The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
OF CROPS.
July Report Of the Department
of Agriculture.
Condition of Corn 40 Per Cent
Below Ten Year Average.
YIELD BELOW NORMAL
Estimate $3.50 Bushels, With a
Much Larger Acreage.
Wheat Yield Is Estim ated a
1876 Per Acre.
YIELD BELOW NORMAL

Washington, July 10.-1'he July report
of the United States department Of ag
riculture crop reporting board, Issued
at 2:15 p. m. today, shows the condi-
ton on July 1 and the yield pr acre,
as indicated by the condition on that
date, of the principal farm crops and
the acreage of those not already an
nounced. as follows:
Corn-Condition, SOL per cent, of Il
normal, compared with S5.4 per ce Mt,
in 1910 and 84.7 per cent, the average
for the past ten years on that date;
indicated yield per acre, $50 bushels,
compared with 27.4 bushels, the 1910
final yield, and 27.1 bushels, thu aver
age for the last five years; area plant
ed to corn this year 115,939,000 acres,
compared with 114,002, 600 acres in 1910.
Winter wheat-Condition, 766 per
cent, of a normal, compared with SO.4
per cent, on June 1, 1911, S1.5 per cent.
in 1910, and 81.4 per cent, the ten year
average; indicated yield per acre, 14.6
bushels, compared with 1873 bushels in
1910, and 1873 bushels, the five year av-
erage.
Spring wheat-Condition, 79.S per
cent, of a normal, compared with 94.6
per cent, on June 1, 1911, 61.6 per cent,
in 1910 and S7.S per cent, the ten year
average; indicated yield per ac-e, lis
bushels, compared with lit bushels in
1910 and 1875 bushels, the five year av-
erage.
All Wheat.
All Wheat: Condition, 1856 per cent,
of a normal, compared with S6.1 per
cent on June 1, 1911, 1875 per cent,
in 1910 and S4.4 per cent, the ten
year average; indicated yield per
acre, 1876 bushels, compared with AL
bushels in 1910 and 14.7 bushels, the
five year average.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms on July 1 is estimated at about
I38, 2S8, 600 bushels, compared with
38,739, 600 bush els on July l, 1910,
and 37,7O1,00O bushels. the average
amount on farms July 1, for the past
five years.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms on July 1 is estimated at about
80, 2SS, 600 bushels, compared with
3S7390OO bushels on July 1, 1910,
and 37.7O1,OO0 bushels, the average
amount on farms July for the past
five years.
oats: Condition 6s.S per cent. of
normal. compared with S5.7 per cent
on June 1, 1911, 1922 per cent in 1910
and S6.3 per cent, the ten year aver
age; indicated yield per acre 1872
bushels, the five year average.
Barley: Condition, 72.1 per cent OF
a normal, compared with 90.2 per
cent on June l, 1911, 1871 per cent, in
1910 and S79 per cent the ten year
average; indicated yield per acre, 200
bushels, compared with PA bushels
in 1910 and 24.8 bushels the five year
average.
Rye-Condition IS per cent of a nor
NAL crop. compared with 8S.6 per cent.
on June 1. 1911. S7.6 per cent in 1910 anc
sos per cent, the ten year average; in
Dictated yield per acre 1915 bushels, COM
pared with 1873 bushels in 1910 and 1874
bushels, the five year average.
Potatoes.
White potatoes-Condition, .76 per cent
of a normal. compared with S6.3 per
cent in 1910 and 90.4 per cent, the ten
year average; indicated yield per acre
S17 bushels, compared with 94.4 BUSH
els in 1910 and 96.9 bushels the five
year average; area planted 3,495,000
acres, compared with 3,591,0 600 acres in
1910.
Hay Condition, 500 per cent of a
normal, compared with 76.S per cent on
June 1. 1911, 500 in 1910 and S5.7 PEI
cent, the ten year average; indicated
yield per acre 18 tons, compared with
1.33 tons in 1910 and 141 tons the five
year average.