The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-14
STATEMENT OF PROF. N. c. MUIR.
RAY. CHIEF OF CROP RE-
PORTING BOARD.
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
CORN, OATS AND HAY HAVE
BEEN HARDEsT
HIT.


the dry weather and hot winds
have played havoc with the crops,'
was the statement made by Prof N.
c. Murray. acting chief of the crop re-
porting board of the department of
agriculture after the announcement of
the July report on grain and produce.
'The report" said Prof Murray,
reflects the rather serious effects of
the drought in June, most of the i'm
porfant crops showing condition
which yields below last year and be-
low recent average yields.
''Feedstuff. oats and hay. seems to
have been hardest hit. Less than
two-thirds OF normal crop of hay is
expected and the oats crop probably
will be more than 25 per cent less
than last years crop, and about IL per
cent less than the average for the last
five years"
Regarding the condition of the corn
crop. Professor Murray says:
"The corn acreage is the largest
ever recorded. but the condition of the
crop is about per cent below the
average. That indicates a production
of approximately S per cent less than
last years record crop, but nearly
per cent more than the average pro-
duction in the last five years. The
condition of the corn crop July LIST was
critical.
"The potato crop promises to be un-
usually short. The acreage has fallen
off. probably on account of unsatisfac.
tory prices last year, and the condi-
tion of the crop now is lower than any
July l in the last twenty-five years.
notwithstanding the drought. the
wheat crop. both spring and winter.
will be well up to the average in to-
tai production. 1t is scarcely likely
that the amount of wheat in bushels
will vary great deal from the aver
age of the last five years.
''On general crop conditions the sec
tion of the country which appears to
have been hit the hardest by the hot
weather and the drought is the tier of
states comprising South Dakota, Ne
braska. Kansas and Oklahoma"
The July crop report of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the condi-
ton July and the yield per acre. as
Indicated by the condition on that,
date. of the principal farm crops:
Corn-Condition 80.1 per cent of
normal. compared with 1874 per cent in
1910 and S4.7 per cent, the average for
the last ten years at that date; indi-
Gated yield per acre. 25.5 bushels. COM
pared with 27.4 bushels, the 1910 final
yield. and 27.1 bushels. the average for
the last five years.
Spring Wheat-Condition 1873 per
cent Of normal. compared with 94.6
per cent June 1, 1911. GIG per cent in
1910 and S7S per cent, the ten-year
average.
Oats-Condition 6S.S per cent of a
normal. compared with s5.7 per cent
June l. 1911. 1922 per cent in 1910 and
S6.3 per cent. the ten-year average
Barley Condition, 72.1 per cent of
normal. compared with 90.2 per cent
June /, 1911. 1871 per cent in 1910 and
67.9 per cent, the ten-year average
Rye-Condition $50 per cent of n
normal, compared with $50 per cent
June 1. 1911, S7G per cent in 1910 and
90.s per cent, the ten-year average.
White Potatoes-Co Condition 76.0 per
cent of a normal, compared with S6.3
per cent in 1910 and 90.4 per cent, the
ten-year average; indicated yield per
acre, S1-7 bushels. compared with 944
bushels in 1910 and 96.9 bushels, the
five-year average; area planted, 1885,
600 acres. compared with 3591,00O
acres In 1910.
80
normal. compared with 76.S per cent
June l. 1911. 500 in 1910 and S5.7 per
cent. the ten-year average: indicated
yield per acre. Los tons.