The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-06-19
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED ss.B
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1865 =.
600 Acres Planted.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Neutrality-suspicious. idea of the area
planted to the great grain crops of
the country and of the prospective
size of these crops, with the exception
OF corn. was given, when the Depart
ment of Agriculture issued its June
crop report, showing the condition Of
the grains on June /. the acreage
planted to each and estimates of the
yield per acre and the total produc-
tion, based upon the ratio CT the aver
age condition on June l to the final
yield in preceding years.
These statistics were gathered from
the many correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau of statis-
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board Statistics for the var
ious crops. with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1868 900 acres, COM
pared with 19,243,0OO acres last year,
20 ,3S1, 900 acres in 1911 and 1882
900 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.S
per cent last and 93S per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1876 bushels per acre. compared with
17.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19OS-12 average Estimated total
production 252,000.000 bushels. com
pared with 33O.34s,O00 bushels last
year, 19O.6S2 900 bushels in 1911. 2OO.-
979 900 bushels in 1910 and 265,000.-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 3O.93S.000 acres, COM
pared with 26,571 900 acres last year,
29. 162, 900 acres in 1911 and 27.329,O0o
acres in 1910. Condition. S35 per
cent of a normal, compared with 91.9
per cent on May this year. 74.3 per
cent June / last year and SO.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre. compared
with ISL bushels last year and 1872
bushels the 190S-12 average. Esti-
mated total production. 492.o0O.O0o
bushels, compared with 399,919.0O0
bushels last year, 430,656.000 bushels
in 1911, 434,142.000 bushels In 1911
and AIS 100000 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49.6O1.0 900 acres COM
pared with 73O.267 900 acres last year.
621 1888 900 acres in 1911 and 635.l21.-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of normal. compared with Ss's
per cent last year and S6.1 per cent
/ the ten-year average. Indicated yieio
Is bushels per acre. compared with
1b.e bushels last year and 1<.5 bushels.
the 1sOs-12 average Estimated total
production, 744,000,000 bushels. COM
pared with 73O.267 900 bushels last
year. 621, 1895, 900 bushels in 1911. $685.
l2l 900 bushels in 1910 and 6s3,O00,0oo
| bushels In 1909.
| Oats.
Area planted, 3S.341.ooo acres COM
pared with, 37.917 900 acres last year.
37,763, 900 acres in 1911 and 37,o4s'-
600 acres In 1910. Condition. 81 per
cent of a normal. compared with 9l.l
DER cent last year and sS.4 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield.
2S.8 bushels per acre, compared with
s7.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bushels
the 19OS.12 average. Estimated total
production. 1,014 1000. 900 bushels. coml
pared with 1.41s.S37 900 bushels last
year, e22,2ss, 900 bushels in 1911 l.
| 1s6 .341 900 bushels in 1910 and 1,O01,-
100000 in 1909.
Rye.
Condition. 800 per cent OF nofma'
compared with 91.O per cent on May J.
1913, s7.7 per cent on June last
year and S97 per cent the ten-yea'
average. Indicated yield. 16.5 bushes
per acre. compared with 16S bushels
last year and 1862 bushels the 19Os-
IL average.
Area planted. 7.255.0oo acres; com
nared with 7,53O,OOO acres last year
1927. 900 acres in 1911 and 7.743,ooo
acres In 1910. Condition. s7.1 per
cent of a normal, compared with sl.l
per cent last year and 9o.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yleio
PA bushels per acre, compared with
2s7 bushels last year and 245 bushels
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production. 1T 7,OOO, 900 bushels. com
pared with 223.s24,000 bushels last
vear. 100 O.240,0OO bushels in 1911, and
173. .s32 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, S7.5 per cent of normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
1. 1918, and SOS per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, S9.2 per cent OF Norman
compared with S7.1 per cent on May
1. 1918, 93.7 per cent in 1912 and s9''
per cent the ten-year average.
washington.-Preside Wilson has
s,yned a proclamation eliminating
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