The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-10
TREMENDOUS
DECLINE. IN
CROP DATA
Government Report for Month
Of j. y Worst 10
Ten Years
.RH Associated Press }

Washington. d. e.. Aug l0--A
tremendous decline in the condition
ct crops. general throughout the
country ana traceable TO drouth ana
intense heat, occurred during the last
month as indicated by official figures
and estimates made in the monthly
crop report Of the department Of agri-
culture The report is the worst, as
to general crop conditions. that the
department has issued for any single
month since i90i The area most
seriously affected extends from New
York and pennsyh ania westward to
the Rocky mountains. embracing all
Of the great corn, wheat and hay pro
ancing states IN the country In the
southern states, with the exception Of
Virginia and North Carolina. ample
rains served 10 maintain generally
favorable conditions throughout the
past month. These conditions thus
TAR continue to be favorable
Conditions In the Paciia Northwest
states are regarded as excellent al
though during July that territory SUI
fered from a brief bus excessively not
period
The figures contained in the repor
indicated a material slump in thc
prospects OF all crops Corn, which at
this season is the most important
declined during the month from con
dition Of about per cent below the
average, as indicated by the July re
port, 20 nearly Is per cent below thf
average. IN some states II fell off r.
condition nearly 20 per cent This
does not Indicate, however, that thC
crop will not be a great one, beeaus
the acreage Of corn this year Is ex
ceptionally large.
The condltion ol the crop at this
time indicates a yield per acre smalle
than in anv year since 1901. although
the indicated total production be
been exceeded in only five years II
the history Of the country Ii II
nointed out that the deterioration II
fhe corn crop was checked somewhat
bv the rains during the latter part O.
Tuly Experts incline to the cginion
that the crop may be further improved
by the generous rains OF the past
week
The weather during July caused :
fan In the condition Of corn whicf
indicates loss of $4,000 bushels
from the estimated total production
OF the previous month
Spring wheat ell from a condition
Of A month ago of l6 per cent below
the average. to approximately * PEI
cent below the average, indicating a
loss of about 35,2S6,000 bushels The
indications Of the total yield Of wheat
uer acre. are the lowest since 1904
The oats crop is very short, accord
ing to the figures Of the report X
has been smaller three times and
larger seven times during the pas
ten wears. The crop Of hay probably
Will be the smallest in fifteen years
The total Weld Of potatoes indicated
has been less than this years eror
only twice in the past ten Years. Y
is regarded likely, however that the
late planted crop on account OF re
cent rains. may increase the total estl
mated production The condition this
month indicates q loss OF about 85
GAS 600 bushels from last months esti
mated yield
Conditions ln the tobacco srowina
states during July were such as to
reduce the estimated total weld oi
last month by almost $1,000 opo
pounds
While the crops I'm many Instances
probablN win be short in the yield ner
acre and I'm The total production thew
win not be smell shown by esiimatos
OF the Yields 0l the standard crops