The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-12
CORN CONDITION
SHOWS up BETTER
Yield Per Acre Will Be Low,
Says Report of Department
of Agriculture.

Washington. Oct. 1o.-The October
crop report of the crop reporting board
of the United States department OF
agriculture, issued at 2:15 p. m today,
shows the condition on October l, 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:
Corn-Condition. 7o.4o per cent Of a
normal. compared with 7c.3 per cent
ION September /. 1911; S0.3 per cent
on October 1. 1910, and 1856 per cent
the 10-year October average. Indicated
yield per acre, 23.S bushels, compared
with PA bushels, the 1910 final yield,
and I'll bushels, the average final yield
for the last five years. The area plant
ed to corn was lis, 9S9. 900 acres, or 1O1.7
per cent of the area planted last year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., STA per cent
of a normal. compared with S3.S per
cent on September /, SIT per cent in
GRACE. Indicated yield per acre, 1876
bushels, compared with 20.9 last year,
and 1876 the fve-year average. The
area planted to buckwheat was sol, 200
acres: or ~ per cent Of last year's
acreage.
RECONSIDERATION. 62.3 per cent OF
a normal. compared with 59.S per cent
september /; 7l.S per cent last year,
and 1853 per cent, the 1O-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 1877 bushels,
compared with 94.4 bushels last year,
and 96.9 bushels, the five-year average.
Area planted to potatoes was 3,4s5,OO
acres, or 97.3 per cent of last year.
Tobacco-Condition, So per cent of a
normal, compared with Ill per cent
September 1; So.2 per cent last year,
and s$4 per cent, the 1p-year aver
pounds, compared with 1878 pounds
last year, and S26 pounds, the five-year
average Area planted to tobacco was
S93, 200 acres, or 72.4 per cent Of last
years acreage.
Flax-Condition. 500 per cent OF a
normal, compared with 6S.4 per cent
September /: Az per cent last year.,
and 7S.9 per cent, the eight-year aver
age. Indicated yield per acre, SIS
bushels, compared with AS bushels last
year. and 80 bushels. the average for
fax was s,o13,eo acres, or 1893 per
cent of last years acreage.
Rice-Condition, s5.4 per cent OF a
normal, compared with S7.2 per cent
September l, 1871 per cent last year and
Ss;s per cent the lo-year average: In
compared with 1873 bushels last year
ana 32.4 bushels the fve-year average.
Area planted to rice was 705, 200 acres,
or 97.6 per cent Of last years acreage.
REPRESENTATION, sos per cent of a
normal, compared with 56.2 per cent
September /, AGA per cent last year
and 52.4 per cent the 10-year average.
Spring Wheat-Preliminary estimate
of production, 200, 367, 900 bushels. COM
pared with 231,399, 600 bushels last year
and 243,1S6,S00 bushels, the average for
the last five years. Yield per acre 81
bushels, compared with III bushels
last year and 1875 bushels. the f~ive-year
average. Quality, 1913 per cent. COM
pared with a 1O-year average of ST.
per cent.
Winter Wheat-Preliminary estimate
of production, 5,149, 600 bushels, COM
pared with 464,044.00 bushels in 1910
and 450,129, 600 bushels, the fve-year
average. Yield per acre, las bushels.
ompared with 1873 bushels in 1910, and
15.5 bushels, the five-year average.
Fall Wheat-Preliminary estimate Of
production. 655,516,00 bushels, com
pared with 695,445,00 bushels last year
and 693,316 400 bushels, the f~ive-year
average. Yield per acre, 12.1 bushels,
compared with 14.1 bushels last year
and 14.7 bushels. the tive-year average.
duction, S73,641,00O bushels. compared
with 1,126,765 900 bushels last year,
and 932,124,4 400 bushels, the five-year
average. Yield per acre, 24.8 bushels,
compared with $40 bushels last year,
and 2S.4 bushels, the five-year aver
age. The quality of oats was s4.6 per
cent. compared with a 10-year aver
age of S6.6 per cent.
MISUNDERSTANDING estimate of
production, 4 5,951,O0O bushels, COM
pared with 162.227,000 bushels last
year. and 166,356,0 900 bushels, the i've
year average. Yield per acre, 2O.7
bushels, compared with 22.4 bushels
last year, and 24.S bushels, the 1--WE
year average. The quality of barley
was $40 per cent, compared with a
10-year average of S7.5 per cent.
Rye-Preliminary estimate of pro-
duction, 30,677, 900 bushels. compared
with 33,039,000 bushels last year, and
%2.4f4,00 bushels, the f~ive-year aver
age. Yield per acre, 1876 bushels, COM
pared with 1873 bushels last year. and
1914 bushels, the five-year average.
Hay-Preliminary estimate Of pro-
duction. 46,969.000 tons. compared with
60,97S,00 tons last year, and So, 507,-
400 tons, the five-year average. Yield
per acre. 1.09 tons, compared with
1.3S tons last year, and la tons, the
five-year average.