Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-10
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GOOD IN AUGUST
NEARLY ALL CROPS ARE MUCH
BETTER THAN LAST
YEAR.
CORN Beats LAST Year
One of Largest potatoe Crops in His
tory VIII Be RAISED In the
United states

WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-The
August crop report Of the Crop Re-
porting Board, Bureau Of statistics,
United States Department Of Agricul-
lure, Issued AT 2:l5 ,. m, today and
made up from reports Of It's agents
and correspondents throughout the
country gives preliminary estimate
OF the yield and quality Of winter
wheat; ye condition on August
cor at the time Of harvest of
spring wehat corn Sts, barley po-
tatoes tobacco, flax, rice and apples,
the acreage and condition Of buck
wheat and hay the acreage, prelim-
mary estimate of the yield and quail
ity of rye stocks of oats and barley
IN farmers hands on August and
the indicated yield per acre Of these
crops
The report follows
Corn-Condition so per cent of n
normal compared with Si,6 per cent
last month, 96.G per cent last year,
and S2.s per cent, the average for
the past ten years Indicated yield
per acre, 2G bushels compared with
23.9 bushels last year and 2q.l BUSH
els, the average yield per acre for
the five years l906-10. ON the
planted, 10S, 10, 600 acres, II IL es-
timated the total production Of corn,
interpreted from condition reports,
% q
pared with 2,53l .4SS,00O bushels last
year and 2,SS6.260,000 bushels in
1910, and 2.552, 900 bushels in
1909.
Winter Wheat-lt is prelilninarily
estimated the yield per acre Of win
ter wheat Is l5.l bushels, compared
with l4.S bushels last year and 1916
bushels, the average for the five
years 1906-10. On the area planted
25,744,000 acres, II Is estimated pre-
liminarily the total production of
winter wheat IL 10000, 600 bushels
compared with 434.65G0 900 bushels
last year, 434. l52. 600 bushels In 1910
and 41S,O00. 600 bushels in 1879. The
quality Of winttr wheat is 9O.7 per
cent, compared with $40 per cent
last year, and 91.1 per cent, the five
year average. G907-1l)
Spring Wheat-Condtion 9O.4 per
cent, Of normal, compartd with
S9.3 per cent. last month SO per
cent, last year-and 500 per cent, the
average for the past ten years. In
diaated yitld per acre l5.1 bushels,
compared with 9.i bushers last year
and 1874 bushels, the average yield
per acre for the five years 19O6-lO.
ON the planttd area, 19,201,0OO acres,
1t is estimated the total production
OF spring wheat, interpreted from
condition reports, will he 29O,OOOOOO
bushels, compared with 1870, ,6S2,O0O
bushels last year and 200,979,OOO
bushels in 1910.
Oats-CondItion 90.9 per cent Of a
normal, compared with S9.2 per cent,
last month. 65.7 per cent last year,
and S14 per cent, the average con
dition for the past ten years. 1ndi-
Gated yield per acre 3l.l bushels
compared with 24.4 busehls last year
and 2S.4 bushels, the average for the
five years, 19O6-10. On the planted
area, 1884, 900 acres, ii Is estimattd
the total production of oats, inter
preted from condition reports, will
be 1,207,000,000 bushels, compared
with 922,29S,000 bushels last year,
1,1S6, 900 bushels in 1910 and
1,207, $4,000 bushels in 1909. The
amount of oats remaining on farms
August is estimated at about 34.-
$4,000 bushels, compared with 67,-
$4,000 bushels last year and 64.-
10000 bushels in 1910
Barley-Condition S9.1 per cent
of normal, compared with SS.3 per
cent last month, CO.. per ctnt last
year, and S3.1 per cent, the average
for the past ten years. Indicated
yield per acre 26.7 bushels, compar-
ed with 21.0 bushels last year and
24.S bushels. the average for the five
years, 1906-10. On the planted area
1874, 600 acres, 1t is estimated the
total production Of barley, interpret
ed from condition reports, will be
100000 bushels, compared with
100, 100000 bushels last year, 49,
S32, 600 bushels in 1910 and 173, 321-
600 in 1909.
Bye-The area planted to rye Is
estimated at about 2,097, 900 acres.
compared wN 212IOOO acrei last
year, 2,1S5,O00 acres in 1910 and o.
10000 acres in 1909. 1t is prelimi-
I narily estimated the Yield per acre
is 16.9 bushels, compared with 1916
bushels last year and 1853 bushels.
the average for the five years 1906
10. A preliminary estimate of the
total yield places it at about $4,000
600 bushels, compared with 33,119,-
600 bushels last year, 34,S97,0 600
bushels in 1910 and 29,52O, 900 bush
els in 1909. The quality of rye Is
"a per cent, compared with 91.5 per
cent last year and 92 per cent, the
! ten year average,
ckwheat-Condition SS.4 per
cent of a normal, compared with
so 0 per cent last year and 902 per
cent, the average for the past ten
years. The area planted to buckwheat
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