Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-21
CORN CROP NEARLY
A BILLION BUSHELS
UNDER FORMER YEAR
Government Report Indicates
That 1913 Production Was
2,463,o17,ooo Bushels.
OLD CORN rs uNMARKETED
Vast Amount Of the 1912 Bumper Crop
Yet Remains in the Hands
Of the Produ-
Gers.

OF ene Produ.
Washington. Special: More definite
as to the size of the coun-
trys corn crop. which throughout the
growing season suffered from severe
drought, was given today when the
crop reporting board of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
issued it's preliminary estimate of the
nations total production in the No
vember crop report. Heretofore, the
of the corn crop have been
based upon condition reports. The
November report, made up from re-
ports OF agents and correspondents of
n departments bureau of statistics
and issued at 2:15 p. M, announced
also the preliminary estimate of the
total production Of buckwheat. po-
tatoes, sweet potatoes flax seed and
tobacco; the yield per acre Of each;
the average farm price on November i
the amount of corn Of the 1912 crop
remaining on farms November 1.
Details Of the report follow:
~Corn-Iotai production, preliminarily es.
timated. 2.463, Oh. 900. compared with 3,124,-
$4,000 bushels last year. Yield per acre.
VIII LOsH OU8IokS
last year. and 20 bushels, the 1O-year
average. Average farm price, 70.7 cents
per bushel. compared with 68.4 cents last
year. Quality, 1913 per cent compared
with the 10-year average. Corn Of 1911
crop remaining on farms November /,
vas d.iS!.S72,Oo0 bushels. compared with
os.'64,O0O bushels OF the 1911 crop remaining
on farms November I, last year.
buckwheat-Total production, prelimi-
narily estimated. 1896 600 bushels, COM
pared with 1s.24s.O0O bushels last year.
1ieid per acre. 17.2 bushels. compared
with 22.S bushels last year. and 1913 BUSH
els, the 10year average yield. Average
farm price. 75.s cents per bushei, com
pared with 65.5 cents last year. Quality,
$3.50 per cent Of the 1O-year average.
Potato Shortage.
Potatoes-Tota production. preliminar!ly
estimated. a2e. $50. 900 bushels, compared
with 49O.6F7.O00 bushels last year. Yield
per acre, S9.2 bushels. compared with
liS.4 bushels last year, and $50 bushels,
.ne 1O-year average yield. Average
farm price. 69.6 cents per .bushei. COM
pared with 45.6 cents last year. Quality,
ss.3 per cent. compared with the 10-year
average.
Sweet Potatoes-Total production, pre-
iimtnarily estimated. 56.76O.00o bushels.
compared with 66.479.OQ0 bushels last year.
Yield. per acre., IS bushels. compared with
A00S yS04x 3IkN VxsV
the 10-year average yield.
flaxseed-Total production. preliminar-
NY estimated. 1s.2s4.00O bushels, compared
win 1s.O7S.OO0 bushels last year. Yield per
acre. 10 bushels. compared with 9.8 hush-
els last year. n 30 bushels. the 10-year
average. Average farm price. 1857 cents
per bushel. compared with 1894 cents per
bushels last year. Quality. 1918 per cent.
compared with the 10-year average.
Iobacco-Total production, preliminarily
estimated. $685. 1000 pounds, compared
with s62.ss5.0o0 pounds last year. Yield
1855 pounds last year and $40 pounds, the
1O-year average. Quality. 97.4 per cent
OF the 10-year average.
Small Grains.
Wheat-Total production. preliminarily
estimated. as, 900 bushels. compared
with 49, 67.00o bushels last year. Yield
Der acre. 15.2 bushels. compared with 15.9
bushels last year and 14.2 bushels, the 10
year average farm price. n cents per
bushel. compared with 1913 cents last
year. Weight Pei. measured bushel. 6S.s
pounds. compared with SIS pounds. last
year and 57.S pounds. the 10-year average.
Oats-Total production. ~preliminarily es-
timated. 1.1z2.139.2oO bushels. compared
with 1.416,357.O00 bushels last year. Yield
per acre. 2.3 bushels. compared with 37.4
bushels last year ands2egs bushels the 10
year average. Average, farm price. 37.2
cents per bushel. compared with 3s.6 cents
last year. Weight per measured bushel
S11 pounds. compared with so pounds
last year and SIS pounds. the 10-year ay.
erage.
Barley-Total production, preliminarily
estimated. 3.ool.00o bushels. compared with
~. S24. 200 bushels last year. Yield per
acre. 23.9 bushels. compared with 29.7 BUSH
els last year and &.5 bushels, the 1O-year
average. Average farm value, .!5.4 cents
per bushel. compared with 53.S cents last
year. Weight per measured bushel, 46.5
pounds. compared with 1853 pounds last
year and $50 pounds In 1911.
Rye-Total production. preliminarily es-
timated. 81. 600 bushels. compared with
50. 1000 last year. Yield per acre.. 1873
bushels. compared with 1853 bushels last
year and 1871 bushels. the 10-year average.
Average farm price. 62.5 cents per bushel,
Hay Production Short.
Hay-Total production. preliminarily es-
timated. I. 100000 tons. compared with r.
tons, compared with LIT tons last year
and 1.43 tons. the 1o-year average. Aver-
e farm value. $1z.z a ton. compared
with ST. 50 a ton last year.
Final estimates Of III crop reporting
board giving the harvested acreage, pro-
duction and value. Of important farm
crops Of the United States will be an
nounced by the department Of agriculture
Monday. December Is.
Naturs's Fiercs Kindness.
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