The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-08-12
PERCENTAGE DECREASE.
Government Crop Report Shows De-
crease in Tobacco Yield
Other Crops.


nary estimates of the bumper winter
wheat crop and the size of the crop
of rye, the department Of agricul-
lures crop reporting board in it's Au-
gust report announced figures giving
also the indicated yields, interpret
ed from conditions figures of the
probable total production of corn,
spring weat, oats, barley, buchwheat,
potatoes, tobacco, fax, rice and hay,
AT the same time they announced the
condition of these crops on August l.,
Cor at the time of harvest; stocks
OF oats and barley in farmers hands
on August 1 and the indicated acre
yield of the crops.
Details of reports made on each
crop follow:
Corn
Condition, 75.S per cent Of a nor
ma, compared with $50 per cent on
July l, 1913; 500 per cent on August
1, 1912, and S22 per cent, the aver
age for the past ten years on August
l. Area planted, 1O6,S84,000 acres or
99S per cent of last years acreage
Indicated yield, $50 bushels per acre,
compared with 29.2 bushels last year
and 26.5 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated produc-
ton, 2,672,O0000O bushels, compared
with 3,124,746,OOO bushels last year:
1881 408,OOO bushels in 1911, 1885,
100000 bushels in 1910, and $685.
100000 bushels in 1909
Winter Wheat.
1t is preliminary estimated the yield
per acre of winter wheat is 16.5
bushels, compared with 15,1 bushels
last year and 15.2 bushels, the aver
age for the past five years. On the
area planted, 3O,93S,OOO acres, it is
estimated preliminary the total pro-
duction of winter wheat is 511 100000
bushels, compared with 399,919,000
bushels last year, 43O,656,O00 bushels
in 1911, 434,142, 900 bushels in 1910 and
418,O0O,000 bushels in 1909. The quail
ity of winter wheat is 937 per cent,
compared with 9O.7 last year, 92.0
per cent in 1911, and 92.2 per cent,
the five year average.
Spring Wheat.
Condition al per cent, of a nor
NAL, compared with 1873 per cent, last
month, 9O,4 per cent last year and
80,4 per cent, the average for the past
ten years, Indicated yield per acre,
12.5 bushels, compared with 172 last
year, 9,4 bushels in 1911, and 1873
bushels, the average yield per acre
for the past five years. On the plant
ed area, 18,663,OO0 acres, it is esti-
mated the total production of spring
wheat, interpreted from condition re-
ports, will be 233,OOO,OOO bushels, COM
pared with 330,34S,O0o bushels last
year, 190,682,000 bushels in 1911, 200,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265,O0O,-
900 in 1909
All Wheat.
Indicated yield, $50 bushels per
acre, compared with 15.9 bushels last
year and 14.5 bushels the five years
average. On the area planted, 49,
6O1,o0O acres or 1858 per cent of last
years acreage, it is estimated the to-
tai production will be 744,OO0,OOO bus
hels compared with 73O,267,0OO bush
els last year, 621, ,33S,OOO bushels in
1911, 635,121,OOO bushels in 1910 and
683,O00,000 bushels in 1909.
GOATS
Condition, 1877 per cent of nor
nal with 1853 per cent last month,
9O,3 per cent last year, and SIS per
cent, the average condition for the
past ten years. Indicated yield per
acre, 26.S bushels, compared with
37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bush
els, the average for the past five years.
On the planted area, 38,341,0O0 acres,
it is estimated the total production
of oats, interpreted from condition
reports, will be 1,O28,OOO,OoO bushels,
compared with 1,41S,337, 900 bushels
last year, 922,29S, 900 bushels in 1911,
1,186,341, 900 bushels in 1910 and l.,
OO7,129,0OO bushels in 1909 The
amount of oats remaining on farms
August l is estimated at about lO3,-
100000 bushels, compared with 34,-
$4,000 bushels last year, 67,793,00O
bushels in 1911 and 34,S72,OO0 bush
els in 1910
Barley
Condition, 749 per cent of a nor
NAL, compared with 1856 per cent last
month, S9.1 per cent last year, and
ooO tho ovora0n for the mast ten