The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-06-21
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED o1-s
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield Of 13.5
Bushels per Acre From 1861
COO Acres Planted.

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-
ton. based upon the ratio OF 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 stats
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, 1863 900 acres, com
pared with l9,243000 acres last year.
20,3sl 900 acres in 1911 and 1889
600 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent OF normal, compared with s5.s
per cent last and 93.s per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1875 bushels per acre. compared with
l7.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19os-I2 average Estimated total
production 252,o0o.o0o bushels. com
pared with $3.50. .34s,O00 bushels last
year, 1876, $50 900 bushels in 1911. 20o.-
979 900 bushels in 1910 and 265. .000.-
600 In 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 3O,938,000 acres, COM
pared with 26,571 900 acres last year,
20 1872 900 acres in 1911 and 27,32s.o0O
acres In 1910. Condition, s3.5 per
cent OF a normal, compared with 9l.9
per cent on May ! this year, 74,3 per
cent June l last year and so.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 159 bushels per acre, compared
with Isl bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 190s-12 average. Esu-
mated total production, 100000
bushels, compared with 399.9l9.0o0
bushels last year, 43o, 1856 900 bushels
in 1911, 434.142, 900 bushels in 1910
and 4lS,0o0, 600 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 496o1 900 acres COM
pared with 13o,267 900 acres last year,
62l,338,000 acres in 1911 and 635,l21,-
600 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of a normal, compared with s3.3
per cent last year and SCI per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre. compared with
15.9 bushels last year and las bushels,
the l90s-l2 average. Estimated total
production. 744.000.000 bushels, COM
pared with 730.267.0o0 bushels last
year, 62l,33s.0o0 bushels in 1911. 635,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and $50 100000
bushels in 1903.
Oats.
Area planted. 3S,341 900 acres COM
pared with, 37,9l7 900 acres last year,
37,763,0OO acres in 1911 and 37,o4S,-
600 acres in 1910 Condition, 81 per
cent Of normal. compared with sl.1
per cent last year and sS,4 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield.
2S.S bushels per acre, compared with
374 bushels last year and 297 bushels
the 190s-l2 average. Estimated total
production, 100000. 900 bushels, COM
pared with 1,41S,337 900 bushels last
year, 922,29S,o0o bushels in 1911 l.
1s6,341,0oo bushels in 1910 and 1907
oO0, 900 in 1908.
Rye.
Condition, 9o9 per cent of a normal
compared with 91.0 per cent on May ],
1913, ST. per cent on June ! last
year and s9.7 per cent the -ten-year
average. Indicated yield. 16.5 bushes
per acre, compared with 16,S bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1905
II average.
Barley.
Area planted. 7.255,o0o acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year,
7,e27,ooo acres in 1911 and 7,743.ooo
acres in 1910. Condition, S1.1 per
cent OF a normal, compared with GIL
per cent last year and 90.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
24.4 bushels per acre, compared with
2o.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 1eos-l2 average. Estimated total
production, 177,o00,o0o bushels, com
pared with 223,S24,oo0 bushels last
year, 1so,24o,ooo bushels in 1911, and
173,S32,0o0 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, SIS per cent of normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
!. 1918, and SOS per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, S9.2 per cent OF normal
compared with ST. per cent on May
l, 1913, e37 per cent in 1912 and s9.5
per cent the ten-year average.
Washington.-Pres Wilson has
signed proclamation eliminating
$50 acres from the Gunnison national
in I'm of tho land