Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15
REPORTS SHOW
CROPS SHORT
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GIVES CROP CONDITION
ON SEPT 1.
NO GAIN IN AUGUST
CORN is 7o.3 PER CENT OF
NORMAL WHILE POTATOES
ARE 59.8.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Weather conditions
throughout the country reasonably ia
orable to growing crops during the
month of August; the crop report is
sued by the Department of Agriculture
does not indicate generally much i'm
provement in the condition of the
crops over that of month ago.
Some improvement was shown in
corn September l., over August 1, but
it only amounted to seven-tenths of
per cent in the aggregate.
Wheat shows falling off of approx
imately 10 per cent in condition, as
compared with the average for the
last ten years and the yield per acre
is two bushels to the acre less than
the average during the last five years.
Oats also show a considerable fall
ing off, both in condition and in ay,
erage yield per acre.
Tobacco, flax and hay all show a
heavy falling off in condition and in
dictated total yield. Potatoes, as was
indicated last month, will make a
short crop. The total yield will be far
below that of last year-practically
20 per cent-and nearly % per cent
below that of the average for the last
five years.
The ginning of cotton of the growth
of 1911 was carried on more actively
throughout the cotton belt to Septem-
her l this year than in any similar
period in the history. a total of ILL.,
AIS bales had been ginned up to a week
ago.
The continued hot and dry weather
in a greater portion of the belt, espe
cially in Texas, was chiefly respon-
sible for the increase.
The figures giving the growing con.
ditions of general crops and TIE av-
erage yield per acre. based on reports
of the governments experts. are as
fellows:
Corp-Condition, 70.3 per cent of a
normal, compared with 500 per cent
on August l. Indicated yield per acre
23.G bushels. compared with PA
bushels. the 1910 final yield.
Spring Wheat-Condition, 56.7 per
cent of a normal at time of harvest,
compared with SOS per cent on August
l, 63.1 per cent at time of harvest last
year. Indicated yield per acre, 9.S
bushels.
All Wheat-Indicated yield per acre,
12.G bushels; compared with 14.1 bush
els. the 1910 final yield.
Oats-Condition. 65.5 per cent of a
normal at time of harvest. Indicated
yield per acre. 23.9 bushels. compared
with 91.9 bushels in 1910
Barley-Condition. Cos per cent of a
normal at time OF harvest. Indicated
yield per acre. 20.3 bushels. compared
with 22.i bushels. the 1910 final yield
Buckwheat-Co Condition. 1873 per cent
OF a normal. Indicated yield per acre,
1876 bushels. compared with 200 bush
els, the 1910 final yield
characterization, sos per cent of
normal. compared with 62.3 per cent
on August 1, 705 per cent in 1910 and
7S.9 per cent, the ten-year average
compared with 9i.4 bushels. the 1910
final yield, and 800 bushels, the av-
erage for the past five years.
Tobacco-Condition. I'll per cent.
of normal. Indicated yield per acre.
TAG pounds, compared with 1878
pounds. the 1910 final yield. and s26
pounds. the average yield for the past
five years.
Transformation, 6S.4 per cent. Of a
normal. Indicated yield per acre, ~
bushels.
Rice-Condition. So per cent. OF a
normal. Indicated yield per acre. Ell
bushels.
Hay-Preliminary returns indicate a
toal hay yield of about 46,969.000
tons, as compared with 60,9TS,000 tons
finally estimated last year, and 63.507,-
900 tons, the average annual produc-
ton in the past five years. The IRE
liminary estimated yield per acre is
about 10 tons. compared with 1.33
tons, the 1910 final yield, and 1.41
tons, the average yield for the past
five years. The quality is 90.3 per
cent, compared with 92.5 per cent last
year and ten-year average of Oil
per cent.
Approximation. 56.2 pc. cent. of
a normal, compared with 53.9 per cent.
on August list. 46.S per cent. in 1910
and 52.6 per cent, the ten-year aver
age.