The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-08-17
INDICATIONS ARE FOR LIGHTEST
YIELD IN TEN
YEARS.
ACREAGE is LARGE
BIG SLUMP IN CORN, WHEAT,
OATS, HAY AND TO-
BACCO.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-According to the re-
port of the Department of Agriculture.
a tremendous decline in the crops, gen.
eral throughout the country and
traceable TO drought and intense heat,
occurred during last month.
The report is the worst, as TO gen.
eral crop conditions, that the depart
ment has issued for any single month
since 1901. The area most seriously
affected extends from New York and
Pennsylvania westward to the Rocky
Mountains, embracing all the great
corn. wheat and hay producing states
in the country.
In the southern states, with the eN-
ception of Virginia and North Caro-
lima, ample rains served to maintain
generally favorable conditions. These
conditions thus far continue to be IA
vorable.
Conditions in the Pacific northwest
are regarded as excellent, although
during July that territory suffered
from a brief but excessively hot Pc
Tiod.
The figures In the report indicate
a material slump In the prospects OF
all crops. Corn. which at this season
In the most important. declined during
the month from a condition OF about
per cent below the average as indi-
Gated by the July report. to nearly 15
per cent below the average. In some
O., s.n L..
20 per cent. This does not indicate,
however. that the crop will not be
large. because the acreage Of corn this
year is exceptionally heavy.
The condition OF the crop at this
time indicates n 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 country. 1t is point
ed out that the deterioration In the
crop was checked somewhat by rains
during the latter part Of July. Experts
incline to the opinion that the crop
may be further improved by the recent
generous rains.
The weather during July caused n
fall In the condition of corn which
indicates loss OF 336.00O.000 bushels
from the estimated total production OF
the previous month.
Spring wheat fell from n condition
a month ago OF sixteen per cent be-
low the average to approximately
twenty-seven per cent below the aver
age. indicating n loss OF about 35.2SG.-
600 bushels. The indications OF the to.
tai yield OF wheat per acre, are the
lowest since 1904.
The oats crop is very short, accord
ing to the figures OF the report. II
has been smaller three times and
larger seven times during the last ten
years. The crop of hay probably viii
be the smallest 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 re-
garded as likely. however. that the
late planted crop. on account of re-
cent rains. may increase the total es.
timated production. The condition
this month Indicates a loss of abou.
35,6is.000 bushels from last months
estimated yield.
While the crops in many instances
probably will be short in the yield
per acre, yet in total production they
will not be small as shown by the
following estimates of the yields OF
the standard crops:
Corn 2.620, POI. 900 bushels: winter
wheat. 445.149,000 bushels: spring
wheat. 209 $4,000 bushels; oats s17..
100000 bushels: barley, 139.o52, 900
bushels: potatoes, 1888. 900 bushels; ;
tobacco. 600. o.5ss 900 pounds; and hay
49.129,000 tons.