The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
CORN CROP IS BIC
Condition ON Sept. 1 Above
That of Recent Years
And One Per Cent Better Than
the Ten-Year Average.
OATS TELLS SIMILAR STORY
Potato Yield Is Estimated
Larger Than in 1911.
Hay Also Exceeds Any Show
ing in Recent Years.
OATS TELLS SIMILAR STORY

Washington. Sept. 9.-The Septem-
Der crop report of the United States
department of agriculture, issued al
2:15 p. m. today and compiled by the
crop reporting board from reports OF
CORES pOndentS and agents of the Du-
reau of statistics, gives summary OF
the condition September l, or al
! time OF harvest, of corn, spring wheat
oats, barley, buckwheat, potatoes, TO-
! baccO, flaXSeed, rice and apples, and a
preliminary estimate of the yield and
quality of hay.
The report follows:
Corn-Condition, 82.1 pe1 cent. of a
normal, compared with 500 per cent,
August 1, 70.3 per cent, on September
1 last year. and 81.1 per cent, the
average condition on September 1 for
the past ten years. The indicated
yield per acre, estimated from condi-
tiOn reports, is 27.7 bushels, compared
with 23.9 bushels harvested last year
and 27.1 bushels, the average yield
1906-10. On the planted area, 10S,-
110, 600 acres, it is estimated the final
total production will be about 1885,
000,00 bushels, compared with 2,531,-
000,00 harvested last year and 1885,
00O,0 bushels harvested in 1910.
Spring wheat-COnditiOp, 90.8 per
cent of a normal at time of harvest,
compared with 90.4 FER cent on Au-
gust 1, 56.7 per cent at time of harvest
last year, and 76.5 per cent, the aver
age condition at time of harvest for
the past ten years. The indicated yield
per acre, estimated f ON condition re-
ports. is 1876 bushels, compared with
"a bushels harvested last year and
1874 bushels, the average yielC. 1906-10
On the planted area. 19,2O1,O00 acres,
it is estimated the final total produc-
ton will be about 900, 600, 900 bushels.
compared with 191, 100000 bushels
harvested last year and 2O1.OO0O 600
bushels harvested in 1901.
Oats-Condition, 92.3 per cent, of
normal at time OF harvest, compared
with 9O.3 per cent, on August 1, 645
per cent. at time of harvest last year
and 1873 per cent, the average condi-
ton at time of harvest for the past
ten years. The indicated yield per acre.
estimated from condition reports, is 34.1
bushels, compared with 24.4 bushels
harvested last year, and 28.4 bushels,
the average yield 1906-1O. On the plant
ed area, 1884, 600 acres, it is estimated
the final total production will be about
/ 29O 900 900 bushels, compared with 922,-
600 900 bushels harvested last year, and
/ 1856 600 900 bushels harvested in 1910.
White potatoes-Condition 87.2 per
cent of normal on September L,
compared with S7.S per cent, on Aug
11st 1. 59S per cent, on september 1 last
wear and 1916 per cent, the average
condition on September 1 for the past
ten years. The indicated yield per acre,
estimated from condition reports, is los
bushels, compared with 800 bushels
harvested last year, and 96-S bushels,
the average yield harvested 1906-10. On
the planted area, 3,689.0OO acres, it is
the final total production will
be about S9S, ,OOO,o 600 bushels, compared
with 293, 900, 600 bushels harvested last
wear and 349, 10000 bushels harvested
in 1910.
Hay-A preliminary estimate of the
total production of hay places it at 72,-
900, 900 tons, compared with 55,000,0o
tons harvested last year and SO, ,0OO, ,O0C
tons harvested in 1910. The quality OF
the hay crop is estimated at 92.1 per
cent compared with 90.3 per cent, last
years at 91.0 per cent, the average for
the past ten years.
Apples-Condition 67.9 per cent of
normal, on September 1, compared with
;5.S per cent on August 1, 56.2 per cent
On September 1 last year and 53.8 per
cent, the average condition on Sep
tember ! for the past ten years.