The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-06-12
WHEAT CROPS MAY
BREAK RECORDS
More Than 744,OOO,OOO Bushels
in Sight.
HARVEST ON IN MANY STATES
Previous High Water Mark Only
100000 In Excess of Present
Outlook, and Better Is
Expected.

Washington, June 10.-One OF the
most bountiful wheat crops ever en-
joyed by the United States will be it's
lot this year, according to figures just
issued by the department of agricul-
ture in its July report.
Only once before in the history Of
the country has the present status OF
crops been established, and, accord
ing to the report, there is every pros
pect this year will see the record
breaker in SO far as wheat is con-
cerned.
Over 744 100000 Bushels In Sight.
More than 744,00O,0O0 bushels of
wheat, says the report, are already in
sight and with the country's record
set at 74S,000,00o bushels in 1901, 1t Is
quite probable this year will exceed
any other in productiveness
In its estimate of the crop there are
492,00O,000 bushels winter. or within
few million bushels of the greatest
crop ever raised and 252 200, 00J bush.
els spring This should mill $500, 900
barrels of -four
Loss Of 100000 Bushels.
Returns sent out Monday indicate
loss of 22,000,OOO bushels from the
May showing on winter wheat, due to
drought and heat in Kansas and Okla
homa, the temperatures there during
the closing days of May and the first
days of June being the highest known
for that period in the records of the
southwestern weather bureau.
Harvesting is about finished in Tex
as, with about an average yield, and
cutting is in progress In Oklahoma
and southern Kansas. and will be on
in Missouri and southern Illinois and
Indiana this week.
Winter Wheat Yield Normal.
The winter wheat crop is regarded
as practically made. and 1t only re-
mains for good weather to put on the
finishing touches and to determine the
full yield. Kansas had the promise OF
130,000,000 bushels month ago, but
Is expected to come through with more
than an average crop, and about last
years, which was 91.000,000 bushels.
In the northwest, where the spring
wheat crop is raised. there is more
than an average promise. The acre
age seeded is only three per cent. un-
der last years, and the estimated
crops in the three states is 100000
bushels. while last year they had
263 100000 bushels at harvest, the fig
ures being raised materially in the
later returns. We're the old method
tn be used the showing would be 24S,-
100000 bushels.
Great Crop of Oats.
An oat crop the third largest raised,
and possibly the second, is indicated
for this season, or 1,104,000,000 bush
els, which is expected to be more than
1850, 100000 bushels in the harvest
returns. The acreage is IL per cent.
greater than seeded last year, the
southwest and the eastern states put
ting in one to ten per cent. more than
a year ago. The promise in Illinois.
which, with Iowa, raises the greater
part Of the surplus oats for the CEN
trail west, Is not as good as last year,
but In Iowa is above the average.
The outlook for all crops is good
enough to create a most satisfactory
feeling in trade circles as regards the
future to induce interior merchants
to buy goods freely, and their pur'
chases of dry goods, alone last week
we're the largest known at this sea-
son. The statement is also made that
sales for forward shipment so far this
season are 20 per cent. in excess Of
last wears