Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-12
SEPTEMBER CROP
REPORT ISSUED
CORN 7o.3 PER CENT OF NORMAL.
WITH SPRING WHEAT se.7
PER CENT.
POTATOES 74.2 BusHELs1oAcRE
oats stand e4.5 Per Cent, AZ Com
pared With 67.7.sPer Cent AZ
Given In the Report Of
Aug. 1.

W86ulHSlOu, Ocpt. e. NC oSp.SA~'
ber crop report of the United State
department of agriculture crop report
ing board shows the condition on Sept
1 and the yield an acre, as indicated
BY the condition on that date, of tn
principal farm crops of the country
and the preliminary estimate OF MT
total yield of hay. as follows:
Spring Wheat-Condition. 56.7 pei
cent of normal crop at time of har
vest. compared with 1913 per cent OF
Aug. 1, 63.1 per cent at time of har
vest last year, and 1877 per cent al
time of harvest for the past ten years
Indicated yield an acre. 9.S bushels
compared with III bushels. the 1910
final yield, and 1876 bushels. the aver
age for the past five years.
All Wheat-Indicated yield per acre,
1876 bushels. compared with AL bush
els. the 1910 final yield. and 14.7 the
average yield for the last five years.
Corn-Condition. 7O.3 per cent of a
normal. compared with 69.6 per cent
on Aug. 1, 1872 per cent on Sept l.,
1910, and 1913 per cent. the ten-year
Sept. average Indicated yield per
acre, 23.6 bushels, compared with 27.4
bushels, the 1910 final yield, and 27.1
bushels, the average for the last five
years.
Oats-Condition 64.5 per cent Of a
normal at time of harvest. compared
with 65.7 per cent on Aug. l. 1873 per
cent at time of harvest In 1910; and
1916 per cent. the ten.year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 23.s bushels.
compared with 31.9 bushels In 1910.
and 2S.4 bushels, the average yield for
the past five years.
Barley-Condition, 65.5 per cent Of
q normal at time of harvest, compared
with 66.2 per cent on Aug. 1; 69.S per
cent at time of harvest in 1910; and
50. per cent. the ten-year average. In.
dicated yield per acre. 20.3 bushels.
compared with 22.4 bushels. and 1910
linal yield; and 24.s bushels. the aver
age yield for the past five years.
Professionalism. sos per cent o.
Q normal. compared with 62.3 per cent
on Aug. 1, 70.5 per cent In 1910 ant
7S.9 per cent the ten-year average. In
dicated yield per acre. 74.2 bushels
compared with 94.4 bushels the 1915
linal yield and 500 bushels the aver
age yield for the past five years.
Condition, 6S.4 per cent of q
normal, compared with 10 per cent
on Aug. 1. 1873 per cent in 1910. and
SIS per cent, the eight-year average
Indicated yield per acre. ~ bushels
compared with 4.S bushels. the 1917
final yield, and 80 bushels. the aver
age yield for the past four years.
Condition, 1873 per cen
Of q normal, compared with S2.9 PEI
cent on Aug. 1, 1928 per cent in 1911
and S7.1 per cent the ten-year average
Indicated yield per acre. 1876 bushels
compared with 2O.9 bushels the 1917
final yield and 1876 bushels the aver
age yield for the past five years.
Northwest Wheat Crop.
The spring wheat crop In the North
west lost further ground during Au
gust. Minnesota declining 1--WE points
North Dakota four points and Soutl
Dakota shows condition higher b.
% per cent but Minnesota is off q POI
cent and South Dakota is OF 43 PEI
cent. None Of the states has az higl
. condition as was given them in 1904
the black-rust year. but, of course, tn,
acreage 10 larger. The indicated yiel,
for the three states, based on the gov
ernments present method OF an averag
par Is around 15O,OOO.O00 bushels. Tn
following table gives the necessar,
comparisons q condition to show tn,
relative position Of this seasons har
vest with other years:
Condition
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