New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-10
BUMPER CROPS PROMISED
Yields of Many Food Products
May Break Records.
CORN NEAR 3,000.0 900, 900
Wheat and Potato Crops Also
Great-Treasury May
Aid Banks.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Bulnpcr crops VI
corn, spring wheat, white potatoes, oats,
barley, rye and buckwheat were forecast
to-day by the crop reporting board of the
Department Of Agriculture in its Septem-
Der report.
The corn crop will probably he 1895 Co.,
90 bushels, exceeding the record crop OF
1906 by about $4,000 bushels. the crop
Of last year by 100000 bushels and that
OF 1910 by 1O9O00oo bushels.
The spring wheat crop will probably be
$4,000, 900 bushels, or 10000 bushels above
the record of 1903, 100 600 bushels over
last years crop and 100000 bushels over
the crop Of 1910. The crop OF spring ana
winter wheat combined, according to the
departments figures on spring, Will be
about 100000 bushels, or IC,opcU
bushels more than last years yield
The potato crop this year, It is esti-
mated. will be S9s, 900 900 bushels, exceed
ing the bumper yield of 1909 by about
100000 bushels, the short crop of last
year by about lO5,OO,o0o bushels and the
crop Of 1910 by about 100000 bushels,
The harvest Of oats. according TO the
report. will be 1,29O, 100000 bushels. exceed
ing the record crop OF 1910 by 100000
bushels and last years crop by S6S,OOO,eo
bushels.
The crop Of rye will. II is believed, be
about 100000 bushels greater than the
record crop Of 1910; buckwheat will be
about 10000 bushels higher than the rec
ord crop of 1910, and fax will almost
reach the record crop Of 1907
l. rir,ey N o.
,gestions that the Treasury Department
distribute some of its surplus funds
among the national banks 70 be available
for moving crops I'm the next few weeks.
The working balance in the Treasury to-
day was SsO,5cO000. Half this amount. 1t
is said. could easily be deposited in banks
II necessary. Mr.. MacVeagh probably
will discuss with President Taft before
the close OF the week the question OF the
necessity and desirabillty Of depositing
some Of the government funds TO meet
the crop moving demands.
The report in detail follows:
confederation, ST. per cent OF
normal. compared with ~ per cent on
August /, 703 per cent on September
]. last year. and ST. per cent, the
average condition on September } Tor
the last ten years. The indicated yield
per acre. estimated from condition re-
ports is ri bushels, compared with
239 bushels harvested last year. ana III
bushels, the average yield lsOo-Io. On N
estimated that the final total proouc-
ton will be about 2gs5.vOOVO oushels'
compared with 2,53l 100000 bushels mar
vested last year, AND 2,SSb.Vp,OO ouShels
harvested I'm 1910.
SPRING WHEAT. - Condition. 9Os per
cent Of a normal at time OF harvest,
compared with eO.4 per cent on august
l. J6.7 per cent at time Of harvest last
condition at time of harvest for the
last ten years. The indicated yield per
acre. estimated from condltion reports,
IS 1916 bushels, compared win 20
bushels harvested last year, and 1874
bushels. the average yield 1906 10. on
the planted area, 49, 90, zoe acres. II is es-
timated that the final total production
will be about 30O.OO,0OO bushels, COM
pared with 1871. 600 bushels harvested
last year. and 20l 10000 bushels
harvested in 1910.
WHITE MISREPRESENTATION. So per
cent Of normal crop on September !,
compared with SIS per cent on August /,
59.s per cent on September last year
and 1916 per cent the average condition
on September / for the last ten years.
The indicated yield an acre, estimated
from condition reports, is los bushels,
compared with 500 bushels harvested
last year and 96.S bushels the average
Weld harvested lSO6-l0 On the plant
cd area, 3.6S9.0O0 acres. it is estimated
that the final total production will be
about 39S 000.O 900 bushels. compared with
293. 10000 bushels harvested last year
and $4,000. 600 bushels harvested in 1910
OATS.-Condition. 1923 per cent OF
normal at time of harvest compared
with W.3 per cent on August !, a.5
per cent at time Of harvest last year,
and 7SS per cent. the average condition
at time of harvest for the last ten
years. The indicated yield per acre. es-
timated from condition reports, is 34l
bushels compared with pa bushels
harvested last year. and 2S4 bushels. the
average yield 1906-'l0 On the planted
area, 37S4O00 acres. it is estimated the
final total production will be about
1,2e0 10000 bushels, compared with &C.,
100000 bushels harvested last year, and
1is6.0OQ00 bushels harvested I'm 1910.