New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-11
S1,741,353,O19 IN CORN
Most Valuable Crop Ever Pro-
duCed by Any Nation.
MANAGE OVERESTIMATED
Official Figures Show Yield
Less than Last Year, but
Price Is Higher.

,,.-.h;,qfon Nov l0-This years corn
nror,ises to be the most valuable this
NV other nation ever has produced.
,,.ougb the Department of Agriculture S
-.nt;,,inary estimate of production, is
I'D to-day, indicates il will be more
- half a billion bushels less in size
,bon the record crop of last year and
~ smallest since 1903 Based on the de-
ailments figures of 7O.7 cents a bushel.
49, average farm value on November /.
.hs crop. as now estimated, is worth
q al S5S. Ol9 while the value of the 1912
lord crop was 81. go, $4,000. The previous
,,ost valuable crop was that of 1909, when
/, was worth Sl,652, $4,000.
The departments preliminary estimate
o, PRODUCTION to-day increased by 90.0O000O
hosbels the estimate made in October, and
oiso that made in September. This was
taken 10 indicate that the damage from
che severe drouth in the Middle West
,ras somewhat overestimated. The great
*, damage from the drouth is indicated
II the figures for Kansas. which show
the acre yield there to have been reduced
10 81 bushels, compared with % last
wear. I'm Missouri. where the WELD was
l-5 bushels. compared with last years 80.
and in Oklahoma. where it was II bush
els, against 49, last year. In Illinois the
yield was 10 bushels below last year
Weld. Details Of the report follow:
CORN Total production, preliminarily
estimated. 2463,Ol7,G00 bushels, compared
with 3.l24 10000 bushels last year: yield
an acre . bushels, compared with o.
hDshels last year and q bushels. the
ten-year average; average farm price,
N7 cents a bushel. compared with 5S4
cents last year. quality. $50 per cent.
compared with the ten-year average.
Corn OF 1912 crop remaining on farms No
yember was 131,S72,O00 bushels. COM
pared with 81 $4,000 bushels of the 1911
crop remaining on farms November /
BUCKWHEAT.-Total productions pre-
Hminarily estimated. li.455.OOO bushels.
compared with l9H9,O00 last year; yield
an acre 10 bushels. compared with -
last year and 1915. the ten-year average
yield. average farm price. 15.5 cents a
bushel compared with $50 cents last
wear quality, $50 per cent of the ten
year average.
POTATOES Total production, prelimi-
narily estimated. 52S.550,000 bushels, com
pared with i2Q.6410J0 last year; WELD an
acre, So bushels. compared with 1874
last year and So the ten-year average
yield. average farm price. 696 cents
tushel, compared with 45.J cents last
year; quality 1913 pr cent, compared with
the ten-year average
TOBACCO-TOtal production, prelimi-
narly estimated. 903. ST., 900 pounds,
compared with 962.S55.000 pounds last
year. Yield an acre 1898 pounds. COM
Jared with 1855 last year and S2i. the
Ten wear average. Quality. ga per cent
OF the ten year average
WHEAT-TotaI production. prelimi-
narily estimated, 1929. 900 bushels,
compared with go. 267. 000 last year.
Yield an acre, 152 bushels. compared
with l59 last year and 142. the ten year
average Average farm price. - cents.
compared with S3.S cents last year.
Weight yer measured bIshel. 5S.6
pounds compared with SIS last year
and 5l.S. the ten wear average.
OATS-TOtal production, preliminari-
ly estimated, 1,l22.139. 600 bushels, com
pared with 141S,337. 900 last year Yield
an acre 29.3 bushels. compared with
SLi last year and 29.S, the ten year
average
HAY-Total production. preliminari-
IS estimated 1850. 900 tons. compared
with 1851 .00e~tOns last year. Yield an
acre, l.5l tons. compared with 1.47 last
year and i.43, the ten year average.
Average Farm value Sl2 26 d ton, COM
pared with 81 50 tcn last year.
Final estimates Of the crop reporting
board, giving the harvested acreage,
production and value of important crops
NJ the United States, will be announced
BY the Department Of Agriculture Mon
day, December 10.