Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-12-12
IMMENSE CORN CROP
JULY CROP REPORT INDICATES
5000. 900, 900 BUSHELS.
Experts Figures Are Disappointing,
As Decrease ls Shown In
Nearly All Grains.

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size this year of the country's great
est crop-corn-was given when the
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 /. and indicated acre yield and
total production, interpreted from con-
dition reports of the various crops.
follow:
Winter Wheat-Area planted. 30.-
$4,000 acres. compared with 26.571..
900 acres last year. Condition, S1.6
per cent of a normal, compared with
1876 per cent on June 1, 73.3 per cent
on July 1 last year and 1913 per cent.
the 10-year average on July /. Indi-
Gated yield, 1876 bushels per acre.
compared with ISL bushels yast year
and 1872 bushels, the average for the
past five years. Estimated total pro-
duction. 100000 bushels. compared
with 399,919,0O0 bushels last year,
430.656,000 bushels in 1911, 434,142.-
900 bushels in 1910 and 418.000,000
bushels in 1909.
Spring Wheat-Area planted, 49,
663,000 acres, compared with 19,243.-
900 acres last year. Condition, 1873
per cent of a normal, compared with
93.5 per cent on June /, 1913 per cent
on July / last year and S5.3 per cent
the 10-year average on July 1. Indi-
Gated yield. Ill 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,0O0,00O bushels, compared
with 33O,34S,OOO bushels last year,
1870, 0,6S2 900 bushels in 1911, 200,979,000
bushels in 1910 and 265.O00.0O0 bush
els in 1909.
AL Wheat-Area planted, 49,601, 900
acres, compared with 45.S14.000 acres
last year. Condition, 7S.6 per cent of
normal, compared with S7.2 per
cent on June /, SOL per cent on July
1 last year and S1.9 per cent. the TO-
year average. on July 1. Indicated
yield, 14.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 159 bushels last year and las
bushels the average for the past five
years. Estimated total production.
701 .0O0. 900 bushels. as compared with
730 ,267 900 last year, 621 ,33S, 900 bush
els in 1911. G35, ,121 900 bushels in 1910
and 6S3,O00,000 bushels In 1909.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms July is estimated at about 35,-
$4,000 bushels, compared with 49,
$4,000 bushels on July 1, 1912. and
34.071. 900 bushels on July 1. 1911. =
Corn-Area planted. 106.Ss4.O00
acres, compared with 107 7,0S3,00 acres
last year. Condition, S6.9 per cent OF
a normal, compared with S1.5 per cent
on July / last year and $40 per cent,
the 10-year average, on July /. Indi-
Gated yield, PTS 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, 2,971, 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 3.124.746.O0O bushels last
$50, 900 bushels in 1910 and 2,552.-
100000 bushels in 1909.
Oats-Area planted 3S,341 900 acres
compared with 37.917.00O acres last
year. Condition, 1913 per cent of
normal, compared with $40 per cent
on June 1, S9.2 per cent on July J,
1912, and S4.5 per cent, the 10-year
average, on July 1. 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,
1,031 100000 bushels, compared with
/ 4 =
29S, 900 bushels in 1911, 1,1S6.3i1,O00
bushels in 1910 and 1,OO7, 100000 bush
els in 1909.
Barley-Area planted 7,255,000 acres
compared with 100000 acres last
year. Condition, 76.G per cent of
normal, compared with 81 per cent
on June /, SS.3 per cent on July
last year and S5.4 per cent, the 10
year average, on July 1. 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, ,00O,O 900 bushels, compared with
223, 1924 900 bushels last year, 16O,2i0,-
coo bushels in 1911, 173,S32,O00 bush
els in 1910 and 173,O00,O00 bushels In
1909.
Rye-Condition, SS.6 per cent Of
normal, compared with 900 per cent
on June /. $50 per cent on July
last year and S9.7 per cent, the 10
year average on July 1. Indicated
yield, 16.1 bushels per acre, compared
with 1913 bushels last year and 1872
bushels, the average for the past five
years.
White Fotatoes-Area planted, g.,