughout the country and traceable to
drouth and intense heat occurred during
the last month. as indicated by official
figures and estimates made today IN the
monthly crop report of the department Of
agriculture The report today Is the worst
as to general crop conditions that the de-
partment has issued for any single month
since 1901.
The area most seriously affected extends
from New York and Pennsylvania west
ward to the Rocky mountains, embracing
all OF the great corn, wheat and hay pro-
ducing states in the country. In the south
ern states, with the exception of Vir-
giniR and North Carolina, ample rains
served to maintain generally favorable con-
ditions throughout the last month. These
conditions thus far continue to be favor
able.
Conditions in the Pacific northwest states
are regarded as excellent. although during
July that territory suffered from oref,
but excessively hot period.
The figures contained in today's report
indicate a material slump in the prospects
OF all crops. Corn. which at this season
lie the most important declined during the
month from a condition of about 5 per cent
below the average. indicated by the
July report. to nearly II per cent below
the average. In some states It fell of in
condition nearly % per cent. This does
not indicate however that the crop will
not be a great one, because the acreage
Of corn this year is exceptionally large
The condition Of the crop at this time
indicates yield per acre smaller than in
any year since 1901 although the indicated
total production has been exceeded in
only five years in the history of the coun-
try. It is pointed out that the deteriora-
ton in the corn crop was checked some
what by the rains during the latter part
OF July Experts incline to the opinion
that the crop may be further improved by
the generous rains OF the past week.
The weather during July caused fall
in the condition OF corn which indicates
a loss OF sS6 oo0,0 600 bushels from the esti-
mated total production of the previous
month.
Spring wheat fell from q condition OF a
month ago Of 16 per cent below the aver
age TO approximately q per cent below
the average, indicating loss of about
35 sss, 900 bushels. The Indications of the
total yield OF wheat per acre are the low
est since 1904.
The oats crop is very short, according to
smaller three times and larger seven times
during the past ten years. The crop OF
hay probably will be the smallest in fif-
teen years. The total yield OF potatoes
indicated has been less than this years
crop only twice in the past ten years. II
Is regarded as likely, however, that the
late planted crop on account Of recent
rains may Increase the total estimated pro-
duction. The condition this month indi-
Gates a loss OF about S5,54s,O0o bushels
from last months estimated yield
Conditions in the tobacco growing ctates
during July were such to reduce the
estimated total yield Of last month by al
most 24.OOO,OOO pounds
While the crops in many instances prob
ably will be short in the yield per acre
and in the total production they will not
be small, as shown by the following esu-
mates of the yields of the standard crops:
Corn 2.s2O, 221 200 bushels; winter wheat,
455 li9 900 bushels; spring wheat. 209,646Ooo
bushels: ats Sl7 10000 bushels: barley, lSs-
S52 OOQ bushels; potatoes 24s, $4,000 bushels;
tobacco 600 O5Ss, 900 pounds, anad hay, a.
900. tons.
Following is the report in detail:
Corn: Condition. 69.6 per cent Of a nor
NAL, compared with sOI per cent on July
l. 1913 per cent on August l, 1910, and S12
per cent the average for the last ten years
on that date; indicated yield per acre as
bushels compared with ia bushels, the
1910 final yield. and I'll bushels, the aver
age for the last five years.
Winter wheat; Preliminary returns indi-
cate q total winter wheat Yield OF about
455 900 bushels, as compared with 464,-
O44 900 bushels finally estimated last year
and $50. 5000 bushels, the average annual
production in the last five years The
yield per acre is about 1l-5 bushels, com
pared with lBs bushels in 1910 and lS.S
bushels, the average for the last nve years.
The quality is 80 per cent, against s2s per
cent last year.
spring wheat Below Average.
Spring Wheat-Condition SIS per cent OF
a normal, compared with 7s.s per cent on
July l. 81 per cell. in 1910 and s2.3 per cent,
the ten-year average Indicated yield per
acre. lOl bushels, compared with III bush
els in 1910 and 1876 bushels, the average for
the last five years
All Wheat-Indicated yield per acre, l2.s