The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-15

lsize of the greatest crop of corn tn,
world ever has known as given toda,
when the crop reporting board of tn,
United States department of agricul
ture issued its preliminary estimates
of the cooantry's total production il
the November crop report. Heretofore
the estimates of the corn crop have
been based upon condition reports
The November report. made up from
reports of agents and correspondents
of the departments bureau of stats
tic and issued at 2:15 p. m. announced
also the preliminary estimate of the
total production of buskwheat, pota.
toes, flax seed and tobacco; the yield
per acre of each; the average farm
price on November l of the country's
principal crops, and the amount of
corn of the 1911 crop remaining on
farms November l.
Details of the report follow:
Corn; Total production, prelimin-
arily estimated, S,169,137OOO compared
with 1881 ASS, 900 bushels last year,
and the record crop of 1927, 7,416, 900
bushels in 1906. Yield per acre 29.S
bushels, compared with 23.9 bushels
last year, and 26.7 bushels, the ten.
year average. Average farm price 5S.4
cents per bushel, compared with 64.7
cents last year, Quality 101,l percent,
compared with the ten-year average.
Corn of 1911 crop remaining on farms
November was 64,764,OOO bushels,
compared with 12S,S24,O0O bushels of
the 1910 crop remaining on farms No
vember !, last year. The farm value
of the corn crop December 1. last year,
was $1,656, ,25S,OOO.
Potatoes Total production. pre-.
liminarily estimated, 4142s7,OOO bush.
els, compared with 292,737, 900 bushels
last year, and the record crop of S39..
$4,000 bushels in 1909. Yield per
acre, 1928 bushels, compared with 500
bushels last year, and 943 bushels, the
ten-year average yield Average farm
price, 45.5 cents per bushel, compared
with 1858 cents last year. Quantity.
1920 percent, compared with the ten
year average. The farm value of the
potato crop December last year, was
1898, 1896
Apples: Total production, prelimin- |
lrily estimated, 500 percent, of full |
'rop, compared with 62.4 percent, the |
en-year average, Quality, $50 per-
'ent, compared with 1872 percent last
'ear and 721 percent in 1910.
Wheat; Total production, prelimin-
lrily estimated, 720,S39,0 900 bushels.
ompared with G21 1888, 600 bushels last
ear and the record crop Of 74S, AGO 900
ushels in 1901. Yield per acre, 16.0 1
ushels, compared with 1875 bushels
ast year and 140 bushels, the ten-year
verage Average farm price, 1913
ents per bushel, compared with 91.5
ents last year. Weight per measured
ushel, 5S.3 pounds, compared with
rs pounds last year and SIT pounds
ne ten-year average. The farm value
the wheat crop on December last
ear was $543,063,O00
Oats Total production, prlimin-
rily estimated 1,417,1720O0 bushels, (,
ompared with 922.29S, 900 bushels last
ear and the record crop of 1,1S6,341,-
20 bushels in 1910. Yield per acre,
"a bushels, compared with 24.4 bush
S last year and 295 bushels, the ten.
ear average. Average farm price,
'.6 cents per bushel, compared with
'.S cents last year, Weight per meas
ed bushel, 33 pounds, compared with
Il pounds last year and 313 pounds,
e ten-year average. The farm value
the oats crop on December last :
ar was s414,663, 900. :
Corn
STATE. Yield Production u
80