Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-10
Corn, Spring Wheat, Oats,
Potatoes and Hay Surpass
Former Marks According
to U. S. Experts.
IOWA CORN IN THE
BEST CONDITION

- ! Der Report Made Public
| This Afternoon.
washington, D. c., Sept. O. TN.
September crop report OF the Irnitad
states department of agriculture n.
sued at 2:l5 p. m. today and compiled
py the crop reporting board from ~.
ports OF correspondents and agents ~
ne bureau of statistics, gives a sum.
mary OF the condition on September
J. or at the time OF harvest Of corn
spring wheat oats, barley, buckwheat
potatoes, tobacco, flaxseed, rice and
apples, and preliminary estimate az
the yield and quality of hay.
The report follows:
Corn-Condition, 82.1 per cent OF a
normal, compared with 80 per cent
August ] 1913 per cent on September
last year, and 81.1 per cent, the aver
age condition on September / for the
last ten years. The Indicated yield per
acre, estimated from condition re.
ports. is 27.7 bushels, compared with
1913 bushels harvested last year and
I'll bushels, the average yield 1906-lO.
On the planted area, 10S, Ito, 900 acres.
1t is estimated the final total produc.
tion will be about 1886. 900 900 bushels.
compared with 1851, 100000 bushels
harvested last year and 1856, 900. 900
bushels harvested in 1910.
Spring wheat Condition 9OS peY
cent OF a normal at time OF harvest.
compared with 9O.4 per cent on August
!, 56.7 per cent at the 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 from condition re-
ports, Is 1876 bushels. compared with
- bushels harvested last year and
i3.4 bushels, the average yield. 1906
10. On the planted area, 19,201 900
acres. 1t is estimated the final total
production will be about 100000, 900
bushels, compared with 191 ,00O,O 900
bushels harvested last year and 2O1,.
100000 bushels harvested in 1910.
Oats--ConditioD 92.3 per cent, OF q,
normal at time Of harvest. compared
with 90.3 per cent, on August 4, 64.5
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 re.
ports. is 341 bushels compared with
24.4 bushels harvested last year, and
28.4 bushels, the average yield 1906-1O
On the planted area. 37,844,O00 acres,
IT. Is estimated the final total prod,lc-
ton will be about 1.29O.O00,0 BUSH
els, compared with 922000000s bushels
harvested last year. and 1,186,000,000 4
husho1S harvested In 1910
Barley.-Co Condition., 83.9 per cent, Of
a normal at time Of harvest, COM
pared with 891 per cent. on August i,
655 per cent, at time of harvest last
year. and 81.2 per cent, the average
condition at time OF harvest for the
past ten years. The indicated yield
per acre, estimated from condition re-
ports, is 27.6 bushels; compared with
21.0 bushels harvested last year. and
24.8 bushels, the average yield 19O6-10.
On the planted area, 7.574,00 i0acres. 1t
is estimated the final total production
will be about 209 100000 bushels. COM
pared with -160,OOOO0O bushels .har.
vested last year and ia 100000 bush
els harvested in 1910.
Buckwheat-Co Condition. 91.6 per cent,
Of normal on September i, COM
pared with 1874 per cent, on August 1,
1878 per cent, on September last year
and 86.4 per cent, the average condi-
tion on September for the past ten
years The indicated yield per acre,
from condition reports, -
21. bushels, compared with 21.1 bush
els harvested last year and 1875 bush
els, the average yield 1906-10. On the
planted area, $4,000 acres, 1t IL esti-
mated the final total production will i
be about 100000 bushels compared
with 1s,O000O0 bushels harvested last
year and in 1910.
White potatoes Condition, s7.2 per
cent OF normal on September l, COM
pared with s7.8 per cent on August /,
59.S per cent on September ! last year
and 1916 per cent, the average condi-
ton on September 1 for the past ten u
years. The indicated yield per, acre,
estimated from condition reports, is
l08 bushels, compared with 80.9 bush
sls harvested last year, and 96.S bush
sls, the average yield harvested 1906
To-. On the planted area. 3.6S9,00O
acres, 1t is estimated the final total
production will be about 39s.0OO,00O
bushels, compared with 293,000.0O0
bushels harvested last year and 349,-
700, 900 bushels harvested In 1910.
Tobacco Condition, Sill per cent Of
! normal. compared with S2.8 per cent
81 August /, I'll per cent on Scptem-
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