The Irish standard., 1911-08-12
llture is as follows:

Hays ....... 49,129.000 6O,97S.Oo0
which denotes pounds and - which de-
notes tons.
x--,-Preliminary estimate of crop re-
A tremendous decline in the condi
ton of crops, general throughout the
country and traceable to drought and
intense heat, occurred during the last
month, as Indicated by official figures
and estimates in the monthly report.
The report is the worst, as to gener.
al crop conditions that the department
has issued for any single month since
1901.
Conditions in the Pacific northwest.
ern states are regarded as excellent,
although during July that territory suf-
Tered from brief, but excessively hot
period.
The figures contained in the report
indicated slump in the prospects of
all crops. Corn, which at this season
is the most important, declined during
the month from a condition of about
5 per cent below the average, as in
Dictated by the July report to nearly Is
per cent below the average. In some
states it fell off in condition nearly
20 per cent This does not indicate,
however, that the crop will not be
great one, because the acreage of corn
this year is exceptionally large.
Total Production Great.
The condition of the crop at this
time indicates yield, per acre. small
er than in any year since 1901, al
though the indicated total production
has been exceeded in only five years
in the history of the country. 1t is
pointed out that the deterioration in
the corn crop was checked somewhat
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 in
dicates loss of 336,00O,000 bushels
from the estimated total productions
Of the previous month.
While the crops in many instances
probably will be short in the yield per
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; winter wheat,
455, $4,000 bushels; spring wheat, 209,-
SAG, 900 bushels; OATS s17.S0O,0OO BUSH
els; barley, 139,352,OO0 bushels; pota-
toes, 249S93, 900 bushels; tobacco, 6OO,-
$4,000 pounds, and hay, 49,129,00O
tons.
Report in Detail.
The report shows the condition on
Aug. 1, and the yield per acre, as in
Of the principal farm crops, with the
preliminary estimate of the total yield
of winter wheat and rye as follows:
Corn-Condition, 69.6 per cent of
normal, compared with 80.1 per cent
! on July 1; 1913 per cent on Aug. ],
1910, and 81.2 per cent. the average
! for the past ten years on that date;
Indicated yield per acre, 22.6 bushels.
compared with 27.4 bushels, the 1910
i final yield, and 27.1 bushels, the aver
f: age for the last five years.
Winter wheat-Preliminary returns
Indicate total winter wheat yield of
about 455, 149,000 bushels, as compared
with 464,044,00O bushels finally estl-
mated last year, and 450.130.000 bush
els, the average annual production in
+, the past five years. The yield per acre
is about 14.5 bushels, compared with
1873 bushels in 1910 and 1916 bushels,
the average for the past five years.
The quality is 80 per cent, against 92.6
! per cent last year.
Spring Wheat-Condition, 1913 per
cent Of normal, compared with 1873
per cent on July /, 610 per cent in
/ 1910 and 1928 per cent, the 10-year
average. Indicated yield per acre, 10.1
bushels, compared with 1T bushels in
1910 and 1875 bushels, the average for
the last five years.
| Condition Of Oats.
Oats-Condition, 65.7 per cent of a
normal, compared with 6s.S per cent
on July /, SIS per cent in 1910 and
! 1922 per cent, the 10-year average. In.
Dictated yield per acre, 1872 bushels.
compared with 31.9 bushels in 1910 and
1854 bushels, the five-year average.
The amount of oats remaining on
farms Aug. l is estimated at 64,342,.
900 bushels, compared with 69,249, 900
bushels, Aug. /, 1910, and 52,663, 900
bushels, the average amount on farms,
Aug. 1, for the past five years.
Barley-Condition, 66.2 per cent Of 4