The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-18
DECLINE IN
CROP CONDITIONS
Department Report Shows Big Slump
In All Products-But Yield
May Be Large.
BY Meosrs

Washington.--A tremendous decline
in the condition Of crops, general
throughout the country and traceable
TO drouth and intense heat, occurred
in the last month, as indicated by
official figures and estimates made in
the monthly crop report Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. The report
is the worst as to general crop condi-
tions that the department has issued
for any month since 1901.
The area most seriously affected ex-
tends from New York and Pennsyl-
vania TO the Rocky mountains, en-
bracing all the great corn, wheat and
hay producing states. In the South
ern states, with the exception of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, ample rains
served to maintain generally favorable
conditions throughout the month.
These conditions continue.
The outlook in the Pacific North
western states is regarded as excel
lent, although in July that territory
suffered from brief period of exces-
sive heat.
The figures in the report indicate
material decrease in the prospects Of
all crops. Corn, which at this season
is the most important crop, declined
from a condition of about per cent.
below the average, as indicated by
the July report, to nearly 10 per cent.
below the average. In some states it
fell off nearly 20 per cent, This does
not indicate, however that the crop
will not be a great one, because the
acreage of corn this year is eXcep-
tionally large.
The condition of the crop at this
time indicates a yield to the acre
smaller than in any year since 1901,
although the indicated total produc-
ton has been exceeded in only five
years in the history of the country.
The deterioration in the corn crop
was checked somewhat by the rains
in the latter part of July. Experts
think that the crop may be further
improved by the generous rains of the
last week.
The weather in July caused a fall
in the condition of corn which indi-
Gates a loss of 336,O00,0O0 bushels
from the estimated total production
OF the previous month.
Spring wheat fell from condition
a month ago of 16 per cent. below the
average to approximately 27 per cent.
below, indicating a loss of about 35,-
$4,000 bushels. The indications OF
the total yield of wheat to the acre
are the lowest since 1904
The oats crop is very short. 1t has
been smaller three times and larger
seven times in the last ten years. The
hay crop probably will be the small
est in fifteen years. The total yield
of potatoes indicated has been less
than this years crop only twice in
the last ten years. II is regarded as
possible. however, that the late plant
ed crop. on account Of recent rains,
NAV increase the total estimated pro-
duction. The condition this month in
dicates a loss Of about 35,64S,OOO
bushels from last months estimated
yield
While the crops in many instances
probably will be short in the yield an
acre and in the total production, they
will not be small, as shown by the fol
lowing estimates OF the yields of the
standard crops:
Corn. 2,62O.221. 900 bushels; winter
wheat. 455.149,O00 bushels; spring
wheat. 2O9,646.OO0 bushels; oats, S17.-
500 600 bushels; barley. 1S9.S52, 900
bushels; potatoes, 249.SsS. 600 bushels;
tobacco. 6O0.5ss,O0O pounds, and hay,
49.129, 900 tons.