The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
CORN NEAR FAILURE,
SAYS J. S. REPORT
Bio Loss Is Caused by Torrid
Winds.
800, 900, 900 BUSHEL DROP
AUGUST Government Figures Show
That Yield viii Be 2,672, DOC, 900
Bushels Kansas 10 Hit
Hardest

Washington, Aug. IA loss OF 800,
O0O, 900 bushels OF corn, the nation I
greatest farm crop, has resulted IRON
the great damage wrought by d"ough
and other conditions since July l, TIT
governments agricultural experts es
timated in their August crop report Is
sued Friday. A total production OF z,
672 .000,0 600 bushels of corn was pre-
dicted. This is ASP 100000 bushels
less than last years crop.
The government crop report given
out from Washington was one
OF the most sensational that the
country has seen. il reduced the csti'
mated weld OF corn 300,000,000 bushels
from the July figures TO 2,612,OOO,ooU
bushels, or 452.000,O0o bushels less
than last years harvest.
Kansas and Oklahoma have been hit
harder than any other states, while
their prospects earlier in the year
were regarded as excellent, but they
have suffered practically a crop faii'
ure except in few spots in eastern
Kansas and in northern Oklahoma
The official returns show a loss OF 49,
100000 bushels in Kansas and 52,OoO''
900 bushels in Nebraska. There IS
reduction of 246,000, 600 bushels on
practically so per cent. OF the corn
acreage of the country, which includes
the seven states that raise the nation 3
commercial crop.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska
have 10 per cent. OF the countrys acre
age, and their combined losses are
21s,OO0,00O bushels The losses are
the worst since 1901, when Kansas
raised only 81 100000 bushels. In 1894
drought made a crop failure In the
states west OF the Mississippi river
and the country had q crop OF only
1,212,000,000 bushels.
A record winter wheat crop VIII help
TO tighten the losses made by corn
but as the country consumes nearly
5000 900 600 bushels annually 1t can
not completely make up for the defect
in the greatest feeding crop, notwith-
standing the fact that corn is selling
higher than wheat In the market west
Of the Missouri river
The winter wheat crop is 5ll,O0O, 900
bushels, against n previous record OF
493, 900, 900 bushels in 1906. The spring
wheat crop increased 100000 bush
els in July and the three northwestern
states have l74,000,000 bushels, which
is almost an average The total wheat
crop OF the country OF 744000,0 900 bush,
els is only 100000 bushels below the
record of 1901 and 100000 bushels
more than last years yield.
Despite the immense loss sustained
by the corn crop, the aggregate yield
OF the FIVE principal grains Ia the third
largest on record being 4,Cf7, 100000
bushels. AS compared with last years
bumper returns, there is loss OF 1885,
100000 bushels, or l6.l per cent, but
as compared with 1911 the gain Is $780,
006,000 bushels, or Al per cent.
Owing to the large reserves carried
over from last year OF corn, oats. hay
and rough feeds, the losses in this
years crop may be partially offset.
A drop Of 100000 bushels was sus-
tanned by Illinois during July, while
Iowa dropped 100000 bushels. Ne
braska and Missouri suffered heavy
losses, the former being off $4,000. 900
bushels during the month. and Mis-
sour declined 100000 bushels.