Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-14
EFFECTS OF THE DRoUTH.
Deterioration In Many Crops During
Past Month.

HaSI mOnITs
Washington, July 1O.-"Hot weather
and drouth have played havoc with the
crop conditions during the last month,
was the statement made today by Prof.
N. c. Murray, acting chief Of the crop
reporting board Of the department OF
agriculture, after the announcement of
the July report on grain and produce.
The report" said Prof. Murray, re
fleets the serious effects Of the drouth
during June, most of the important
crops showing a condition at present
which indicate yield below that of
last year and below the recent average
yield Of production.
1.-The feed stuffs-oats and hay-seem
to have been the hardest hit. Less than
two-thirds of q 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.
Corn Condition Below Average.
"The corn acreage is the largest ever
recorded, but the condition Of the crop
Is about per cent below the average.
That indicates q production Of about 8
per cent less than last years record
crop, but nearly per cent more than
the average production during the last
five years. The condition Of the corn
crop on July l, however, was critical.
"The potato crop promises to be un-
usually short The acreage has fallen
off and the condition Of the crop now
Is lower than at any time on July /
in the last twenty-five years. A SEN
sational advance in the price Of pota-
toes has been made during the last
month. The average price throughout
the country, on June l, was 633 cents
a bushel. On July l 1t was S6.3 cents.
Tobacco Also Short.
Owing to the difficulty in the set
ting out of tobacco plants the average
of tobacco has been reduced % per
cent from last year. This and the low
condition Of the crop has reduced the
indications to a total production Of
63.3 per cent Of last years crop, or 77.3
per cent of the average for the last five
years.
Notwithstanding the drouth, the
wheat crop, both spring and winter.
will be we'll up to the average In total
production.
I'm general crop conditions the Sec
ton of the country which appears to
have been hit hardest by the hot wealth.
er and the drouth Is the tier Of states
comprising South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas and Oklahoma.
July Crop Report.
The July crop report Of the United
States department Of agriculture crop
ioo,,n1 of o TX m m
today, shows the condition on July l
and the yield per acre, as indicated by
the condition on that date, of the prin-
cipal farm crops and the acreage OF
those not already announced, as fol-
lows:
Corn-Condition SOL per cent OF a
normal, compared with S5.4 per cent in
1910 and S4.7 per cent, the average for
the past ten years on that date: indi-
Gated yield per acre 25.5 bushels, COM
pared with PA bushels, the 1910 final
yield, and 271 bushels, the average
for the last five years; area planted to
corn this year l15,939,000 acres, COM
pared with 114,OO2,0OO acres in 1910.
1858 Wheat Crop Figures.
Winter wheat-Condition 1853 per
cent, of a normal, compared with 8O.4
per cent on June 1, 1911, 81.5 per cent
in 1910, and S1.4 per cent, the ten
year average; indicated yield per acre,
l4.6 bushels, compared with 1873 BUSH
els in 1915, and 1875 bushels, the hVe
year average.
Spring Wheat-Condition 1873 per
cent, of a normal, compared with 94.6
per cent on June 1, 1911, 61.6 per cent,
in 1910 and S7.8 per cent, the ten-year
average; indicated yield per acre, ll.S
bushels, compared with III bushels in
1910 and 1876 bushels, the five-year
average,
All wheat-Condition 1916 per cent Of
a normal, compared with S6.1 per cent
on June |, 1911, 1876 per cent In 1910
and 84.4 per cent, the ten-year aver
age: indicated yield per acre 1876 BUSH
els, compared with 14.1 bushels In 1910
and 14.7 bushels, the five-year average.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms on July / is estimated at about
38,2SS 900 bushels, compared with 80,
$4,000 bushels on July l, 1910, and
81, ,7O1, 900 bushels, the average amount
on farms July for the past five years.
Oats, Barley, Rye.
Oats-Condition 6S.S per cent Of a
normal compared with 85.7 per cent on
June /, 1911, 1922 per cent, in 1910, and
S6.3 per cent, lHe teH-yedi dNeidee'
indicated yield per acre, 1872 bushels,
compared with 31.9 bushels in 1910 and
2S.4 bushels, the five-year average.
Barley-Condition 72.1 per cent Of a
normal compared with 90.2 per cent on
June l, 1911, 1871 per cent in 1910 and
S7.9 per cent the ten-year average in
dicated yield per acre, 20.9 bushels.
compared with 22.4 bushels in 1910 and
24.8 bushels the five-year average.
Condition, $50 per cent of a
normal, compared with SS.6 per cent on
June /, 1911, S7.6 per cent In 1910 and
9O.S per cent the ten-year average in
dicated yield per acre, 1916 bushels,
compared with 1873 bushels in 1910 and
1914 bushels the five year average area
planted to rye this year, 2,003,66 acres,
compared with 2,O2S,OOO acres in 1910.