Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-10
CROP REPORT IS
ISSUED BY BUREAU
CONDITION AND AMOUNT OF
GRAIN IN THE COUNTRY JUNE
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Washington, June 9.-Some idea OF
the area planted to the great grain
crops of the country and OF the pros.
pective size of these crops, with the
exception Of corn, was given today
when the department of agriculture at
2:15 p. M, issued it's June crop report
showing the condition of these grains
on June /, the acreage planted to each
and estimates of the yield per acre
and the total production based upon
the ratio of the average condition on
June 1 to the final yield In preceding
years. These statistics were gathered
from the many correspondents and
agents of the departments bureau OF
statistics and compiled by the crop
reporting board. Statistics for the
various crops, with comparisons for
other years, follow:
| Spring wheat: Area planted, 49,.
663 900 acres, compared with 10, 900
acres last year, 0,3S1 900 acres in 1911
and 1S,352,00O in 1910. Condition, 93.5
per cent of normal, compared with
95.S per cent last year, and 93.S per
cent the 10-year average. Indicated
yield, 1875 bushels per acre, compared
with 17.2 bushels last year, and 1873
bushels the 190S-12 average. Esti-
mated total production, 252,00U,0O0
bushels, compared with $50, 900 bu-
shells last year, 190,6S2,00O bushels in
1911, 200,979, 900 bushels in 1910, and
265 100000 in 1909.
Winter wheat: Area planted &c..
93S, 900 acres, compared with 26,571 900
acres last year, 29,162,O00 acres in
1911 and 27,329,00O acres in 1910. Con-
d;tion, 83.5 per cent of normal, COM
pared with 91.9 per cent on May l this
year, 74.3 per cent June last year, and
S0.7 per cent, the 10-year average. In
Dictated yield, 15.9 bushels per acre,
compared with 15.1 bushels last year
and 1872 bushels, the 1908-12 average.
Estimated total production 492,00O,0 900
bushels, compared with 399,919 900 bu-
shells last year, 430,656,000 bushels in
1911, 434.142,OO0 bushels in 1910, and
AIS, 900 900 bushels in 1909. ..
All wheat: Area planted, 49,601 900
acres, compared with 45,S14,0OO acres
last year, 49,543,OO0 acres in 1911, ana
1851, 900 acres in 1910. Condition,
87.2 per cent of a normal, compared
with 1873 per cent last year and $751;
per cent, the 1O-year average. Indi-
Gated yield, Is bushels per acre, COM
pared with 1879 bushels last year and
14.5 bushels. the 190S-12 average.
Estimated total production, 744, 100000
bushels, compared with 130,267 900 bu-
shells last year, 621, 900 bushels in
1911, 635, 121, 900 bushels in 1910, and
600 000 n0n h,rcb 70 in 1000
Oats: Area planted, 1884 900 acres
compared with 37,917,O0 acres last
year, 37,763,O0O acres in 1911 and 81.
$4,000 acres in 1910. Condition, 81
per cent of normal, compared with
Oil per cent last year and 1874 per
cent, the 10-year average. Indicated
yield 1873 bushels per acre, compared
with 374 bushels last year and 1871
bushels, the 1908-12 average. Esti-
mated total production 100000, 900 bu-
shells, compared with 1,418,337, 900 bu-
shells last year, >922, 2JS,00O bushels in
|1911, 1,1S6,341 900 bushels in 1910 and
i ,OO7, 100000 in 1909.
Barley: Area planted, 7,255,000
acres compared with 100000 acres
last year, 1927 900 acres in 1911, ana
7,743,O0O acres in 1910. Condition 81
per cent of a normal, compared with
Oil per cent last year and 90.5 per
cent, the 10-year average. Estimated
yield, 244 bushels per acre, compared
with 29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bu-
cent, the 10-year average. Indicated
total production 177000,O00 bushels,
compared with 223,S24,00 bushels last
year, 16O,240,0O0 bushels In 1911, and
|173,832,000 bushels In 1910.
Rye: Condition, 900 per cent Of a
normal, compared with 81 per cent on
May /, 1918, ST. per cent on June 1
last year and 1877 per cent, the 10.year
average. Indicated yield 16.5 bushels
per acre, compared with 1868 bushels
last year and 1872 bushels, the 190S-12
average.
Hay: Condition, S7.5 per cent Of a
normal compared with S8.5 per cent on
May /, 1913, and 1913 per cent last year.
Pastures: Condition, 1872 per cent
Of normal, compared with S7.1 per
cent on May 1, 1913, 93.7 per cent in
1912 and 1915 per cent, the 10-year
averaqQ