The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-07-18
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY cRop REPORT INDlcATEs
5000. .ooo. 900 BusHELs.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing.
AZ Decrease 10 Shown In
Nearly All Grains.

size this year OF the country Bredt-
est crop-corn-was given when tho
Department of Agriculture issued Its
report showing the acreage, condition
and estimate of the number OF bush
els of corn which condition reports in
dicate will be produced. More def
mite figures as to the size OF the
wheat crop also were given.
Details Of the acreage. condition on
July 1, and indicated acre yield and
total production. Interpreted from con-
dition reports of the various crops.
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted. 30.-
S38, 900 acres, compared with 26.571.'
600 acres last year. Condition. S1.6
per cent of q normal. compared with
S35 per cent on June /. 1873 per cent
on July last year and 1913 per cent.
the 1O-year average on July l. Indi-
Gated yield. 1876 bushels per acre.
compared with 15.1 bushels yast year
and 15.2 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction.- 483. .0O0. 900 bushels. compared
with Sss.s19,000 bushels last year.
43o. .656. 900 bushels In 1911. 434.142,-
VVV UubucAo Al xS1V 8Au H4osOVVDVVV
bushels In 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
e63.OO0 acres, compared with 19.243.-
600 acres last year. Condition, 1873
per cent of q normal. compared with
93.5 per cent on June 1. 1913 per cent
on July / last year and S5.3 percent
the 10-year average on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield. lit bushels per acre.
compared with 17.2 bushels last year
and 1873 bushels. the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction. 21S.000,00 bushels, compared
with 330,348.00O bushels last year,
bushels In 1910 and 265 900 900 BUSH
els in 1909.
All Wheat-Area planted. 49.601 900
acres, compared with 1854 900 acres
last year. Condition. 1856 per cent Of
a normal. compared with 87.2 per
cent on June /, SOL per cent on July
last year and 81.9 per cent. the 10
year average. on July 1. Indicated
yield, 14.1 bushels per acre. compared
with 15.9 bushels last year and 14.5
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
701 ,000, 900 bushels, IS compared with
7so, 900 last year. 621. 1885, 900 bush
els IN 1911. 635, ,1a1, 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3.000.000 bushels in 1909.
The amount Of wheat remaining on
farms July IL estimated at about 35.-
$4,000 bushels. compared with g..
$4,000 bushels ON July I. 1912, and
S4.071.00 bushels on July 1. 1911.
Corn-Area planted. 1oe.ss4. 900
acres, compared with 107, 7,0S3,00 acres
last year. Condition, S6.9 per cent Of
. normal. compared with s1.5 per cent
on July / last year and $40 per cent.
the 10-year average, on July /. Indi-
Gated yield, 27.8 bushels per acre,
compared with 29.2 bushels last year
and 26.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro
duction. 971.000.00o bushels. COM
pared with 3,124,746,000 bushels last
year, 1854, ASS. 900 bushels in 1911. O..
$50, ,260,OOO bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
100000 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 1884, 900 acres
compared with 37,917.O00 acres last
year. Condition. 76.3 per cent of
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June /, S9.2 per cent on July J.
1912, and S4.5 per cent. the 10-year
average, on July /. Indicated yield.
26.9 bushels per acre. compared with
37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 BUSH
els, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
1901, 100000 bushels, compared with
1,41S, 1897 900 bushels last year. 922,-
29S.OO0 bushels in 1911, 1,1S6,341, 900
bushels in 1910 and 1,007, ,O00, 900 bush
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7.255.000 acres
compared with 7,530.O00 acres last
year. Condition. 1855 per cent of a
normal. compared with s7.1 per cent
on June /, 8S.3 per cent on July 1
last year and S5.4 per cent, tho 10
year average, on July /. Indicated
yield. 22.S bushels per acre, compared
with 29.7 bushels last year. and 24.5
bushels, the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production,
165,000,000 bushels, compared with
223, $4,000 bushels last year, 160,240,-
coo bushels in 1911, 173,832,000 bush-
els In 1910 and 173,000.000 bushels in
1909.
Rye-Condition. 1856 per cent of a
normal. compared with 900 per cent
on June /, 8s.2 per cent on July 1
last year and 1877 per cent, the TO-
year average on July /. Indicated
yield, 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 1853 bushels last year and 1872
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
White Potatoes-Area planted, s.
6S5,0 acres. compared with BILL
| 600 acres last Year Condition 262