Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-11
Gains in Acreage, Condition
and Estimated Yields are
Shown by Leading Cereals
in U. S. Report.
CORN BETTER THAN
IN JULY OF LAST YEAR
Larger Acreage and Better
Yield Than Last Year and
Well up to Ten Year Aver
age; Wheat Gains.

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Washington, July 9.-The crop report
OF the department Of agriculture, is
sued at 2:15 p. m. today, by the croI
reporting board of the bureau of sta
tistics, gives the condition on July l
announced, the indicated yield per acre
and the total production Of the coun-
try's principal crops as follows:
Winter wheat: Condition. 1873 per
cent of normal, compared with 76s
per cent on July last year and S0.2
per cent, the average normal condition
for the past ten years on July l. In
compared with 14S bushels last year
and 1876 bushels the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction 100000 bushels, compared
with 430, 656, 900 bushels, last year, 434,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 41S,0O0,000
in 1909 as returned by the census bu-
| reau.
Spring wheat: Condition. 1913 per
cent of normal compared with 1873
per cent on July ! last year and S5.6
per cent, the average normal condition
| for the past ten years on July l. 1ndi-
Gated yield per acre, AL bushels, COM
pared with 9.4 bushels last year and
1874 bushels, the average for the past
five years. Estimated total production,
271 100000 bushels, compared with $780,
$4,000 bushels last year, 2oo,s7s,o0o
bushels in 1910, and 265, 10000 bushels
in 1909 as returned by the census bu-
reau.
Wheat remaining on farms: The
amount Of wheat remaining on farms
July is estimated at about 23,S76,000
bushels, as compared with 34,071,000 on
| July last year, and 80, $4,000 bushels
| on July l. 1910.
Corn: The area planted to corn this
year Is estimated at OS,11O,00b acres,
year and 104,035,000 acres in 1910. Con-
| dition, 81.5 per cent Of a normal, COM
pared with SOL per cent on July / last
year and S4.6 per cent, the ten year av-
| erage condition on July l. Indicated
yield per acre, $50 bushels, compared
| with 23.9 bushels last year, and 27.1
| bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production, a.
S11,000,o00 bushels, compared with o.
| 531 ,25S,000 bushels last year and 1885,
| 100000 bushels in 1910.
Oats: Condition, 1872 per cent of a
normal, compared with 6S.S per cent on
July l last year and S4.S per cent, the
average normal condition on July for
| the past ten years. Indicated yield per
acre, 3O.1 bushels. compared with 24.4
bushels last year and 2S.4 bushels, the
| mated total production 1.139,00O,000
| bushels, compared with 922. 29S,000
| bushels last year and 1864 900 bush
els in 1910.
Barley: Condition, 1873 per cent Of a
normal, compared with 72.1 per cent
| last year and $50 per cent, the average
| normal condition for the past ten years
on July 1. Indicated yield per acre 25.6
| bushels, compared with 21.0 bushels
last year, and 24.s bushels, the average
| for the past five years. Estimated total
production 194,OO0,0OO bushels, COM
pared with 160,240,00O bushels last year
| and 1882, 900 bushels in 1910.
Rye: Condition, 1872 per cent of 4
| normal, compared with $50 per cent Of
a normal on July l last year, and 89.9
per cent the average normal condition
| on July for the past ten years on July
/. Indicated yield per acre. 1910 bushels,
| compared with 1876 bushels last year,
and 1853 bushels, the average for the
past Ave years. Estimated total produc-
ton not given, compared with 33.119,-
600 bushels last year, and 34,S97,0 900
| bushels in 1910.
White potatoes: The area planted to
| white potatoes this year is estimated al
about 3,6S9,000 acres, compared with
3,619,000 acres last year and $4,000
acres in 1910. Condition, $50 per cent Of
a normal, compared with $50 per cent
| on July last year and 1913 per cent, the
average normal condition on July l for
| the past ten years. Indicated yield per
acre, s5.5 bushels, compared with 500
! bushels last year and 96.S bushels, the
average for the past five years. Esti-
mated total production, 352,000,00o
bushels, compared with 292,737 900
h,,c ho1o 1oc M
els in 1910.
Tobacco: The area planted to tobac-
co this year Is estimated at about L.
194,200 acres, compared with 1,013,0O0
| acres last year and 100000 acres in
1910. Condition, ST. per cent OF a nor
NAL, compared with 1916 per cent on
July last year and s4.6 per cent, the
the past ten years. Indicated yield per
acre S44.9 pounds. compared with 1897
pounds last year and $3.50 pounds, the
average for the mast Ave years. Esti-
mated total production, 1,009,000,O00
pounds, compared with 905,10S,000
pounds last year and 1,103,415,00o
pounds in 1910.
Flax: The area planted to flax this
year is estimated to be about 2,9s2.0O0
acres, compared with 2,757,000 acres
last year, and 2,4e7,000 acres in 1910.
Condition. SS.9 per cent Of normal.
compared with 500 per cent on July
last year and $40 per cent, the aver
age for the last nine years on July l.
Indicated yield per acre, 9.4 bushels,
compared with 10 bushels last year
and 81 bushels, the average for the
past five years Estimated total produc-
ton, 2S,000,O0) bushels, compared with
1890 900 bushels last year and 12,71S,-
900 bushels in 1910.
MT 49, IL III
is estimated at about 710.100 acres,
compared with $4,000 acres last year
and $4,000 acres in 1910. Condition,
S63 per cent Of a normal, compared
with ST. per cent on July last year
and ss.1 per cent, the average normal