The Keota news., 1913-06-20
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED cas-
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1876
Bushels per Acre From 1861
600 Acres Planted.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

IQ0 country ana 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 l, 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 statis-
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board. Statistics for the var
tous crops, with comparisons for other
years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1S,663,OOO acres, com.
pared with 19,243,0O0 acres last year.
2O.2S1,OOO acres in 1911 and 1852
900 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.S
per cent last and 93.s per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield
1876 bushels per acre. compared with
17.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production 252,O0O,OOO bushels. com
pared with 33O,34S,O0O bushels last
year, 19O.6S2. 900 bushels in 1911. 20O.
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265.000,-
900 in 1909
Winter Wheat.
Area planted. 30,93S,000 acres, COM
pared with 26.571OOO acres last year,
29, 162, 900 acres in 1911 and 27,329,0OO
acres in 1910 Condition, s3.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 91.5
per cent on May l this year, 74.3 per
cent June 1 last year and SO.7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 1879 bushels per acre, compared
with 15.1 bushels last year and 1872
bushels the 19OS-12' average. Esti-
mated total production, 492,000.0O0
bushels, compared with 39s,919.OOO
bushels last year, 430,656.000 bushels
in 1911, 434,142,OOO bushels in 1910
and 418,OO0,00O bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49.6O1 900 acres COM
pared with 73O,267, 900 acres last year.
621,338,OOO acres in 1911 and 635, 5,121,-
600 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of normal, compared with 1873
per cent last year and 86.1 per cent
the. ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre. compared with
15.9 bushels last year and AS bushels,
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production, 744,OO0,00O bushels. COM
pared with 73O,267.OO0 bushels last
year, 621,33s 900 bushels in 1911, $685.
121 900 bushels in 1910 and 100000
bushels in 1909.
Area planted, 1884 900 acres COM
pared with, 37.917,00O acres last year,
37763, 900 acres in 1911 and $685.
900 acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Oil
per cent last year and ss.4 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield,
2s.S bushels per acre. compared with
37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bushels
the 19OS-12 average. Estimated total
production, 1,014,O0O.0O0 bushels, COM
pared with 1,41S,337.O00 bushels last
year, 922,29s, 900 bushels in 1911 L.
1s6.341.OOO bushels in 1910 and 1,O07S
100000 in 1909.
Rye.
Condition, 900 per cent of normal
compared with 91.O per cent on May !.
1918, ST. per cent on June last
vaar and 89.7 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield. 16.5 bushes
IL