Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-10-13
OCTOBER CROP
9. =. REPORT ISSUED
CORN CONDITION 7O.4 PER CENT
OF NORMAL OCT. 1-YlEl0
23.s BUSHELS.
BARLEY YIELD l45,e5l,0OO BUSH.
Production Of Spring Wheat Is Esti'
mated at 200, 1867 900 Bushels
31,o32,0o0 Bushels Less Than
Last Year.

crop report or the reporting DOarQ VI
the United States department of agri-
culture, shows the condition on Oct.
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.4 per cent Of a
normal compared with 7O.3 per cent
on Sept. I, 1871; SO.3 on Oct. 1, 1910.
and 1876 per cent, the 10-year October
average. Indicated yield per acre, 23.S
bushels, compared with 27.4 bushels.
the 1910 final yield, and 27.1 bushels,
the average final yield for the last five
years. The area planted to corn was
lis, $780, 900 acres, or 101.7 per cent of
the area planted last year.
ckwheat-Condition, S1.4 per cent
Of normal compared with S3.S per
cent on Sept. l, ST. per cent in 1910
and S4.2 per cent, the 10-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 1876 bushels.
compared with 200 last year and 1876,
the five-year average. The area plant
ed to buckwheat was S01. 900 acres, or
81 per cent of last years acreage.
Potatoes-Condition, 62.3 per cent Of
normal, compared with 1913 per cent
Sept. 1; 71.S per cent last year, and
1873 per cent the 10-year average. In
dicated yield per acre, 99.7 bushels,
compared with 94.4 bushels last year
and 96.9 bushels the five years aver
age. Area planted to potatoes was
3.495,000 acres, or 97.3 per cent Of last
year.
characterization, sos per cent Of
q normal, compared with Ill per cent
Sept. l.; 500 per cent last year and
1874 per cent the 1O-year average. In.
1icated yield per acre, SOIL pounds,
compared with 1878 pounds last year
and $3.50 pounds the five-year average
Area planted to tobacco was 1913 200
acres, or 72.4 per cent Of last years
acreage.
Condition Of Flax.
Flax-Condition, 69.6 per cent Of q
normal, compared with 6S.4 per cent,
Sept. 1; 47.2 per cent last year and
1873 per cent the eight-year average.
Indicated yield per acre. 81 bushels,
compared with 4.S bushels last year.
and SO bushels, the average for the
l905-1909. Area planted to fax was
3,013,000 acres, or 1888 per cent Of
last years acreage.
Spring Wheat-Preliminary estimate
If production, 200,367, 900 bushels c6m-
pared with 231,399,0OO bushels last
year and 243, 1S6,sOO bushels the aver
age for the last five years. Yield per
acre, 81 bushels, compared with III
bushels last year and 1875 bushels, the
i've year acreage of ST. per cent.
Winter Wheat Preliminary esti-
mate of production, 455,149,O0O BUSH
els, compared with AGA ,O44.OOO bushels
In 1910 and 45O,129,0C0 bushels the
ive-year average. Yield per acre.
l4.5 bushels, compared with 1873 BUSH
els in 1910 and lob bushels the five
year average.
All MISUNDERSTANDING estimate Of
production. 655,576,oOO bushels. CON-
pared with 695,443,O0O bushels last
year and 693,316,4OO bushels the five
year average. Yield per acre, 1876
bushels. compared with AL bushels
last year and 14.7 bushels the five
year average.
Oats-Preliminary estimate Of pro-
iuction, S73,641 900 bushels, compared
with 1,126,7G5, 900 bushels last year,
and 932,124,4O bushels the five-year
average Yield per acre, 24.8 bushels,
compared with 31.9 bushels last year,
and 2s.4 bushels the five-year average.
The quality of oats was SAG per cent,
compared with a 1O-year average of
s6.6 per cent.
Barley-Preliminary estimate of
production, 145,951 900 bushels, com.
pared with 162,227,O0O bushels last
year. and 166,356.OoO bushels, the five.
year average. Yield per acre, 2O7
bushels, compared with 22.4 bushels
last year, and 24.S bushels. the five.
year average. The quality of barley
was $40 per cent. compared with a
lO-year average of S7.5 per cent.
Rye-Preliminary estimate of pro.
duction, 3O,67O,OOO bushels, compared
with 33,O39,000 bushels last year and
2,414,O00 bushels the five-year aver.
age. Yield per acre, 1876 bushels, com.
pared with 1853 bushels last year and
1914 bushels the five-year average.
Hay-Preliminary estimate of pro.
duction. 46.969,0O0 tons, compared
with 6O,97S,O0O tons last year and Co..
5O7,400 tons the five year average.
Yield per acre, 100 tons, compared