The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-08
The Biggest the World Has
Ever Known Is Ripe.
Government Report Shows
Over Three Billion Bushels.
BEATS The RECORD OF 1906
Quality 1O1 Per Cent of Ten
Year Average.
Yield Is Placed at 1913 Bushels
per Acre.

Washington, Nov. s.-More definite
information as to the size OF the great
est crop of corn the world ever mas
known was given today when the crop
reporting board of the United states
department of agriculture issued It's
preliminary estimate or the country
total production in the November crop
report. Heretofore the estimates OF
the corn crop have been based upon
condition reports. The November re-
port, made up from reports of agents
and correspondents OF the depart.
ment'S bureau of statistics and issued
at 2:15 D. m, announced also the pre-
liminary estimate of the total produce
ton of buckwheat, potatoes, haxseeo
and tobacco; the yield per acre or
each: the average farm price on NO
vember 1 of the country's principal
crops, and the amount of corn OF the
1911 crop remaining on farms No
vember I.
Details of the report follow:
Corn-Total production, preliminar-
ily estimated, 3,169,137,000, compared
with 1881, 4SS,000 bushels last year,
and the record crop of 1927, 416,O OO
bushels in 1906. Yield per acre, 1913
last year, and 26.7 bush~s, the ten
year average. Average farm price
5S.4 cents per bushel, compared with
64.7 cents last year. Quality, 1Ol.1
wear average. Corn of 1911 crop re-
naming on farms November L was
64.764,0OO bushels, compared with
1913, S24, 900 bushels of the 1910 crop
remaining on farms November l, last
year. The farm value ofthe corn
cron December L last year, was ST.
SOS, 25S,000.
Potatoes-TotaI production, prelimi-
narilv estimated, 414,2s9, 900 bushels,
compared with 292,737,000 bushels
last year. and the record crop OF 1885,
1875, 900 bushels in 1903. Yield per
acre. 112.S bushels, compared with sos
bushels last wear, and 94.3 bushels, the
ten year average yield. Average farnn
price, ass cents per bushel, compar-
ed with 1858 cents last year. Quality
109 ner cent. compared with the ten
wear average. The farm value OF the
potato crop December last year. was
$23S77S,000.
Apples-Total production. preliminar-
lily estimated, 500 per cent. OF a run cr Sg;
compared with 62.4 per cent. OF run
crop last year and 51.3 per cent, the 10
wear average. Quality, SO per cent, com
pared with 1872 per cent. last year ana
721 per cent. in 1910.
Wheat-Total production, prelimin-
arily estimated, 2o,333, 600 bushels. COM
pared with 621, 1886, 900 bushels last year
and the record crop of 748, 400 600 BUSH
els in 1901. Yield per acre. 1870 BUSH
els. compared with 12.5 bushels last year
and 400 bushels, the 10-year average.
Average farm price, 1873 cents per
DuSlSl, cOmpdTSu Will O1"O SOiIS ISN7S
year. Weight per measured bushel,
$50 pounds. compared with SIS pounds
last year and 57.7 pounds, the 10-year
average. The farm value of the wheat
crop on December 1 last year was $685.
O63, 600.
Oats-TotaI production, preliminarily
estimated, 1,417. 172,000 bushels, COM
pared with S22, 29S, 900 bushels last year
and the record crop of z,186, 341 900 BUSH
els in 1910. Yield per acre, 37.4 bushels,
compared with pa bushels last year
and 29.5 bushels, the 10-year average.
Average farm price, 1876 cents per bush
ell, compared with 1913 cents last year.
Weight per measured bushel, SO pounds,
compared with BIZ pounds last year and
31.3 pounds, the 10-year average. The
farm value of the oats crop on Deem
Der 1 last year was $414, 1853. 900.
Hay-Total production proliminarily
estimated, 72,425, 900 tons compared with
54916,0000 tons last year, and the rec
ord crop of 70,79S.000 tons in 1908. Yield
per acre, LAT tons, compared with LA
tons last year and 1.43 tons, the 10
year average. Average farm value,
$11.S0 compared with $14.62 last year.
The farm value of the hay crop De-
cember 1 last year was $685.. $4,000
Final estimates of the crop report
ing board giving the harvested acreage,
production and value, of important
farm crops of the United States will
be announced by the department OF
agriculture early in December.