The Winslow mail., 1913-06-21
A BUMPER WHEAT CROP
SPRING WHEAT REPORTED e3.5
PER CENT OF NORMAL.
Government Estimates Yield of 1875
Bushels per Acre From 1865
600 Acres Planted.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Some idea of the area
| planted to the great grain crops of
the country and of the prospective
| size OF these crops, with the exception
of corn, was given, when the Depart
ment of Agriculture issued it's June
| crop report, showing the condition of
the grains on June 1, 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 1 to the final
yield in preceding years.
These statistics were gathered from
tie many correspondents and agents
of the departments bureau of stats.
tics and compiled by the crop-re-
porting board. Statistics for the var
ious crops, with comparisons for other
! years, follow:
Spring Wheat.
Area planted, 1S,663,00O acres, COM
pared with 19,243,OOO acres last year.
20,381 900 acres in 1911 and 1882
900 acres in 1910. Condition 93.5 per
cent of normal, compared with 95.8
per cent last and 938 per cent the
| ten-year average. Indicated yield
1875 bushels per acre, compared with
| 17.2 bushels last year and 1873 bushels
the 19O8-12 average. Estimated total
production 252,000,000 bushels, com
pared with 330,348,000 bushels last
year, 190,682,0O0 bushels in 1911, 200,-
$4,000 bushels in 1910 and 265, 5,000,-
900 in 1909.
Winter Wheat.
Area planted, 3O,93S,000 acres, com,
pared with 26,571,000 acres last year,
29,162, 900 acres in 1911 and 27,329,000
acres in 1910. Condition, 83.5 per
cent of a normal, compared with 919
per cent on May 1 this year, 74,3 per
cent June 1 last year and 80,7 per
cent the ten-year average. Indicated
yield, 15.9 bushels per acre, compared
with ISL bushels last year and 15.2
bushels the 1908-12 average. Esti-
mated total production, 492,000,O00
bushels, compared with 399,919000
bushels last year, 430,656000 bushels
in 1911, 34,142,0O0 bushels in 1910
and 41S,000,000 bushels in 1909.
All Wheat.
Area planted, 49,601,000 acres COM
pared with 73O,267,0OO acres last year,
621, ,338,00O acres in 1911 and 635 5,121,-
900 acres in 1910. Condition S7.2 per
cent of normal, compared with 1873
per cent last year and S6.1 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
Is bushels per acre, compared with
15.9 bushels last year and 145 bushels,
the 19OS-12 average Estimated total
production, 744,000,000 bushels, COM
pared with 73O,267,O0O bushels last
year, 621, 1885, 900 bushels in 1911, $685.
121 900 bushels in 1910 and 683, 100000
bushels in 1909.
Oats.
Area planted, 38,341, 900 acres COM
pared with, 37,917,O00 acres last year,
| 37,763,000 acres in 1911 and 37,o48,-
| 900 acres in 1910 Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Oil
per cent last year and S8.4 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield,
| 28.8 bushels per acre, compared with
| 37.4 bushels last year and 29.7 bushels
| the 1908-12 average. Estimated total
production, 1,O14,000 900 bushels, COM
pared with 1,41S,337 900 bushels last
year, 922,298,00O bushels in 1911 l.
186,341 900 bushels in 1910 and 1,OO7,-
| 100000 in 1909.
Rye.
| Condition, 900 per cent of a nocmal
compared with 91O per cent on May /,
| 1913, ST. per cent on June last
year and 1877 per cent the ten-year
average. Indicated yield, 16.5 bushes
per acre, compared with 1853 bushels
last year and 1872 bushels the 1908
! IL average.
Barley.
Area planted, 7,255,O00 acres; COM
pared with 100000 acres last year,
100000 acres in 1911 and 7,743,OOO
acres in 1910. Condition, 81 per
cent of a normal, compared with Gil
per cent last year and 90.5 per cent
the ten-year average. Indicated yield
| PA bushels per acre, compared with
| 29.7 bushels last year and 24.5 bushels
the 190S-12 average. Estimated total
production, 177,0OO,OOO bushels, COM
pared with 223,S24,O0O bushels last
year, 100, 100000 bushels in 1911, and
173, 1892 900 bushels in 1910.
Hay.
Condition, S7.5 per cent of a normal
compared with SS.5 per cent on May
1, 1913, and 1913 per cent last year.
Pastures.
Condition, 1872 per cent of a normal.
compared with S7.1 per cent on May
I 1919. 93.7 per cent in 1912 and 89.5
per cent the ten-year average.
Washington. President Wilson has
signed a proclamation eliminating
$50 acres from the Gunnison national