The Springfield herald., 1911-07-14
CROP YIELD
TO Be SHORT
STATEMENT OF PROF. N. C. MUIR
RAY, CHIEF OF CROP RE-
PORTING BOARD.
CONDITION is CRITICAL
CORN, OATS AND HAY HAVE
BEEN HARDEST
HIT.

washington During last month
the dry weather and hot winds
have played havoc with the crops"
was the statement made by Prof. n.
C. Murray, acting chief of the crop re-
porting board of the department of
agriculture after the announcement of
the July report on grain and produce.
THE report" said Prof. Murray,
reflects the rather serious effects of
the drought in June, most of the i'm
portant crops showing condition
which yields below last year and be-
low recent average yields.
"Feedstuff, oats and hay. seems to
have been hardest hit. Less than
two-thrds of a normal crop of hay is
expected and the oats crop probably
will be more than % per cent less
than last years crop, and about IL per
cent less than the average for the last
five years.
Regarding the condition of the corn
crop, Professor Murray says:
THE corn acreage is the largest
ever recorded but the condition of the
crop is about per cent below the
average. That indicates a production
of approximately per cent less than
last years record crop. but nearly
per cent more than the average pro-
duction in the last five years. The
condition of the corn crop July LIST was
critical.
The potato crop promises to be un'
usually short. The acreage has fallen
off. probably on account of unsatisfac
tory prices last year. and the condi-
ton OF the crop now is lower than any
July l in the last twenty-five years.
Notwithstanding the drought, the
wheat crop. both spring and winter.
will be well up to the average in to-
tai production. 1t is scarcely likely
that the amount of wheat in bushels
will vary great deal from the aver
age of the last five years.
'On general crop conditions the sec
ton of the country which appears to
have been hit the hardest by the hot
weather and the drought is the tier of
states comprising South Dakota, Ne
braska. Kansas and Oklahoma"
The July crop report of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the condi
ton July and the yield per acre. as
Indicated by the condition on that
date. of the principal farm crops:
Corn-Condition SOL per cent of
normal, compared with S5.4 per cent in
1910 and S4.7 per cent, the average for
the last ten years at that date: indi-
Gated yield per acre, 25.5 bushels, COM
pared with pa bushels. the 1910 final
yield. and 27.1 bushels. the average for
the last five years.
whnnt-Cppditinn
cent of a normal, compared with 94.6
per cent June l, 1911, GIG per cent in
1910 and SIS per cent, the ten-year
average.
oats-Condition GS.S per cent of
normal. compared with S5.7 per cent
June |, 1911. S2.2 per cent in 1910 and
S6.3 per cent, the ten-year average.
Barley-Condition, 72.1 per cent of a
normal, compared with 90.2 per cent
June /, 1911. 1871 per cent in 1910 and
$40 per cent, the ten-year average.
Rye-Condition $50 per cent of u
normal, compared with $50 per cent
June /, 1911. SIG per cent in 1910 and
D0.S per cent the ten-year average.
White Potatoes-Condition 700 per
cent of normal, compared with S6.3
per cent in 1910 and 9O.i per cent, the
ten-year average; indicated yield per
acre. S1.7 bushels, compared with 94.4
bushels in 1910 and 969 bushels, the
fiNe-year average; area planted, 3,i95,-
0yG acres, compared with 1851 900
acres in 1910.
Hay-Condition 64.9 per cent of a
normal. compared with 7G.S per cent.
June L. 1911, SO.2 in 1910 and S5.7 per
cent. the ten-year average; indicated
yield per acre, los tons.