Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13
CORN CONDITION 7O.4 PER CENT
OF NORMAL OCT. 1-YlELD
23.8 BUSHELS.
BARLEY YIELD 145,951,0O0 BUSH.
Production of Spring Wheat Is Esti
mated at 200,367 900 Bushels
100000 Bushels Less Than
Last Year.

washington, Oct. 1O.-The october
crop report of the reporting board of
the United States department Of agri-
culture, shows the condition on Oct.
/, or at time of harvest The yield
per acre as indicated by the condition
on that date and preliminary estimates
of the total production of the principal
farm crops Of the country, as follows:
CONFORMATION, 70.4 per cent of a
normal, compared with 70.3 per cent
on Sept /, 1191; 1913 on Oct. 1, 1910,
and 1876 per cent, the 10-year October
average. Indicated yield per acre, 23.S
bushels, compared with 27.4 bushels,
the 1910 final yield, and 27.1 bushels,
the average final yield for the last five
years. The area planted to corn was
115,939,0 600 acres, or 1017 per cent of
the area planted last year.
Observation-Disclosures 81.4 per cent
of a normal compared with 1873 per
cent on Sept. l, ST. per cent in 1910
and 84.2 per cent, the 10-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 1876 bushels,
compared with 20.9 last year and 1916,
the five-year average. The area plant
ed to buckwheat was sol, 900 acres, or
81 per cent of last years acreage.
Characterization 62.3 per cent of
a normal, compared with 1913 per cent
Sept. 1 71.8 per cent last year, and
1873 per cent the 1O-year average. In
dictated yield per acre, 99.7 bushels,
compared with 94.4 bushels last year
and $50 bushels the five years aver
age. Area planted to potatoes was
3,495,000 acres, or 97.3 per cent of last
year
Condition of Flax.
Transformation, 69.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with 684 per cent,
Sept. / 47.2 per cent last year and
1879 per cent the eight-year average
Indicated yield per acre, 81 bushels,
compared with 4.8 bushels last year,
and go bushels, the average for the
1905-1909 Area planted to flax was
100000 acres, or 1898 per cent of
last years acreage.
Spring Wheat-Preliminary estimate
of production, 200,367, 900 bushels, COM
pared with 231,399,000 bushels last
year and 243,186,S00 bushels the aver
age for the last five years. Yield per
acre, 81 bushels, compared with lit
bushels last year and 1876 bushels, the
five year acreage of 87.1 per cent.
Winter Wheat Preliminary esti-
mate of production, ass, 149,000 bush
els, compared with 464,044,000 bushels
in 1910 and 450,129,0C0 bushels the
five-year average. Yield per acre,
14.5 bushels, compared with 1873 bush
els in 1910 and 1913 bushels the five
year average.
All Wheat-Preliminary estimate of
production, 655,576,000 bushels, COM
pared with 695, 900 bushels last
year and $685. 400 bushels the five
year average. Yield per acre, 1916
bushels, compared with 14.1 bushels
last year and AT bushels the five
year average.
Oats-Preliminary estimate of pro-
duction, 3.641 900 bushels, compared
with 1,126,765,0 900 bushels last year,
and 32,124 400 bushels the five-year
average. Yield per acre, 24.8 bushels,
compared with 31.9 bushels last year,
and 28.4 bushels the five-year average.
The quality Of oats was SAG per cent,
compared with a 10-year average of
S66 per cent.
Barley-Preliminary estimate of
production, 1851, 900 bushels, com
pared with 62,227,OOO bushels last
year, and 66,356,000 bushels, the five
year average. Yield per acre, 2O7
bushels, compared with 22.4 bushels
asst year, and 24.8 bushels, the five
year average. The quality of barley
vas $40 per cent, compared with
0-year average of 87.5 per cent.
Rye-Preliminary estimate of pro-
uction, 30,670.000 bushels, compared
18th 33,039,000 bushels last year and
2,414,000 bushels the five-year aver
ge Yield per acre, 1876 bushels, COM
AIRED with 1868 bushels last year and
"a bushels the fve-year average.
Hay-Preliminary estimate of pro.
uction, 46,969,0O0 tons, compared
it'll 6O,97S,OOO tons last year and 63,-
)7,400 tons the five year average
ield per acre, 1.09 tons, compared
it'll 1873. tons last year and 1.41 tons
re fiVe-year average