Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-09
SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT OUT
Government Figures Showing Condi.
ton and Yield.
SOME ESTIMATES ON THE TOTAL
Corn aud wheat Below TeB-YeRr
Averngc-Onts Turn Out cutie
POorIy-OutIook for POtR-
toes il Not Good


WASHINGTON. sept. s.-The September
crop report of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture reporting board.
issued at 2:15 p. m. today, shows the con-
dition on September l and the yield per
acre as indicated by the condition on that
date of the principal farm crops of the
country and the preliminary estimate OF
the total yield of hay, as follows:
Corn-ConditIon. 103 per cent Of nor
NAL. compared with 69.6 per cent on August
l. 1872 per cent on September /. 1910, and 1913
per cent Of the ten-year september l aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, 36 bushels
compared with ga bushels the 1910 final
yield, and 27.l bushels, the average for the
past five years.
Spring wheat-Condition, 567 per cent OF
a normal at time of harvest, compared
with 59s per cent on August 1. 6Sl per
cent at the time of harvest last year and
1871 per cent at a time of harvest for the
last ten years. Indicated yield per acre was
9.8 bushels, compared with III bushels,
the 1910 final yield, and 1915 bushels, the
average for the last five years.
wheat Below Average.
All wheat-Indleated yield per acre 1875
bushels, compared with 141 bushels, the
or the last tive years.
oats-Condition, CAS- per cent OF a normal
at time Of harvest, compared with 65.7 per
cent on August /, 1913 per cent at time Of
harvest in 1910 and T9.5 per cent the ten
year average Indicated yield per acre,
49, bushels compared with 51.9 bushels in
1910 and 2s.4 bushels, the average yield for
the last five years.
Barley-Condition, 600 per cent of nor
NAL at time of harvest compared with
66.2 per cent on August l. SOS per cent at
time Of harvest in 1910 and 80 per cent, the
ten-year average Indicated yield per acre,
2O.S bushels compared with 22.4 bushels,
the 1910 final yield, and 2.s bushels, the
average yield for the last five years.
Professionalism, 59S per cent Of a
normal, compared with SD per cent on
August /, s2.3 per cent in 1910 and ST. per
cent, the ten-year average. Indicated yield
per acre, 1875 bushels, compared with 2o.s
bushels, the 1910 final yield, and 1875 BUSH
els. the average yield for the last five
years.
Buckwheat-Condition, SSS per cent of a
normal, compared with B23 per cent on
August /. 7O.5 per cent in 1910 and 1873 per
cent, the ten-year average. Indicated
yield per acre, 7A2 bushels compared with
94.4 bushels, the 1910 final yield, and 9B.9
bushels, the average yield for the last five
years.
characterization, I'll per cent Of a
normal, compared with $50 per cent on
August /; TIT per cent in 1910 and s2.S per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated yield
per acre, has pounds compared with 1918
pounds, the 1910 final yield, ana $3.50 pounds.
the average yield for the last five years.
Flax--Condition, 6S.4 per cent of a normal
compared with no per cent on August l.
4S.3 per cent in 1910. and SIS per cent the
eight-year average. Indicated yield per
acre. II bushels compared with as bushels
the 1910 final yield, and 90 bushels, the
average yield for the last four years.
Rice-Condition, S7.2 per cent of a normal
compared with $50 per cent on August /,
SIS per cent in 1870 and 1873 per cent the
ten-year average Indicated yield per acre,
32.1 bushels, compared with 1873 bushels,
the 1910 final yield, and S24 bushels the
average yield for the last five years.
Hay-Preliminary returns indicate a total
hay yield of about 4696s.0OO tons. as COM
pared with eO97s,OoO tons finally estimated
last year, and 63,5O7,OOO tons, the average
The preliminary estimated yield per acre
Is about 1.9 tons, compared with 1S5 tons,
the 1910 final yield, and la tons, the aver
age yield for the last five years. The
quality is 1913 per cent. compared with 92.5
per cent last year and a ten-year average
OF s11 per cent.
Approximation 56.2 per cent Of a nor.
NAL, compared with $50 per cent on August
II, 46.s per cent in 1910. and 52.6 per cent the
ten-year average.
This Year and Last.
The total production of the principal
| crops this year, as indicated by their con-
dition on September l, with comparison OF
the final yield of 1910 follows:
Crop. 1911. 1910.
Corn, bu.........,.,.27 1876, 100 400 3l25 900
| Spring wheat, bu.... 203, 41S,600 231, 800 900
All wheat, bu. ,....... 666.762, 400 $685. 433 900
oats, bu. .............. S42,475.000 ll26 765 900
Barley, hu.. ........... 142.S71,400 1852 227 900
| Buckwheat, bu......... 15,699,60 IL 900
Potatoes. bu........... 259 $500 1888, S11 900
Tobacco, lbs....,...... 63S, 2S0, 40 eS4 $40 900
Flax, bu................ 23,200,100 141l6,OO0
Rice bu.......,......... % $40 24,5l0 900
Hay, tons............... 6,SSS.5S0 CO. 79S, 900